Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-08
TOO LITTLE WIND FOR YACHT RAG
ING AGAIN YESTERDAY.
THIRD TIME NOT THE CHARM
COLUMBIA SLIGHTLY N THE LEAD
AT THE FINISH.
She Seemed to Be the Better Bont. hut
the Shamrock Is the More Ably
HandIed-COlumbia's Dar-
ing Senture-An In
teresting Race.

NEW YORK, Oct. odd Boreas again
to-day played battledoTe ard shuttlccJck
with the great single stickers, and the
third attempt 10 sal! the first race Of the
CoIumbia-Shamrock series for the interna-
uonal trophy ended in failure. The race
was declared Off fifteen minutes before
tine time limit expired, with the yachts still
i've miles from the finish. But the vast
throngs who went down TO the sea to wit
ness the battle royal We're in a measure
coinpe nsated by seeing ii magnificent light
weather duel.
In the end the disappointment of the
patriots was sharpcned. perhaps. BY the
TACT that when the race was abandoned
the Columbia was in the lead and improv-
ing her position, and had it been finished
to-day the American champion might have
had one race TO her credit.
After three trials the experts are about
as much mystiiicd as they were at the be-
ginning concerning the merits of the Two
boats. Nothing but a spanking, whole sail
breeze VIII furnish "A true test.
TO-DAY, as on the two previous days. the
course was laid fifteen miles dead before
the wind and return. So evenly matched
We're the beautiful, Clcan-limbed racers that
they rounded the outer mark like thor
oughbreds, almost neck ana neck, and fin
ished, after a three hours thrash to wind
ward, with the ColuInbias white, shark
like nose half a length in front and i'll The
weather position; but 50 close was hcI
green rival that lhc black shadow of the
Shamrocks looming sails was siIhoucitcd
against the Yankees snowy canvas.
As result OF to-day's struggle and those
of Tuesday and Thursday. the talent are
good deal conf0undcd. Some of them
differ as to the'meriis of the two boats. hut
they seem unanimous upon TWO things
that the Shamrock Is the ablcst boat that
ever crossed tho Western ocean to lift tht
mug and. chat is =till more Important
she is more ably handicd-than the defender
The superior scamanshlp al Captain Ito
garth and his crew was demonstrated a
several critical points in the race to-day
Though TO Captain Barr and the merry!
managing owner of the Yankee sloop be
longs. credit of executing as brilliant ant
daring piece Of scamanship as WAS eve
Witnessed in 4 yacht race. its rocklessnesl
caused great deal of nervousness an,
anxiety; IT'S accomplishment. therefore
made the pulses of the Americans bea
higher with pride. IL Tas The Spectacular
event OF the day. and fortune favored th'
brave
The Irish boat did lindeniabiy better wori
TO windward. Slir carved her way up int
the wind in astonishing style. But her
again The Columbia seemed To- be able L
make Up more iri footing than she lost il
pointing. and as the ability of a sailmi
vessel Is determined by hcs power 10 ma X
headway against an adverse wind, she !
the better boat by that test.
The early morning was fuII Of promis
for a glorious, whole sail breeze. Tn
heart Of the seafaring folk who went dow
10 the water front was gladdcned by
stiff twenty knot blast straight out Of tn
Northeast that covered the upper and lowe
bay with a smear Of whitecaps. and In
excursion feet went out L" the siakcboa
with high hopes Of p splendid days spor
But before the feet had reached the oper
the breeze began to moderate and In
tumbling seas To- spill less of their Sotl
Overhead The sky was unlocked. 4 van
as blue as turquoise. and so clear va
the atm1sphcia that every foot OF the cOur-
was visible to the thousands who WEI
watching on the Jersey hills from Nave
sink highlands 10 Long Branch and \!
bury Park. From the shore. every move
ment Of the race was followed by II
sharpcrs with glasses and the result va
known long before IL was flashed BY wiz
from the cable boats.
Outside thc long ground swell rolling
from the Atlantic with its tidings OF II
gale that swept UP the coast ycStcrda.
piled up what the old salts call "A lump
sea. II brought grief to many Of the sign
seers afioat. Many OF them sought the :,
ClusiuE Of their cabins before the Ncsse
on which they had embarked to witness II
race had weatherod Sandy Hooa< and 4
through the afternoon Il majority of Il
remainder kept zuspiciCusly near the raj
Of the steamers.
The Columbia had all the better OF Il
start. She bourded across the lire like
race. horse. with mginSaN, club topsaIl al
staySail drawing, spinnaker down to sta
board ready Tor The race before the win
and ten sec 0uds afierward her balloon ]
broke oni like a ciOudburst. The lTish bo
went over seventeen seconds later vi
thu Same rig. The patriots were mad Wi
delight. but their enthusiasm was shor
lived. The wills English skipper luffed l
10 run through the Yankees lee wealth
gauge Captain Barr tried 10 head of tn
Inov. by lunlnE also. This sent both boa
of at almost right angles to the cours
straight in for the Jersey coast al
straight for the mob OF 90 vessels gat
cred 10 the right OF the line for the ri
down. The torpedo boats charged dow
upon them like a squad OF dying cavalry
clear the way for the yachts. Never w
there such a scampcriHg of ships.
Bells I'm the engine rooms jluglcd II
speed ahead and fun speed astcrn. as son
fed and Others tried to back out Of q
tangle. Several serious collisions were ma
TOwly aNcriUd. But the fleet was scatter
like a flock Of wild ducks after the iii
charge Of a gun. The Shamrock got d
best Of the lufIing match. blanketing Ia
rival and getting to wIHdward of n,
Then. when bo.h had squared off on tho
course. and let 60 their spinn1kers. tho
sands waited and watched. Slowly. We
slowly al first. inch by inch. the defend
Of The cup drew away. despite tn. Shal
rocks repeated and tireles5 efforts
blanket her.
once clear. the white beauty forg
ahead rapidly. her three great ballo0
drawing. the wind carolinG from mai
sail 10 spinuakcr and from spinnaker
balloon jih She had established a COZ
Portable lead. when the breath tighten
and hauled more to the noTthwal
Wrinkles begaE to trickle down the SIC
Of the white yachts balloons. ard seVel
fines all three sails collapsed.