Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-08
RACE DECLARED OFF
Time Limit Cuts Short Third Contest fol
Yacht Supremacy.
IMPARTIAL DIVISION OF THE H0NoRS
At Outward Mark 0olumbia's Bowsprit
0verlaps shamrock's Stern.
BARR SHOWS CLtVERNtSS AT THE HELM
Takes the Wind Out of Cup Hunters Sails
and Gains Lead.
BARR SHOWS cLtvtRNtsS AT THE HELM
SHAMROCK PROVES WORTHY ANTAGONIST
English sloop Puzzles the Yankee
skipper mt Start by Taking In
Sail, but Leads or When
Columbia Comes Up.

NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-(Specal Telegram)
An unfortunate time limit cut short the
yacht race today Just as it was growing into
a beautiful struggle. The white hull and
then the green led the way down the fifteen
mile run before the wind-what wind there
was-with an impartial division of honors
that gave no partisan the least cause to re-
joice.
At the outward mark SO close were the
racers that the Columbia's bowsprit over
Tapped the Shamrock's stern. At the turn
occurred the prettiest incident OF the day.
which must certainly relieve any anxiety as
to Charlie Barr's cleverness at the helm
Both yachts gybed around the mark and as
the Columba's great boom flew over the
hull seemed to almost Craze the buoy. With
out moments loss, Barr brought his boat
alongside the cup hunter and to the wind
ward, leaving the latter's sails hanging loose,
while the white boat shot ahead. The CO.
lumbia kept off shore and in an increasing
breeze held out hope of covering the return
course within the required FIVE hours and a
half.
The Shamrock was pointed toward the
Jersey shore and soon lost the wind, lying
almost becalmed for several minutes while
the defender was hurrying toward the goal
The sagging canvas soon filed, however and
the green yacht started in pursuit, creeping
up steadily. The courses were laid on widely
verging tacks and it was impossible for
even an expert, not precisely abreast of the
contestants to say which held the better
place. The evening papers express opinions
altogether opposite The challenger was
further to the windward and defender nearer
to the goal when the judges ended the con-
test with honors therefore practically even.
N1,na !,
fed the forecast of those who spoke with
understanding On the run before the wind
to the outer mark during the midday lull,
supposedly the Columbia's weather., the de-
fender followed in the Irishman's Wake.
Shamrock Sails Perfect.
On the return, a beat against fresh
breeze when the Shamrock was touted to
excel, the white boat easily held it's own.
In the matter OF sails Ratsey's deft shears
counted in yards for the Shamrock 1t
was apparent, even to the inexperienced
landsman, how perfectly the Shamrock's
sails drew. While the breeze held not a
wrinkle showed in the spread of canvas,
while frequently on the swels a futter
could be seen in the Columbia's mainsail
The successive failures to finish a con-
test have been a serious disappointment to
the people Of New York and elsewhere in
/ dtuenuance, ana the accompanying swarm OF
excursion boats grows less on each race day.
Twenty steamers which could not make tho
run proitably on Thursday did not leave
the docks today. The lessee of the Nam
tucket, a sidewheel excursion boat, said
to the correspondent that with daily ex-
pense OF $500, the receipts amounted to $780,
The only undoubted proft-reaper ON board
today has been James j. Corbett, in con-
troll of the bar privilege, whose shoulders
are as magnificent as ever. On the return
he engineered imprOmptu vaudeville
program to cheer the disheartened sight
seers.
To judge by the sentiment among that
! crowd of spectators the committee must
make more of concession to the gentle
October breezes than the present time al
lowance or the international contest will
will fall off nightly a popular attrac-
tion.
All the three tests have succeeded In
proving is that the Upton craft is formid-
ably worthy challenger and that the next
encounter bids fair TO occur on the other
side. Many local yachtsmen feel that de-
feat would have a healthful effect on the
sport in America. 1t would allow Stephens,
Crane and other designers to compete with
Herreshoff and would give yachtsmen out
side of the New York Yacht club chance
to enter their favorites In competition.
WELSHANS.