El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-07
And the Columbia First
Showed Her Heels to the
Irishman.
THE WIND DIED
And the Race Was Declared
Off With the, Shamrock
Bringing Up the
Rear.

HIGHLAND, Oct. 7, 4:30 p. m.-The
yacht race today was officially declared
offon account of the expiration of the
time limit
The Columbia was In the lead.
NEW YORK, Oct. AT the New
York Yacht clue notice has been
posted on the bulletin board: stating
that the races will be sailed on alter
nate days until the series is completed
This is according to an agreement
between the New York Yacht club and
the Royal Ulster Yacht club, and it will
not be changed.
The race today will be the first OF
the series and will be fifteen miles to
windward or leeward and return, and
if it Is finished within the five and a
half hours TINA allowed, the second
race to be sailed next Tuesday will be
over the triangular course, ten miles
to each leg.
A SPLENDID MORNING BREEZE.
HIGHLAND, Oct. IA ten-knot
breeze sent the waves tumbling in
shore at sunrise this morning. The
weather is clear and brilliant and the
the Shamrock and the Colum bia are
of the best.
At s O'Clock the wind had freshened
considerably. 1t was then blowing fif-
teeu-knots an hour. half an hour later
q pipirg twenty-knot breeze was blow
ing and gladd ening the hearts of thou
sands who wanted to see the
race.
The wind is from the north-north-
east, which, if continued, will send the
racers down the Jersey coast and
back. Upon the first attempt last
Tuesday haze was upon the horizon,
but it was not of the battling thickness
that worried the onlookers Thurs
day.
PREPARED TO START.
HIGHLANDS, Oct. 7.-10:49.-The
course has been started by the torpedo
boats and everything is now in readi-
ness for the signal to cross the line.
1O:55-The mark tug is steaming full
speed down the Jersey coast and the
guide tug is close behind.
1O:56.-The Shamrock has taken in
her club topsail.
11:04.-The preparatory gun has
been fred. The Shamrock has her
larger club topsail set. Hogarth has |!
possibly done this because the wind has |
died out to great extent.
The flagship Corsair arrived ten |
minutes ago at the starting point.
THEY'RE OFF.
HIGHLANDS, Oct. THE Colum bia |
crossed the line first at Ills a. m
The Shamrock followed her twenty
five seconds later. The Shamrock had |
lowered her spinnaker to starboard.
11:23-Both yachts are now healing !,
for Navesink light. The Shamrock
has her balloon jib hoisted. The Col
umbia is pulling away from the Brit
isher, as she now has wind free. There
was a scattering of excursion boats as
the yachts darted for the bunch.
11:27-For the first few mi inutes the
racers engaged in luffiug match and
the Colum bia gained little in the
contest.
11:5O-The Columbia is leading by
one minute and five seconds.
I2:3O o. m.-The Shamrock has pas
,ed thecColum bis.
1:36. The Shamrock turned the stake
BOAT first, five seconds ahead OF the Co.
IL bia.
2:34-Both yachts went about on
he port tack. The yachts are about
,ight miles from the finish.
2:35.-The Columbia outfooted and {
utpointed the Shamrock in the early
tage of the beat home and at this time
las lead of fully three minutes. The
gind is light, about seven knots, but
teadier. In the beat home Captain
; arr is handling tt e Columbia beauti-
nlly and seems to hold his rival safe. | g
l3:O5-The Shamrock is on her portl
ack. q
The official time at the outer mark