The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-27
Neither the Columbia Nor Shamrock II Fin
ished Within Time Limit
THE AMERICAN YACHT LED THROUGHOUT.
She Was Headed But Once in the Twenty-Five Miles
Covered-The EngIishmen Were Outjockeyed
by the American Crew.

lowed her example. In order to get free
from the tack windward Of her antagonist.
which was retardlug her considerably, the
Shamrock was kept broad of the wind ana
she speedily worked clear Of her rival, go
ing through the water very fast The co
lumbla held her luif and IL was noticed
that when the two were close hauled the
American yacht pointed higher than the
Shamrock me Shamrock went about on
the starboard tack at II rs. The Columbia
also tackled The American boat was quick
or in stays and gathered way faster ihan
the Shamrock.
At ii:35 the Columbia went on the port
tack and crossed the bows Of the ShamFuck
Il good 800 yards In the lead.
At li43 both yachts went on the star
board tack, AT l2:i5 the yachts went on
the port tack, which they held until l. 'di.
at which time the Columbia was almost
becalmed, her muinsall stating Is she
rolled in the lumpy sea. Strange 70 say,
while this was happening. the shamrock
seemed 70 have nice little breeze or ler
own. Both yachts then tackled and here
81 may be said tlat when one boat went
about the other followed It's example except
az l;i7. when the Shamrock went on the
starboard tack and the Columbia failed ia
follow her. Captain Barr probably did TINS
In the expectation that the breeze must
have been coming In more from the south
ward, as is quite frequently the case In
tho afternoon in this vicinity, hut IN
stead OF Il breeze the Columbia fell into
the --LATEST of Hat Gains while the sham
rock was enjoying the advantage OF a
pulslyc power Thus FAR this was the
only time the Shamrock was lending.
AT ] o'clock both yachts were again on
the port tack, the Columbia good eighth
Of a mile 10 leewArd Then the breeze
ppcd mp and the Columbia after a Few
more tacks, was once more ahead. IL was
great piece Of sea jockeyiug on the part
of Barr TO make up this leeway. At IL,
both craft took tho hitch 10 stIrboard; at
:3i they went on the port tack and agaT
on the starhodrd tack at i 81 standing on
/ loo 81 Tl
went about until they made sure Of fetch
/ ing the mark on the starhoard tack.
At O'clock the shamrock took in her jill
: topsail and set one slightly larger. At ? a,
! the mark was IN plain sight Of the nakeC
Z eye and the Columbia, Increasing her lcQt
every minute, was heading straight for II
I when close 10 IL the little jih topshi wa
! hauled down and big balloon sent mp II
/ stops to replace IT, Al 1903 the Columoi
( tackled around the stake boat. and, easinj
, away her main sheet and breaking out he
balloon jlb topsail, was standing on he
humew0r1 course,
/ The Shamrock made n very good turn
but was quite slow IN setting her jih TOP
I sail. which was one Of the variety know
1 as reaching sails and not hallooner, J
I was excellent Judgment on the part o
the wind headed the Columbia soon after
making II "A rather close reach 20 the HON
mark and rendering II necessary to take t.
the ballooner and replace It with one sim
lar 10 that Of the Shamrock.
The official time at the outer mark was
Columbia OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 8 h.5
Shamrock NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3l2:l
signs OF breeding up that It became clea
that tho race could not be concluded win
IN the timc limit OF five and half hour
At 4:4O the regatta committee declared IN
+ about hye miles distant from Sandy Hoo
; llghtship The Shamrock was good thrc
quarters of mile astcrn.
To sum UP tcdny's performance Of IN
two Yachts a. may be said that In lgt