The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-04
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Hhe Led Columbia In q Race That
Was Postponed.
FAILED TO FINISH IN TINE LIMIT

FAILED TO FINISH IN TINE LIMIT
Therefore Thursday's Contest Will Be
the First For tho Americas Cup.
Though the First Attempt Was a
Failure. Our Yaohtsmsn CONFIDENT.
New York. Oct. 4.-As the sun set
last evening the biggest crowd Of sight
seers and yachtsmen who ever sailed
down to Sandy Hook to witness tina
attempt of foreign mug hunter to
wrest from America the yachting SUI
premacy of the world returned to New
York crestfallen and disappointed. The
winds had proved too light and shifty.
and the first Of the international series
of 1893 between the two greatest
racing machines ever produced by
England and America dsgenerated into
a drifting match. and had to DO de-
clared of because neither could reach
the finish line In the time allotted by
the rules.
To avoid Just such winds as occurred
yesterday, In which luck and not the
crew and yachts win, the rules provide
that II one Of tho boats does not finish
within FIVE and a, half hours the race
is declared of. 80 ct the end Of the time
last evening, when the yachts were
still four miles from home. with the
Shamrock leading by something more
than quarter Of mile, the commit
tee officially declared that there had
been no race. Under the rules the first
race is now postponed until Thursday.
The day promised we'll at hrst The
sky was smirched with few dirty
clouds. but clear enough TO permit the
thousands Of spectators who lined the
Jersey shore to see almost every foot
Of the course. which. was IL miles to
leeward and return. The waves were
crested with whitaeaps here and there,
and q fairly fresh breeze blew out OF
the northeast. but after the Columbia
and Shamrock had crossed the line the
wind turned nuky and variable and
the race was a hzsle almost from the
start. But the fuks gave the yachting
sharps and the spectators much to
think about, and some surprises.
The Columbia Ia undoubtedly the
prettier boat. She is tall, stately, with
graceful lines and towering mast. The
Irish boat, with broader beam and
longer base line, looked slower and
heavier. Perhaps her green color
makes her look clumsier. as II shc-
were forced through the water, while.
the slim Columbia pierces it like
rapier.
Though indecisiye in every respect
as to the abilities Of the great rival
single stickers, yesterdays race indi-
Gates that the Irish boat, with her
English skipper and her Scotch crew,
is the ablest sloop ever sent across the
Atlantic in the hope of lifting the. 100
guinea cup which the America brought
back AZ years ago, and which has since
been successfully defended against the
world
During the five and half hours
sail the Shamrock was thrice ahead,
and twice the Yankee boat showed the
way. For the first ten minutes the
Shamrock led. then for five minutes
the Columbia's graceful bow showed
ahead of the green boat, for As minutes
following the Shamrock led, then for
three hours the Columbia, and for the
last hour and half 1t was the Sham
rock that led the way The breeze blew
as three. and shifted about through
eight points Of the compass. Each in
turn beat the other running before the
wind, and was in turn beaten beating
against the wind at various stages Of
the race, so that many Of the experts
who saw the two boats sail yesterday
are disinclined to believe that there
is a pin to choose between them, but
when the race is closely analysed 1t Is
absolutely proven that the Columbia
showed her superiority at every point
of sailing whenever the wind fresh
ened, and that 1t was only In the
lightest air that the Shamrock could
make headway against her. Both had
their share of good and bad luck. The
Columbia had the better of the shift
Ing wind on the run down to the mark.
and beat the Sharock minutes and "A
seconds, while on the beat home, after
increasing her lead to over mile at
one time the Shamrock overhauled the
Yankee and was quarter of mile
ahead when the time allowance expired.
Taken altogether, there could not
have been a more unsatisfactory race,
and yet as a result Of 1t the friends
OF the cup defender seem proud of the
showing she made and confident that
the cup is safe. Sir Thomas Upton,
too, is more pleased with the Shamrock
than ever.
The feature Of the race which pleased
everybody most was the perfectly clear
field whish was maintained. A fotil-
la OF revenue cutters and swift torpedo
boats, flying red barred white flags.
guarded the course, keeping excursion
steamers, yachts and tugs at a perfect
" safe distance from the canvas cloud
ed racers.
On board the Shamrock during the
race, beside her captains, Hogarth and
Wringe, were Vice Commodore Shar-
man Crawford and Hugh McGilldown-
ey, of the Royal Ulster Yacht club:
Sailmaker Ratsey, Navigator Hamil-
ton and Henry F. Lippitt, the last
named representing the New York
Yacht club Sir Thomas Upton view
ed the race from his steam yacht Erin.
On board the Columbia, besides c..
Oliver Iselin and Mrs. Iselin. were
Captain Herreshof. William Butler
Duncan, Jr., Captain Woodbury. Kane.
Herbert Leeds, Newbury Thorne and
Hugh Kelley, secretary of the Royal
Ulster Yacht club, representing that
club on board the Columbia.
London dispatches say that the re-
suit of the race was announced in the
London music halls last night and gave
rise to scenes of unbounded enthus-
iasm, the band playing English, Irish
and American airs. Many flags were
displayed, and the artists sang appro-
pirate songs. while vociferous cheers
were given for Sir Thomas Upton.
Boralma Won Kentucky Futurity.
Lexington, KY, Oct. 4.-The feature
of the opening day Of the Kentucky
Trotting Horse Breeders association
was the $4,000 futurity for 3-year-old
trottors. 1t took six heats to decide