Evening journal., 1901-10-04
114s-shamrock leads by quarter of

11.49-Shamrock leads by quarter of
mile.
1L52-Boats are making good dash
against the wind. Shamrock still
leads.
1154-Shamrock seems to be increas-
ing her lead.
11.55-Shamrock has apparently pull
ed away a bit more. At present rate
of sailing She will take the first mark
and sail within the time allowance.
11.56-Shamrock leads by about one
minute and forty seconds. She is close
TO the first mark.
11.57-Wind is blowing fifteen miles,
and holds true.
Shamrock is pulling away
quarter of a mile ahead. and is grad
ually widening the gap.
12.1O-A favorable slant has apparent
ly enabled the Columbia to close gap
little. Boats are now within two
miles of the outer mark.
12.15-The wind is fitful, and Sham
rock seems to have had slight advan-
tage.
12.17-Columbia is slowly closing
gap. Wind is increasing.
12.25-Shamrock seems to be drawing
away from Columbia.
12.2S-Columbia is overhaUling
Shamrock.
12.29-Shamrock seems to be in
.creasing her lead.
12.3O-Columbia decreasing rivals
lead. Boats are nearing first stake
boat.
12.S3-Wind is blowing twelve knots
an hour. Shamrock is forty seconds
ahead of Columbia.
12.36-Wind has decreased to twelve
knots an hour. Shamrock is leading,
1242-Shamrocl is near the outer
mark, and still leading.
1855 Shamrock turned outer mark
thirty seconds ahead Of Columbia.
12.5S-Both boats are on the star
board tack and running for home
12.59-The MarcOni ssytem tells that
the Shamrock is forty-eight seconds
ahead, passing outer stake ahead
l p m.-Shamrock is still leading.
1.O3-Both shippers are sBillful, and
are taking advantage of every oppor-
tunity. Clumbia is coming up on
Shamrock.
1OS-Wind decreased to nine miles
an hour.
1.13-The Shamrock is on starboard
teak. closely followed by Columbia.
LIS Columbia IS ahead The Off
cial time given in rounding the outer
boat is: Shamrock, 12.4S.46; Columbia.
12.49.35. 3
1.1S-Columbia goes too leeward
1.34-COlumbia running a mile to
windward. Both boats on starboard
tack.
1.39-BOth beats on even terms.
L45-Wind holdingl true at twelve
knots an hour and the Columbia has
taken the lead.
1.15-ShamrOck continues the lead
but the Columbia is Outfooting her.
Boats are on the port tack.
1.47-BOats on starbOard tack.
14S-Winds hold about twelve knots
an hour. Boats on starboard tack Co
lumbia in the lead.
1.5O-Columbia springs farther away
from the Shamrock every minute. and
now is about one mile to the wind
ward.
15S-Neither boat has gained any ad-
vantage: Wind is eight miles an houl.
2OS-Columbia goes on starboard aud
still in the lead.
2.04-SiiamrOck quietly follows
around on starboard tack.
212-Boats now are about eight
miles from tine finish line.
217-Columbia goes on port tack.
Shamrock is close to her.
2.21-Shamrock catches wind and
gained slight advantage.
2.22-Shamrock apparently is ahead.
Her speed developed on the last tack
2.25-Shamrock still ahead She Is
now on port tack.
2.26-Columbia now en- pert tack.
Wind is increasing.
2.27-Shamrock is now on port tack.
22S-Shamrock is in the lead, Co
lumbia on wind tack II is a close
race.
2.35-Wind is fluky
2.S7-Shamrock is now increasing her
lead.
2.39-Shamrock takes the lead.
2.45-The Columbia closing gap, anu
now is to windward.
2.5O-Both boats on port tack.
255-Shamrock leads, and both boats
are near home.
S-Columbia overhauling the Sham
irock.
/ 3.01-Shamrock leads. Columbia Is
to windward, and wind is dying out.
3.O7--Shamrock leads by one six
teenth of a mile.
3.OS-Bcth boats are three miles from
Ihghtship.
318-Looks like Shamrock's race.
319-Shamrock went on starboard
tack and within one and a half miles
from the finish
S.2S-shamrock crosses Columbia 5
bow.