The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-27
Breeze Driven While COIum-
bia Lay BecaImed.
THE RESULT or THE DAYS CONTEST
In Light Airs Shamrock is no Match
For Columbia What She Would
do Under Other Conditions
Remains to be Seen.
BY the Associated Press.)

New York, Sept. 26-T'he columbia
and the Shamrock today failed to reach
the finish within the time limit and the
race was declared off, The Columbia was
then about two miles from the finish line
and leading the Shamrock by a mile
The Columbia was first to reach the
scene of the start being towed from her
moorings out to Sandy Hook Lightship
The breeze at ten o'clock was blowing
ten miles an hour from East northeast
and it then looked as though it might
increase. The Columbia took quite kindly
to the swell that rolled in from the sea,
making very little disturbance in the
water. She made several tacks around
the lightship before her rival appeared
on the scene.
The Shamrock passed out by the point
of the hook in tow. 1t was noticed that
she FLASHED the water about considerably
and pitched heavily in the long ground
swell. Her canvas set admirably. Never
was finer suit of sails seen on cup
challenger.
The ocean tug Navigator which carried
S. n. Kane, Chester Griswold and New
berry D. Lawton, the regatta committee,
anchored to the southwark of the light
ship. making the extremity of the line
and soon a string of signals was dis
played signifyiDg that the course would
be east by north fifteen miles to wind
ward and return.
THE PREPARATORY GUN.
The preparatory gun was fired at 1o:55
and from that moment the yachts were
amenable to ire racing rules of the New
York Yacht Club. The wind at this time
was knots. The weather was cool and
the atmosphere clear.
Ten minutes later the warning gun was
fired and it was then that the two racers
came into close proximity and began to
Jockey for the weather berth at the
start Baby jib topsails were hoistcd in
stops on both crafts. Captain Sycamore
held the tiller of the Shamrock with
William Jameson beside him. Barr was
at the wheel Of the Columbia. He placed
the Cup Defender to windward Of the.
Challenger and kept her there in spite
cf hi sopponents' Efforts to get clear. Co
ILmbia, on the port tack, crossed the bow
of the Shamrock and then tackled and
stood for the line.
A FALSE START.
! Both shippers were in such hurry
| that they crossed before the starting gun
| was fred. They We're recalled by three
| short blasts from the whistle of the COM
mittee boat. Both then wore round and
| immediately after the gun had sounded
| Columbia on the starboard tack crossed
the line ahead The Columbia was to
windward ofthe Shamrock. The official
time being:
Columbia, 11:10 As.
Shamrock, 11:11:01
The Challenger went on the port tack
just after crossing and then the Defender
followed her example. In order to get
free from the back wind of her antagonist
which was retarding her considerably,
the Shamrock was kept broad off the
wind and she speedily worlSei clear OF
her rival, going through the water very
fast. The Columbia held her luE and IT
was noticed that when the two were close
| hauled the American yacht pointed
higher than the Shamrock. At this time
the wind freshened little AZ II 80 tie
Columbia went on the port tack ana
crossed the DOWS OF tne oHdirfoSh q tOS"
three hundred yards In the lead. This
was quite encouraging to the admirers
of the American yacht. who had begun
to fear for their favoritc when they
saw how fast the Shamrock footed when
kept off the wind with a clean full.
WHEN THE SHAMROCK LED
At 1898 the Columbia was almost be-
calmed, her mainsail Stating as she
rolled in the lumpy sea. At 12:7 the
Columbia again fell into the fiattest OF
fiat calms, while the Shamrock was en-
joying the advantage OF gentle air
| which had good deal of propulsive pow
or. Thus for the first and only time In
the race the Shamrock was the leading
| boat.
At one o'clock both yachts were again
on the port tack with the Columbia a
good eighth of mile to leeward. About
this time the breeze picked up little
merrier and under its influence the CO.
lumbia crawled upon her rival and after
few more tacks was once more ahead
of the Scotch built boat. II was great
piece of sea jockeying on the part OF
Barr to make up this lee way, and 1t