Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10

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THE OFFICIAL FIGUREs.
Start. Turn, Finish.
Shamrock. J. .... l1.o2,oO l2.4s.a6 3.35.ss
Elapsed Corrected |
ass, Time Time.
Shamrock. .4.33.aS 4.a3 80
Columbia won by Al seconds corrected
time. Shamrock allows Columbia 43 seconds.
AoruAIFreUREs.
Start. Turn. Finish:
Columbia ~. 11.02.35 12.49,35 3.s5.40
Shamrock ..11.O2.62 12.4s.46 3.a5.3s 1
Elapsed Corrected
Columbia. 1928 S.32.d0
Shamrock ............. 3.32.46 3.32. 46
Columbia won by six seconds corrected
time, but was beaten 81 seconds actual time.
New York, Got S, With victory flags
floating from her towering mastheads
in honor of her concluding triumph in
the cup races Of 1901, the gallant yacht
Columbia returned to her anchorage
last night under The escort of the entire
excursion fleet which had gone out to
the contest. Sne had completed her
defence of the honored trophy in another,
stirring race with Shamrock II over a
leewardSand windward race OF 30 miles,
FCTUSb1UB lnb HutbH itl0si hMo bHSoIdb
behind her antagonist, buJ winning by
Al seconds on the time allowance.
This allowance Ia computed under
yachting rules and is based on the sail
ing length Of each boat. The chief
element In il is iShamrock's relatively
larger spread Of canvas than Columbia.
plucky Sir Thomas Upton, owner of
| Shamrock III, standing on the bridge
of the yacht Erin, led his guests in
three hearty huzzahe for the successful
| defender.
"She is the better boat, . he said,
land she deserves to be cheered +"
Sir'Thomas, although defeated, will
| 20 home with the satisfaction of know
ing that his golden toat is the fastest
| foreign yacht that ever CROSSED the
western ocean. During the series of
races not an untoward incident occurred
and Sir Thomas will return to England
by far the most popular of all the
| foreigners who have challenged for the
| Americas trophy.
The concluding race was the closest
of the series, hut because of the fiuki.
ness of tho wind on the beat home, as q
contest Of the relative merits of the
yachts it was not to be compared with
| the magnificent battles of Saturday and
1 nd C1udttlbHo VI hLo ibSo
at the start were similar to those Of
Thursday. The wind was strong ard
from the shore, embfoideripg the sea
with foam and piling up no swell--ideal
! conditions for the challenger.
i At the preparatory signal at 10. 40
| o'clock both boats we're far UP to the
wjndward aud came down toward thu
lghtship. just before the warning gun
they again headed up into the wind
simultaneously and worked back to their
former positions. Both we're on the
port tack and close. hauled, with Column
bia on the weather quarter Of the chal-
enger.
| The American boat was first to come
about after the warning gun at 10. 90.
Shamrock III Immediately followed and
planted herself directly astern of the
defender, at the same time breaking
out her tremendous balloon jib and
letting fall TO starboard her spinnaker
pole. 1t was Capt. Sycamore's game
to cross last If possible. This he was
able to do, but while he had the pride
Of position In a leeward start, he found
himself 80 seconds behind the handicap
gun.
Cant. Barr, in the meantime. had
delayed breaking out his light sails and
still he'd Culumbia's sheets in fiat.
Thus, he, too, handicapped his boat in
crossing, but not so much as his rival,
for it ID estimated that he was only 1E
seconds behind the handicap gun.
Spinnakers on both boats were broken
out on the line and away they went on
what proved to he the last raoo OF the
International series of 1901.
!, Both boats being handicapped, the
official time of start WAS posted on the
bulletin board OF the committee boat as
follows: Shamrock, III, Hoo; Colum.
, bia, HOE 9Nt
Hardly had the boats gotten over the
! linz before it was seen that Shamrock
III was gaining on her rival. Slowly
| she crept up and ct IL. II clock was or
even terms. Half a minute later shs
| showed her bowarrit ahead and from
: that time on led Columbia to the outel
. mark. The official time at the outel
mark WIS Ms follows Shamrock, Ii,
u. 4S. a6; Columbia, ~. 49.35.
Thus on the run straight down thu
wind the challenger had gained accord
: ing to official time 49, seconds, but il
reality she had done better than this
for to this 40 seconds are to be added
the Is seconds which Columbia lst
her over the starting line.
After rounding the mark Shamrock
ii stood off for some minutes on tn,
starboard tack. Columbia, immediatel,
after turning, went over 90 the por
tack. just before l O'Clock the de
fender came about and stood on tn
starboard tack toward Shamrock II.
The two boats held along together OF
the same tack for five or six minutes
When Shamrock III put about at 10
she crossed Columbia's bows and tacket
well on the American boats weather.
Exactly as was the case Thursday
and at almost the same time OF day
/. ~ another dramatic event of the rae
occurred. In three minutes Columbi
~ passed clean through the lee of th
challenger, went on the port tack an
easily crossed her bows. Shamrock
Il at oEce tackled under the defenders lee
Z and theu developed q situation tina
sa could not be explained, unless by chang
: Of wind. While Columbia kept o
"a pointing high, Shamrock ii healed ia
= off to leeward, and for several minute
!. did not point anywhere near as high q
Il Columbia.
"a The wind had now dropped materially
"a and Ii soon became fuky AS vel, fire
!. one boat getting it In puffs and the
"a the other. At times there was a greH
|. difference in their pointing, Oolumbi
} now heading we'll up, while Shamroc
AZ III fell off, and then again the reyers
was the rule. At 100 the boats wer
in standing along on the port tack, BIT
wide apart. Columbia was we'll
windward, the distance being estimate
by some of the yachting experts Z
panrlv m ,,i1a bttt ut the same time sh