Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-20
AMERICA KEEPS CUP
The Challenger and Defender Had a
Glorious Race in a Spank
ing Breeze.
COLUMBIA THE SPEEDlEST
Won the Race by Distance of Two Thirds
of Mile After the Shamrock Led
for the First Thirteen
Miles.

ANS" Aoi M oCtOUtE AV.--l he Judges
boat at 1890 a. m. signalled that the
course would be south by west.
The starting gun was fired at II
O'Clock. The Shamrock crossed the line
first at 11:00:13, unofficial time. The
Columbia crossed the line at 11:Ol:43
unofficial.
The official time of starting was:
Shamrock, 11:00:34 Columbia, Hobbs
BY Associated Press Dispatch Boa;
Ellis-At 1880 the boats had covered d
seven-mile run to the outer mark. The
Shamrock was 300 yards ahead, with
the wind about eighteen miles an hour
1t is magnificent race.
11:40 a. m.-Passing Long Branch, ten
miles from the start, 1t was estimated
by am observer that the Shamrock led
the Columbia fifty-fve seconds.
1902 p. m.--Asbury Park reports that
the two yachts are now about 200 yards
apart, the Shamrock leading, about two
miles from the stake boat
1912 p m-While passing Deal beach
at 1905 an observer, telegraphed that
the Shamrock was only leading the Co.
lumbia by two and half seconds, and
they We're one and a half miles from the
stake boat. The wind was then fresh
from the north.
The Columbia at 1915 p. M, accord
ing to the Asbury Park observer, seems
to be close up to the mark, about 200
yards ahead of the Shamrock, and to
be gaining.
The Columbia turned the outer mark
at 12:1S:S0, the Shamrock at 12:19:O0.
1920 p. m.-Asbury Park says the Co.
lumbia is forging ahead.
New York, 1880 p. m.-The observer
at Asbury Park estimates the Columbia
is leading about quarter of mile, the
two yachts being three and half miles
from the turning mark on the way
home.
1888 p. m.-The Columbia is increas-
ing her lead. The seas wash her from
stem to stern, but she is pointing high
and driving along at high speed. The
Shamrock is making a great fight to
overtake the defender of Americas cup
:37 p. m.-The Columbia appears
from Highlands to have a lead of al
most a mile. The Western Union cable
boat reports the yachts in sight split
ting tacks with the Columbia in the
lead. The unofficial time of rounding
the outer mark was: Columbia, 12:19:15;
Shamrock, 12:19:30.
1:25 p. m.--The Columbia is about
seven miles from the lightship standing
offshore on the port tack, about four
miles out. The Shamrock Is on the star
board tack, standing inshore, and seems
to be cutting down the Columbia's lead,
giving splendid exhibition of sailing.
BY Associated Press Dispatch Boat
Wanda. 1918 p. m.-The Columbia
passed the Shamrock at 1910, after a
royal contest. She began to close up on
the Shamrock at 11:40, and in the next
thirty minutes passed her. They had
then covered thirteen and a half miles.
The wind strengthened to about seven
teen knots from the north northeast.
New York, October 20.-The Columbia
crossed the finish line at 2:40:30, unoffl-
cial time, with the Shamrock two-thirds
of a mile behind. The Shamrock crossed
at 2:45:25
New York, October 20.-The official
time at the finish was: Columbia,
2:4O:00; Shamrock, 2:45:17. The elapsed
time was Columbia, 338:09; Shamrock,
3:44:43. The Columbia beat the Sham
rock by six minutes and eighteen Sec
orrds actual and six minutes and thirty
four seconds corrected time.