Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-10-07
ANOTHER FUNK.
Third Trial Of the Yacht Contest
Also a Failure.
Bulletins Put the Columbia Ahead
at the Stop.
The wind Fails 10 Hold, Hence No "Beau
tiful Race"
EXCURSION BOATS RxAPINc HARVEST

New York, Oct. This morning a
strong northerly breeze was stirring up
the white caps In the upper bay. IL
would have been impossible 10 imagine u
morning more full OF promise for hne
race between the Columbia and the
Shamrock. The dissppointments OF Tues
day and Thursday affected the spirits OF
the yschtsmen and yachtswOmen, for the
number Of people hurrying 20 the excur-
sion feet did not appear nearly as large
~ on the previous days.
Highlands OF Navesink.-The starting
gun Was lired at IL q. m.
Western Union Cable Boat. 1l:05 q.
m.-1he judges boat fired preparatory
signal and the yachts have fifteen min
utes or less TO get away.
Macksy- Bennett Cable Boat, - The
Columbia crossed the line ut Ii :2049
Highlands, 1l:23 - The shamrock
start ID at IL go 100. unofficial time.
Highlands, III 1881 q. m.-Ths yachts
sailed about a mile. The Columbia still
ahead.
Western Union Cable Boat-OGi ,ial
starting time: Columbia, 1l:2I:0l.
Shamrock, ll:2l:19
New York, oct. THE judges boa
slgnailed the course would lie south OF
southwest bringing the boats along the
Jersey coast, down to Long Beach. The
yachts spent half an hour after arriving
at the start, trying the wind. running
about one tack or other, and up and
down off and on wind. As the time for
start approached the wind seemed to de
crease and at l0:30 o'clock was no,
blowing much over twelve knots.
Highlands, 1la7 q. m.-Daring the
last five minutes the Columbia seems to
have drawn away bit from the sham.
rock, but the race Ia very close.
Western Union Cable Boat. HAS q. IN
The shamrock has much trouble will
spinnaker. Men aloft fixing. The Co
lnmbis gains each minute. and Is about
an eighth OF mile In the lead.
Highlands, ~ 031s p. m.--The COlum.
bs now leads about one eight OF u mile
The Shamrock's big spinnaksr drawing
very we'll. The spinDaker on the Colum
bis does not seem TO draw we'll.
HiQhlsnds, i2:l0.-The ehamrock hs
banketed the Columbia and Ia passing
the American on the star rboard side.
Highland, l2l39 p. m.-The Sham
rock passed the Columbia to star boar,
and IL now the leader.
Associated Press Boat Tug Ellis. Of
Highland Beach, 1915 p. m.-Tbe Sham
rock passed the Colur bia about sever
miles down first leg TO first mark.
Long Beach, l2a7 p m.-Ths Sham
rock pa sed here ut l2:47 The folum
bis. '2A7:5D,
Western Union Cable Boat, :05 p. M
Both boats are evidently running 70
mark. With the wind ut present rat
and direction II appears from here III
boats cannot finish within the tim
limit.
Ash ~ Park. :26 p m The Colum
bia now appears TO be gaining on tn
Shamrock The boats from here appes
TO be about "A quarter OF a mile apart
Three miles from stake boat
Long Branch. by Associated Press Dis
patch Boat, 300 p. m.-ln a series O
tacks that followed on rounding oute
mark, IL aepmed as II the COlumbi
gained. When the yachts finally cam
about on starbOard tack and headed Il
shore about 2 O'Clock. IL was Rpparen
that she WAS about 200 yards In the LEAD
II the wind holds 1t will be beautiful
race o the finish.
Ashbury Park, 2:lo p. IN The Sham
rock appears to be increasing in tn
Highlands OF Nsyesink, | :36 p. ma
the boats turned the outer mark III
Shamrock appeared length or two Il
the lead.
Ashbury Park. 1887 p. IN. -Botl
boats are sailing abreast, seemingly TO
home.
Ashbury Park, 2:4 p. m,-Ths yacht
are about four miles from the turnin
point. Shamrock still appears to hOl
the lead. Both are on port tack hesdin
out 70 sea.