The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-04

] she crossed the line almost with the | gun while the Columbia elected to cross | considerably more than one minute be- l hind Many experts thought that the ] Columbia would be handicapped, but l Barr was on the alert and sent her
 across in time to save himself
 | With the wind forward on the port | beam, and with a tiny jibtopsail set on l the Shamrock and much larger and | better pulling sail on the Columbia the | yachts started out on the first leg of 1 the triangle. During the first few min utes it was impossible to say whether l the Columbia was gaining or not. In 1 the gusts of wind she seemed to heel oyer less than the challenger and also appeared to steer a slightly higher 1 course. The wind, though holding true | from orth-northwest, varied in vio- fence. Occasionally a heavy squall would strike one of the racers, causing
 her to heel, but, taking the mean of the puffs, neither could be said to have been more favored.
 It soon became apparent that the race was to be sailed in very quick time. The gain of the Columbia which the turn of the first mark proved she had made was almost unperceptible. To- ward the mark the wind freshened The
 Columbia, with a lesser sail spread,
 seemed to stand stiffer than her rival,
 but there was little to choose between
 them. They smothered along toward
 the mark, and when they rounded it the
 Columbia had gained only twenty-two
 seconds. The gybe on both craft was
 well done. Under the same sail ss they
 started with, they both started for the
 second mark. The wind piped stronger,
 and in the strongest of the puffs the
 Shamrock had to Huff little to ease
 her to the force of the breeze. The
 Columbia, on the contrary was allowed
 to feel the full power of every squall
 never being eased, and it was this that
 helped her ahead Tn spite of the larg-
 CT sail spread of her antagonist she was
 never left behind, but ever kept up with
 the challenger.
 It became evident by the time that
 the Columbia had sailed over one-half
 of the second leg that she had saved
 her time and was, barring accidents, a
 winner. Her skipper, instead of nurs- ing her through the squalls, let her feel
 the strength of them, while the Sham
 rocks larger spread of sail caused her
 to make imperative luffs or else carry away something. In reaching breeze closer and finer sailing perhaps was never seen. There were frequent occa- sions when the collapse of topmast seemed almost due. But everything hung on.
 Now the second mark was in sight and at 12.45 lib topsails were dowsed on both yachts and they luffed round it. Shamrock in the lead, but the watches showing Columbia's gain on this leg to be 30 seconds.
 It was now dead beat to windward to the finish line. The Columbia was now the leading craft from the mathe- nautical point of view. She had gained on both legs and also had her time al- 1owance of forty three seconds to help her. Thus, if she could hold her own to the finish line the race was hers. In rounding the mark the beats split tacks, Shamrock standing on the star board tack for a few hundred yards. Columbia went on the port tack for a while and then at 10G both were on the starboard tack. Then began splendid thresh to windWard. The | Columbia outpointed the Shamrock, but | the challenger seemed to be going little faster. At 1:15 the Columbia ran | like a streak of lightning through the | lee of the Shamrock, luffed out across her bow and for the first time in the race she was the leading boat and to windward.
 At 1:20 both yachts went on the port | tack standing toward the Long Island | shore. There was little or no difference between them on this board. At 1:57 both went on the starboard tack for the finish line. Then came the biggest puff of al The Shamrock had three or four strakes of the deck under water but ran risks hoping to diminish her defeat or ever to win. But it was vain. She made up little of her leeway, but the Columbia crossed the line a winner and to spare.