Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-04


s columbia to Victory prevailed this
& morning. 3 smashing wind scurrled
across lower New York bay, kicking
Fl up white caps in every direction II
81 blew out the pennants on board the ieet
81 anchored inside the Hook as straight IL
"a boards, and out TO sea sent lot OF
Il coasters down the Jersey coast at a
n, lively rate. AS was the case on yester-
4 day II Increased steadily after sunrise
81 and AT 8 o'clock was blowing from IL
4 10 20 knots. In fact is seems to have
i had more power than at the same time
81 Yesterday due. perhaps, to a reported
Il storm near the Bermundas. Nearly all
s The pollt boats on the station Off San
e az Hook were well reefed down and on
ly the heave laden coastlng schooners
were able 10 carry all sail.
# There was an added touch Of frost Ia
& the air, but overhead brilliant sun
shone from clear autumn sky ana
n wind and weather were absolutely per-
z feet for todays contest. Under the
f rules today's race was Is miles to wind
q Nard or leeward and return and 1t was
i foregone conclusion that the courst
N would be dead run before the wind to
= the first mark and II the wind held true
n long beat back to the long finish.
q II was In just such a race as this that
q two years ago Columbia gave Shamrock
81 decisive beating Of over six minutes.
1T WAS SHAMROCK WEATHER.
II was again Shamrock weather or at
least what the golden yacht people have
.t been asking for
81 The yachting experts looked forward
with keen interest to the splendid run
before the wind today as promising a
4 fair test Of the Shamrock's ability In
chat direction, Yesterday the American
boat demonstrated her superioritv Oh
both the close reach, the broad reacn
& and the windward work, but as yet the
two racers have not met under good
conditions In a run square before the
Wind. While Saturdays race was Of
this description the wind was so light
and uncertain that none Of the sharps
considered II as decisive.
The crews Of both yachts spent the
aRrly morning hours In a final and
thorough inspection OF rigging and
sails to make sure that nothing had
been spfained or weakened In yester-
days strong wind
JoCKEYING FOR POSITION.
Jockeying for the start was a pretty
Z piece Of work. Al the warning signal,
1876. the yachts had not yet come to-
gether The Shamrock made corn
plete circuit OF the committee boat and
y the lightship The Columbia met her
& 10 the northwest Of the line, both being
close hauled on the port tack and
iuffed into wind. Shamrock followed
suit
When the Shamrock came about to
90 for the line, Columbia also came
about on her rivals starboard beam.
81 When the starting gun was fired both
\ yachts were sailing parallel TO the line,
heading to the southwark. They We're
20 far 10 the westward OF II that It
was impossible to cross before the
handicap gun, unless one or the other
gave way. The Shamrock held under
Z Columbia's lee beam. They were al
=" AlOHA WI NNfH AtitlS uul CHdfnTOth
forced Columbia nearly over to the
committee boat before she gave away
Uust as the gun sounded the handicap
uignal, the shamrock's balloon jib top
al was broken out from It's stops Her
&pinnaker boom had been dropped a
Few moments before and now the great
eail was smartly set.
III Then Coumbia's balloon jib top sail
was broken out while she was crossing
the line ard her spinnaker was set just
os she cleared II.
Both yachts got away from their
noorings earlier than usual this morn
ing, Shamrock Instead OF waiting until
the got outside hosting her main sail
Inside the hook.
Columbia, however, went out under
tow, with bare poles and before 3
< p'clook both the flyers had passed out
bide sandy Hook. The splendid breeze
still held true and strong and way out
beyond the lightship was kicking the
blue water into white caps. The main
tail run up on the Shamrock Is one not
before used In her races mere. at wrink.
Jed badly at first but by the time the
lightship was reached II was setting
eplendidly.
1'he Navigator, the committee boat.
passed out at 9.25 followed shortly by
the guard boats, and the first boats
Of the excursion fleet soon after passed
through the narrows. shorty before
20 o'clock Columbia hoisted her main
oail and soon after dropped her tow
BY quarter Iast 10 O'Clock both
4 boats were standing off and on around
the lightship with sails and sclub top
sails up. The wind was still going
s.sl.. ~
up her position to the south OF the light
shfp and hoisted signal the letter e
indicating that the course would be
fifteen miles south southeast to lee
WARD and return.
Neither Capt Barr nor Capt Syca-
more seemed 20 fear the wind for both
ret their No ] or largest club top sails.
though yesterday Capt Sycamore In a
wind OF the same strength had invited
some criticism because he did not ap-
parently make the best use Of The
cloth at his disposal. He used a No. 2
10 top sail while Barr was using hts
No. ! and distinctly lost ground In the
second leg.
PREPARATORY GUN FIRED.
when the preparatory gun was fired
81 1915 both boats were 10 the wind
ward OF the line ana holdlng away nom
II as neither skipper wanted TO cross
frst The Nindward position was the
coveted one. as It gave the stern boat
~ opportunity OF blanketing the other.
Where was some pretty j0ckeying for
This berth, and ten minutes later, when
.the warning gun was sounded. both
,,Nere still holding away fryn the line
<ns II II were a reef or a sand bar. Two
minutes before the starting gun was
[fred the beats continued 10 hold away.
tand II seemed impossible that they
&<ould cross the line before the firing Of
Eshe handicap gun. Both shippers held
ketubborniy 10 their determination not
No cross first. but a, last Capt Barr
xent the Columbia forward, Shamrock
<toming night behind aud breaking out
her spinnaker 10 starboard. An instant
,atsr Columbias great splnnaker