Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-03
COLUMBIA WINS
THE SECOND RACE
WIN ZINE Allowance of 43 Seconds Came
10 Ahead 3 Minutes IS Seconds 1t
Was Shamrock Weather.

me nying hulls Of the racers Mas rs
hald as board. The crews we've imll
nnaer windward RAN, While oil 10
leeWa the spray from under Die
bows o. the yachts Wag swept IN clouds
~ th' increasing winds.
Ihey ilited The iis, turn as though
lhe STAKE boat .la.if was coming TO
meet them, the Shamrock 5till holding
her big lead.
Both swept away On die starboari
Jack Shamrock leading by about
qua.-cr TO third of q mile.
The second leg Of the race lost moth.
ing IN exciting interest The wind held
strong and true, and after rounding
lhe marx the racers maintained their
terrific speed making no change in
lheir sails, The excursion fleet had q,
nght 20 keep up with the race, being
compelled 10 crowd on o full head OF
steam to maintain position which
would Keep the lying yachts IN view.
AS IN the first leg Il was mere guess
work at first whether either boat had
gained or lost When about half OF tbs
second leg had ben covered II seemed,
however as II the American boat hla
managed TO slightly crawl up on her
fast sailing opponent. II was the frsr
Wlndward work Of the race and the re-
suit OF tine contest depended upon the
respective merits Of the two boats ia
the thrash to windward toward the fin.
ish line.
RACE VERY CLOSE.
A, f.nc ,hn ,ool,t. ,,.a,,t d. A.,,A -, ~.
starboard tack and stood for the Jersey
shore. the Columbia lacking first. The
race was as close as ever Both yachts
had taken In their lib top sails before
reaChlag the second mark preparatory
to beatlng up the last leg under the
three lower sails and lower club top
sails Working IN the wind the shafn-
rock wac apparently footing very fast
but Columbia seemed to outpolnt her.
In the first half hour Of sailing after
the second mark had ben turned Co
lumhla had the race IN hand on time
allowance unless Shamrock did some
Unexpectedly superior work
II was nip ana tuck for the next
twenty minutes or more until about
l'2O when both boats went about on
the port tack and II was seen that
the defender had eaten up her rival and
had taken the bead
She had outponted Shamrock and
secured commanding position on the
caters bow.
With the finish line about -four miles
away at $40, the American boat had
the race well In hand and barring ac-
cidents II seemed inevitable that she
would more than make up the Shanl-
rocks lead over the line and get home
ahead Of her. But even With the CO.
lumbia's sudden squirt and the advant-
age the race was still an exciting one,
and never for moment did interest
flag as the two superb ships thrashed
to wirdward, the breeze holding true
and strong.
WEATHER CONDITIONS PERFECT.
Weather conditions were absolutely
perfect from the moment tive gun was
fired. Ii blew al II made 10 order lot
a fair test of the British and American
boats and through the two legs OF
reaching and the first OF the rllndward
work on the horne stretch, Columbia
had shown herself to be superior. In
the close reach 70 the first m6Tk she
had gained on the visitor, she eained
on the broader reach to the econd
mark and when ehey began the ex CLINE
beat home she ate her way int0 ms
wind In manner that her risal cpuld
not approach.
Both yachts had the port tack, head
Ing almost north toward the Long ISL
and shore and Il lookedas II they meant
10 hold Il until they we're sure OF fetch
ing the mark on the next tack AS
they worked up the Hfnd the gliTn-
mering bronze hull OF the British boat
was getting further and further to lee
ward and astern and the American had
n lend which hardly fast steamboat
could have cut down In the snort
stretch Of water which lay between her
ana the finish. The excursion neet at
his time was strung out In a long
scattering line 10 westward OF the
course and doing their best to keep up
with the racers.
Al i:G both yachts went about on the
starboard tack and headed Tor the mn
Ish. Columbia having a safe lead OK
about quarter Of mile. The race
was over then. Nothing could head her.
with every inch OF her beautiful sails
drawing, spray flying from under her
how The great white American yacht
crossed the line nearly two minutes
mead Of the boat flying the shamrock.