The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-20
But the Wind Failed to Hold out
to Allow Yachts to Finish in
the Time Limit.
COLUMBIA WAS LEADING
Three Miles When the Race was
Declared ofE..Lipton Plays
in Hard Luck.

fender, and the Irish cup hunter would
have sailed home without the trophy,
beaten as badly as any former candl-
date. Only the failure of the wind
saved the Shamrock from a defeat more
singing than on Monday. To-day she
was beaten on the run to the outer
mark s minutes and 81 seconds elapsed
time, and on the leg home, which should
have been = beat, but which owing to
shift.of the wind, was a broad reach.
Columbia sailed away from her like
witch. When the race was declared OF,
about ten minutes before the expiration
OF the time limit, Columbia was leading
by about three miles. She was then
four miles from the finish. Had the
race ended Shamrock would have been
beaten by at least twenty minutes.
Sir Thomas hard luck continued to
follow. HIS boat was very badly ham
died to-day in spite of the aggregation
Of talent aboard OF her. The two Eng
llsh captains and the captain Of Em-
peror williams yacht Meteor failed to
get Shamrock over the line before the
handicap gun was fred and she went
into the race penallzed BY two seconds
on that account. The additional bal
last which was put into her yesterday
also seemed to have been a blunder on
the part of her managers, as 1t in
creased the size of the body to be forced
through the water and In the light air
that prevailed to-day retarded instead
Of increased her speed. What sham
rock may be able to do in. rough
weather and a reetlng wind is still
problematical but after the drubbing
she has received the experts are almost
unanimous in the belief that the Col
umbIa can take her measure in light
airs or gale of wind.
Have Given It up.
The crew OF the Shamrock have given
1t up. They are now convinced that We
have the better boat. Before the race
on Monday they had the most supreme
confidence in their ability to win with
Shamrock. There was no living with
them" said one of the Yankee tars on
the shamrock's tender Lawrence.
.'They did not think our boat would
win; they absolutely knew it. They
would not even hear arguments. After
they returned from the race Monday
they were so sore that they would not
sneak to each other. Now they are
frank enough to admit that the Column
bla is the better boat by ten minutes
over a thirty mile COURSE"
The yachts will race again tomorrow,
and even IL Columbia wins there is
possibility that two more races Will be
sailed. A suggestion to this effect has
been made and Sir Thomas appears an
xious that 1t should be carried out. He
has been greatly disappointed in the
showing his boat has made. nat believes
she might do better over : triangular
course in heavier wind, and has said
that he would be very pleased to sail
two more races.
The course to-day was laid fifteen
miles before the wind, southeast by
south, straight out to sea. After some
pretty manoeuvering behind the line,
Captain Barr on the Columbia, bested
the talent aboard the challenger send
ing the Columbia flying across the line
twenty-seven seconds ahead Of his adj
versary, So badly had the Shamrock
mlscaloulated that the handicap gun
doomed two seconds before the green
boat crossed and she sailed away with
that penalty In addition to the sixteen
seconds she allows the white wonder
under the new measurement.
The race to the outer mark was not
exciting. Both yachts crossed with
bulglng balloons, maInsaIls and their
largest club topsaIls drawing. But ne
the wind had pulled little to south
ward after the course had been set in
stead OF keeping away for the mark
they made almost a triangular race of
It. Without setting their spinnnkers
they lufred sharply to starboard, each
striving for the weather gauge
Columbia shows Her Heels.
The Columbia showed her rival a fleet
>paIr OF heels. gaining gradually from
the start. For almost an hour the luf.
hng match continued, carrying the
yachts four miles OF their course. The
\ Shamrock having been badly beaten In