The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-10
CHANCES FAVOR
AMIR CAN YACHT
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the shamrocks She did not dip in the
bigger seas nearly as much as the chal-
lenger. Both boats, after running to
the north, tackled and ran south, the
Columbia beating her rival in getting
about.
The yachts were sent away within a
minute of the appointed time. Sham
rock took the hopors of today's start,
the official time of crossing being:
Shamrock, 11:OO:14; Columbia, 11:00:16.
The Shamrock occupied the weather
berth.
Promptly at 10:45 the preparatory gun
was fired. The Shamrock at once
broke out her No. 1 jib topsail. The
Columbia sent the same canvas up in
stops and a moment later broke out.
1t was not long before they came to-
gether to the leeward of the line Both
were on starboard tack. There was lit
tie real maneuvering. however, until
1856, when the warning gun doomed.
Both boats bore down from the weather
side of the line on the port tack with
the American boat to windward. The
Shamrock undertook to head in, but the
Columbia came little higher into the
wind and still had her rival under her
lee The Columbia went about on the
starboard tack and the Britisher fol-
lowed speedily. They passed outside
the committee boat.
The Shamrock came about for the line
first She was a trifle quicker in stays,
apparently, and got away more rapidly
than the Columbia. This gave the
Shamrock a chance to take the wind
ward berth from the Columbia, and
the former went to leeward of the COM
mittee boat on the way back to the
line. The American skipper thought to
overcome the disadvantage under which
he had been placed, and went to wind
ward of the markboat. 1t was too late.
however, and as the yachts again came
together behind the line the Shamrock
caught him in an awkward position.
The Yankee evidently saw his fix and
made the best of it, bearing for the line
as the starting gun was fired to ieeWard
of the Shamrock and a little to the rear.
Both crossed the line with booms to
port on the starboard tack. In adj
dition to her position to windward, the
Shamrock was just two seconds to the
good in the matter of time. In less than
two minutes after crossing they went
about on the port tack. the Shamrock
making the initial movement Within
quarter of an hour the Columbia
swung on the starboard tack, but the
Shamrock hung on until she was on
well to the weather of her rival before
lacking after her.
Both the boats were now swinging
along on the starboard tack, heading al
most due northeast. At 11:1S the Column
bia was distinctly ahead. Both boats
were responding to the increasing wind,
but the Columbia seemed to be increas-
ing her lead. In a moment the Columbia
went on the starboard tack, followed
moment later by the Shamrock. The
Columbia was evidently unable to cross
the Shamrock's bow, and was forced to
to backwind the Shamrock again, but
the maneuver was not effective.
The wind was steadily increasing. By
1870 all conceded that the Shamrock was
ahead. They were both on the star
board tack, sailing northeast, and the
Shamrock seemed to be gaining.
It was a battle royal. Both yachts
sailed four miles from the 1ightship, and
it was nip and tuck between them.
The yachts had now sailed hour,
and it had been close work for every
yard of the course. The Columbia was
close under the Shamrocks lee and ap-
peared to be reaching faster than the
challenger, but the Shamrock WAS still
ahead. The Columbia tackled to port,
in an attempt to cross the bow of the
Shamrock, but was unable to reach her,
and thirty seconds later came about
again on the starboard tack. Precisely
at noon the Shamrock went about on
the port tack, followed Immediately by
the Columbia. Admittedly Columbia had
gained considerably i'll the last ten min
utes of sailing. They We're both close
hauled and each seemed to be holding
her own, the advantage, If any, being
with the Shamrock.
The wind held true at about ten knots.
There seemed little advantage on either
side. Both yachts We're sailing magnifi-
Gently, Columbia having worked a little
to windward, but astern of the British
boat. Captain Sycamore seemed to be
working Shamrock slowly from under the
Columbia's lee.
The boats held to the port tack, stand
ing off shore, and at 1925 they were
pretty nearly on even terms. The Co.
lumbia was still to Windward but prob
ably $50 yards astern of the British boat.
The outer mark was then not more than
six miles away. and Barr and Sycamore
was each doing his best. The wind was
twelve knots. At quarter of l. both
boats were on the starboard tack, hav-
ing gone about at 1882. There was no
perceptible change in their positions
Shamrock had the windward, and was
holding her own, while the Columbia
was unable to make any substantial
gain.
At 1853, after two hours sailing, the
Shamrock again went about on the port
tack, followed closely by the American
boat. The Columbia got the windward
berth, but was astern. They held this
tack for three-quarters of an hour IN
neck-and-neck race. The boats We're not
a hundred yards apart, but the Shamrock