Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-17
COLUMBIA AHEAD THEN,
BREAK WAS AN ACCIDENT.
Columbia Runs over tho Course In
Two Ifours Less Than Time Limit
Next Race Thursday.

New York. oct. i7.--what promised
TO BE- q splendid days sport In tho COM
test Tor the Americas cup between the
shamrock ana Columbia brought dis
appointment 10 the owners Of The big
yachts and the public generally. with
In half an hour after the stnrt. which
wac a Eoud one. Sir Thomas Llpton'a
yacht was disabled by the breaking %
her topmnat. and was Obliged 10 give up
the race. while the Columbia. under the
ruleo governing contests Tor the intor-
national trophy proceeded 10 sail over
the urae alone.
AZ the umo Of tho accident the cup
defender wac leading the challenger by
several boat lengths.
The starting gun was fred az II
o'clock AZ ii.Oo;iO. Shamrock crossed
the line Columbia following a few Sec
onds later
For about a quarter of an hour the
Shamrock held the lead. but made no
rlin. Then the defender oycrhauied
and passed her and continued 10 gain
until the catastrophe occurred that Put
tho Shamrock out Of the race. when
the accident occurred that dashcd sir
Thomas Lipion'e hopes tho shamrock
was standing on 20 sea on the port
tack u being tho longest 81 the two
boards she had taken 10 windward after
crossing the starting line.
The wind was blowing about twelve
miles an hour from cast hy south and
There wac q eonridefe4ie Jump 20 the
sea
There was nothing else left Tor sham
rock 10 do but 20 turn around and start
Tor home, with fcw cheers from the
excursion boats, telling OF the sym
pathy.
Tho Columbia lot her and rounded
the INIT mark ton miles out at is.ss.i0.
ana aftrr Ions reach rounded the stc.
ond mark, starting Tor home at t.ll.ts.
she came along faster un tho reach
home, hniahlng almost two hours Win.
~ the time limit demonstrating that
The race would have bcon "a nne one ID
there had been contest between the
two boats.
New York. Oct 1.-THE earliest
.HAA'N N|'NNHNNNWNN| NNNNNN MN'NN NNNNN NNNH
nfnhlc Tor thg sailing uf the second race
in tho International series Of contests
Tor the AmertrHs cup The wind was
liFhi from tho southeast and the ky
was overcast with tho probability of
rain during the day.
Among SIR ThumAa's guests today were
Rear-Admlral Lord Charles Bcfcsfofd.
Lady hereHford. Henry Burdott. X. q.
h.. william Gibson. 10. j, Gibson, j. w
Gladstone, q, Lawson Johnston, ~ A.
Lawson Johnston, Kenneth Wilson. aud
g. w. Wyndhum. Mrs, Wilson OF Tran
Mgross' Yorkshire, and Miss Murigl
The Highlands ~ Navesink. At 7.aO a.
m, tclrguphed that knot south
rnstcrly wind was blowing there and In
creasing In strength.
ny s o'clock Il. wna blowing over
Knots, fully strong enough Tor the rae
nrs 10 cover the course within the time
limit.
Under tho conditions N the race sof-
les the course was set down as "a TRAN
glg, 10 miles 10 each lex.
A. both yachts are known 10 boz good
On the wind lt loeAcd this morning with
the increasing hrco1c, that the race
might be- sailed 90 fast time.
Pruntlng by yesterdays variable cone
ditlons and the fact that contrary a. ok
pcctationH, thcre was "a race. the point
NJ starting OF the international yacht
AAAf MNN a mum lNNAN ANhNNN scene lNNH
morning. and the conditions were some
what different also,
II ala not take the competing yuchts
long 90 appreciate the decidedly favor
able conditions. and hy o o'clock they
were both outside 0f the Hook under
tow. proceeding 90 the starting point
The Shamrock uH soon nH she got out
side, raised her mainsMl and jib but
the Columbia, while having her main
sail ~ Htupe ala not break 10 out for
some time after ~ 1921 Shamrock.
then about four miles from the start.
dropped her tow boat ana went along
nt a nice clip under her mnlnsail iib
and forestry salt A. 1926 Columbia
which was slightly ahead, put NJ her
muinsail ana when % had hlled broke
out her iib.
Both yachts dug their noses into the
heavy Hwclls and shed the water like
ducks, presenting q beautiful marine
picture, especially the Shamrock. aH her
smerald line rose out Of the mass OF
broken foam,
Al the time the preparatory gun was
fred. 1915. both boats werc 10 the
south Of the llghtshlp ard running for
H. Despite every cifort Capt Barr could
not ECt Columbia from under Shamrock
and when the starting gun was fred
be WIS forced acrss the line In the Ices
ward position,
Five minutes after the start the boats
were sim holding the port tack and
Shamrock seemed 10 pull out Bit on
Columbia.
At ii'2s the shamrocks top mast
broke and her club top sail came down.
was Co the lreward OF Coll
umbla and some lengths nstern. about
three miles down the course, when the
immense stretch OF upper canvas Wus
seen TO collapse. The club had nppar- |
emily broken la the center, and where Il |
hung over. beat against the main sail, /
The boat was nt once put into the /
wind while men scrambled nloh. Into /
the rigging. The Erin was TO weather |
~ tho boat and she blew her whistle |
and lowered her ensign at once There |
was no need Of this nignal TO attmct |
attention. shamrock's tender stood