The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-20
Lipton's Mug Chaser Badly Handled
Despite Its Aggregation Of For
eign Past-Master Sailors.
ISELlN'S BEAUTY A WIZARD
SEEMED TO COMMAND WIND At WILL
EARLY IN THE CONTEST.
And Also Out-Maneuvered the sham
rock from Beginning to End-Ex-
ira Races Likely to BE Sailed.

NEW YORK, Oct. 19-Had the wind held
to-day the Columbia Shamrock series for
Americas cup would have 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 the Shamrock from de-
feat more stinging than on Monday. To-
day she was beaten on the run to the outer
mark five minutes and fifty-one seconds
elapsed time and on the leg home, which
should have been a beat, but which, owing
to a shift of the wind, was broad reach,
Columbia sailed away from her like
witch. When the race was declared on,
about ten minutes before the expiration OF
the time limit, Columbia was leading by
about three miles. She was then four miles
from the finish. Had the race ended Sham
rock would have been beaten by at least
twenty minutes.
Sir Thomas's hard luck continued to fol-
low. His boat was very badly handled to-
day in spite Of the aggregation Of talent
aboard of her. 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
she went into the race penalized by two
seconds on that account. The additional
ballast which was put into her yesterday
also seems to have been a blnnder on the
part of her managers, as 1t increased the
size of the body to be forced through the
water and in the light air that prevailed
to-day retarded instead of increased her
speed. What Shamrock may be able to do
in rough weather and a reefing wind is still
problematical, but after the drubbing she
has received the experts are almost unani-
nous in the belief that the Columbia can
take her measure in light airs or gale
of wind.
SHAMROCK'S CREW GIVES 1T UP. ;
The crew of the Shamrock have given 1t
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 Shomrack. There
was no living with them,' said one of the
Yankee tars on the Shamrock's tender,
Lawrence 'They did not think their boat
would win; they absolutely knew 1t. They
would not even hear arguments. After they
returned from the race on Monday they
were so sore that they would not speak to
each other. Now they are frank enough to
by ten minutes over thirty-mile course.
The boats will race again tomorrow and
even if Columbia wins it is possible that
two more races will be sailed. A PROPOSE
tion to this effect, has been made and Sir
Thomas seems anxious that it be carried
out. He has been greatly disappointed in
the showing his boat has made, but be-
lieves she might do better over triangular
course in heavier wind and has said that
he would be very much pleased to sail two
more races.
This was a radiant day for those afioat
Though light haze hung over the horizon,
not cloud fiecked the sky. A ten-knot
land breeze blew out for the northwest
and the foam-tipped wavelets running on
the gentle ground swell shimmered in the
bright sun. A big holiday crowd went out
to witness what all supposed would be the
last race of the cup series and the sight
seers were treated to a rare picture as they
| bowled down the harbor. The bay was alive
with sails. Fifty or more sailing ships Of
every style, from coasting schooners to
| lofty square-riggers, bound for the Indies
or the China seas which had been harbor-
bound for two weeks, were taking advan-
tage of the favorite breeze and like flock
Of wild gulls were speeding seaward with
| their spreading pinions cleaning in the
sun.
The course to-day was laid fifteen miles
before the wind, southwest by south,
straight out to sea. After some pretty
maneuvering behind the line Captain Barr,
on the Columbia, bested the talent aboard
the challenger, sending the Columbia flying
across the line twenty-seven seconds ahead
Of his adversary. So badly had the Sham
| rock miscalculated that the handicap gun
| doomed two seconds before the green boat
| crossed. and she sailed away with that
| penalty, in addition to the sixteen seconds
| she allows the white wonder under the
| new measurement. The race to the outer
| mark was not exciting. Both yachts crossed
with bulging balloons, mainsails and their
| largest club topsails drawing. But as the
| wind had pulled little to southwark after
| the course had been set, instead OF keeping
| away for the mark they made almost a
| triangular race of 1t. Without setting their
| spinnakers they luffed sharply to the star
| board, each striving for the weather gauge.
COLUMBIA SHOWED HER HEELS.
| The Columbia showed her ri,al a fleet
| pair OF heels. gaining gradually from the
| start. For almost an hour the luffing
match continued, carrying the yachts four
miles OF their course. The Shamrock hav-
| ing been badly beaten in her attempt to
| get 10 wlndward both squared away for the
| mark. breaking out their big spinnakers
| TO the wind. After watching the yachts
| run before the wind for hour. during
which the breeze gradually died down to
| about five knots or less. the excursion fleet
| 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 across the water
| they looked like phantom pyramids.
The wind kept falling and there was :