The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-04

ing iu the beautiful run before the wind.
1t looked ass If Shamrock meant TO make
uu the farry-yhr,s seconds which she had
To- Civ, Co. her rival so that when the
outer mark had once been turned it would
D. "a beat home ON even terms.
When two-thirds of the first leg ha.
been covered IT was apparently GER
taiuty that shamrock could hold her lead
under the conditions prevailing, and the
hopes of Oh, patriots were centred ou the
Coumbrgs hop,d-lor ability TO outpoiut
tu. golden boat
About l--l5 when the BOATS were near
ing the outer mark. the wind began 10
fatt.n. which was distinctly shown in the
decreased speed of the sloops. But they
were eating zap the fifteen miles which
lay between them and the stake boat at
a splendid eait. and still going like the
wind.
Drawing near the outer mark, the
weather was becoming more and more
Shamrock-uko. With the httt,niug wind.
the sea was comparatively smooth and an
conditions w,r, absolutely ideal for race
before IN, wind. At times il seemed as
if the Columbia was about to- pick mp. but
hopes raised by an occasional favoriug
slant Of wind were soon dashed when it
was seen the Hying yacht of Ulster was
still showing the American clean pair
Of heels.
Around the StaI,cBont.
At g.i5 with the outer mark almost
upon her. Shamrocl's whitc-coatcd sail
ors swarmed forward nimbIy. and in came
the great spiunaker, preparatory FOR the
turn. An instant later. the Columbia
men had also gotten in her great sail and
before it had been hauled 10 the deck.
Shamrock was IufFug around the stake
boat. Right in her wake came the Amer
lean and right behind her she turned.
The official time of turning the outer
mark. as given by wireless teIegraphy,
was
Shamrock l2.4S:s6.
Columbia. l1.@.S5
The Shamrock went around the MARI
forty-eicht seconds ahead. After round
/ ing. the Shamrock held of toward the
jersey sAoIe %" INe s'1i ''4'' '''N "i.'''
IolGm'ia went OH SNORT OF I'D" port ''NN'
But Captain Barr only held this for am i'm
stant before he swung The columbia
around on the. st-roooTd tack and the
racers began the thresh Co wiudwa-G
which was 10 decide the contest The
challenger had evidently made up her
/ time allowance on the Tun before the
wind and ii remained To De- seen If she
could hold it iH the heaTt-hreaki1E beat
home
At 1.o5 Captain Sycamore put tho sham
rock on the port tack and crossed the
Columbia bow she held this tack for
about two minutes then again swung
about on the starboard tack and both
/ boats were headed dead lnshore toward
] Long Branch. For tve minutes more they
had il nip and tuck, and then Sycamore
/ again laid the Shamrock on the port tack,
/ followed closely by his rival
/ 1t was then that the patriots took new
/ hope. for the white flyer seemed 90 be
/ pointing higher ana footing faster Than
1 her opponent When they had been on
the port tack long enough 10 dra" com
parsons. it was evident that this was Fl
fact, and the American boat was slowly
/ forging TO the front
BY this time the oife'al turning times
had been worked olt and posted. showing
that at the turning tho Shamrock was
forty-nine seconds ahead. which left the
Colum'la only SIX seconds t' make Hp 10
get within the time she was allowed il
she c'u.' 90 IL. ana DC looked lh'n ass II
she could the race was hers
As they held along on the port tack
the yachts heeled beaatifuiIy TO ,he
breeze. which. though somewhat lighter.
sun he.a plenty OF strength To send them
nome "llAiH 'he ume iinHlt-
'oi""hiH t" ne Front
IL was Just l''- % CLOCK when. beyond
F-'S'''" '' ''''1- IL was seen t''l The
Ain' mean boat had turned her old trick
ln "i"a""r' WORK ana was ahead
Ihe 1"iUm"l" continued Z" maintain H"I
ad-autag, despite Captain Sycamore ef
forts 10 regain lost ground At i.i5 ths
wind was b.r,Iirp fra ~ % l-rots r,.tt
.-...t.,.. .-..-,
'la 10 lA' "-IA""io. AT inns lme ih'
yachts had covered more than half th,
beat home.