The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-06
THEY MUST TRY II AGAIN
First Contest Between the
Columbia and Shamrock
Declared mo Race.
CROWDS DISAPPOINTED.
Iselin and Upton Regret the Necessity
Of Delay in Decisive Meeting
of Their Flyers.

The shamrock's Racing Qualities
Surprise to the Yachting Talent
The Two Racers Declared to Be
Very Evenly Observation-Disclosures
Finishes Ahead.
Now York, Oct. 5.-The first Of the
,ontests between the big sloop-yachts
Columbia and Shamrock, for the Amer
Las Cup, resulted in mo race" The
goure of either yacht to score vic
,ory in the opening event of the series
was a great disappointment.
While G. Oliver Iselin, principal
svner of Columbia, and Sir Thomas
linton. owner of Shamrock, both re-
ret the necessity of another days de-
l.y in a decisive meeting of their
AYERS, each is confident the next trial
will result in neither accident, drift
mp.match nor fuke, but that 1t will
no a souarely contested race with the
better boat the winner.
Before the officials in charge of the
YACHT race had shown by signal that
The contest was off, owing to the eX-
nration of time limit. many Of the eX-
ursion steamers had headed for the
bay. their captains satisfied that it
would he impossible to finish the race.
The last half hour of the race was a
nerod of anxiety for the eXcursioniSts,
who. fearful that the Columbia would
be beaten, prayed that the time limit
would expire.
On the New York Yacht Clubs boat,
the Republic, the greatest admiration
was expressed for the admirable man.
ner in which the Shamrock was sailed.
There were some among the members
who were of the opinion that the Co.
lubia stood too close toward the New
Jersey shore on her longest starboard
tack thereby losing slant of wind
which the Shamrock caught, and which
helped her to make up the distance
that she had lost when the Columbia
beat her around the stakeboat.
It was the universal opinion that the
race was one of the best sailed for the
Americas Cup, and that the defender,
II not matched against better boat,
certainly is matched against the most
skillful crew and the best men in COM
+ uand who have ever sailed a race for
the famous trophy on this side of the
ocean.
The yachts were taken in tow just
Of the Highlands when the race was
stopped, and as they were pulled up
the bay their crews and afficers were
eheered again and again by the pass
ing steamboats,.
AS the Republic passed the Columbia
The band on the ybcht clubs steamer
played "The Star Spangled Banner"
and Mrs. Iselin, who was on the deck
aft, waved salute to the passengers
on board the Republic.
The manner in which the Shamrock
was handled and the way she sailed
was great surprise to nearly all the
spectators, and since the yachts have
given fairly good line on their respec-
tive racing abilities in what was to
have been the initial event of the FIVE
races to be sailed, it is not so much a
case of the Columbia having everything
her own way as was generally sup
posed. One thing is certain, and that
is that the races will be exciting
enough to please almost anybody, and
that the matter of winnig is about
as nearly on even terms as it would be
possible to have it. Since the mo race"
event was finished the odds in the bet
ting on the Columbia have heN pulled
down and what money is put up now
Is being placed at "evcns."
The crowds that went down to Sandy
Hook today to witness the race is
greater than that of yesterday and 1t
is estimated that fully 100000 are
watching the yachts in their great
struggle to see which can make the
best manoeuvres and cross the finish
line first.