Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-10-16

VI the Htrl6S III QOuDb. L ne Q6IeDUel
rounded the outer mark minutes anC
AZ seconds, official time. ahead of the
challenger.
Highlands of Navesipk, 8: 55 a. m. =;
The weather is clearing and the Wint
increasing. 1t is now blowing abo. ii
ten knots an hour.
Associated Press Dispatch Boat
Dalzell, via w. U. Cable Boat, Oct. i6.
1890 a. m.-The committee tug sig
mails that the course will be south by
southeast and east.
Western Union Cable Boat-Correc'
tion The course is east. The start
ing gun was fired at IL o'clock The
Columbia crossed the line first at IL:
01:45. The Columbia has the wind.
ward position. The Shamrock was
less than second behind, IL: :01: 46.
Western Union Cable Boat-Ihe of
ficial time of the start is: shamrock
11:01:O3. Columbia 11:01:06.
Western Union Cable Boat, 11:12.--
Boats have gone out of sight without
either having an apparent advantage
except that the Columbia has the wind
ward position. 49,
Associated Press Boat, 1925 p. m.-
The boats have covered about ten
miles of the first leg. The Columbia
has done wonderful windward work;
both boats have been well handled.
There were several tacks about IL
o clock. The Columbia came out with
: good gain. She is a mile ahead of
The challenger, The wind holds east
md Is blowing about eight knots an
hour.
Western Union Cable Boat, 1:43 p.
m.-Returning boat says that at 1885
the Columbia had lead on the Sham
rock Of about three-fourths of mile.
Bulletin-Associate Press Boat FL
lis, off Long Beach, L. l., p. m.-The
Columbia turned the windward mark
off short beach at 1 :48:30 The Sham
rock at 1:59:35. Time unofficial. The
Columbia's lead over the Shamrock
was about one and onehalf miles at
the marx fifteen miles from starting
The yachts now running home before
the wind at 2:4S
Sandy Hook, 2:l5 D. m Wind shifts
to east northeast, fourteen miles.
New York, October 16@The Official
time of the turn was:Columbia. 1:4S:l9:
Shamrock, 1895 *
Associated Press Roat-0n. the beat
down to the outer mark the Columbia
outpointed and outfooted the Shamrock
and gained on every tack. She turned
the stake 8 minutes and 46 seconds
ahead Of the Shamroct by official
time. ss2&
Bulletin--W Western Union cable boat,
S04 p. m.-Tbe Columbia is in sight
inish line. The Shamrock not yet in
sight. als
Associated Press Boat ElIis-The
@ Ilumbia carried her club, her No. Q.
top sail and her baby jb, as Barr did
his turn in the race and stared to go
around, her spinnaker boom went down
on the instant. There were Loud
shouts of JOY from watchers as she
started for home glorious towering
pyramid of canvas. All they had to
do was to ease off their sheets. A
number of boats started along after
the Columbia but there were enou sh to
cheer the challenger after she rounf ed
the outer marx. The Shamrot < q
lighter canvass was broken out in goo /
ship:shepe fashion and one and halt
miles to the rear she set after the Co
lumbia homeward bound. ~
Western Union Cable Boat-Shan-
rock crossed the finish line at 400 ;0015
unofficial time.
Bulletin-New York, Oct. 16.-Offi-
cial time of the finish: Columbia
3:54;59 Shamrock 4:05:10.
Western Union Cable Boat-Elapsed
time: Columbia 4:53:53. Sham
rock 5:04:00. s3