The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-04
COMMENT ON
THE FIRST RACE

GLASGOW, Sept. 27.-There is mourn
ing all along the Clyde and many yachts,
| Thomas Upton would lift the cup are
now equally confident that he will lose
! it. The bad luck of the Shamrock II
cannot be accounted for unless mis-
! take has been made in altering her trim
after she arrived in American waters.
Major Duncan Neill. a leading member
of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club, and one
of the shrewdest yachtsmen In Europe,
was outspoken.
| Il am not surprised at the Shamrock S
J display" he said. THE fatal mistake
was made when her trim was altered"
/ IF Britain wants to lift the cup from
America, she must cut down the displace-
ment and reduce the sail area"
FIFE NOT SURPRISED.
LARGS, Scotland. Sept. CIV. Fife,
designer of Shamrock 1, showed no sur
prise when told that Columbia had out
sailed Shamrock II in light breeze.
Neither did he display any interest.
II am not in position to give an opin-
ion,'' he said, land can make no state
ment."
ODDS ON THE COLUMBIA.
NEW YORK, Sept N.-Odds on the Co.
lumbia advanced to to 1 after the first
Columbia Shamrock II yacht race at the
various hotels and clubs where yachts
men gather. A number of small amounts
were recorded at these figures.
CHAGRIN OF YACHTSMEN.
BELFAST, Sept. 27.-When the bulle-
tins came over the wire telling how CO.
lumbia was outsailing Shamrock II in
the light breeze there was chagrin at the
Ulster Yacht Club.
Members of the Ulster Yacht Club have
never doubted that Sir Thomas Upton
would eventually bring back the coveted
cup. They had absolute confidence in his
yacht, and they were sorely disappointed
at the latest performance of Shamrock
II.
THE KAISER'S INTEREST
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-A Berlin cor
respondent of the Journal and Advertiser
gives the following account of the man
ner in which the German emperor re-
ceived the news of the international
yacht races:
Emperor William stayed up late at
night to hear the result of the Americas
cup races. 1t was almost midnight be-
fore the bulletin announcing that the
race had been called off reached him at
his hunting lodge at Rominten, close to
the Russian frontier. He had telegraph
ed to Berlin, directing that every bul1e-
tin be wired Immediately to him.
The Kaiser is an enthusiastic yachts
man, and has taken a keen interest in
everything that pertains to the America
cup races. His syTnpathies are naturally
with the British yacht, but he has more
than once expressed his profound admir-
alton for the skill of the Yankee yacht
builders.
He is hunting in the dense forests of
Eastern Prussia, getting up very early
and going to bed soon after dinner, and
after long run he sat up, smoking with
his guests, and discussing relative merits
OF the two boats. 1t was not until the
last bulletin came in that the emperor
went to bed.
SOUTHAMPTON DISCONNECTED
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept 27.-The poor
showing of Shamrock II, which was ex-
pected to be sure winner by the yachts
men of Southampton, causes disappoint-
mert and even CONSERVATION here. The
fact that Shamrock II could not sail
against Columbia in a light breeze leads
TO the belief that the English boat has
little chance of defeating the American.
sssosssessse Q Q zee
cast off and the headsails were broken
out Her canvas set admirably Never
was inner set of sails seen on a cup q
challenger.
The ocean tug Navigator which carried
D N Kane, Chester Griswold and New
perry u. Lawton the regatta committee,
ahchored to the southwark of the light
snip marking the extremity of the line,
ana soon string of signals was dis
plaSed slgnifying that the course would
De east by north fifteen miles to wind
ward and return. The preparatory gun
was hred at 1856. and from that moment
the yachts were amenable to the rules
OF the New York Yacht Club. The wind
was eight 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 hoisted in stops on both
craft Captain Sycamore held the tilIer
Of the Shamrock, with William jameson
beside him. Barr was at the wheel of
the Columbia. He placed the cup de-
fender to the windward of the chaIeng
er and kept her there in spite of his
opponents efforts to get clear The CO.
iumbia on the port tack crossed the bow
OF the Shamrock and then tackled ami |
stood for the line. Both shippers were
IN such hurry that they crossed before |
the starting gun was fired. They were
recalled by three short blasts from the !
of&he committee boat. Both then !
wore around and Immediately after the !
gun had sounded the Columbia, on the