New-York tribune., 1901-09-27
with her mainsail partly filled whhe she
NAMED in the tow of her tug.
FIFTEEN MILES TO WINDWAKD AM
RETI- RI.

FIFTEEN MILES TO WINDWARD AMI
Return.
A. fo.35 the committee On the Navigator SCI
| the letter &c" meaning that The course "ouio
10 fifteen miles to windward and return i NJ
Columbia was now under way ehu 'Iie VIM
was about east by north. The Shamrock 'e' <"
her tug and WAS approaching unoef cahNas'
her foresan being in stops on the stay "u
iib set forward The Columbia came past the
I,uckenbach with toresai and jib set anu II
wss seen from the way both boats stood up inat
the wind had lightened good deal Inc
Shamrock then approached and went III sta!
astern of the committee boat. The Coiuiloia
Immediately jbed and followed the snamrocA'
pa ST the committee boat, both bearing 10 Zee
ward.
The Shamrock broke out her working foresail
az soon as Captain Sycamore had reao the
message in the flag letter &C.. 1t was noticeo
in sli subsequent man9uvrings that Barr Was
keeping the Columbia well up to winoward'
and when his boat crced and jbed she was
ALWAYS further to the windward than the lrish
boat When the preparatory gun was hieu o,i
the Navigator at 1875 the two yachts crosseu'
the Columbia coming westward ana the 0nai''
rock going toward the Long Island shoie'
where she bore away and ran for TWO anu
half minutes to leeward. In the mean t'"ie 'i'e
Columbia returned northeastwaro along the
the Sandy Hook Iightship.
At II o'clock the Shamrock sent up her work
ing iibtopsail in stops and the Columbia 5
went aloft at the same time. The Shaihioch
then headed westward some distance oehs
then off the lee bow of the Columbia WHICH
was coming the same way. AT ll;oo the sh"'
rock went about into the starboard tack an"
headed back toward the line, the Coiur'pia
crossing her bows on the port tack. when she
stayed and went hack on the Shamroch
weather bow This apparently gave the Col
umbia the chance to hold the weather perth
all the time TO the start. When the gun hred
AT 1fO5 Barr had the Shamrock Just wnere
he wanted her. down to leeward- The Sham-
rock however. was pulling out ahead or MIN
from the leeward position and sailing raster
through the water. The Clubtopsail of the
Shamrock had no tremors in it, and sat better
at the top than Coumba's.
BARR HOLDS HIS WEATHER BERTH.
At 11:12 they both gybed, Barr gybing inside
the Shamrock and holding his weather berth.
AS the Shamrock came up closer to the wind the
Columbia swung in the same way, holding the
same distance TO the windward. The Shamrock
was pinching up and pointed out to the wind
ward of the Columbia. one minute and a halr
before the gun the Shamrock broke out her Jlp-
topsail. and the Columbia did the same. The
Columbia then Went INTO the star '@Nh' anu
the Shamrock stayed al the same time, but was
not quite quick enough in getting into the other
tack.
The starting gun took them when they were
both to the wfndward of the line, and they both
payed off TO get the right side. After the gun
the Columbia came up by the wind on the star
board tack and crossed the line first. followed
closely by the shamrock. one length behind. The
Columbia led straight away on the starboard
tack while the Shamrock came about into the
| port tack slowly. Immediately afterward the
| Columbia came into the port tack also, before
the handicap gun was fired. When the handicap
| gun was fired the Columbia one hundred
| wards to wndward but not travelling so fast
| through the water as the Shamrock. From the
position of the tug Luckenbach 1t could not pt
| seen at this moment which boat was pointing
best but the Shamrock going much faster
! The Shamrock's sails were sitting beautifully
especially her ciubtopsail and mainsail. Th
cIubtopsail of the Columba had shake in tn
top OF it, and when she tried to point up witt
the Shamrock she hung fire. The difference IL
the crossing time of the boats twelve sec
onds.
When the Columbia tried TO point up higl
as tbs. Shamrock she lost her way perceptby
| The Shamrock was going at great pace, ant
before eight minutes had elapsed had drawn ou
from her leeward position and several hun
dred yards ahead of the Columbia and direct
in front of her. In the first dash the two boat
were not lying the same course, the Shamroc
going apparently full half a point nearer tn
wind than her competitor.
sHORTLIvED ADVANTAGES
The Shamrock was heading about southerlS
and at IL 20 was much IN advance when IN
Columbia apparently got shift of wind an
headed up to the southeast. For some minute
she was heading nearly four points certainl
three, higher than the Shamrock The advan
tage here gained by the Columbia short
lived and in three minutes they were sailin
more closely the same wind 1t is possibl
that the Shamrock sailed through the same ad
vantageous shift of wind that put the ColuIHbi
out SO far. and that her skipper lid not take a
advantage of IL in the same way Barr did.
| At LIS the Shamrock came about toward tn
Columbia on the starboard tack. The Columbi
! approaching on the port tack did not care to tr
conclusions and went about when the boat
| were a quarter of a mile apart. The Shamroc
was now pointing out higher and footing a litt
faster making up something of what she ha
lost through the Columbias advantageous Sian
Although to leeward, the Columbia in this sal
ing was so far ahead that she considere
| the leading boat.
| The two racers were now clear out to the cas-
ward of all other vessels. and the chances
wind shifts probably less than nearer Il
| start, so that the real tussle of the day may
said to have begun about II "a o'clock. wht
| both boats We're carrying all their canvas wit
| ease, and there was not enough sea TO impeC
| seriously the speed of either of them. In Il
sailing Of the next two three minutes the
was good deal to suggest the final outcome
the days racing. The Columbia unmi