The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-10-03

the gift Of the aged mother of Design
er Watson. which sir Thomas Upton
ordered put in "a place of honor.
On board the Columbia urr" r. ID.
Morgan. II. {. McGiIdownry ami Her
best Leeds. The wind a. thr Hook
was then blowing steadily from the
northeast AT ten knots aH hour ana
with indications that il would fresh
en-.
Sir Thomas Upton did not GO
aboard the Shamrock. bu' stayed ON
board the Erin until hi~ guests ar
rived.
The yachts were sent away within
minute of The appointed time. The
Shamrock took the honors of to
days start, the official time of eros
ing being: Shamrock -ll:OO-14: Coz
lumhia -ll:O0-16. The Shamrock "c-
cupicd the weather berth. Promptly
AT lo:+5 the preparatory gun was
fired. The Shamrock At once broi,"
out her No. / ih topsail. The Column
bia sent the same canvass 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 starbnard tack. There
was little real maucuYering. however,
until 1875 when the warning gun
doomed. Both boats bore down from
the weather side of the line on the
port tack. with the American boat 10
windward The Shamrock undertook
TO head in. but the Columbia came
n little higher into-thc wind and still
had her rival under her lee. The CO.
lumbia went about On the s1arboard
tack ana the Britishcr followed speed
ily. They passed outside the com
mittcc boat. The Shamrock came
about for the line first. >h" was a
trifie quicker in stays. apparently and
got away more rapidly than rhc Co
lumbia.
The wind was steadily increasing
BY half past II all conceded thai the
Shamrock was ahead. They wcr" both
on the starboard tack sailing north
east and the Samrock seemed +" be
gaining.
II was a battle royal. Boti yachts
had sailed four miles from The light
ship. and il was now nip and tuck be
tween them
The yachts had now sailed an hour.
and il had been close for every ward
of the course The Columbia was
close under the Shamrock Ice and
appeared to he reaching faster than
the challenger. but the Shamrock was
still ahead. The Columbia tackled 20
port in an attempt to cross the bow
of the Shamrock. but was unable TO
ilf.
about again on the starboard tack.
Precisely at noon the ShamrocH went
about on the port tack, followed i'm
mediately by the Columbia. The Co
lumbia had gained considerably in the
last ten minutes OF sailing.
Al 2:5l the Columbia was four
Lengths ahead and the lighfship four
miles away.
At $40 the wind had fallen 70
seven knots. The Shamrock had been
gaining and had almost 1verhauled
the Columbia.
As the yachts drew in toward the
lightship. they met a large number
of outward bound foreign steamers,
but all of these large vessels con-
formed to the rules and sheered away.
The Columbia gained steadily in
spite of every effort Of the sham
rock to regain her lost vantage, little
by little the Columbia reached out
until at 2:31 she had a iall three
lengths of clear water between her
stern and the bow of her pursuer.
The racers were rapidly reaching
the finish. and some of the excursion
feet began TO speed up for the light
ship in order TO get a good place 70
witness the conclusion
The Columbia crossed the line first
and the official time Is: Columbia
3:31-07; Shamrock-5:3 1-4&