The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-10-04


committee boat finally hoisted signals
declaring mo race" and the big ex-
cursion feet headed back for New YORK
Only the steam yacht Erin, with Sir
Thomas and his party aboard. remained
alongside the challenger and escorted her
to her anchorage.
will be resailed on Saturday and the
course will be again fifteen milsss to
windward and leeward and return.
When seen after the race Sir Thomas
said;
sit was not a satisfactory race, because
the wind was 40 erratic. | hope We shall
have better luck next time. A race sail
ed on such a day, II it can be finished at
all. depends upon the lucky chance posi-
ton az to winds OF one boat or the other.
I was never more hopeful of the Sham
rock than / am now. I am confident 1
shall get the cup. l have never seen any
more skillful handling Of a boat than
was shown by Captain Barr Of the CO.
lumbia today. The Shamrock too. was
well managed. All the arrangements tor
handling the yachts and steamers at the
course have been perfectly satisfactory"
Manager Jameson said:
II am both surprised and pleased at
the excellent manner in which the course
was kept clear. The day was poor
one for racing on account of the tiukes.'
Designer Watson said:
II am very we'll satisfied with what the
boat did today" -.- -
r. ID. Morgan Of the Columbia said:
The Columbia did very well under the
circumstances We made good start,
but of course the other boat may De
more fortunate next time"
Captain Barr of the Columbia was nom
committal. When asked If the Columbia
did as well as he expected he replied
81 have nothing to say about her.
The story of the race as it progressed
tack by tack, with all the maneuvers
that make a yachting contest, follows;
FIRST AT THE START.
The Columbia was first to reach the
scene of the start, being towed from her
moorings out to Sandy Hook lightshp.
Her mainsail was set, but II took her
skipper some time to decide what sized
gaff topsail to send aloft. The breeze at
10 o'clock was blowing about 10 knots an
hour from east-northeast and II then
looked as though IL must increase. Al
last it was decided to set the biggest CLUB
topsail aboard, and a very pretty sail 1t
was when mastheaded and sheeted. The
Columbia took quite kindly to the swell
that rolled in from the sea. She made
several tacks around the lightship before
her rival appeared on the scene.
The Shamrock, with her mainsail and
big club topsail hoisted and her head
sails set in stops, passed out by the
point of the Hook in tow. 1t was noticed
that she splashed the water. about con-
siderably and pitched heavily'in the long
ground swell. About halfway out to
Sandy Hook hghtshp the towline was
cast of and the headsails We're broken
out Her canvas set admirably. Never
was a finer set of sails seen on cup
challenger.
The ocean tug Navigator. which carried
8. NJ. Kane. Chester Griswold and New
berry d. Lawton, the regatta committee,
anchored to the southwark Of the light
ship marking the extremity of the line.
and soon a string of signals was dis
played sgnifying that the course would
be east by north fifteen miles to wind
ward and return. The preparatory gun
was fired at 1855. and from that moment
the yachts were amenable to the rules
of the New York Yacht Club. The wind
was eight knots. The weather was cool
and the atmosphere clear. Ten minutes
later the warning gun was fired and II
was then that the two racers came into
close proximity and began to jockey for
the weather berth at the start. Baby jib
topsails were hoisted in stops on both
craft. Captain Sycamore held the tillcr
of the Shamrock, with william Jameson
beside him. Barr was at the wheel of
the Columbia He placed the cup de-
fender to the windward OF the. chaileng-
.er and kept her there in spite of his
opponents efforts to get clear. The Co.
lumbia on the port tack crossed the bow
of the Shamrock and then tackled AMI
stood for the line. Both shippers We're
In such hurry that they crossed before
the starting gun was fired. They were
recalled by three short blasts from the
whistle of the committee boat. Both then
wore around. and Immediately after the
gun had sounded the Columbia, on the
starboard tack. crossed the line ahead
to windward of the Shamrock. The Jff.
cial time was:
Columbia-11 :10A9
Shamrock-11:I II :1
GOES ON PORT TACK.
The challenger went on the port tack
just after crossing and the defender fol
lowed her example. In order to get free
from the back wind OF her antagonist
which was retarding her considerably
the Shamrock was kept broad off the
wind. and abe speedily worked clear OF
her rival, going through the water very
fast. The Columbia held her luff, and
1t was noticed that when the two Were
close hauled the American yacht pointed
higher than the challenger. At this time
the wind freshened a little. The Sham
rock went about on the starboard tack
at n:2s. The Columbia also tackled The
American boat is quicker in stays and
gathers way faster than the Shamrock
At rs the Columbia went on the port
tack and crossed the bows of the sham.
rock a good 800 yards in the lead. This
was quite encouraging to the admirers OF
the American yacht, who had begun 10
fear for their favorite when they saw
how fast the Shamrock footed when KEEP,
nm the wind with clean field,
At l1:43 both yachts went on the star
board tack. The little extra pun only
lasted a few minutes and then II hogan
to die away At 12:l5 the yachts went or
the port tack, which they held until
12:33 at which time the Columbia was al
most becalmed, her mainsan slapplnB as
she rolled in the lumpy sea. Strange to
say, while this was happening the Sham
rock seemed to have a nice little breeze
~ ar Yachts then tack ed