Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-26
COLUMBIA LEADS
IHE SHAMROCK
first 81 the Series Of Races for
the Americas Cup Sailed
Today.
Dstk Seats Make Good Time
Unwind That Was Too
& Lifht.
Columbia Leads Almost From
he Start Passing First Mark
Ahead.
IS IksS Run Home Started in Fast
Rsee but Wind Was Not
~ Favorable.

eace but Wind Was Not
~ |g Favorable.
57sil :Dtew York, Sept. 2s.A:4o p, nj. The
q 1c limit has expired and 1t is decided
4 sscs Columbia still two miles from
4 - iinish. but was well ahead Of Sham
New York, Sept. 26.-With the bril-
SfIant autumn sun and a piping breeze
~ first day OF the international yacht
lace opened with every promise of per.
feet conditions of wind and weather. On
ahoard the challenger and defender every
lons WAS early astir and at 8 o'clock the
sGhamroclk. with w. Butler Duncan, rep-
q eIsifltine the New York Yacht Club. and
ESssrs. Jameson and Ratsey, and a full
ESSew left In tow Of q tug for, the start
slne point Five minutes later the Colum-
Eia started. also in, tow of tug.
81 No changes were made in the principal
4 20 bent that she used in the squallg of
Sandys Hook last week. and the Colum-
;klAso miiinsail is the same one which
SSAe tried last Saturday on Long Island
New York, Sept. 26.-Fuliy 10000 peo-
- left the city this morning aboard
4 4 iIcnrsions boats and yachts to witness
ne first international race between
I azaroek II. and Columbia. The wealth
+ = was fine and clear and a ten-knot
( haeese blowing from the northwest
i zen the yachts went over the starting
~ Z. Today,s courses will be east by.
north, starting little east Of highlands
!56ef fNevsrsink. Columbia went over the
Eiine Il 1i:14:05, followed by Shamrock
II s1oven seconds later. The yachts crossed
~ the starboard tack and headed
around Immediately and went on the
4 ljb0rt tack Shamrock was apparently a
sSSM hundred yards ahead OF Columbia.
4 Ut the latter was some distance to
Mindward. In the first 1--WE minutes sail
M Columbia seemed to hold the sham
tock An .sood shane. but after that
ghamroek began to go away. The wind
Il 5is i. IS II, ~ y, ahout seven l,nn.s and
the yachts are moving very slowly.
q S,s,,,,,.,,,a .aa,,.a - h.,,a tha hos.
i tart, but Shamrock forged well ahead,
q s,.s,, ,,,,,.,, "a .ter tban the fdafandar
n, ,,i,, t,,ard work shamrock.s ner-
So, ,s. 90. certa,nIv remar,,ahlel
n, 8 x,,, a.tton was con,d the Shamrac,,
\ =. co,nm,;a about? This was soon
1Snswered. bv il: e.when Columbia went
n ,,cs,t II the sta rhoa I'd slteht,v under
ls&. - ~ shamrock Aver the two
,en+ ahont an the .tarhoa rd
Il. 81. ~ y. ,,otea t,o,prh,a was no,nt-
sn,.,,,.r t,,a,, sta amroc,. and soon
sSss Z :, ,,.,t.o,, ,,,,at seemed 10 annaa ,
81 ;;...,IsE ,,,a tsr ,,d sol, for she beran
sSs ], Ia. :. ia, aud ~ ~. az q ws :
~ n. ma : - take the lead
:S,.,,,,,,,,,. ,,,at .ha sha ,,roct ho,d,n.
.., g. ~. = J ,,o.rd tacr .ha
,...s..7 & ,,,r~ 81. r,sht :, nav tf she
..;s.I.,,,,o; q q f.olum,,a cantain svc-
-. g ,he sba ,orock : snarn Inf
POW ,,.,,or. s, ,.a ching Columbia but Il
- ..,s.. ..,,,c,c,ent and the America :
y ....a a,,o.d aud +oo,. the lead
- !. Z. E. ,,,ara ther ysrv close 10.
80. - -. :. ~.
ssnsl s1i'u VIZ ss, - 80
'petser position ol SoiutlloiA 'ne.e "as
little TO choose between them, Al ~ az '.
Columbia tackled on weather bow of
aha mrock
ssses ~ 1, ~. .att,ad down .ta.d,,v
/ ~ -. - 'a ss..-
70 work Captain Barrmore then held
HIS own in every movement of Col
sumbia and got all there was in the
s:...,,..a Is 40. ,,er wh,,e The boats were