St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-11
THE YACHT RACE.

New York, Oct. 10.--Three times tne
Americas cup racers have started
against each other, and three times have
they failed to sail the 80 knots within |
the time limit Of 5h hours. Let the
truth be told, three times Shamrock, so
far as the yachts sailed, has had the best
of 1t when the race was called off. Three
times she has outsailed Columbia, pick
ing the weather as 1t comes, and this at
a time when she was not up to rare rae
ing form, because of her lack Of tuning
up on this side
BY a mutual agreement between the
representatives of the New York Yacht
club and the Royal Ulster Yacht club,
Columbia and Shamrock will sail every
day after next Thursday until the ques-
ton of international yachting suprem-
acy is established
The request for such an arrangement
came from Sir Thomas Upton. Sir
Thomas wanted the races to be sailed
daily after next Tuesday, but the men,
bers of the New York Yacht club re-
fused to assent to such an arrangement.
The meeting at which the above arrange
ment for a change of dates was reached
was held at the New York Yacht club
yesterday.
Each side Is still confident, but 1t must
be admitted that the hackers Of the
green boat are showing the most hope.
They say that they know what she can
do in heavy weather. 1t only required
these days of drift to convince them that
| she was just as good in light airs The
whole Shamrock contingent Is happy
one, and there Is no one to begrudge them
their pleasant moments.
The opinion is quite general that there
was something in Saturdays racing by
which line could be drawn on the
merits of the boats. There was wind
enought for couple Of hours to furnish
q test, the first real test Of the week, and
while it lasted ana the boats were under
equal conditions, the Shamrock did the
better work.
That is the reason for the rise in Sham
rock stock. She is good in run deat
before the wind. She is good in a bea
to windward. What she will do in ,
reach is undecided, but the impression
are against her on this point of sailing.
The third attempt to sail the first rae
Of the Columbia Shamrock series for TIL
international trophy ended in failure
The race was declared off l5 minutes be
fore the time limit expired, with tn
yachts still five miles from the finish
The vast throngs who went down to tn
sea to witness the battle royal were |
q measure compensated by seeing
magnificent light-weather duel.
AS on the two previous days the cours
was laid Is miles dead before the win
, and return. So evenly matched wei
the racers that they rounded the QUITE
mark almost neck and neck, and finshe
/ after a three-hour thresh to windwar
r with Columbia's nose length in frol
and in the weather position.
/ AS result of Saturdays struggle al
= those of Tuesday and Thursday, Il
talent are good deal COMPOUNDED. Son
s of them differ as to the merits of the tv
s boats. but they seem unanimous upC
S two things, first, that Shamrock is t
}. ablest boat that ever crossed the ocet
= to lift the mug, and, scond, that she
e more ably handled than the defend'
IL The superior seamanship of Captain II
garth and his English crew was demo
lie strated at several critical points in t
a race Saturday, though to Captain Ba
$. and Mr.. Iselin belong the credit of e
d ecuting as brilliant and daring a pie
10 of seamanship as was ever witnessed
Re a yacht race.