Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-01

that the yachts would finish within
| the time limit. The yachts held this
| tact for about six minutes, when
Shamrock, taking the lead in tacking.
aeain went on the port tack. Barr
waited nearly two minutes before fol-
bwing suit. The wind was so light
both yachts were more than 30 sec
,onds in swinging in the stays.
For nearly an hour Columbia and
Shamrock both held the port tack the
wind being SO light at times they alter
nately fell off with the sea and then
luffed up Shortly after ~ clock they
We're for little time practically be-
Gained but thru it all the Columbia
maintained the lead, which i'he had at
the start But at half past twelve there
were signs down the Jersey coast OF the
wind Increasing, and both shippers. ev-
Identity catching the scent Of. this fact.
at 12:41 went about on the starboard
tack. What wind there was had veerd
around to the south of east and IL
looked as if there would be no more
windward work in the race, II 1t held
from that quarter. With the wind from
that direction the two remaining legs
wouldd be reached.
1t was slow work for the next twenty
minutes, but the tickle wiyld caught
them at last. Shamrock got It frst, and
sssith her canvass filling cut siarted
ahead rapidly and cut down the dis
tance between her and Colnmbia. Cap
tain Sycamore took every possible ad-
vantage of the favorable slant and be-
fore It had reached Columbia he was
was almost on even terms. Fortune was
with the British skipper. and holding
tight to the air current which he had
caught he slowly worked into wind
ward berth and then took the lead. The
tluky, shifting wind seemed always
to favor Shamrock. Try al, he would
the American skipper could not catch q
favorable air current, and at 1:52 Sham
rock had good four Lengths OF open
water between her stern and Columbia's
bow. In the meantime shamrock had
taken in her baby; jibtop sslil AMI the
boats were rapidly nearing the 1rst
mark.
Both boats were now getting . GOOD
Giant wind and 1t seemed as 4 the Brit
Usher was making the most OF It, her
sails drawing well and apparently mo-
mentarily widening the gap between
herself and rival. The race had become
a pretty struggle for the first mark, de-
spite the lightness Of the wind. AT 2:lA
Columbia swung about and headed for
the north shore on the port tack. but
Barr soon brought her around to the
starboarl tack again. Shamrock is still
holding the windward position, appar-
emily being able to catch Itiose OF the
flukey breeze than her rival. AT this
time she had established lead which
she never lost to the first mark. but,
holding her advantage. rsunded the
stake boat nearly three minutes ahead
of the American boat. and both went on
the port tack, heading with the present
wind Close reach to the second mark.
They had sailed but a third OF the
course. and with only an hour and for
ty-five minutes remaining 1t looked im-
pcssihlc Tor them to Hnssai within the
five and one-half hours allowed for the
race. Shortly after rounding the mark
Columbia changed her No. = jib topsail
for baby jib. Shamrock. however,
kept ON with her lower sails and while
Columbia was making the change the
foreigner seemed to increase her lead.