Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-19
BEATS ONCE MORE
COLUMBIA PLACES ANOTHER
RACE TO HER CREDIT.
SHAMROCK is DISABLED
Loses Her Topmast shortly After
Crossing the Starting Line and
AbandOns the Race-Will Make Re-
pairs Today and Sail Again To-
morrow.

New York Oct 1S.-rhe topmast
of the Cup Challenger Shamrock was
carried ay % minutes after CROSS
ing the starting line Tuesday and her
enormous cluhsail came rafting down,
leaving her n hopeless cripple. Cap
tain Hogarth Immediately abandoned
the race, towing back to anchorage af-
ter he had cleared away the wreckage.
The Columbia continued over the
course alone, placing to her credit the
second of the races for the American
cup. 1t Is unfortunate that the de
fender should have been the bene-
ticiary of the accident, but the rule Is
| ironclad. If crippled before started
there will be no race allowed, but once
over the line, If anything Is carried
| away the sufferer must make such re-
pairs as he can, or If rendered hors du
combat, as the Shamrock was, must
take the consequences. Had accident
not occurred, however, 1t Is believed
the Yankee boat would have repeated
the beating she gave the Challenger
Monday. During 25 minutes Of racing
the Columbia had established lead of
more than 800 yards on the weather
| bow.
Shamrock 11:l5; Columbia 1l:l7
Fifteen minutes after the start the
Columbias position was fully 200
yards dead to windward of the Sham
rock the latter being at that time
slightly forward Of Columba's lee
beam. AS the breeze freshened both
yachts began to put their lee rails
down harder, 1t seemed, looking at
the Shamrock's topmast from astern
as II 1t were sprung At 1924, with
a crash that could be heard far off to
lccward, the Shamrock's topmast
broke at point close to the cap and
the great club topsail went flying down
to lceward Of the mainsal. Captain
Hogarth Immediately put the Sham
rock before the wind, and finding no
one on board hurt, gybed her and all
hands began clearing away the wreck
| II was Is minutes before the crew was
able to get the club topsail on deck
| The Columbia took In her baby lib
| topsail and continued on her course,
for 1t had been specially agreed be
tween Iseling and Upton a few days
prior TO the date set for the first race
that in the event OF accident to either
yacht the uninjured vessel was to
| complete the course. At the
| time Of the accident the
Columbia was about an eighth OF a
mile to windward OF the Shamrock
The Columbia s official time at the first
turn was 12:39:23. showing she had
covered the distance to windward
about IA miles, in one hour, 80 min
utes and II seconds. The reach to the
second mark was devoid OF interest. 1t
was gybed around at 1921. The
elapsed time for this leg was 81 min
utes. 80 seconds. little better than 10
miles an hour On the last leg the
wind lightened considerably and 1t
took one hour. minutes and 50 sec
onds 10 cover the distance. At 2:37:17
the Columbia crossed the finish line
winning the second race ~ the inter-
national series. The regatta commit
tee paid visit To Sir Thomas Upton;
later on the Columbia's deck consul
tation was held, which resulted In the
decision that the Shamrock be allowed
one day TO repair damages and the
next race will be sailed tomorrow.