The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-04
COLUMBIA AGAIN
WINS THE RACE

IConcluIcd from Page L.
The face of the sea. 1t caught the back
smoke from the stacks of the cXcur-
sion fleet and TIL" whit" steam from
their exhaust pipes and tore them into
fragments. The ensigns and flags
with which the vessels We're dressed
stood out like pointed boards. The tall
canvas cloudcd racers heeled rs the
wind lsmot" them until their crew
could with difficulty keep their footing
on the slippery sloping decks and the
squirting spray washed thirty feet
high as they shook their lean noses
free of the foaming crcsts. ON the
thresh TO Windward their dcck.. We're
a smother of white and fountains OF
foams curled away from their graceful
bows.
The Yankee victory began with tn"
start, when the crafty Barr by Il sNs-
TEN of manouvcrng, convinced his ad-
vcrsary that he was trying 10 cross
tic line first. Captain Sycamore
promptly took the bait and rushing
his boat into position sent her away
almost in the smoke of tn. gun. There
uron Captain Barr. having accom-
pliShed his purpose. tackled about back
Ot tic line and held off for more than
q minute. Then. with Il living start. he
went over Just before the handicap
gun was fired. Some Of the patriots
were Disappointed until the experts ac-
knowledcgcd that there was no wind
ward berth in Il reach whore the boats
could lay their course straight for the
n'ark and that the position astern
where Barr could keep his eye on every
movc of his rival was the commanding
one. He could watch Sycamore like IL
hawk, knowing that when the gap be-
tween them was closed the race was
his. For tie first fifteen miles no hu-
man eye could tell which ship. if
either. was gaining. so closely were they
1natched. But gradually it became ap-
parent that the columbia was over
hauling the flying challenger. Slowly,
inch by inch and foot by foot. lhc
white boat gained. Both We're going
a a terrific pace. The patrol fleet to
Reward. Steaming line ahead at in
tcrvals of four hundred yards had diff
f!Culty in keeping the excursion ncct
Gear of the winged giants. Every
thing in the fleet had to crowd on
steam to keep the racers in sight and
The gait at which they We're going Icft
the tug boats and some of the steam
yachts astern. The guide boat. which
started fifteen minutes before the
le,ccrs dug out 1t ful speed, but she
was hardly able To LOG off the dis
1ance and get the float overheard. pc
fore The racers worS upon her.
AZ the yachts approached the outer
marx, II stream of signal flags We're
set on the revenue cut,tr Gresham, tne
flagship of the patrol feet, instruct
ine them in the universal language of
The sea to change direction by the
right flank. Th" patrol boats swung
~ ound to line of west and charged
Gown upon the excursion lect The
lsttor. with bells changing in the engine
l0oms for more speed. turned tail, ana
the whole fleet rushed mady to lce-
ward OF the last leg Of the course.
Columbia Gains Slowly.
Leaving the first mark ON the star
hoard hand. the racers gyhed over
lher big booms and Went carecning
for the second mark. the Columbia
gaining slowly but surely. Thcy rad
covered the first Ten miles in little
over fifty minutes. When they swuny
around the se"ond stake they took in
treil baby jib topsails and hauled the i'
WIND for the beat home. Both yachts
heclod until their underhodies were
l'fted high over the water and their
lee rails dipped a foot into the swirling
hiliows. In FIVE minutes after round
ing the second mark il was apparent
ttat The Columbia was footing faster
and pointing higher. She Went
through Shamrocl>'s lee like u quarter
horse.
The rush of the leNiuthiuAs on INC
final task was magnificent, The eNcrr-
sion boats, black with peop.c from
sunwale 10 pilot house, sat thered about
the finish in u great horseshoe AZ Tie