New-York tribune., 1901-09-29

ShamrOCkS
sail showed plainly on the Columbias mainsail.
and kept creeping forward on the sail; but lust
then Barr widened his boat off to get her clear
OF the windward boats influence, and then the
same process began again. which continued all
along on this long starboard tack The wind
was now much fresher than at the start. and
seemed to be slightly increasing. 1t was mov-
ing at about nine miles hour AS the boats
proceeded the Shamrock seemed to be footing a
little better and soon the shadow of her club
topsa lay more on the Columbias main
sail. Here it crept ahead until 1t reached the
mast and at 1159 o'clock the Shamrock went
into the port tack and the Columbia followed a
few seconds later.
On this new port tack the Shamrock seemed to
be sailed with little better full, and she was
moving out ahead of the white boat. though per-
haps not pointing quite so high
IN wINDWARD WORK
One thing was certain in all this. that the
Columbia had at last met her match in wind
ward work, and perhaps her superior. Judged
at long range. the Shamrock seemed to be the
faster boat. but the Columbia the best sailed
boat.
For some time after going into this port tack
the Shamrock sailed a little wider than
before and she out quite distance ahead
of the Columbia, though slightly more
quite able to clear the other boat II she had
gone about but after about twenty minutes
sailing in that way Sycamore tried to pinch his
boat more. although he heading into
pretty heavy dead swell. The gain made in the
first twenty minutes now began TO disappear.
and the space between the boats was not as
great at Il: 80 at II was at 12:15. The Shamrocks
long overhang seemed TO need more driving
power and better full for the head sea than
-t1a OIf,
and 1t was thought to be a mistake not to adopt
her apparently best method of windward prog
ress. The wind was now moving at about nine
knots raising little cross sea on the ocean roll.
AT 1881 80 the Columbia broke tacks and
stood away TO the northward on the starboard
tack. The boats were about the line
from the start 70 the windward mark. as shown
by the position OF the guide steamer Buccaneer.
The Shamrock followed 10 the northward at
12:33:20 and ten seconds later the Columbia
went about TO meet her. They again
about TO meet but the Columbia being on the
port tack. did not sail in under the Shamrock's
lee. but came about once again. so that they
were both now on the starboard tack For the
next quarter of hour there was no percepti-
bic change in the boats position.
At 1924 the outer mark was about three miles
distant.
At ;O3 the wind had perceptibly rghtened.
and in looking off to the southwark there was
no white water to be seen As the racers came
nearer the outer mark it looked as If Sycamore
in his anxiety 10 clear around was starving his
boat, and she heading into a head sea
with a light wind the Shamrock did not seem
to be able to do her best in that way. This
was shown by the fact that at about ITO her
jbtopsail shaking all the time. and the
Columbia was closing some of the gap between
the two.
SYCAMORE STARVING HIS BOAT.
The wind having now lightened considerably,
the Columbia enjoyed some OF the advantage she
exhibited on Thursday. and she began to pull
I'D very gradually on the leading boat. Syca-
more was really starving his boat and the rea-
son he was doing so was that the Columbia was
coming up under his lee IN the light wind. and
as he pinched out he managed to split the CO.
lumbia's wind so that she could not pass, while
at the same time he was drawing out to wind
ward all the time.
This put Barr into pretty bad box lie
could not come about because both boats could
make the mark and he could not sail through
the wind split In this way Sycamore held
Barr safe while he worked out further to wind
ward. and then he gave his boat rap full. and
ran with started sheets for the mark leaving
the Columbia all the way.
| The Shamrock rounded the outer mark at
% II, where the main boom was syped over
! 10 port and the boat headed up to windward OF
her course home in the expectation of luffing
| match as soon as Barr rounded Barr came TO
the mark thrty-nine seconds later, and his Of
| hcial time at the turn 1:23:53. He made =
| quick turn and reached across the wind after
| the Shamrock to try to get out to her weather
side but Sycamore had been at this game be-
| fore and knew what to expect.
! The Shamrock lowered down her spinnaker
| boom thirty seconds after rounding and at III
| the spinnaker was out the boom in stops.
The Columbia, having rounded and gybed over
| quickly had her spinnaker boom lowered a few
seconds after she turned, but neither boat broke
ont her spinnaker, and they were both running
m TO windward Of their course homeward.
Neither of the boats changed her three working
headsaiis. and there seemed to be no prepara-
! tions made on either boat TO do so.
GOOD GAME FOR THE COLUMBIA.
At 1880 the Columbia, having failed 70 catch
the Shamrock after making quick rush to do
So bore away more to her course. and the
| Shamrock followed her But this was bluff
Both broke out their spinnakers lew square
feet. but they stopped there and the stops held
the sails on both boats. This was a good game
on the part of the Columbia, she wanted
| to lufr out to windward of the Shamrock after
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