The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-04
PULL STORY OF THE RACE.
A Royal Struggle Proving the Supremacy Of
Herreshofrs White Wonder.

In glorious whole sail breeze which
heeled the big cup contestants down until
their lee rails were aWash in the foam
ing seas HerreshOffs white wonder, the
Columbia, today beat Watson's British
creation over triangular course of thir-
ty miles by two minutes and fifty-two
seconds actual time.
With the 43 seconds which the Irish
slcop must allow the American boat on
account of her larger sail plan, the CO.
lumbia won the second race of the series
by minutes, 35 seconds.
The fastest race ever sailed in a cup
contest, it was not only a royal struggle
from a spectacular point of view. but it
was absolutely decisive as to the merits
OF the two racing machines. There is
not yachting sharp who witnessed the
race today who is not firmly convinced
that the defender is~the ADLER boat, blow
high or blow low, beating, reaching or
running and that Sir Thomas and his mer-
ry British tars are doomed to return home
empty handed.
Upton GOT THE WIND HE WANTED.
Again the ancient piece Of silverware
brought across the western ocean fifty
years ago is safe. Again American su-
prcnlacy in marine architecture has been
vindicated.
Sir Thomas has been wishing for a
breeze that would bury Shamrock's lee
rail and today he had it, just as he had
similar breeze in the concluding race
two years ago when Columbia in a driv-
ing finish beat the first Shamrock over six
minutes.
The wind today was strong and true,
blowing around Is knots out of the north
west, and at every point of sailing, ex-
cept perhaps running against the wind, in
which the defender has already taken the
measure of the challenger, the Yankee
sloop proved herself ADLER than the Wat
son model From the time she crossed
the starting line, one minute and thirty
four seconds behind the mug hunter un-
til she picked up and passed the Irish
boat, three miles after rounding the Sec
ond mark, Columbia's pace was faster and
she behaved better than her rival.
Reaching for the first mark ten miles
down the Long Island shore with the
wind abaft the beam she gained twenty
two seconds In the closer reach for the
second stake she gained thirty seconds in
the thresh to windward on the leg home
she gained exactly two minutes.
BARR FOOLS THE BRITON.
Not perhaps as thr ling as the remarka-
BILE contest of last Saturday todays race
was, nevertheless, stirring from start to
finish and as marine spectacle it could
hardly have been surpassed. 1t was an
ideal October day at sea. There was
just enough frostiness to clear the at
mosphere and make the whole course Wis
ible from shore.
The Yankee victory began with tho
start when the crafty Barr by system of
manoeuvring convinced his adversary that
he was trying to cross the line first.
Captain Sycamore promptly took the bait
and rushing his boat into position sent
her away almost in the smoke of the gun.
Thereupon Captain Barr having ac-
complished his purpose tackled about back
of the line and held off for more than a
minute. Then with a flying start he
went over just before the handicap gun
was fired
SINE og the patriots were disap-