New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-18
AN EXCITING RACE SPOILED
u.cc1DrNr TO THE SHAMROCK A soR'
ROW TO AMERICANS.

sr,,r GREEN BOAT TO ITEWARD But AHEAD
WHEN HER ToPMAsT GAVE WAY
HOW THE FIGHT HAD BEEN
wAGED Up TO THAT TIME.
rDo-o vros an unfortunate ending yesterday
a.. ,No second race between the Columbia ana
IN. Shamrock and one which will he regretted
.,D tho r-nited States as much as IT will he IN
r,g,and The Shamrock carried away her top
e,nast after sailing a few miles OF the COURSE anu
when she was the leading boat II may ne '""'
the next race will also go off in some neon
sclusive way. and then the arrangements "''u
expenditures Of whole year or more WI" 80
for nothing Much this result would - W.
plored It cannot he forgotten that Inc o""e,'
Of the competing boats have agreed 'ose'he' III
writing that in case Of one yacht of'aN'"e
down the other shall continue TO hh's" anu
claim the race as her own. This agreement vas
come 10 for the express purpose OF cIea''"s "''
boat so taking race from any chake % '
willingly taking advantage OF the msio' '""' VI
the other And the agreement was "'so "''
because these races were intended to be test
NJ general construction as well az OF slte"'
The failure Of yesterdays race was d" 'he
-,ora regretted owing to the fact that after
y,a,t,,g nearly two weeks 1t was the first oay
-b,cb could be called satisfactory, from yacht
.rc no,nt q view. and the competing boats had
.,orvthine in their favor as regards wind ana
water and warmth for an ideal race.
IMPROVEMENT IN COLUMBIAS SAILS
The preparatory gun was fired az lo.4' me
Columbia and the Shamrock were then 10 ie'
,r.rd - the Sandy Hook lghtshp. and standing
northery under full sail ana their largest oiup-
,onsans These clubtopsails were both as tight
vas Of the defending boat had been much I'M
,roved since the uncompleted races. The main
sail and topsail sat nearly as well as the cha'-
,enger,s though when the yachts both keeled over
"a a good angle the Coumhas mainsah mad
',ittle more curve to it and did not remain quite
ms fiat as the Ratsey mainsail on the Shamrock
In the mannuvrng prior 10 the start the CO.
f,unbia stood southwark. close hauled, ana te"
moments later the Shamrock went into the star
board tack AfterWard the Columbia gypen hei
boom over 10 port when she was about three
hundred yards 10 the south OF the me one
made n graceful sweep here, while the ShaH-
prock came up on her weather quarter ana 'heh
Cantain Barr stood southerly. while Captain
Hogarth steered closer to the line After~ard
they stood to the westward after crossing to
get on the right side Of the line, ana the cap
, tain Of the Shamrock lay up on the columbia ;
weather quarter which was Tapped by his DOW
spirit The Shamrock was moving faster than
the Columbia and about to take her wind when
Barr veered off to get clear
THE SHAMROCK WINS THE START.
. One minute before the starting gun was fired
the Columbia broke out her jibtopsail and they
both crossed the line on the starboard tack. the
Shamrock being to wlndward and ahead As
they crossed the Columbias bowsprit wac lap
ping the Shamrocks lee beam Captain Ho-
garth OF the Shamrock had shown great dex
terity and skill in getting the weather berth al
the start He had the best of the start al
through and afterward iuffed out 10 get clear
OF the boat under his lee.
As the boats the starboard tack
the Columbia footed faster and COINS
through the Shamrocks lee.
The starting gun was fired at II o'clock anC
the official time Of the crossing was as follows
I'M
Columbia II 90.
The course was a thirty l.. OF triangle. Will
ten knots To each side. the first 'eing dead e
windward. with the wind east by south. Tn
velocity Of the wind was about eleven or lively
knots After running while on the starboar'
tack the Shamrock tackled at II .02 30 and stoo
10 the southeastward the Columbia followin
about thirty seconds later
MORE CARE on THE SHAMROCK.
There question that the Shamroc
was being sailed more carefully than on tn
preyious dav She was not footing through III
water at anything like the same speed. and sh
was close damned on the wind She goin
faster through the water than the Columbia an
opening out a considerable lead. but II could No
be told from the position held by the Delphi
which boat was to windward Apparently the
were nearly in line.
Great interest was shown among the passer
gers OF all the vessels as 10 the relative pos
lions Of the boats. which were carefully watche
for their next tack which was expected TO sho
how they stood The Shamrock WAS still sal
ing without her jibtopsail, while the Columb
carried hers In this long leg, which Taste
over twenty minutes. II was nip and tuck h
tween the boats and II was expected that u
next lacking would indicate the results for II
entire day II the Shamrock was able 10 eros
ahead on the next tack II would mean that wit
@b,s weather and with the sea that was rui
ming she would probably continue ahead a
the wav to the windward mark She was G
the tack which was supposed to he her best.
there Is any difference, and II she could M
show windward superiority at the present tin
Il could not be hoped that she could do so
any other time Of the day.
THE SMASH AND THE DROP OUT.
At 1923 the Shamrock lost her topmast. tt
stick ana the big sail with It's long spars fell ov