Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-30
CLOSEST RACE YET.
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| SiDliity Oh the Shamrock Dia"he'''6
her on the run to the finish iinc.
That Barr did not succeed in making
the play successful was only because
he was bit too quick to attempt TO
make the final stroke of the coup, out
even when this failed he tried another
strategy that came natural as an
afterpart. and which enabled MN 10
| get away from the shamrock.
In sails there was an an advantage
to the Shamrock in her larger spread
| OF the windward leg. In the llSht AR
her larger topsail caught the best part
| of the breeze which was aloft. ana IL
| enabled her to get move that she I'M
doubtcdly could not show If she car
ried the same rig as the Columbia.
| When it came to using light sails the
| advantage ceased. The Columbia S
balloon jibtopsail is larger than that
of the Shamrock. and her spinnaker is
fully as large. Those two light sails
OF the Columba's are eye openers 10
anything that is sailing against her.
| They are not only large. but they have
| an excellent flow, and they are
| trimmed to perfection.
| In the trimming of headsails and
| light sails the Columbia has always
| Jared well under First Mate Lem Mil
| Ter, and today was no exception. Her
| headsailS were marVels. They Were
| not flat. but stood outlined as If CHS
| eled. But in this respect the Shamrock
| also Jared well.
| One thing was particularly noticed in
the trimming of sails when they We're
| sailing down the wind. Both boats
| seemed TO be trimmed about alike.
| Heretofore il has been the custom on
| challengers to let the mainsall go out
| too far and thus take the wind out of
the balloon jibtopsail. but today. the
Shamrock's light sails. ike the Column
| bias, drew all over
While the Shamrock showed, Satur-
| day that she is a very dangerous boat
under certain conditions, there follows
| an added sense of security. When she
was sailing under conditions that those
| on board of her claim 70 be what she
wants most, there seemed TO be enough
shown to warrant the belief that she
could not give the Columbia 43 secUn Is
| over the 30 mile course even though
| she got the best of the start. and in
| such case If the Columbia should start
| in the weather berth. with lead OF
two seconds. 1t is doubtful II the sham
! rock could succeed in getting the lead
away from her at all
| 1t can truly be said that her superb
| oIity under such conditions, IL any, is
| due to her immense sail spread. In a
| breeze of over II knots her ability has
| Yet t. be tested in comparison with
| the Columbia's. The sail spread which
| would help her up to the time that the
| breeze reached a certain point. on ac-
| count of its loftiness would be very
| likely to become a detriment after the
| breeze had exceeded that strength.
| Then the boat with the nice little.
| tight little" rig Of the Columbia would
| be a shining star, for she could carry
| her canvas comfortably while her rival
| with the larger sail spread would he
very likely to wallow ana pound in the
| sca-Way.
! II is perfectly wonderful how thu
| Columbia always manages to come u
| the front just when she is wanted. Il
seems that she never tires of answer
| ing these little demands. She is a beau
| tiful craft. either racing or othcrwisc
| and she looks most admirable when
| she is bending To the task of cutting
| down a rivals lead in good breeze.
She is the hardest proposition that tn
yacht designers Of the world have cve-
! had to tackle.
overhead signs were most dismal
| this morning when the fleet Of yacht
race seers started out for Sandy Hou K
| li=htship. but more So because all that
| that was visible OF overhead signs was
1 = ,;,i- ,1., . l.,
| little air moving from the eastward
and the mist that hung over the water
did not have the consistency o. Il fog
| bank
II lifted somewhat farther down the
| bay. and by the time Fort Wadsworth
was passed there was every indication
| that It would burn off and that there
would ne a breeze with the sunlight
| which promise was afterward fulfilled
bright sunlight shining down on the
yachts during the entire race.
| The breeze had increased to little
| over seven knots when the code letters
I'D. &. g. were sent up on the com
| mlttec boat, giving the compass course
| To the windward mark east by south
| which was the exact direction Of the
wind. This was at 1925 and from the
| outlook it seemed that the race would
be started on schedule time and finish
| cd within the time limit.
| 1t was expected from Capt. Syca-
| morc's remarks, Friday, that the
| start would be fun Of ginger and that
| there would be nothing lacking in ex-
, element. From the manner in which
| the boats got together as soon a. they
| had dropped their tows the first indi-
| cat ions We're that all expectations
| would be realized.
| Capt. Sycamore did not take any
| chances of having Capt. Barr stick to
his windward side from the time the
| ShamrOck's head sails We're broken
out, so he cut away as soon as possible.
While both were standing along on the
port tack their baby jibtopsails were
| sent up in stops and the Shamrock's
| Started to pull out.
1t was evidently not the intention Of
the skipper to have this happen. as the
Shamrock had weathered the Column
bia, but there was nothing for it but to
pull 1t out altogether. AS this was done
| she bore away and left the Columbia.
| There was little difference in the
Icomparative appearances of the yachts