The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-04
IHB COLUMBIA LEADING.
Very Closely Pressed by Shamrock
in the Third Race.


HIGHLANDS y j.. OCT 1.-The Co
lumria is leading. apparently only 5y a
slight margin. in ihc third race of the
C,,Ip series
o-, ,r.. I'm. ,.......- ,.-;...., ,....+
nine SECONDS advantage "h,H iN' marx
was turned.
SANDY HOOK. \. J.. Oct promptly
on time this morning the C"lumpi" ,na
Shamrock II started IN their third race
oi the series Tor the America cup
When the preparatory gun was nTrd nj
lo.'' % clock both yachts were TO the wind
ward OF the line and holding away from
It, as neither skipper wanted to cross
"'7'- Inc "'"""7I" p"S'u'" WAS 'h7
coveted one as II gave the sl,r" ''"l a"
opportunity OF blanketns the other
1h,re "~s some pretty JocheElHE lot 'Ais
berth and ten minutes later, when the
warning gun sounded both were s'li
Aoio'Ns away from 'he Nne as il II were
d rec OF d S'l'u''@r-
Two minutes before the starting gun was
hred- the boats continued TO hold away
ana II seemed Impossible that they could
cross the line before the firing of the han
dicap gun Both shippers held stubbornly
to their determination not TO cross first
but at last Captain Barr sent the Column
6ia forward, Shamrock coming risht be
hind him and breaking out her spinnak-
ct TO starboard- An instant later, the Co
lumbia's great spinuaker doomed out 10
starbOsrd and, as they crossed, each
broke out balloon ji5 topsaiis.
II was now evident that -Ee handicap
gun had fired before Columbia. a few sec
onds i'm the lead. went over the line. She
was probably nifty yards ahead Of the
Shamrock AT this time and both yachts
were on the starboard tack
The start.
The Columbia crossed the li-e apparent
" about eighteen seconds ahead. but the
official starting time, the handicap gun
having been fired. was l1:c2 for both
boats
The yachts were sailing very rapidly
their nuge spinuakers benying out in the
fresh breeze and their maiusais drawing
beautifully.
Immediately the Shamrock began to
draw mn on CoIUubia's mort ouarter. She
y,as stealing away some Of the American
,..or,., wind and eating nm m her At
nm th,,. ,y.-. side b, side two snowy
,,,o,,,,..,-. ,s bilIoz,,f,e canvas Shining
swiftly through the quiet water.
The Columbia now had her ruu wind.
and her big balloon lib was drawing like
a hin engine Slowly she beran TO null
ahead inch by inch. Her big sails drew
ont be,ord the sbamroclz.s and finally
omen water appeared between the white
bost-s stern and tb, bronze boats stem
Atu.12 tho shamrock took I'm her stavsail
and fin and s,f "a reaching lib
The Yachts now settled down TO the long
r,p before The wind. There was little ap-
,,.rs,t further CHANG. f., o. cir relative
rositions and if there was any advan-
taea gained il was by the American boat.
Tho wind had fallen off considerably. and
there was no sea The course la, south
soptbaaer and the excursion fleet was
s,-rr,, .ro,,, bebir5 and along toyrsrd
tho Terse,. shore
Shamrock Pulls Ahead.
BY I1.20 the Shamrook.s bic sails. which
had been drawing poorly for time, sud
denly beHied out with a favorable pun
and plunged ahead like a racehorsc. She
was soon ON the CoIurnbi.'e mort besrn
and finally nassed the American boat and
left omen water between. The Columbia
vyas left considerably ont ~ the wind
and be- sr,,,.r,al,er b.esD IN f7s,, orri-or,s-
" For a time the American boat drew
nm sIi,b,I,. again hint tho epar,re,l- hold
to- ..s,.,r.ao. and finally with s,us
d-.,,,,,,,, s,,I,. s,,, 5-e,, a,,..,. f,,,,, d.,
inch ,-o-, her rival r,,- r1-g- ,b,.-.. ,-.r,
s1r,oe, ,braa Ie,s,be or o.,-r v,st.r l,.
,,,,,., ,,,, ,,scb,s
,r,,, e,,.,.-o.,, ,,af,.7 .1,.,..r,. ,,,, .,...,.
a.. 80, ,g 7oor sno sli,,rag ,byo,,s,,, Oh,
,-,o,.,, 500 o,s,1,. md ,,.,s sr,,,,,r,, die
,srci,,- the Ar,cricsn YACHT The win,
,..,s h,o,,.i,,,, ,.-,,, ,.., mile an bo,,r
Inst AFTER eigbt hollis had sounded or
the excursion fleet the breeze brighten
cd mn fror, behind The Columbia i'm.
rpeeiateIv began 10 draw nm ON her rival
Yr,, sr,,.rsi,.- ,..,s .,--.,-i-,, f.. -r-,,,,,f,
,.,t sb,,o and oh. ,.f...5 60; 40, ,b