The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-18

sSesla, Dispatch to the fos'-1a'sl'isenesF.
SMEW YORK, Oct. H.-To-
y days contest for the Ane-i-
cas- cup has naared by an accident
that pat Shamrock out of the race
tuenty-frve minutes after the start.
but 1t is improbable that 1t changed
the result. for Columbia was
dra1oing avay from the challenger
avhen the misfortune opertook her.
Columbia 1oenf oper the course
alone. and avbiie sportsmen do not
enjoy such a bietory 1t is never-
tbeIess part of the game. TIE race
began under the most favorabie aus
pices for the Irish yacht. There aOas
an excellent breeze. and Hogarth
took Shamrock oper the line first
and gained the veatber position.
Shamrock did not hold her ad-
vantage long. for Columbia. qvhieh
pointed better in The beat to zDind-
bard on the firstleg of the triangular
course. quickly oVerook her and
gained the lead qvitb he Weather po-
sfion. Suddenly Shamroeks back
stay Parted and ber topn,ast car
RED away. Her club topsad came
dopn and the yacht came up into the
wind helpless. She has irretrieVe-
ably out of 1t, and there evas nothing
to do bat Sive up. Columbia
bent seaddtns a1oay and ooVered
the course in remarkably fast time.
The third race qviN come on Thurs
day. days grace being generously
gfven to Upton TO repair his racer.
bat the result is noqU settled beyond
doubt. 0NAkkHAM.
~,EW YORK Oct. 1.-THE topmast of
IL the cup challeng Shamrock wa ar
ried away tAenty five minutes after
the big single sticker had crossed the
starting lire today. aud her enormous
club topsail. with its 2coo feet of canvas.
came rattling down on the deck. leaving
her a hopeless cripple. No amouu, of
pluck or courage could face sucn a
catastrophe, ard Capt. Hogarth imme-
| d.ately abandoned the race 10 wing back
! to the anchorage after he had cleared
| away the wreckage Columbia con-
/ tinued over the course alone. placing to
| her credit the second Of the races tor
! the America cup
laeht-<aen Regret the Accident.
The acctdeu: 20 shamrock ruined
The race ard caused the keenest regret
ainoag the yschtsseu ard the thousands
az sights.ers who were on hand u Wit
ness what had promised to be a glorious
duel II Is unfortunate that the defender
should have been the beneficiary of an
accident. as there is little glory In beat
ing a cripple. bu; the r4Ie IS .yeDcla3.
II crlp7Iaa before The start time for
repairs IS allowed. eut once over the
line. e anything carries away tire suf-
ferer must make such repaiTs he can.
or II rendered hors de combat. as
/ Shamrock vas today. he must take the
| censeeuerces- There Is good sense ara
| logic behind the rU,c The races ara A
/ 'es; of construction SIS weu as 81 design
/ and ~eatrsr*hlp Doubtless y Nr Iselsu
| could have had his Shoiee II the matter
he sererous}H wouia haYe declined -
! continue 1r NteR 70 fhe crippled ccneftion
ef hss rival bat gre y7}}es gave hin no
] alternative Tia wAs f1 4@sy baana -
4, ca and - ne r,at~hea 49, w}thsn .ne
/ tsgne N;u!t the vsce wax hls Had the
/ accident act occurred howeTe- Il l.
| believed the Yankee b>At would have
! repeated ,he beating she save the chAi-
| lr-gev yesterday. During the twenty
! ste -~!a-f-s the Yachts Ssua4 SIR aas
| gare through Sharsrork.~ Lad IKE
! streak Sn8 had established a lead -
/ rTo-e thAn 81. Yards on t-e weather aow
Ral~ waived In thc r.st.
! When Puritan teg.e3 Geassta p ,sssr
/ .rslAs course 81 lss7 carving sway the
/ chSUeaxerS NowspFft and ,aprnaet a.
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