The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-06
SECOND RACE | FIllLE
The Yachts Again Unable to Finish for the Want
 of Wind.
OUTER MARK NOT REACHED

UUlEK MAKk NUl hEAU1ED ONLY ZWELTE MILES OFTHE THIR-
 TY COVERED.
 Yachts Drift Most of the Time-Skip-
 pers Battle Hard for Advantage of the
 Zephyrs-Sham Half u Length
 Ahead When Race is Declared Of-As
 Result of the Trial Columbia is Be-
 Iieved tho Superior Boat in Running
 and Reaching and Shamrock in Beat
 ing.
 New York; Oct. 5.-Again to-day the sea refused the Shamrock and the Co., lumbia a field of conflict; again to-day the multitude which went out to sea to watch the contest for the international championship returned disappointed and not little disgusted. The question of supremacy between the two great yachts is still as much an open one as before they first met, as the contest to- day was in some respects, more of fuke than that of Tuesday. A drifting match almost from start to finish match almost from start to finish, the yachts crossing the line with a breze of five knots, it never blew more than six. most of the time less than three and part of the time not breath of air was stirring.
 Actual Time of Sailing.
 After sailing four hours and forty three minutes the yachts, having cov- cred only twelve miles of the course to the outer mark, the regatta committee declared the race off, as it was mani festly impossible, in the breeze then blowing, for the racers to round the stake before the time limit expired, much less to get back home again. Dur ing the time in which the yachts were at it the wind which carried them dead before it over the line hadhauled around until at the finish they were beating into its teeth
 Shamrock Leads in the End.
 While the wind held astern the Co., lumbia steadily outfooted her rival un- til she was fully half a mile ahead, but in the shifting baffiing winds that fol- lowed during the last three hours, with the single-stickers tacking and beating and gybing to catch every streak ot wind, with fortune helping one about as much as the other, the Shamrock grad Iaily worked her way up until when the race was declared off the two boats were about on even terms, the Sham rock, perhaps, half a length ahead, but so close was the Yankee that Captain Barr could have thrown biscuit to the foreigner,
 Lesson of the Day.
 The only lesson learned by the nau- tical sharps from to-day's trial Of the abilities of the two boats is that in light weather conditions the Columbia is the superior in running and reaching, and the Shamrock slightly better in beating There has yet been no indication of what either boat can do in a piping, wholesale breeze. The weather bureau had promised a good strong wind for to-day, but the prophecy was dismal failure. It was just an ideal Indian summer day A heavy haze hung over sea and land and shut off the view ot the thousands waiting on the Highlands of Navesnk and the Long Island shore. | The sky was yelled by gossamer of l cloud through which the sun shifted, | turning the sea of gold. A vast colony | of excursion boats, an-gong steam | CTS yachts, tugs side-wheelers and | sailing vessels gathered around the San dy Hook lightship to watch the start. The smoke from their stacks and the | steam from their eXhausts mingled with | the haze and formed thick veil The | boats, guarding the course, | threaded their way in and out between the excursion fleet.
 Course Kept Clear.
 But little difficulty was experienced to-day in keeping the course clear. There was hardly wind enough to keep he flags futtering What there Was | was from the west by north from over The land. Outside of the ruck of the steamers the old cup defender Vigilant made a beautiful picture and the old schooner America, which won the cup fifty years ago, attfacleu uAiVelsal dt- ention. Preparations were made aboard both yachts for the lightest airs before he start. The Columbia discarded her leavy steel topsail yard for lighter md longer pine one, and the Shamrock sent aloft the largest club topsail ever een on her. As soon as the committee ,oat had hoisted the signal letters ID. '. L..'' making the course fifteen miles ,outheast by south, dead before the wind and return, tug steamed straight mt to sea to plant the outer mark, There was some pretty manoeuvring ,ehind the line before the start, each ,acht breaking out her balloon jib and owering her spnnaker boom as they ockeyed for position.
 Columbia Crosses Line First. Both got across in the smoke of the ast gun, the Columbia length ahead nd in the windward berth. The wind vas blowing hardly five knots. AS she rossed, the Shamrock broke out her which was in stops. The 'olumbia was little slow in getting : CT big bellylng sail out, but sixty sec- nds later both were on even terms, eeing before the gentle breeze, wing