The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-10-28
.AN[RICAN@PWONAGANNE NEW MINISTER INTERIOR
COLUMBIA WINS THE THIRD
RACE.
over a Triangular Course in a Spank
ing Breeze the Challenger is Outsailed
by the Defender.

NEW YORK, October 2O.-Both
yachts passed out of the Hook at 8
O'Clock under sail. At $40 there was a
strong northeast wind blowing about 10
| knots. The surface of the ocean was
covered with white caps and there was
every prospect of quick race. The
preparatory gun was fired at 1O:45, the
warning gun at 1850. The official time
of start was Shamrock 11:00:34, and
| Columbia Hobbs. The course is to
south by west Is miles down the Jersey
| coast and return. The Columbia was
reported as having some trouble with
! her spinnaker, but at 11:0S1a it was re-
! ported to be drawing well. At 11:10 the
! Shamrock had still a slight lead, though
! the Columbia seemed to be drawing up
/ on her, the Shamrock's spinnaker not
| being well broken out a the head. At
| lib the Columbia was again reported
! to be gaining and the wind was then
blowing 80 miles an hour from the
| northeast. At II 80 the Columbia was
again reported as having trouble with
her spinnaker and at 1872 with six
miles of the course covered the Sham
| rock still had lead of 200 yards. The
Columbias spinnaker continued to give
| the trouble and at 11:43 it was stated
that the Shamrock was increasing her
lead. Passing Long Branch, some 10
miles from the start, it was estimated
| that the Shamrock led by 55 seconds.
| Immediately after that the Columbia
commenced to close up the gap, though
! both boats were sailing very fast and
| their sails were drawing well. Asbury
| Park reported the yachts as 200 yards
apart four miles from the stake boat.
1t had been a beautiful race up to that
point. The Columbia continued to
| crawl up and passing the Shamrock
rounded the outer mark at 12:18:30, the
Shamrock being 80 seconds later.
At 1922 both yachts were pitching
heavily but the Columbia was to wind
ward and still leading. On the return
| Ashbury Park estimated that the Co
lumbia was leading by about one
| quarter of a mile. Long Branch at
12:43 ~ reported the Shamrock gaining.
! Both boats were pointing high and at
times the sea broke completely over
them. At 12:49 the breeze seemed to
be increasing and the yachts were und-
er jibs staysails and mainsails only.
| AT 1888 the Columbia was increasing
her lead. The sea was washing her
from stem to stern, but she was point
ing high and driving along at a high
rate of speed. At 1880 she had good
half mile of lead Both were on the
starboard tack and had covered about
mile and half on the way towards
the finish line At 1:10 the boats were
on the starbOard tack off Long Branch
with the Shamrock seemingly three
quarters of a mile in the rear. At :25
| the Columbia was about seven miles
from the lightship and the Shamrock
seemed to be cutting down the Column
bias lead. The Shamrock has certain
| ly been giving a splendid exhibition
of sailing. At | 53 the Columbia was
four and a half miles from the finish
line. The Shamrock was laying over
under heavy press of sail She had her
clubtopsail out though the Columbia
had not, and she was lessening the gap
At 2:02 both were headed for the finish
line. At 2:26 it was estimated from
the Highlands that the Columbia was
short mile from the finish line and
that she might touch the line on the
next tack. The Columbia crossed the
line unofficial, at 2.4O3O. The Sham
rock crossed the line at 2:45:25.
NEW YORK, October 2O.-The officia
summary is as follows:
Start-Shamrock, l1:OO:34; Columbia
11:01:35.
Finish-Columbia 2:4O;OO; Shamrock
2:45:17.
Elapsed time-Columbia, 3:3S:25
Shamrock, 3:44;43.
NEW YORK, October 19-Had tn,
wind held today the Columbia Sham.
rock series for the America Cup would
; have ended in three straight heats fo
the defender, and the Irish cup chal
lenger would have sailed home with
out the trophy. When the race was de
clared off about ten minutes before tn,
expiration of the time limit, the Coum
bia was leading by about three miles
She was then four miles from the finish
Had the race ended, the challenges
would have been beaten by at leas
twenty minutes.
When the race was declared off tn,
Columbia was leading by about thre,
miles. She had sailed towards the fin
ish about II miles of the 10.
The yachts will race tomorrow Owe
a triangular course to wndward or lee