Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-30

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-Early this
morning thick fog rested over the
city and 1t looked quite ominous
for sport, but shortly after daybreak
the sun broke through the flying
clouds, the fog lifted and the VIII
freshened. 1t was not a brilliant
morning like Thursday. but 1t pleas
ed the yachtmen better, for at a. IN.
the wind outside rose to 12 miles an
hour. with every prospect of its in
creasing. The day was dull and the
sea choppy. but the weather-wise pre-
dicted a 15.knot breeze and race
easy within the time limit.
Both yachts were in condition at
o'clock The Shamrock had at her
masthead beautiful silk nag, which
the aged mother of the designer of
the boat had sent and which Sir Lip
ton ordered given the place of hon,
The owner of the Shamrock sent a
note to Captain Sycamore, but did not
visit the challenger today. He re
mained down the bay on the Erin. de-
voting his time to the reception of his
guests.
The two yachts started for Sandy
! sIFouk ri half past s. the Columbia in
the lead AT 3 o'clock they cut loose
from their tows and swung lazily to-
ward the light ship.
The attendance is not as large as
1t was on Thursday, the gloomy con
dition Of the weather and the choppy
sea keeping many away.
The betting is very light. 1t has
taken q turn against the Irishman,
very little money being offered thi;
morning on the Shamrock. The odds
have dropped down from almost even
money on Thursday to one thousaa
to five hundred ON the Columbia.
There was but one notable wager
made this morning.
The Shamrock people are very
hopeful. and with strong wind. the
judgment Of the best yachtmen are
that the chances are about even.
AT 10 o'clock everything seems in
readiness for the start, and many
hundreds Of boats of all sizes and de
scriptions are bobbing up and down.
in the choppy sea waiting for the
judges TO come in from the lower bay
At II o'clock one of the yachts gets
away to fine start.
They arrived at half-past ten, Ii
teen minutes later than the prepara-
tory gun was fired. and exactly at II
o'clock. according to the official time,
the two yachts got away in u magnifi-
cent start Not more than three sec
.onds separated them as they dashed
over the imaginary line. both on the
starboard tack.
1t looked like repetition of Thurs
day beginning. The Columbia az
peared to be outsailing her rival, but
it was not so in fact, for arter fifteen
minutes of fast driving through the
seething waters the Shamrock had a
lead OF nearly 200 yards. From this
point, as the boats are sailing dead
ahead it will be difficult to tell which
leads until the first mark is reached
probably by ~ o'clock.
1t is . beautiful race thus ~ an'
the Indications are much better now
that 1t will be over before 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
There was no trouble at the start
such as occurred on Thursday. Cap
tain Barr and the Columbia giving
the Shamrock all the room she de-
sired.
Half an hour after the start the
Shamrock did some magnificent sail
ing to winward, She seemed to out
foot the American She was superb
'1y handled and at IL o'clock when by
the Marconi system the two flying
yachts were sighted and located. the
Shamrock had a fine lead. while the
American was struggling considerably
astern but waiting her time. possibly
for an unusual squirt.
At half-past ! 1t was magnificent
contest. From ~ o'clock. when the
Shamrock took decided lead the two
noble vessels made fine spurts and the
very acme Of seamanship was dis
Pplayed. Captain Barr took advant-
age of every possible change of wind
and gradually pulled up to his splen-
did rival The turning point was at
'tained at 1925. and 1t was expected