Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-30


| The Columbia stood along for nearly
two minute after the Shamrock had gone
| to the starboard tack and then tacke!
latter her. This showed that the Columbia
could not have been but very short dis
ltancc behind She was IN the windwdrd
! position. but being behind, the Shamrock
/ had Il chance to lun out before the Co
lumbia could pass her.
| The Columbia went gumrlY to the
chase, however, and tried To haul down
| the Shamrock lead. SIC was Hursci UP
| Ia winaward carefully ana II was not
! long before she opened up quite a bit ot
water in this direction. nut the Shamrocn
/ wa kept going All the time and IL wa7
| noubtflil If the Columbia made much an
/ the windwar1 work
| At l3.aI.:S the Columbia split tack
| again and went to the SJarboard tack
/ The Shamrock stood On for two minute
ana then tackled after. This showed thal
| there could not have been much differ
I ,ncc between them.
While the Shamrock was stin in the
| wind going about. the Columbia spl'
| again ana stood toward her On the port
! tack. Again they approached with the
| same uncertainty mat mad marked tn"4.
| previous attempts. ut this time the c.
/ lumbia Was again tp fan short She cam"
! uu almost To the Shamrock and then
! tackled ahead ~ HEM but to the lreward.
/ They were very clpse ana it iid not seem
! that conditions we're altered from what
! they were when me Columbia iirst tired
I % get the windTIgi position.
| TIL, mark boat H.ts now iu range % "! y
| southwark and ~ another tack th'f
would reach III. provided rhcy stood Ions
/ enough on tho ~taEhoard tack.
1 The Columbia WAS now kept on Is ~ +
| Ak foz-.h.- II being tho evident inteutio!.
| an gei tn, speed and let the weather pm
I -itlon take ,atD w itself The object r.-
( Ing to get to "a. wndward mark Arst, L'
matter how
! At i 53-4o the Shamrock wen, to tla
( Trrt tark ANA food f,r the mark boat
| I'll, Columbia strud ana lacked after No.
L H T. al
! times W ire iJr!Js showed now clns- III
I boats must have been
Z Hut after th"y had sped away fur tn
wludw ri mark tho Shamrock began g..
I frut In tA. most wonderful manner. SL
| shot ont ah'ad and il looked AS thong
/ shc waS En!'E ~ leave thc 'yl --nbia i"0
( good IN" hr,czc. which haa r''n gen
Z ling sonrrhst lighter ior il. I2-t n.t
! t"ur. now dropped To Ah"Et knots. Ih
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I sht ,uIld da nothing fHNrr iL4H ho-4 t-
Shamrock
/ They seemed "a crawl c.er mn sIuvr
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4 A SLIGHT gain which urly mad, tn. cN-
7 FIX, rnaut more intense They ,pIId bytl
( fatcb easily The Shamrock having starr
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