The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-08
AGAIN THERE WAS NO RACE.
GREAT SINGLE STICNERS UNABLE
TO GET 4 BREEZE.


Line With the Columbia slightly
in the Lead, When :hc Rncc Was
Declared OT-Yochting Talent Is
Sorely PuzzIcd-Bclief in Column
bias SuperfOrity-COntcs Was EN-
citing in Spite of Failure.
New York Oct 7.-Old Boreas again to-
day played battledoor and shutuecock
with the great single suckers. and the
third attempt to sail the first race of the
Columbla-Shamrock series for the inter
national trophy ended in a failure.
The race was declared off 15 minutes be-
fore the time limit expired. with the yachts
stnl miles from the finish But the vast
throngs who went down 20 the sea to Wit
ness the battle royal, were in a measure
compensated by seeing magnificent light
weather duel.
In the end, the disappointment of the pa
triots was sharpened perhaps by the fact
that when the race was abandoned, the
Columbia was in the lead, and improving
her position. and had it been finished to-
day, the American champion might have
had one race to her credit.
After three trials, the experts are about
as much mystifed as they were at the
beginning concerning the merits of the
two boats. Nothing but spanking whole
sail breeze will furnish a true test.
To-day, as on the two previous days,
the course was laid fifteen miles dead be-
fore the wind and return. SO evenly
matched were the beautiful. clean-limheG
racers that they rounded the outer mark
like thoroughbreds almost neck and neck,
and finished after a three hours thresh
TO windward with the Columba's white,
shark-like nose half a length in front and
in the weather position; but so close was
her green rival that the black shadow
Of the Shamrock's looming sails was sill
houetted against the Yankees snowy can
vas.
Talent Deeply Puzzled.
AS a result of to-days struggle and
those of Tuesday and Thursday, the talent
is a good deal confOunded. Some of them
differ as to the merits of the two boats,
but they seem unanimous of the opinion
on two lhings-that the Shamrock is the
ablest boat that ever crossed the Western
ocean to lift the mug, aud what is stlll
more important, that she is more ably
handled than the defender. The superior
seamanship of Capt Hogarth and his
crew was demOnstrat ted az several critical
points In the race to-day.
The Irish boat did undeniaby better
work to wndward. She carved her way
up into the wind in astonishing style. But
here again the Columbia seemed to be able
TO more than make up in footing what she
lost in pointing, and as The ability Of a
sailing vessel is determined by her power
to make headway against an adverse wind
she is the better boat by that test.
The early morning was fuI of promise
for a glorious, whole-sall breeze. The
heart or the seafaring folk who went
down 20 the water front was b.addened by
a stiff twenty blast straight out Of
the northeast that covered the upper and
lower bay with a smother of white caps
and the excursion fleet went out to tho
stakeboat with high hopes of a splendid
days spot. But before the fleet had
reached the open, the breeze began to mod
crate and the tumbling seas to spill less
of their froth. Overhead the sky was un-
fecked. a vault as blue as turquoise and
so Gear was the atmosphere <hat ever
foot of the course was visible to the thou
sands who were watching on the Jersey
hills from Navesink Highlands to Long
Branch and Asbury Park. From the
shore every movement OF the race was fol-
lowed by the sharps with glasses, and tho
result was Known there long before IL was
flashed by wire from the cable boats.
IL Was Pretty start.
The Columbia had all the better Of the
start She founded across the line like
race horse, with mainsail, club topsail and
staysail drawing, spiunaker down to star
board ready for the race before the wind,
and ten seconds afterward her balloon jib
broke out like a cloudburst. The irish
boat went over seventeen seconds later
with the same rig.
The offic al time at the start was: Colum-
bia 1:21 :O2: Shamrock 1l2l19.
The patriots we're mad with delight. But
their enthusiasm was shortived. The willy
English skipper luffed up and run through
the Yankees lee for the weai her gauge.
Cart Barr tticd to head this move off by
luffing also. This sent lob boa off at a.
most right angels 10 the course, straight
in for the jersey coast and straight for the
mob Of five hundre cd vessels ga hered to the
right Of the line for the run down
Torpedo boats charged down upon them
like a squad OF flying cavalry to clear the
war for the yachts. Never was there such
a scampering Of ships. Bells In the en-
CINE rooms jlngled fun speed ahead ana
full speed asteru, as some fed and others
tried 10 back out Of the tangle. Several
serious collisions were narrowly averted.
But the fleet was scattering like a flock
Of wlk ducks after the discharge Of
gun.
COIumbin in the Lead.
The Shamrock got the best of the luff-
ing match, blanketing her rival and get
ting 10 windward of her. Then, when
both had squared off on their course and
let go their spinnakers, thousands waited
and watched. Slowly, very slowly at first,
inch by inch, the defender OF the cup
drew away, despite Shamrock's repeated
and tireless efforts to blanket her once
clear the white beauty forged ahead rap
idly. She had established a comfortable
lead when the breath ghtened and haul
ed more to the northward. Wrinkles be-
gan to trickle down the sides OF The white
yachts balloons, and several times all
three sails collapsed.
The Shamrock, on the two previous
days, prohted by the seemingly Hight air
and began to crawl up. Bur she did more
Capt. Hogarth took in the Shamrock's
spinnaker when the mark was sighted
eyed the Shamrock and trimmed down the
balloon jib topsal with great rapidly and
with everything drawing splendidly be-
fore The Americans knew il be was luffing
toward Columbia. Capt. Barr, on Colun,
bia. followed suit. but the Shamrock had
passed him well 10 the windward Capt.