New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-02
lumbia followed, being then dead to windward.
What wind there was was about east

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lumbia followed being then dead to windward.
What wind there was about east.
The Columbia had no wind at all at 112O
o'clock. and her headsails were all falling in.
The Shamrock had a little better wind here.
but she was so far to eeward that it did her
little good. There was still a bit of the old
southeast roll perceptibe, but the surface of
the ocean much quieter than in the pre-
vious races They were both now moving south
ward. The Shamrock went to the starboard
tack at 11:31 O'clock and when the Columbia
followed she headed much to eeward of the
Shamrock's course. This was evidently the
fortune of in these catspaws and they
seemed to promise a possible chance for the
Irish boat. which so far had had tho worse
Of it, She went back to the port tack at ll:31
O'Clock, which seemed to be a wiser move, as
the wind was more likely to come in more south
erly than to keep at the east. When the Co
lumbia followed she almost becalmed, and
so long in stays that she seemed to be in
irons.
This went on till 1920 when the Shamrock
had drifted Off long way to the southwark on
the port tack, and the wind arrived little
fresher and still easterly. Here she headed
along, evidently favored, till she was out ahead
| of the Columbia a long way, though perhaps
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| went into the starboard tack. Some thought it
was a wrong move of Sycamore to follow, but
| he did, and both boats now had a steerage
| way
| On board the steam yacht Seneca the wind
was southeast at ITO, and the Shamrock was.
| of course heading up WE'LL being favored by
| the breeze she went out to get. The Columbia
| now came up in the wind to go about, but after
seeing where she would head if she did, she
| paid off into the former starboard tack
| CLOSING UP THE GAP.
| In the distance it looked very much like
| the Shamrock being the windward boat now, and
she was fast closing up the gap between her and
the Columbia The wind went more southeast
| erly, and it was a leading one for the outer
mark at / :2S when the Shamrock lowered her
working foresau and set a reaching one. this
| work being done in minute. She was no"
| overhauling the Columbia. and at 1;5f was pass
| ing her good distance to windward
| She sent down her working jibtopsah at 100
| and sent up reaching one. But the Coiumpla
| changed and broke out hers first which proved
| to be her No ). They were very SLOW at this
| on the Shamrock and they did not break out
| till 1890 The wind was now south-southeast
| as they came down for the first mark with the
| wind abaft beam. This lasted till 2:lo, when
| the wind headed the yachts and came out again
| about ast-southeast and the Columbia made a
| port tack out to windward astern of the Sham
| rock. This was apparently mistake. as the
| challenger was able this same starboard tack
| on which she had been sailing to lie to a course
| higher than the mark with started sheets. This
| move placed the Columbia still further behind,
| and the Shamrock began 70 move away from
| her at a good rate for the mark. She was In
| creasing her lead all the time till 2 30 o'clock
| The Shamrock let go her head sheets and
| rounded the mark we'll ahead. making a long
| slow turn. The Columbia came later and
| time at the outer mark was: The Shamrock
| 241:36; the Columbia, 244:44. Shamrock S
| elapsed time the first leg was o:4l:lf; Col
| umtia's elapsed time 344:34.
| Their course to the second mark
| south southwest half west. and the wind was
| about southeast. The Shamrock did not change
| her headsails and she was carrying large
| reaching jibtopsail, but Barr here lowered his
| reaching jibtopsail and ran up his No. . 1t was
| evident that Barr expected the southwest course
/ to be closer to the wind than Sycamore was find
| ing it. But later on ii seemed that the Sham
| rock was not lying up 10 her course as SHOWN
| by the guide boat. The Columbia was at 1903
| sharp on the wind. and pointing higher than the
| Shamrock which still held 10 her big jibtopsafl
| trusting to faster footing The COLUMBIA ran
| down her working jibtopsail at 314. and sent up
| her baby jibtopsaiL Her tender. the Park City
| which is always her guide boat, was head
| ing out far to windward Of the course of either
| of them. AS far distance concerned
| apart from pointing the Shamrock had, at $50
| more than trebled the distance by which she led
the first mark.
| This continued until 333, when the Shamrock
| suddenly paved off and shaped course for
| Sandy Hook The Columbia was then fully
| three quarters of mile behind, and she lowered
| her foresail and came up in the wind to wait
| for her tender to come down and tow her IN
| The Shamrock held to her big topsail and other
two headsails as she came down through the
| huge attendant feet.