Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08
She Was Also Improving Her Position
When Time Vas Called.
EXPERTS STILL MUCH MysTIFIED.
Nothing But n Spanking, wholesale
Breeze VIII Furnish Thorough
Test OF the Merit. OF the Two
Boats.
Boats.

NEW YORK. October 7.-old Bsreaa
again to-day played battledore and shut
ue-coek with the great single stIokers.
and the third attempt to said the first
race OF the Columhia-shamrock series
Tor the international trophy ended IN
failure.
The race was declared of fifteen min
utes before the time-umit expired. with
the yachts still five miles from the finish.
But the vast throngs who went down TO
the sea TO witness the battle-royal were
In a measure. compensated by seeing a
magnificent llght-weathor duel. In tho
end, the disappointment Of the patriots
was sharpened perhaps by the fact that
when the race was abandoned the Column
bla was in the lead and improving her
position, and had It been possible TO make
a race to-day. the American champion
might have had one race TO her credit.
EXPERTS STILL MYSTIFIED.
After three trials the experts are as
much mysdhod as they were at the be-
ginning concerning the merits OF the two
boats. Nothing But spanking whole-
sale breeze viii furnish a true test
To-day. as on the two previous days,
the course was laid hftecn miles dead
before the wind, and return. 30 evenly
matched were the beautiful, clean-llmbed
racers that they rounded the outer mark
Ike thorOugh0reds almost neck and
neck. and finished. after three
hours thresh to windward, with the CO.
lumbias white, shark-llke nose half
length in front and In the weather posi-
ton. but 50 close was her green rival
that the black shadow 81 the sham
rocks looming sails was snhouetted
against the Yankees snowy canvas
THE TALENT COMPOUNDED.
AS a result OF to-day'5 struggle. and
those Of Tuesday and Thursday. tho
talent are q good deal COMPOUNDED Some
OF them differ az 10 the merits Of the
two boats. but they seem settled upon
two things-that the Shamrock IL the
ablest boat that ever crossed the ooAan
20 lift the mug. and waat is still more
important, that she Is more ably handed
than the defender. The SUPERIOR sea-
manship Of Captain Hogarth and his
crew was demonstrated al several critical
points i'm the race today.
Tho Irish boat did undeniably better
work to wlndward She carved her way
up into the wind In astonishing style. But
hero again the Columbia seemed TO DO
able to moro than make up In footing
what sho lost i'm pointing, and as tho
ability of sailing vessel Is determined
by hcr power to make Roadway against
an adverse wind, she Is the better boat
by that test.
MORNING FULL OF PROMISE.
The early morning was full OF promise
for a glorious, wholesale breeze. The
heart Of the seafarag folks who went
down 10 the water front was gaddened
90 4. t..l., -
the northeast, that covered the upper and
lower bays with a smother OF white caps.
and tho excursion feet went out TO the
stake-boat with high hopes Of a splendid
days sport. But before tho fleet had
reached tho open the breeze began To
moderate, and the tumbling seas 90 spill
less OF their froth. Overhead. the sky
was unfocked-a vault as blue as tur-
qu0iso--and 50 clear was tho atmosphere
that every foot OF the course was visible
10 tho thousands who were watching on
tho Jersey hills from Naveslnk High
lands to Long Branch and Asbury Park.
From the shore every movement OF tho
race was followed by the sharps with
glasses. and the result was known there
long before II was flashed by wire from
ths cable boats.
The START
Columbia had all the better OF the
start. She bounded across the line like
racc-horse, with mainsail, club topsail.
and staysail drawing, and with spinnaker
down 20 starboard ready for the race be-
fore tho wind, and ten seconds sfterward
her balloon jlb broke out Ike cloud
burst. Tho Irish boat went over seven-
teen seconds later, with the same ring.
Tho official time at the start was:
Columbia. II 2I:02; Shamrock. n:2il9.
The patriots were mad with delight.
But their enthusiasm was short-lived.
The willy English skipped luffed up, and
ran through the Yankees lee for thu
weather gauge. Captain Barr tried "a
head this move of by luffng also. This
sent both boats of at almost right angles
10 the course, straight in for the Jersey
coast. and straight for the mob OF I'VE
hundred vessels gathered 10 the righs
OF the line for the run down. The tor
pedo-boats charged down upon them like
q squad OF Aging cavalry. TO clear the
way for the yachts
SCAMPERING or SHIPS.
Never was there such a scampering Of
ships. Bells I'm the englne-rooms jingled
full speed ahead and full speed astern.
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