The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-09
THIRD TINE FAILED.
No Yacht Race Again
Saturday.
Shamrock Would Have Finished
Ahead A ain.
Comparative Merits Still
Unknown.
Shamrock Believed To Be Bet
ter Sailed.


New York, October THE third at
tempt to sail the first race of tue Column
bia-Shamorck series for the intern ational
trophy ended in failure. Tue race was
declared of is minutes before the time
limit expired with the yachts still five
miles from the finish The vast throngs
who went down to the sea to witness the
battle royal, were in O measure oompsn-
stated by seeing magnificent light
weather duel When the race was aban-
doned, the Columbia was in the lend and
improving her position and had it been
finished today the American champion
would probably have had one race to her
credit.
Today, as on the two previous days,
the course was laid 10 miles dead before
the wind and return. SO evenly matched
were the racers that they rounded the
outer mark almost neck anu neck md
finished after three hour thresk to wind
ward with the CoIum bias nose half a
length in front and in the weather posi-.
tion.
AS result of today,s struggle and
those of Tuesday and Thursday the talent
are good deal confounded Some of
them differ as TO the merits of the two
boats. but they seem unanimous upon
the ablest boat that ever crossed the
ocean to lift the mug and second that she
is more ably handled than the defender
The superior seamanship of Captain
Hogarth ana his English crew was dem
onstrated at several critical points in the
race today, though to Captain Barr and
MIR. Iselin belongs the credit of executing
as Driiliaht and caring piece oil seaman
snip as was ever witnessed IN yaoht
rave Inc SHAMROCK ala uSdsnlanly
petesr WORN 10 Wihd"ard. she carved
her way up into the wind IN astonish-
an" 10 mora than make up In footing
"naG she los' IN pointing.
Ahe-early morning vas fuiLof promise
Ior iorious "hole-sali preeze. A sun
~ KNOT olase from Gre northeast Gov
ereu 'he ohy WIN wniee caps puo before
tue eAoulSioH neeO nau leaoheu tne STAKE
poA' 'ne nresze oagan TO mooerate' Inc
was ~ oIeAT snae efery iooe Oh the course
was visible 20 ene thousands watohing on
sAo Sorsey INNS FROM ohe shore every
Vi sAo iAoe was Aoiio"eo oy
mo an"ips "i'h siasses anu tne result
was Aho"h Aohs oeiore 10 was nasneo by
"lre rum 'ne c''ple DoaSs'
Outside the long ground swell rolling
in from the Atlantic, a result Of the gale
that swept up tine coast yesterday, piled
up iumpy sea which brought grief to
many OF the sight-seers.
The Colu mbia had all the better of the
start. She bounded across tho line with
mainsaiI, club topsail and staysail draw.
ing, spinnaker down to starboard ready
for the race before the wind and ten seo-
onds afterward her balloon iib broke ont
The Shamrock went over II seconds
later with the same rig. The patriots
were mad with delight but their enthusl.
assn was short lived. The English skin.
per luffed up to run through the Van
KEGS lee for the weather gauge. Cantain
Barr tried to head off this movement by
luffing also. This sent both boats of
- @@9A" oA6A0o w Oho OuuTSts
straight in for the Jersey coast an d
straight for the mob of 500 vessels gath
cred TO the right of the line. The torpe-
do boats charged down upon them to
clear the way for the yachts. Never was
bhere suoh sosmpering of ships and
several serious collisions we're narrowly
aSerted.
But the heet was soon scattered. The
shamrock gos the better of the lutting
match, blanketing her rival and getting
to wind"ard OF her. Then, when both
naa squared on on their course and let go
their spinnakers, thousands waited and
watched. SLOWLY the Columbia drew
away despite the Shamrock's repeated
enor's 70 piahke1 her. once ciear, the