Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-12
LAST RACE IN DETAIL

LASl KALI In DElAIL
New York, Oct. 1T was half an
hour before the preparatory gun when
the committee boat Navigator hoisted
lue signal -. e. s." indicating that
the course would be fifteen miles to
leeward and return. The wind at
trat time came from the north.north.
west and was blowing all OF twelve
miles an hour. Both races came out
In tow OF their tugs and seemed slow
IN getting their sails set. The Sham.
rcck was first to hoist her mainsail
and also first to get up ner largest
club topsail. The Columbia. evidently
waiting to test the strength OF the
wind, did not set her club topsail until
| lv:iO o'clock. Captain Barr decided
! that the wind was not too strong for
| his No. /.
| At the paratory signal at 10: Is
o'clock both boats were lar up to the
windward and came down toward the
| lightship ana just before the warning
| gun again headed up into the wind
simultaneously and worked back to
their former positions. Both were ON
the port tack and close hauled, with
the Columbia on the weather quarter
Of the challenger. The American boat
was first to come about after the
warning gun at 10: 80 o'clock. Sham.
rock Immediately followed and planted
| herself directly astern OF the defender,
A. the same time breaking out her ire.
uendous balloon jib and letting fall To
starboard her spinnaker pole. II was
SyCamore's game to cross last II pos
.ible. This he was able to do, hut
while he had the pride Of position In
4 ieeward start. he found himself thir
- seconds behind the handicap gun.
Barr in the meantime, had delayed
breaking out his light sails ana still
acid the Columbia's sheets In Stat
l nus he, too, handicapped his boat IL
crossing, but not 50 much as his rival
Tor IL Il estimated that he was onl.
iIteen seconds behind the handicap
gun. Spinnakers on Doth boats were
broken out on the line and away they
went on what proved to be the last
race of the International series Of 1901
BOth boats began handicapped. The
official time OF the start as posted oil
ne bulletin board of the committe,
oCat was as follows.
Shamrock. HOO.
Columbia. ill.,
Hardly had the boats got over tn
line before II was seen that the Sham
rock was gaining on her rival. Siowl!
sne crept up and at ll:l7 was on eveI
.erms. Hall a minute later she show
I'd her bowsprit ahead. and from Their
~ led the Columbia to the outer mark
The run down the wind was IN
.yentiul after the Shamrock took tn,
cad. except at few moments befor
ne turn, when the Columbia. catching
. first a fresh pun of wind, ran up ol
the challengers weather quarter. Tn
boats were then very near the turning
buoy, so that the Shamrock took Il
ner spinnaker and balloon jib and Sc
with greater speed than had yet bee
, shown by the British crew her jib an
staysall. As soon as these two heaI
sails filed w,,h wind the British boa
, Iuffed out under the bow OF the COlun
i bia. took on new life and romped ahea
again. Columbia kept ner spinnake
, until within two minutes of the mari
+. hoping with this additional sail
/ pull up. But she was unable to do 3
and had to turn forty.nine seconds b.
hind her rival. The official time {
turning the outer Harh was as ~
; lows:
q Shamrock, - 800
columbia, l2;49:3S.
q Thus. on the run straight down tl
I vino the chaiienger had gained, a
. cordihg 10 oihciai time' ~ seconds, u
realty she had done better Una
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