The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1899-10-20
Columbia Takes Two
From Shamrock,
AFTER THE EIGHTH ATTEMPT,
In First Race Superiority of the American
Boat in Light Breeze Demonstrated.
In Second Race the American
Boat Wins Easily by Reason
ofShamroCk's Accident.
FIRST RACE.

New York, Oct. I6.--The glory O
''llfting" the treasured cup, emblem
attic of yachting supremacy of the
world, will probably not fall to the lot
of Upton. The Shamrock, which was
so slippery in light airs and battling
breezes, was beaten today over a
course of thirty miles. fifteen miles with
the wind astern, by the Columbia
The elapsed time of the victorious boat
was 4 hours, SO minutes and s. seconds
or 10 minutes, ID seconds better than
the Shamrock, which covered the
course in 5 hours, A minutes and sec
onds. Deducting the Shamrock S time
allowance, she was beaten 10 minutes
and seconds. In weather work over
the first leg the Columbia was min
utes and SO seconds better than the
Shamrock, and in the run home with
all kites bellying, the Yankee boat
added "A seconds to her lead.
The wind, which was from the east,
varied from six to twelve knots. The
sea was somewhat lumpy. In wind
ward work neither yacht was favored.
In the run to the finish the element of
chance was with the Shamrock. The
contest, which was farer than any
other ever sailed off Sandy Hook, de-
monstrated that the Columbia is the
better craft IN high or moderate
breezes, knitting her way to windward,
and that she is also superior in fol-
lowing breeze of moderate power.
SECOND RACE.
New York, Oct. 17.-The topmast
Of the cup challenger Shamrock was
carried away twenty-five minutes after
the big single stickers had crossed the
the starting line today and her enor-
nous club sail with its 5000 feet of
canvas, came rattling down on the
deck, leaving her a hopeless cripple.
No amount of pluck or courage could
face such catastrophe and Captain
Hogarth Immediately abandoned the
race towing back to the anchorage
after he had cleared away the wreck
age.
The Columbia continued over the
course alone, placing to her credit the
second of the races for the Americas
cup. The accident to the Shamrock
ruined the race and caused the keen
est regret among the yachtsmen and
the thousands of sight-seers who were
on hand to witness what had promised
to be glorious duel.
1t is unfortunate that the defender
should have been the beneficiary of an
accident, as there is little glory in
beating a cripple, but the rule is iron
clad. If cripple before the start, time
for repairs is allowed, but once over
the line if anything carries away the
sufferer must make such repairs as he
can, or, if rendered hors de combat, as
the Shamrock was today, he must
take the consequences. There is good
sense and logic behind thd rule. The
races are test of construction as we'll
as design and seamanship. Doubtless
if Mr.. Iseln could have had his choice
in the matter, he generously would
have declined to continue in view of
the crippled condition of his rival, but
the rules gave him no alternative. He
was in duty bound to go on and as the
finished we'll within the time limit the
race was his.
Had the accident not occurred how
ever, it is believed that the Yankee
boat would have repeated the beating
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