El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-03
The Columbia Shows The
Shamrock a Clean
Pair of Heels.
YACHTSMEN CRAZY
Over The Official Measure
ments Of The Racers
Made Yesterday At
The Navy Yard.

HIGHLAND, N. j., Oct. 3-11:06 a. m
The boats have just started over th'
line.
Both of them broke out with theil
baby jib topsails. The course is abou
south by west.
The Shamrock started with leaG
of about 25 seconds.
At 11:18 the Columoia set her spin
maker to port, and at 11:20 the Sham
rock broke out with her spinnsker
So far the Columbia does not seem to
be able to cut down thesShamrock'e e
lead.
AS the Colum bia was proceeding un-
der tow with her main sail set and
drew near the starting point. she broke
out with her jibs. After a few min
utes she dropped herI tow and ran to
the starting point under her own sail.
The Shamrock led to the wind and
her crew began setting her main sail.
The haze by this time had completely
lifted and the distant shore stood out
in bold relief.
The atmospheric conditions made IT
an admirable day for witnessing
the race and the shore all the way to
Elberton was lined with people.
At 10 o'clock both yachts had broken
away from their tows, and, proceeding
under their lower sails, they bore down
toward the starting line, and by this
time long line of steamboats,, sailing
craft and pleasure boats were seen COM
ing down the lower bay to take posi-
tions near the starting point.
Sir Thomas Lipton's steam yacht
Erin led the fleet down the bay. The
Corsair, the flagship of the New York
Yacht club, could not be located in the
large fleet of vessels.
Darling here and there among the
boats, emitting large volumes OF smoke,
were torpedo boats and revenue cutters
under the command Of Captain Evans |
of the United States navy.
Both yachts maneuvered around the |
starting point and at II 40 o'clock they |
both set their large club toptails.
HIGHLANDS, Oct. 3.-11 :45.-The |
wind seems to be dying away, and still |
the slight gain the Columbia made in
her chase after the Shamrock was
lost.
The cup challenger is Increasing her
lead slightly.
II:49 a. m.-The Shamrock is about
l minute 10 seconds in the lead.
1910 p. m.-The Shamrock has in
creased her lead to about minutes.
The wind has died to a seven-knot
breeze.
NEW YORK, Oct. 8. - Yachtsmen
were crazed to-day when they saw the
report of the official measures, which
had been made of both boats at the ma
w yard yesterday. The official tape
nearly two feet longer on the water
line than the Shamrock and that she
had to allow the British boat 81 Sec
,nds in the thirty-mile run, the length
Of the course over which the boats will
sail. From the appearance of the
yachtsmen had been led to
believe that the Columbia would get
an allowance.
Despite the fact that the Columbia is
onger than the Shamrock the chal-
enger has greater sail area.
COLUMBIA LEADS.
At12:19 the Columbia passed the :
shamrock and both boats are now car ,
'ying full jibs and have taken in their !
pinnakers. Id
1:22 p. m.Tbe Columbia is now in the g
cad by about 20 seconds.
After the Columbia passed the Sham
ock the wind began to die down and
he slowly Increased her lead amidst
he cheers of those on the steamers.
The Shamrock was sailed in mas
erly manner, but do what she might .
he was unable to regain her lost van
age.
LOS p. m.-The Shamrock caught
avoring breeze and reduced the Co
unbia's lead to a quarter of mile.
1t this time the Columbia is leading