The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-08

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Shamrock, 11:51:10.
Columbia, 11:52:22.
Second Mark
Shamrock, ~: :45:57.
Columbia, 12:46:39.
Finish.
Shamrock, 2:16:23.
Columbia, 2:15:05.
Elapsed Time.
Shamrock, 3:16:10.
Columbia, 3:13:1S.
Corrected Time.
Shamrock, 3:16:10.
Columbia, 3:12:35.
Course, triangular.
First leg. east half south, 10 miles
Second leg, southwest, half south,
10 miles.
to finish.
Weather-Fresh breeze from north,
northwest. which remained true and
the day.
Glorious Whole Sail Breeze.
In a glorious whole sail breeze.
which heeled the big cup contestants
down until their lee rails were awash
in the foaming seas, Herreshoff's
white wonder. the Columbia, yester-
day beat Watson's British creation
over a triangular course of 30 miles
by 2 minutes and So seconds, actual
time.
With the 43 seconds which the Irish
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on account of her larger sail plan,
the Columbia won the second race of
the series by minutes and 35 Sec.
onds. The fastest race ever sailed in
a cup contest, it was not only royal
struggle from spectacular point of
view, but it was absolutely decisive
as to the merits of the two racing
machines. There is not a racing
sharp who witnessed the race who is
Lot firmly convinced that the defen-
der is the abler boat, blow high or
blow low, beating, reaching or run
ming, and that Sir Thomas and his
merry British tars are doomed to re-
turn home empty handed.
The breeze was the kind Upton
had been wanting.
The wind was strong and true,
northwest, and at every point of sail
ing, except perhaps running before
the wind. in which the defender has
already taken the measure OF the
challenger, the Yankee sloop proved
herself abler than the Watson model.
Prom the time she crossed the start
ing line. minute and "a seconds be-
hind the mug hunter, until she picked
up and passed the Irish boat, three
miles after rounding the second mark,
Columbia's pace was faster and she
behaved better than her rival
Columbia Gained 22 Second.
Reaching for the first mark, 10t
miles down the Long Island shore,
with the wind abaft the beam, she
gained 22 seconds. In the closer
reach for the second stake she gained
80 seconds, and in the thresh to wind
ward on the leg home she gained two
minutes.
At the start the crafty Barr, by
system Of manoeuvering, convinced
his adversary that he was trying to
cross the line first. Captain Syca-
more promptly took the bait and
rushing his boat into position sent
uCI away III tut VI Inc
gun. Thereupon Captain Barr, hav-
ing accomplished 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. Some
of the patriots were disappointed un-
I'll the experts explained that there
was no windward berth in a reach
where the boats could lay their course
straight for the mark and that the po-
sition astern, where Barr could keep
his eye on every move OF his rival,
was the commanding one. He could
watch Sycamore like a hawk, know
Ing that when the gap between them
was closed the race was his. !.
When asked what he thought of the
race, Sir Thomas Upton said in part:
Upton Was still oan,e.
II admit frankly that | got licked
by the best boat, in fair and square
race, and | maintain and believe that
there Is no better skipper afioat than
Captain Sycamore nor a better crew
than mine. ! have as much esteem
for my captain and my crew as when
I came to this side, but they can't do
They took as much
out of the boat as could be taken.
81 am very much disappointed at
the result. and the only consolation
have Is l know I have been licked
by a great and honorable opponent.
/ know the wind was true and Colum-
tia won without any fiuke."
When asked by visiting yachts
man IL he felt Respondent Sir Thomas
replied pluckily:
"As long as the Shamrock flag flies
there is just as much hght in me and
until I'm beaten In the third race I'm
just as hopeful"
Within half hour after the conclu-
sion Of the race the committee boat,
In accordance with the agreement to I.
race daily from now on, set the signal \
foE : race today, 7