The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-04

OF maneuvering convinced his adversary
that he was trying to cross the line first
Capt. Sycamore promptly took the bait
and, rushing his boat into position sent
her away almost in the smoke of the
gun. Thereupon Capt Barr, having ac-
ccmplished his purpose, tackled about
back of the line and held off for more
than minute. Then, with a flying start
he went over just before the handicap
gun was fired. Some of the patriots were
disappointed until the experts explained
that there was no windward berth in a
reach where the boats could lay their
course straight for the mark and that
the position astern, where Barr could
keep his eye on every move of his rival
was the commanding one. He could
watch Sycamore like a hawk, Knowing
that When the gap between them was
closed the race was his. For the first
i! fifteen miles no human eye could tell
which ship, if either, was gaining, SO
closely were they matched
COLUMBIA GAINING.
But gradually it became apparent that
Columbia was oyerhauling the flying
challenger. Slowly inch by inch. and
foot by foot, the white boat gained Borl.
were going at a terrific pace. The patrol
neet to leeWaFd, Steaming line ahead at
intervals of 400 yards had no difficulty in
keeping the excursion fleet clear of the
winged giants Everything in the fleet
had to crowd on steam to keep the racers
in sight and the gait at which they
were going left the tugboats and some of
the steam yachts astern. The guide boat,
which started fifteen minutes before the
racers, dug out at full speed, but she
was hardly able to log off the distance
and get the float overheard before the
racers were upon her. While going out
the big North German Lloyd liner
Deutschland, outward bound to Cher
bourg, went through the edge of the ex-
curSion craft half mile to the south
ward. The fleet seemed anchored so fast
did she go, looking like a swiftly moving
summer hotel. In twenty minutes she
was hull down on the horizon.
AS the yachts approached the outer
mark a stream of signal flags were set
on the revenue cutter Gresham, the flag
ship of the patrol fleet, instructing them
in the universal language of the sea to
change direction by the right flank The
patrol boats swung around to line of
west and. charged down upon the ex-
cursion fleet. The latter, with bells
changing in the engine rooms for more
speed, turned tail and the whole fleet
rushed madly to leeward of the second
leg of the course
Leaving the first mark on the starboard
hand, the racers jibed over their big
booms and went careening for the second
mark, the Columbia gaining slowly but
surely.
A FAST CLIP
They had covered the first ten
miles in a little over fifty minutes When
they swung around the second stake
they took in their baby jib topsails and
hauled their wind for the beat home.
Both yachts heeled until their under
bodies were lifted high over the water
and their lee rails dipped foot into
the swirling billcws.
In live minutes after rounding the
second mark it was apparent that the
Columbia was footing faster and point
ing higher. She went through Sham
rocks lee like quarter horse. The
rush of the Leviathans on the final
task was magnificent. The excursion
boats, black with people from gunwale
to pilot house, gathered about the finish
in a great horseshoe. AS the white flyer
came on with a big bone in her teeth
well in the lead, the patriotic shippers
with their hands on their whistle cords
could hardly restrain themselves. As
she swept across the anish the din was
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