Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-04
COLUMBIA SHOWS CAPACITY
FOR HOLDING CUP ut .rr
FROM LlPTOk'S SHAMROCK

anchored about south-by-east Of the
flagship. linen the crowded excur-
sion boats dipped their guard rails un-
der and all hands crowded to the sides
nearest the yachts, now maneuverins
back of the line.
Captain Charlie Barr OF the Colum
bia showed he was quite equal to Cap
tain Sycamore as a jockey. When the
starting gun doomed the shippers were
fighting for the weather berth in cross
Ing. The Shamrock forced the Column
pia over the line moment before gun
fire. and in doing SO went over her.
self. Both yachts were recalled. They
managed to get back. and this time
Barr was cleverer than the Briton,
crossing twelve seconds ahead OF him.
Both yachts were on the port tack. II
was difficult to tell. because Of the
varying angles OF view from the fol-
lowing craft. which Of the contending
boats had the advantage. The course
was east by north. From which point
the breeze, was then making an effort
70 blow aboNt ten knots.
II was seen after a series Of tacks
by both yachts that the Columbia had
weathered her antagonist. She went
on the port tack about forty minutes
after the start and crossed the Sham.
rocks bows. probably $50 yards ahead
OF her. The breeze was puffy and varl
able as to direction at times. Merely
zephyr stirred the bunting OF the fleet
an hour and hall after the start. The
Shamrock got in irons making an effort
( to go on the port tack. She swung
! lazily back on the other tack again and
went wind hunting In toward the Long
Island shore. She got breeze and
tackled on the weather bow Of the Co.
lumbia, which also went on the star
board tack. In several tacks following
the Columbia. apparently to leeward.
! plainly outfooted Lipton'sr yacht. A
shift Of wind almost to the southeast
| helped the Columbia. The talent
aboard the Shamrock decided to set
another jib topsail. II was merely q
trife larger than the first and did not
affect the situation.
| The Columbia and the challenger
were then heading for the outer mark
on the starboard tack. The breeze had
dropped to about four knots and the
1 Columbia moved indolently around the
mark. Her boom swung off slowly to
starboard at 3:05:32. and she broke out
her immaculate balloon jib topsail. The
! floating multitude let out all the power
OF its lungs. sirens screamed, whistles
roared and screeched, bands played
and cannon punctuated the uproar. As
n was by large majority distinctly a
I Columbia crowd there was much jubi
lation mingled with riotous applause.
Nearly all the craft waited for the
challenger to round the mark. which
she did at 3:12:17, or seven minutes
and fifteen seconds astern of the Co.
lumbia.
/ The talent on the Shamrock was n
long time getting out larger lib top
sail. II was thought she would set a
balloon. but instead she set a reach.
Ing jib topsail. The decision to do this
was wise, as the wind began TO assum,
a sonthwesterly tendency, and the Co,
lumbia soon doused her balloon and
substituted reaching jib topsail.
further shift to south of west and
n further dropping OF the breeze indi.
Gated to the fleet that there was little
Or no chance OF the yachts finishing
within the time limit. A sigma
telling that II had expired and tina,