The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-24
A. CLEAN PAIR OF HEELS
is ALL, THE FRESHMAN SAW OF. THE
q. YANKEE YACHT YESTERDAY.
THE TIME LIMIT Not REACHED.

al 3: z3-3FrA 4s-t@s3 ? Sa
TIL. Race for that Reason Declared
or3Thes WIND Good rntif h Home
stretch Is Begun. When it Dies Down.
The Columbia Takes the Lead from
the start and I~ncreasesi 1t as the Race
ProyressesLThe tvorst Defeat rhe
shamrock 1fa7 yefExperleneed!!
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New York. october ls.4Had, thg nd
held today. ~Eheos Columbia Shamrock
serfesa fer Amertsa's cup waou1d-chave
ended IN three Yyafght wins for ne
defender and the Irish cup huAter
would have, saaed nome wsthssut: the
trophy. beaten as ~decisively as any
former candidates. Only the failure
of ahe wind saved the Shamrock from
a defeat more singing than on Mon
day. To-Day she was beaten on the
run to the outer mark 5 minutes and
81 seconds, elapsed time, and on The
leg home, which should hay bee a
beat, but which owing to a shift Of The
wind was a broad reach, the Columbia
sailed away from her like a witch.
when the race was declared of,
about ten minutes before the expiration
Of the. time limit, the Columbia was
leading by about 8 miles. She was then
four miles from the finish, Had he
race ended the Shamrock would have
been beaten by att least twenty min
utes.
Sir Thomas hard LUCK continued to
follow. ., His boat was. very badly
handled today, in spite of the aggTeSa-
ton of talent aboard Of The two
English captains and %the captain OF
Emperor Williams yacht Meteor failed
to getFthe Shamrock over the line be-
fore the handicap gun was fired and
She went into the race peralized by two
seconds on that account. The addi-
tional ballast which was put into her
Yesterday ALSO seems to have been
a. bldnder on the part of her managers.
What the Shamrock may be able 10 do
in rough Weather and a reefing wind
is still predetermined, but the experts
are almost unanimous in the belief that
the Columbia can take her IN
light airs Or a gale of Wind.
The crew Of the Shamrock are now
convinced that we have the better
boat. Before the race on Monday they
had the, most supreme confidence in
their ability to win with the Shamrock.
There was no living with them" said
one Of the yankee tars, on the sham
rocks tender Lawtence. They did
not think their boat would, win: they
absolutely kneW it,; they, Wouldn't
turned from the race Monday they
were so sore THAT they would not speak
to each other Now they are frank
enough ito admit that the Columbia is
the better boat by ten minutes oyer a
thirty mile course" t.,r 80 =, s;. ?
, The. yachts viii race again. tomorrow
and even. if the Columbia wins there
is a, possibility that two more races
will be sailed. a suggestion itor this
effect has been made and Sir Thomas
appears anxious that it should be car
rfed out. He has been greatly disapt
pointed ia the showing his boat has
made. but believes she might do better
over a triangular: course in a heavy
wind, and has said that be would be
very much pleased ITO sail two: more
races. -.r.. - e -,-
- "a .ltThE RACE. 't1.
. This was a radiant day for those
affoat and a big holiday crowd went
out to witness what all supposed
would be the last race of the cup series.
= The course today was laid fifteen
miles before the wind, .southest by
south, straight out ITO sea Afte.' some
pretty smaneuvering. behind the lime,
Captain Barr, on the Co1unlbias bested
the talent aboard the chalDenger9
ing the Columbia flying across the line
% seconds ahead of his. adversary. So
badly had the Shamrock Tisoalcu3ated
thatzthe handicap gun Doomed two Sec
onds before the green boat crossed, and
she sailed away with that penalty in
addition TO the sixteen seconds she al
lows the white, wonder under fhe new
measurement. p '.t Hf - - |
The race to the outer mark was not
exciting. Both yachts crossed with
bullying balloons, mainsails and their
argest club topsailS drawing But as
the wine had pulled a little to south
ward after the course a BEEN set, in
stead iof keeping away, for the mark
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