The San Francisco call., 1899-10-21

Shamrock made three tacks and the Co
iumbla two and AT lao, when the Column
,6ia iL4 tackled to port, the wind had fallen
hghier for short time At 1:45 the Sham
rock sent up a small club topsail The
wind soon freshened, canting a couple of
points westerly The Shamrock, having
split taCks with the Columbia was head
ing insh0re on the starboard tack when
the shift came Hogarth at once put the
Shamrock about and took advantage of
this slant.
1t was noticed when the Shamrock came
about TO the port tack, at 1:49 that her
position had been considerably bettered
partly, perhaps, by reason of her carry
ing the club topsail making her foot
faster but chiefly because of the shift Of
WIND which she apparently got a few
minutes before the Columbia. At any
rate when the Columbia tackled TO star
board, at 1:56, she met the Shamrock on
the other tack heading to the northward
and 1t looked doubtful for a few moments
II the American boat could cross the 9TH
er's bow. Captain Barr did not give Ho-
garth the chance to find out, but tackled
to port at 2:O2:5O, leaving the Shamrock
of a mile away. Both were then heading
well UP for the lightship and the finish
AT 2:32 the Shamrock made a short
hitch 'inShOre OF about minute The
Columbia also made a short hitch of two
minutes inshOre, then another hitch Of
two minutes TO port, going about finally
on her last tack to the starboard at 2:37 10.
she dashed across the finish line on this
tack three minutes later fetching up by
the lightship. which marked the lee end Of
the line, with plenty of room to spare.
Every man aboard waved his hat or
sou wester as he stood up close along the
weather rail moment after the whistle
blew.
The Shamrock crossed the finish line on
the same tack, after taclking close 70 the
committee boats stern Sir Thomas
I.ipton's yacht finished five minutes and
seventeen seconds after the Columbia.
She was defeated in this race, the final Of
the series, by six minutes eighteen sec
onds actual time, and six minutes thirty
four seconds corrected time.
AS the yachts were being towed in a
man was sent aloft aboard the Columbia
in a bo'suns chair with three American
yacht ensigns. One was fastened to the
masthead and one to each end of the
backstay spreaders. A large flag also
flew from the Columbia's s topping lift. lust
above the main boom. Commodore J. Pier
flagship of the New York Yacht Club, had
an American ensign at each masthead,
at the end of each gaff on the jackstaff
forward and on the stern staff
For the first time in the remembrance
Of yachtsmen who have seen all the In
ternational contests for the America s
cup, an American. ensign was hoisted at
each masthead Of the yacht Erin, the
property of the owner OF the defeated
sloop. The Shamrock, in tow passed the
Columbia to her mooring on her way into
crew lined up on her port side and gave
three hearty British cheers, to which the
Columbla's 8 men, standing along their
starboard rail, answered promptly and
with vigor-three cheers and tiger.
The official summary was:
Start-Columbia, HOLDS; Shamrock.
11:00:34.
Outer mark-CoIumbia, 12:19:OO; Sham
rock. 12:19:17.
Finish-Columbia, 2,40:00; Shamrock,
2:45:17
Elapsed tlme-Columbia, S;SS:25; Sham
rock. 3:4443.
Corrected time-Columbia. s:9S:o9; Sham
rock; 3;44:43
162 seconds.