The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-02
British Boat Led by Half Mile Whe1
Gun Recalled Them.
COLUMBIA GOT AWAY FIRST. 81
There Was Clever Maaeuvering for staftf
and Defenders Skipper Got Best Of 1t. h.
Captain Sycamore Later Discovered
Breeze and Went to the
Front The Course Was
Triangular.
(By Associated prcss.)

lby ihSSocidtcu Riess.J
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-To-day's attempt
to sail the second of the present series
of international yacIi. races for the blue
ribbon Of the sea proved q dismal fail-s
ure.s Between 25,c00 and $1,000 people,
who crowded the pleasure fleet OF Sandy
Hook Lightship in the hope of seeing S.
repetition of the thrilling sport OF last
Saturday, witnessed instead more OF a.
drifting match than a race. The wind
was exceedingly light and variable at y
times. falling so low that the gossamers
wind pennaats, which are light as this
tle-down, hung limp against the masts
of the big single-stickers. The vino.
with crews lined up on the lee rails, was
not sufficient at any time to make the
racing machines heel to their lines. At
the end of four and a half hours the
two yachts had covered less than one
half Of the prescribed course of thirty
miles, and as there was no possibility oe#
their finishing within the time limit the
Ss.egatta Committee declared the race OF.
CHALLENGER AHEAD.
When the gun was fred announcing this
| decision the challenger was about half a
mile ahead of the defender. and to that
;
Shamrock Ii. But the fiulSe to-day dem-a
onstrates little as to- the question Of sll-
premacy- between the two boats except,
perhaps, that Sir. Thomas new chappioD
is more dangerous in light airs than was
supposed after her two former meetings
with the white flyer 20 which the patriots
are pinning their faith. In fluky winds
of variable strength, shifting as they did
to-day through six points of the COM
pass. luck cuts almost much figure
as model and seamauship. and to-dhySs
fortune was unulistakably witk the f0r-s
eigners. ss.ss s
JOCKEYING FOR START
The course was an equliateral Triangle.
ten miles to the leg. the first leg being
a beat due east into the wind. The Coz
1umbia's skipper at the start outgener-
allied his adversary In a splendid piece of &
jockeying. crossing the line in the wind
ward berth twelve seconds ahead OF the 81
Britisher. This advantage Columbia held
for two hours, while both yachts steered
far Off their course to tlS; southwark look
ing for q streak of wind that would profit
them Finally, Barr declined longer
to continue the vaiuless quest. He put (
his helm down and headed inshore on tha
starboard tack. The Shamrock at this
time, after both had been sailing in the
same airs, was a beaten boat. and her
skipper could afford to take gamblers
chance with fortune. He held dogSsdly;a
on and fortune smiled upon him. With
in five minutes ne got a breeze out OF the
south. which ruffied the crestless seas
and waited him like a ghost through thaS
Columbia's weather. But this was not HIS
best piece of good fortune. rs Us
COLUMBIA TURNED MOST AROuND.
After this reverse the Columbia, Slip
ping through the seas at an astonishing
pace. considering the lightness of shsE
breeze, had worked out ahead of the
Shamrock. but to leeward. When the
two yachts We're in this position abont
two miles from the first turn a cant OF
the wind threatened to blanket Columbus,
and TO avaid such possibility. Barr went
under Shamrock's stern. Just as he did
SO the wind hauled around more to the
south, knocking the Columbia's head off
Until, to the astcnished spectators, she
seemed headed aIomst hack for; the lfght-..
ship at the starting line. The golden
boat favored by the same breez was head
ed in exactly the opposite direction. Then
the shifting wind backed again. and Barr
got the Columbia Strengthened out. IIe
was a third OF q mile astern.
This position the two boats held round
ing the first mark Shamrock three min
utes and eight seconds before Column bia,
or d gain for Shamrock in the beat TO
windwart1 adding the twelve seconds
!"
of three minutes and twenty seconds.
DECsLRED OFF
During the next hour. in q close reach
for the second mark. the yachts were abls {
to cover about four or four and q hale
miles OF the remaining twenty. and, as
only fifty minutes then remained before
the expira.ion of the time limit, the race
was declared Off.
After turning the mark, the experts
thought Shamrock increased her lead
Slightly. This gain may, however, be ac-
counted for by the fact that she carried a
large reaching jib topsai1. while Columbia
was working close to the wind with a
small baby jib topsaii. mere handkcr-
citief= comparsd TO Shamrock $ iassssr saiL
nen the excursioys feet headed bactr
for home, the only real race OF the sissy
occurree 1t was the race for New York.
Tonight both sides are praying for a
good. st.ff breeze on Thursday. when to-
days race will be resaled.
| When the string of signals was hofsteN
on the committee boat, Indicating the
the course, tie rival racers were scircItIsR
about the ls;htship, performing nearly
very known variety of marine manuepreL
The Shamrock was clothed in "a brand
Few suit of light weather sails. admirably
cut and OF marvellous TT. The CcIun1
| ria. however. was obliged to content hers
self with the same old suit that carried
her to victory on Saturday.
I TIE START.
| Before the start the Shamrock hoistsda
a tins.#jlb tcpsais perhaps the smallest
ever carried by q cup con tender III aa-ss
sswered it's nrrT.ess essnt;aily as steer
ing sail and proved OF great advantage
in a day SO prolific Of flnkes ana cainls
The preparatory. ssis.i was fired at sl0:As
/. AT that time 6usi, yachts wesa ON The
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