The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-04


and lid not affect the Situation.
Tie Columbia and the challenger
were then heading for the cutter marx
On the startoard tack The breeze
had dropped to about fonr knots ana
the Columbia moved indoIszfly around
the marx. Her boom swung OF slowly
20 starboard az s.as.s7. and she broke
cut her immaculate balloon jib topsaiL
The Hoating multitude lei ont al the
power Of its lungs. sirens screamed
Whistles reared or screeche5. bands
played and cannon panctnafed the up
rear AS il vas BY a large majority
distinctly 3 Columbia crowd there was
much iubilation mingled with riotous
applause Nearly al the craft waited
for the challenger TO round the mark
which she did at 3.13.I7, or seven
minutes and fifteen seconds astern OF
the Columbia.
no Chance Of Finishing.
The talent on the Shamrock was
Isng time getting out q larger lib top
sail It was thought she would set a
balloon. but instead she set q reaching
lib topsail The decision to 30 this
was wise. as the wind began to as
sumo a southwesterly tendency, and
the Columbia soon doused her balloon
and substituted a reaching Jib topsaii
A further SHIFT to south of west and
a further dropping of the breeze N
dictated TO the fleet that there was ht-
tie or no chance OF the yachts finish
ing within the time limit. A signal
telling that il nd expired AMI tl.st
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paddles going IL the only real race Of
the day. race for the Narrows. And
tug shippers who had been longing for
chances to get at other shippers
hooked up" and had il out for twcn-
~ miles or more.
One of the biggest crowds that ever
put to sea witnessed Sir Thomas Lip
ten's second challenger. Shamrock
II. and the Columbia. which success
fully defended the old Americas cup
against his first trophy-hunter two
wears ago, struggle for the Yachting
supremacy of the world in the first
of the cup races of 1901.
Reasons For conaratuiation.
Americans have reason to congratu-
late themselves upon the result Of the
first trial The yacht which carried
]. P. Morgan's private signal, black
pennant with a yellow Maltese cross,
to victory two years ago was headed
but once in the twenty-five miles Gov
cred, and then the Englishman show
ed the way only for five minutes.
The failure of the Columbia and the
Shamrock to finish the first race for
the Americas cup occurred under cir
cumstances which do not warrant
positive differences as to what will
happen when the two yachts sail over
the course with enough wind to cover
it within the time limit. The Column
bia was over mile ahead of the chal-
lenger when the race was declared
of, but this is of doubtful significance.
Two years ago Shamrock | was SINH
larlv in the lead at the close of sew
eral "fuke" days. though the Colum-
bia proved the winner when the final
conclusions were reached. All that
was proved was that in a breeze so
light that the course could not be COW
cred the Columbia is the swifter boat
Caspar Whitney the famous writer
on American sports. says: "It looks
as if it would be the same old story.
The weather was the kind in which
the Shamrock is said to be the most
| formidable, and yet 1t was clearly de-
monstrated that she is not the equal
OF the two-vear-old Columbia on go
ing to windwarj or on a close reach
as the return run proved to be. | am
inclined to think we shall see her best
work in sitter breeze, but this is
the very kind of weather in which the
Columbia has no equal, in my judg-
ment"
Little to Criticize.
Captain Hank Half, who sailed the
| famous Defender in the race against
valkyrie III. says: From what saw
Yesterday 1t looks like the same old
story The cup will undoubtedly stay
where it is.
There is little to criticise in the
handling of either boat It was q
very irving day for the man at the
wheel. but both shippers sailed their
boats with the skill of an artist and
took advantage of every puff of vari
able wind If there was any mistake
| made it was by Sycamore in lacking
to the eastward the first time. as he
had his wind clear and was in a posi-
tion to benefit BY hauling to the south
and there were unmistakahle signs
that it would do So"
When seen after the race Sir Thom-
as Linton said: eft was not a salts
factory race. because the wind was sc
erratic. | hone we shall have better
luck next time. I am confident
shall get the cup."
F. D, Morgan of the Columbia said
| s'The Columbia did verv we'll under
| the circumstances We made a gooG
start but. of course. the other boa
may be more fortunate next time"
official Measurements.
NEW YORK. Sent. 24-The oficia
measurements of the cup challenges
Shamrock II and the cup defender Co
lumbia were made public tonight a
the New York Yacht Club The result
was in the nature Of surprise for Il
showed that the Shamrock. which /.
| the larger boat. so far as sail area ane
/ displacement are concerned. allow.
only 43 seconds to the Columbia Owe
the thirtv-mile course on which III,
contests for the Americas cup are e
be sailed.
The Shamrock has a shorter water
line length She has q longer spin
maker boom. longer topmast. long
er gan and carries more CANVASS. Mr.
Watson. the designer OF the Shamrock
II. BY keeping down the load water
line length OF his Yacht has got tbs
/ haffaFr ~ r.