New-York tribune., 1901-09-29

brought the boats closely together, and the fun
beginning. While the Shamrock headed
westwardly the port tack. the Columbia
gybed and followed her. pointing up to the
windward of her Her 5ibtopsail then
the stay in stops. and 1904 the Shamrock
went into the starboard tack. which would
carry with it the right of way to take her across
the Coumbia's bows and bore away for the
line exactly at the gun, at 10:55
RUNNING BEFORE THE WIND
The Columbia then gybed and came back from
her wndward position, running about before
the wind. and she closed down on the windward
side Of the Shamrock when both boats were
heading toward the stern of the Navigator
The Columbia gybed again here, and they were
both coming the port tack pretty free tow
ard the stern of the Navigator. The Columbia
bore away bit at 1857 and broke out her jib-
topsail. The Shamrock rounded the stern of
the Navigator and pointed up TO windward of
the Columbia. which came in stays just two
minutes before the gun Ten seconds later the
Shamrock went in stays ahead OF her and
headed back for the line. She made the turn
slowly, and when paid off was. at minute
before the gun, passing the stern OF the Navi-
gator to come to the line being then perhaps
two lengths ahead OF the Columbia. She close
hauled right UP TO inside of the line. when the
Columbia. going at a great pace passed her to
windward and crossed the line to leeward
When the signal went, both boats closehauled
across the line the starboard tack, the Co
lumbia with the best way on. but in the lee
ward position Barr Immediately tried luffng
out. and he pinching his boat hard TO try
to drag out from his leeward position across
the Shamrocks course.
At IL :02 the Shamrock went about evidently
being back winded by the leward boat. The
| COIurnhia Stood on thirty seconds and then arna
about and went into the port tack this part of
| the sailing being very like that OF the start on
| Thursday. There was now fair sailing breeze.
| which seemed to be without slants for any par
ticular boat. and the first for the Americas
| Cup seemed to be started safely and without
| fear, favor affection. For the first five min
/ utes there was not much to choose between the
sailing of the boats. both of them having a
pretty good full and both travelling fast for the
amount of wind they had. AS far as the set OF
the sails concerned, there seemed TO be
! nothing to chose between the boats except that
the shamrock's jibtopsau seemed TO be little
! better cut.
The official crossing times were as follows:
The Shamrock. 110V:l4
The Columbia. 11:00:16.
THE WIND STEADY
When seven minutes had elapsed it seemed
!
| Shamrock was moving faster through the water
| and apparently pointing bout the same as the
Columbia. This part of the sailing differed from
Thursday in that the wind seemed to be without
alternate shifts and was steady. At II 10 the
| Shamrock TO up trfe closer
| and the Columbia did the same. Both boats now
| had little less of full than they had after
| the start, and they were being pinched close
| as they would satisfactorily sail The Shamrock
seemed O be milling out 10 wind rd Of tho
| Columbia's course, and it fair and square
| sailing all around.
| When the press tug Luckenbach came around
almost in the wake of the two yachts 1T was
seen that the Columbia was still pointing slight
| ly to windward. though considerably behind.
| At lila she suddenly went about into the
starboard tack, but the Shamrock continued In
| her direction for fifty seconds later, when she
also went to the northward. being considerably
| slower than the Columbia and showing that In
| comparison she a slow starter. She was
| however, in excellent position in the race
| and 1t was judged that the Columbia had split
tacks with her rival for the purpose of looking
| for chance slant or for better wind toward
| the Long Island shore. To find the Columbia
| looking for slants something new in her his
| tory, but it looked like that. She was certainly
| sailing beautifully. and 1t ideal day for
| quiet, pleasant yachting
AT III there was whole lot OF water be-
tween the boats, and the Shamrock was point
| ing higher than the Columbia, though the Co
lumbia was footing faster more leeward
| course. They were getting too far off now to
tell their exact relative positions.
At 11:22s50 the Columbia went into the port
! tack. The boats were approaching the
Shamrock with the right OF way, on the star
board tack. 1t was very intense moment But
the Columbia did not try conclusions, and came
1t became known later that the Columbia was
here to leeward, but the Luckenbach was moved
! so slowly fully mile and half astern that the
| press was not getting good view of the
race the yachts outside of the patrol lines.
! In all this sailing Barr occasionally tooling
his boat pretty wide to give her a big pace to
| move her out ahead.
THE STEERING COMPARED
It was not until IL 30 that one could be GER
tain that the Shamrock the windward point
| ing boat, but her course steered by Sycamore
was one of the undertaking kind that seemed to
take mark on the far off shore and steer for 1t.
/ Barrs steering was. always. of the lively
and sensitive kind. and he seemed to be keep
ing his pace in front through alternate pinching
up and paying off 10 full. This not at all
noticeable the Shamrock. which seemed to
the momentary chances. This starboard tack
lasted for a long time, until. at IL 1:53:40. the
Columbia went to the port tack to find out how
she stood with the Shamrock. but the Shamrock
had the right of way being still on the starboard