Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-28

New York, Sept 2S.-The ofiicia
elapsed time at the finish
Columbia, 4:SO;4
Shamrock, 1914.
When Columbia went over the lin'
she was fully 200 yards ahead of th'
challenger. She won by one minute
and twenty seconds, this including heI
time allowance.
New York, Sept 2S.--Just before
o'clock Mr.. Jameson, Mr. Watson, ana
w. Butler Duncan went on board
Shamrock. Columbia was first taken
In tow and Ave minutes later she was
off the point OF the Hook passing out,
Shamrock following close behind her.
on board Columbia are +. ID, Nor
gan, II. c. McGildowney and Herbert
Leeds. The wind at the Hook was
then blowing steadily from the north
east at ten knots an hour and with
indications that It would freshen.
Sir Thomas Upton did not go aboard
the Shamrock today but stayed on
board the Erin until his guests AZ
rived. The Erin did not leave for the
starting point until half past o'clock.
II was stll later than that when the
excursion fleet passed the Hook,
At 1918 the committee boat had set
a signal for Is mile race to wind
ward and return. The wind was a
little south OF east and almost II
knots. Both yachts were near the
starting line.
NEARING STARTING LINE.
Columbia went almost down TO the
line without attempting TO raise sail.
Shamrock had only her main sail set
when she reached the line, but mo-
ment later she broke out her club top
sail. The wind at $3.50 had increased
to II knots Tugs still held the racers
by lines in order to keep them straight
ened out to the wind.
Columbia got her main sail up lively
and then set up her club top sail. Both
yachts were then 70 the west OF the
llghtship. Soon after 10 o'clock both
of the flyers discarded their TUG boats
and coming up to the wind both broke
cut almost simultaneously their jlbs
and stay sails, which had been put up
IN stops. AS they tackled back and
forth behind the line the committee
boat set a signal mat the course would
be fifteen miles to wlndward and re-
turn and that the compass course
would be east by south.
Meantime the great fleet OF excur- Z
sion vessels had rolled out toward the
and spread out behind the
starting line In two great wings,
AS the contcsting yachts tackled back
and forth among the line with main
sails, club top sails, stay sails and jibs
out II was noticeable how much high
er Columbia's bow comes out OF the
water as she moves under sail than
does Shamrock. She did not dip in the
bigger seas nearly as much as the chal-
lenger Both boats after running to the
north tackled and ran south Columbia
beating her rival In getting about
FIGHT FOR POSITION.
A period Of jockeying for position
then ensued as the yachts waited for |
the preparatory signal. This was fired |
AT l0;i5. Then came the warning sis |
nal ten minutes later and promptly at |
II o'clock the yachts went over the |
Inc, with Shamrock a trifie ahead and |
apparently to the windward They |
we're both on the sterboard tack as |
hey crossed. The fight for position |
vas a fine one. Shamrock went over
he line at ll;00li and Columbia at
l;0ol6, Within quarter of an hour
Columbia swung around on the stat
,oard tack but Shamrock held on un-
II she was well to the weather Of Col
lmbie's wake before lacking after her.
Both boats were now swinging along
N the starboard tack. heading almost
lue northeast. Al HIS the Columbia
vas distinctly ahead. Both boats were
responding TO the increasing wind but
Columbia seemed 10 be increasing her
cad In moment the Columbia went
N the starboard tack, followed mo-
nent later by Shamrock. The Colum-
ia was evidently unable to cross the
bow and was forced to
ONE around. Columbia was trying io