The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-06
||HEY MUST TRY |T AGAIN
First Contest Between the
i Columbia and Shamrock
Declared mo Race.
CROWDS DISAPPOINTED.
lseIin and Upton Regret the Necessity
Of Delay in Decisive Meeting
of Their Flyers.

The shamrock's Racing Qualities a
Surprise to the Yachting Talent
The Two Racers Declared to Be
Very Evenly Matched-Shamrock
Finishes Ahead.
New York, Oct. 5.-The first Of the
.ontests between the big sloop-yachts
holumbia and Shamrock, for the Amer
Es's Cup, resulted in mo race" The
iailure of either yacht to score vic
,Ory in the opening event of the series
Nas a great disappointment.
While G. Oliver Iselin, principal
.vner of Columbia, and Sir Thomas
linton, owner of Shamrock, both re-
rret the necessity of another days de-
ky in decisive meeting of their
1Ters, each is confident the next trial
IN result in neither accident, drift
hg.match nor fuke, but that it will
Ii squarely contested race with the
better boat the winner.
BEFORE the officials in charge of the
sacht race had shown by signal that
be contest was off. owing to the eX-
bration of time limit. many of the eX-
eursion steamers had headed for the
nav. their captains satisfied that it
would be impossible to finish the race.
y The last half hour of the race was a
nprod of anxiety for the eXcursionists,
kho, fearful that the Columbia would
BE- beaten, prayed that the time limit
would expire.
On the New York Yacht Clubs boat,
the Republic, the greatest admiration
Eas expressed for the admirable man.
ner in which the Shamrock was sailed.
Ehere were some among the members
who were of the opinion that the Co.
lubia stood too close toward the New
Jersey shore on her longest starboard
back, thereby losing slant of wind
which the Shamrock caught, and which
helped her to make up the distance
that she had lost when the Columbia
beat her around the stakeboat.
Il It was the universal opinion that the
race was one of the best sailed for the
Americas Cup, and that the defender,
h not matched against better boat,
certainly is matched against the most
skillful crew and the best men in COM
nand who have ever sailed a race for
tne nrn10os trophy on this side of the
ocean
The yachts were taken in tow Just
|oT the Highlands when the race was
etOpped, and as they were pulled up
the bay their crews and afficers were
theered again and again by the pass
hg steamboats,.
As the Republic passed the Columbia
PIE band on the ybcht clubs steamer
PLAYED "The Star Spangled Banner"
tnd Mrs. lselin, who was on the deck
PIT, waved salute to the passengers
pn board the Republic.
The manner in which the Shamrock
FaS handled and the way she sailed
pas great surprise to nearly all the
Spectators, and since the yachts have
given fairly good line on their respec-
Eve racing abilities in what was to
haye been the initial event Of the five
PAGES to be sailed, it is not so much a
eaSe of the Columbia having everything
per own way as was generally sup
posed. One thing is certain, and that
IS that the races will be exciting
Enough to please almost anybody, and
Plat the matter of winnig is about
es nearly on even terms as it would be
possible to have it. Since the "no race"
event was finished the odds in the bet
Ping on the Columbia have heun pulled
Gown and what money is put up now
y being placed at "evcns."
The crowds that went down to Sandy
Hook today to witness the race is
greater than that of yesterday and ii
Is estimated that fully 100000 are
Fatching the yachts in their great
Struggle to see which can make the
pest manoeuvres and cross the finish
line first