Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-05

Captains Sycamore and Barr Engage
in Great Jockeying During the
I, Last Leg. -,s:* @ III. z@ .*s

~ ~ SIiSAb oCkeyiHg Turing tne 4
Last Leg. .5:s ~. :..s
y New York, Oct. 5.-The third and
concluding race in the international
yacht contest was won by Columbia on
her time allowance, having crossed the
finish line three seconds behind Sham
rock II. The race was close from start
to finish, although the falling wind in
the latter part of the contest made it
somewhat Of a drifting match.
/ Columbia crossed the starting line
Is seconds ahead of Shamrock II. The
British boat seemed to cut Columbia's
wind to some extent and there en-
sued a little lufing match, Captain
Barr trying to get his wind clear The
yachts We're sailing very rapidly, their
huge spinnakers bel1ying out in the
fresh breeze and their mainsails draw
ing beautifully. The foreigner began;
to inch up on Columbia and after a
few minutes of sailing she had pulled
up consid derably. B %ss5 s. l.# I S.
FL Then again the Shamrock, her great
er sail area beginning to tell, drew up
and it was a magnificent neck and
neck race until, at II: II, the bronze
boat drew ahead and in a few mo-
ments she had placed a good stretch
of water behind her flying stern and
the Colllmbia's nose, Is, - " :; .
In 10 minutes more, fairly skimming
over the white crested waves, she had
ree1ed off a good ten lengths of lead
and at that time seemed to be able to
hold it. After 35 minutes of sailing
both going at a terrific pace, the
yachts had sailed about a half Of the
first leg and try as the American skip
per would, he did not seem to be able
to lessen his flying rivals good lead. II
The splendid wind sent the great
White-clouded racers fairly spinning
along toward the outer mark. Every
square inch of their canvas from their
ballooners down to the very bottom of
the mainsails seemed to draw perfect
". They were sailing wing-a-wing.
the huge spinnakers out to starboard
and mainsails to port, the enormous
cloud of canvas hiding the hull. But
the English yacht was not to be over
taken. She had more square feet of
sail and every one Of these feet was
wind b ~ 81
AT 1915, when the boats were near
ing the outer mark, the wind began to
$fatten 9 little. which was instantly
shown in the decreased speed Of the
slQops. But they were eating up the
15 miles which lay between them and
the stake boat at: a splendid gait and
still going like the wind. 5 E.;@ :>2 r y
rs,k,
Shamrock Ahead at the Turn.
G< At 12:45, with the outer mark al
most upon her, Shamrock's white coat
ed sailors swarmed forward nimb1y
and in came the great spinnaker pre-
>paratoTy for the turn. An instant la
ter Columbia's men had also gotten in
her great sail, and before It had baen
hauled to the deck Shamrock was
lufing around the stakeboat Right in
her wake came the American and
right behind her she turned Unoff1-
cial timing put Shamrock around the
mark A8 seconds ahead. After round:
ing Shamrock held off toward the Jer-
sey shore on the starhoard tack, while
Columbia went OFF shore on the port
tack. Al s$ 81 ,S5 W es 8
# At :05 Captain Sycamore put
Shamrock on the port tack and cross
ed Columbia's bows. She held this
tack for about two & minutes, then
again swung about on the starboard
tack and both boats were headed dead
inshOre towards Long Branch. For
i've minutes they had 1t nip and tuck
and then Sycamore again laid Sham
" by his rival. 1t was then that the
fSxf,1
white boat seemed to be pointing high
er and footing faster than her oppo-
nent. AS they held along on the port
tack both yachts sheeled beautifully to
the breeze, which though somewhat
lighter still held plenty Of strength to
send them home witffln the time limit
II was Just 1:2 20 o'clock when, beyond
question OF doubt, 1t was seen the
American had turned her old trick to-
WindWard work and was ahead
# Both yachts held the long port tack
for almost an hour, and the race at
this time was slow when compared
with the speed Of the first, leg, the
wind having fallen consfdera bly,. AT
Z; ;0a CoiuInb wa still ahead and
well to windward.
0 It was getting 10 be the closest
kind OF 81 race. AT 2 81 IS 1T was evident
that the Shamrock had secured q
slight lead For the next is minutes
the yachts continually split tacks. sssS
The wind had dropped to almost
nothing and the final three miles was
made Ia very slow Tins, Shamrock
leading Columbia by only a few sec
onds This position was held Ia the
end, Shamrock crossing the finish line
first but Columbia securing the race
on her time q Allowance
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