Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-20
THIRD RACE PROVES A FLUkE
Declared OFF with Columbia Leading Sham.
rock Three Miles,
uPToN'S SAILORS ARE LOSING coNcslr
Give Up and Admit Yankees Have
Better Bont-Sir Thomas Favorable
to Running Two Races After
Series is Finished.

Series Is Finished.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Had the wind held
today the Columbia Shamrock series would
have been ended in three straight wins for
the defender and the Irish cup-hunter would
have sailed home without the trophy, beaten
as decisively as any former candidates. Only
the failure of the wind saved Shamrock
| from a greater defeat than on Monday Today
| II was beaten on the run to the outer mark
five minutes and fifty seconds, elapsed
| time, and on the leg home, which would
have been beat, but which, owing to a
| shift OF the wind, was broad reach, Colum-
bia sailed away from it like witch
When the race was declared Off about ten
minutes before the expiration OF the time
limit, Columbia was leading by three miles.
1t was then four miles from the finish. Had
the race been finished Shamrock would have
been beaten by about twenty minutes.
| Sir Thomas boat was very badly handled
today, in spite OF the aggregation of talent
| aboard OF It, The two English captains and
the captain of Emperor Williams yacht,
Meteor, failed to get Shamrock over the line
before the handicap gun was fired, and it
went into the race penalized by two seconds
on that account The additional ballast
which was put into it yesterday seems to
have been blunder on the part OF Its man.
ayers, as 1t increased the size OF the body
to be forced through the water and in the
light air that prevailed today retarded in
stead of increased, it's speed. What Sham
rock may be able to do in rough weather
and a reefing wind Is still problematical
but after the drubbing 1t has received, the
experts are almost unanimous In the belief
that Columbia can take Its measures in light
airs or gale.
The crew OF Shamrock have given It 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 Shamrock's ten
der Lawrence. "They did not think their
boat would win they absolutely knew it.
They would not hear arguments. After they
returned from the race Monday they were
so sure that they would not speak to each
other. Now they are frank enough to admit
that Columbia is the better boat by ten min
utes over a thirty mile course"
Another Race Today.
The boats will race again tomorrow and
even II Columbia wins it Is possible that
two more races will be run. A proposition
seems anxious that it be carried out. He has
been greatly disappointed in the showing his
boat has made, but believes it might do bet
ter over triangular course in heavy wind,
and has said that he would be very pleased
to sail two more races.
This was a radiant day for those afloat.
Though light haze hung over the horizon
not a cloud fecked the sky. ten knot
land breeze blew out of the northwest and
the foam tipped wavelets running on the
gentle ground swell shimmered in the bright
sun. big holiday crowd went out to wit
ness what all supposed would be the last of
the cup series.
The course today was laid fifteen miles be-
fore the breeze southeast to south, straight
out to sea. BY maneuvering behind the line
Captain Barr bested the talent aboard the
challenger, sending Columbia flying across
the line twenty seconds ahead of his
adversary So badly had Shamrock miscal-
culated that the handicap gun doomed two
seconds before the green boat crossed and
it sailed away with that penalty in addition
to the sixteen seconds 1t allows the new
wonder
} The race to the outer mark was exciting
Both yachts carried balloon and their largest
clubtopsails drawing. But as the wind had
drawn little to the southwark, instead OF
| htcplub away tue udIh tuey ulluUs
triangular race OF it. Without setting
their spinnakers they luffed sharply to star.
board, each striving for the weather gauge
Columbia showed its rival fleet pair OF
heels, gaining gradually from the start. For
almost an hour the lutfing was continued
Shamrock was badly beaten in its attempt
, to get to the windwhrd.
After watching the yachts run before tn,
wind for an hour, during which the breez,
,, died down to five knots and less the excur-
sion feet turned ahead and gathered about
, the float to witness the turn. BY the time
they had lined up the big yachts could hardly
be seen. Through the haze they looked lik,
phantom pyramids. The wind kept failing
. and there was a long wait
Drifting Match.
: The balloons of the big sloops bellied II
and out, shivered, collapsed and the rae,
was degenerating into a drifting match al
I they approached the mark. The challenge
was directly astern OF Columbia trying will
its mountains of canvas to blanket the tow
ering sails of the Yankee. But Colum.
J bia was wizard. Somehow it managed tt
, get wind enough from somewhere to keel
: it slipping through the water and in val,
Shamrock tried to overtake it. The yacht
were coming the last mile. The white boa
bore round the mark in queenlke manner
= and fled away. Shamrock was utterly be
Gained for full minute. 1t must have beef
n minute of intense chagrin aboard the chal-
lenger, and the patriots could not but fee
a sense of pity for 1t. Shamrock
went round the mark six minutes and
eighteen seconds after Columbia. Abou
I three and one half hours had been con
sumed and there appeared no chance OF in
ishing the race. southwark wind p!cke
up.
l. Columbia sailed away from Its rival lik
- a ghost ship, leaving 1t far astern, increasing
e the distance between them 20 rapidly tha
u when the race was declared off at 419 /
;: was leading by three miles.
= RESULTS ON THE RUNNING TRACKS S