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

NEW YORK, Sept 2S.-In the
closest and most soul-stirring race
ever sailed for the Old Americas cup,
the white flyer Columbia today beat
the British challenger over & wind
ward and leeward course Of thirty
nautical miles by the narrow heart
breaking margin Of thirty-nine sec
uuds. She crossed the line thirty
seven seconds ahead. added to this
The two seconds which she was behind
at the start made her mining time thir-
ty-nine seconds. As LiptOn's latest
aspirant for cup honors must allow
the defender forty-three seconds on
account OF the extra ss3 square feet OF
canvas in her sail area. the Official
rEcuru. unuer tine rurcs, grTes uer
the victory by one minute and twenty
two seconds
A superb Spectacle.
As q spectacle the contest was su-
perb. From the time the two sky
soraping racers crossed the starting
line until they fed across the finish
line four and a half hours later. the
result was in doubt and the excite
meut aboard the excursion fleet in
creased until men became frenzied
and women almost hysterieal. So even
IS matched were these two scientific
racing machines that never after they
started were the rival shippers out
OF each others hail. and more than
three-quarters Of the time they were
so close that Charlie Barr. who had
the tliler aboard the Columbia, could
have tossed a biscuit te Captain Syca-
more on the Shamrock. For miles. as
they beat their way to the outer
mark. the black shadow OF the sham
rocks huge topsail was painted on the
big mainsail on the Columbia, and for
an hour on the run home. with the
yachts flying ike scared deer before
the wind. they ran almost beam to
beam. as II they had been harnessed
together.
British Boat An Able sloop.
As q result OF today's race. though
faith in the Columbia still remains IN
the hearts OF the patriots. all the ex-
perts admit that the British boat is
the ablest sloop ever sent 10 these
wsters TO lift the 100-guinea cup which
the old schooner America brought
across the Atlantic fifty years ago.
Race In Detail
Thick fog and no wind gave q most
discouraging outlook az dawn for good
racing conditions. But the sun had
not been above the horizon many min,
utes before the FOG began TO melt
away.
when the two yachts were towed
ont 10 sandy Hook lightship there was
q fne sailing breeze. blowing nine
knots. from a little south OF east. With
a possible promise of becoming more
southerly as the day progressed.
The warning gun was fire6 at 1895
o'clock. and at that time both yachts
had worked to windward OF the line.
with the Shamrock now in the weather
position. At The warming signal both
yschts bore down snd came to lee
ward There the Columbia luffed
sharply on the port tack. with the
shamrock close on her heels At 1o.sS
o'clock the Columbia went on the star
board tack. this maneuver being re-
peated ny her rival The Shamrock
iaHef un % windwafd Of The Coium-
bia. ard when the starting gun came
had q splendid n7sition sud went over
the line two seconds ahead Of kSr
rival and weii piaced n the windwart
berth. For once the donshty Charles
Hart, Ind met his eQnal in the start
inz ti4ck
The columhia tried in vain % work
oct throurh the lee of her opponent.
Several short taclzs were taken. but In
srife ~ aii Efforts she eould not gef
clear! She WAS iammed under the lee
81 the CHALLENGER. = nosition not often
oecuuied bv She old defender. The
Columbia. on the nort tack. tried to
cross the bows Og the shamrock. but
n vain TIE chaileneer. having the
right of way. forced her about In