Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-29

all or half length ahead. FROM that
time on to the finish line she kept in
the lead. The wind
Was Now Dropping Light,
but in spite Of her much larger sail
pan. the Shamrock could not prevent
the steady. though slow, gain of the
Columbia. For nearly an hour the
race continued without further event.
Then, at 3:l5. the wind freshened
slightly. filling out the immense sails
of the Shamrock Slowly she erept UP
and lessened the gap between her and
the defender. Now she was only
half length behind Now she was very
nearly on even terms and it became
matter OF doubt as to which boat would
first cross the finish line, less than
mile away. II was the last Of the
many exciting moments in the contest
for very soon the Columbia, getting
her wind free. pulled out and with sur
prlsing rapidity opened up on the chal-
lenger and pulled out a lead that left
the result no longer in doubt. She
crossed the line a winner, not only on
time allowance, but boat for boat.
Yacht Shamrock II.-Start, 11:00:1 IA;
outer mark, 1:25:12; finish. S:31:5s;
elapsed time, a: 81 "A; corrected time,
4:31:44.
Yacht Columbia-Start, 11:00:16;
outer mark, 1868; finish. 3:S1:23:
elapsed time, 4:31:07; corrected time,
4:30:22.
The next race will be over a triangu-
lar course ten miles to leg and will
be sailed next Tuesday.
Again to-day the course east by
south carried the yachts along the
Long Island shore straight ont to sea.
The start was thrilling. The yachts
bounded away across the line like
couple of runaway horses. the chal-
lenged half length ahead and to
windward. In the manoeuvering be-
, fire the start, Captain Sycamore had
given the willy Yankee skipper a ge.u-
inc surprise, returning a
Roland for the oliver
he received on Thursday. Just when
Barr thought he had him under his lee.
the Englishman deadened his Roadway
and then luffed under the Colum bia' 3
stern into the weather berth. This
victory for the Shamrock at the very
inception of the race the Columbia
could not overcome in the long beat
to windward. The two big yachts
were an inspiring sight to the specta-
ing great fountains Of spray from their
bows and drenching the crews lined up
along the weather rail. They heeled
to the wind until their lee rails were
aTash in the swirling, bubbling seas
and from the windward side they
showed yards of
Their Bronze Underbodfes
Neck and neck, tack and tack. they
raced like a team of horses. Dismay
began to be written on the faces of the
patriots as Barr tried once twice, and
finally third time to cross the bow
of the foreigner, only to be forced
around each time by the lean golden
muzzle of the Britisher. Vision Of the
dear old cup that means Yachting sl,-
premacy of the world vanishing across
the waters danced before their eyes. On
and on they flew, turning twin wings
of foam from their bows, and Column
bia seemingly falling back rather than
gaining. The hearts of the patriots
sank lower and lower. AS the yachts
got farther out the swells heightened
and the white flyer seemed to labor
more heavily in the long waves. lust
after passing Long Beach hotel with
its verandas and windows filled with
people, the old City of Paris, now the
Philadelphia, of the American line.
came foaming in from the east with a
bone in her teeth. She headed slight
ly northward between the racers and
the shore in order not to impede them
with her wash and went by like an
express train.
Dipping Her Flag salute,
her passengers and crew lined her rail
for sight of the exhiliarating spec
tacle. The vessels in the excursion
feet by this time were rolling badly.
Many of the spectators were forced to
the seclusion of their cabins and many
others kept suspiciously near the rails
The excursion vessels formed
crescent about the stake boat as the
yachts rounded the outer mark, but it
was a doleful feet. AS the Shamrock
wore around with her spinnaker pole
poised to starboard like a lance in
rest, the big steam yacht Erin, with
the bloody hand of Ulster" in the
Royal Ulster Yacht Club ensign at her
taffrail, opened her whistle long and
loud. 1t was the first time Sir Thomas
had felt the Joy of victory and he and
his party enjoyed it to the full. The
Yankee shippers were too polite not
to pull their whistle cords, but the
toots were not loud nor long, and the
bands did not play Columbia. the Gem
of the Ocean" But when the racers
had spread their
Pinions Wing and Wing
spinnaker matching mainsail and bal
loon jibs drawing forward, and the
white flyer Columbia began to eat up
the green water between her and the
challenger, dropping spirits began to
rise and when the yachts got on even
terms about half way home the bands
began to play and the people raised
cheer AS they approached the finish
line, Columbia leading by half a dozen
lengths, all the pent-up enthusiasm
burst forth. About quarter of mile
before they reached the line the golden
boat blanketed the white one and for
a moment she ran up alongside and it
looked as if she would be first home.
Cheers died in patriotic threats. Sud-
denly then as the Columbia luffed off
and got her wind clear she forged
ahead and came tearing down like mad.
AS she
Crossed Three Lengths Ahead,
the enthusiasm broke out again with
redoubled energy. Every Yankee