Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-04
THE CUP STAYS
IN AMERICA
The Most Exciting Race Of the
Series Results in Victory for
the Columbia.
SHAMROCK FINISHES FIRST
Rut the Time Allowance Gives the Victory
to the Cup Defender-A Detailed
Description of This Splendid
Contest

New York, Oct. 4.-The same strohs
northwester that yesterday blew the
Columbia to victory, prevailed th's
morning. AS was the case yesterday
it increased steadily after sunrise anu
at 8 o'clock was blowing from IL TO ~
knots. In fact it seemed to nave more
power than at the same time yestei-
day. due perhaps to reported slorLi
near the Bermudas. Under the rules,
today's race was fifteen miles to wind
ward or leeward, and return, ana IL
was a foregone conclusion that the
course would be dead run before the
wind to the first mark and, II the
wind held, true long beat back to mn
ish. Both yachts got away from thelr
moorings earlier than usual this morn
ing. the Shamrock hoisting it's main
sail inside the Hook The Columbia
however. went out under tow, with
hare poles. and before 9 o'clock, both
hvers passed outside Sandy HOOK.
Shortly before 10 o'clock, the Columbia
hoisted it's mainsail and soon after
dropped her tow.
AT a quarter past ten, the committee
boat hoisted the signal indicating the
course to be Is miles south southeast
to leeward and return.
When the preparatory gun was fired
at 1O:45, neither skipper wanted to
cross first The windward position was
coveted, as it gave the stern boat an
opportunity of blanketing the other
There was some pretty jockeying for
this berth, and ten minutes later, when
the warning gun sounded, both were
holding away from the line as If they
were on a reef or sand bar. At last
Captain Barr sent the Columbia Tor
ward, the Shamrock coming right be-
hind The Columbia crossed the line
apparently IS seconds ahead, but the
official starting time, the handicap
gun having been fired, was 11:O2 for
both boats.
After crossing the line the British
boat seemed to cut the Columb1as s
wind to some extent and then ensued
a little luffing match, Captain Barr
trying to get the wind clear. The for
cigner began to inch up on the Col
umbia 1t was a magnificent neck
and-neck race until 11:17, when the
Shamrock drew ahead. In ten minutes
more she had a good ten lengths lead.
After 35 minutes of sailing, the yachts
had sailed about one half of the first
leg.
Drawing near the outer mark the
weather was becoming more and more
Shamrock like with f1attening wind,
The sea comparatively smooth and all
conditions absolutely ideal for be-
fore-wind race. At 1915 the Sham
rock luffed around the stakeboat. Right
in her wake came the American and
turned. After rounding, the Shamrock
held off toward the Jersey shore on a
starboard tack while the Columbia
went off shore on a port tack. But
Barr only held this for an instant be-
fore he swung the Columbia around on
a starboard tack and the racers began
to thresh windward, which was to de-
eide the contest.
About 1915, when the boats were
nearing the outer mark, the wind be-
gan to fatten little, which was In
stantly shown in the decreased speed
of the sloops.
There was five minutes Of nip and
tuck, and then the patriots took new
hope, for the white flyer seemed to be
pointing higher and footing faster
than it's opponent and slowly forging
to the front. At the turn the for
eigner was 40 seconds ahaed. which left
the Columbia only six seconds to make
up to get within the time allowed. At
1:12 o'clock it was seen that the Am
erican had turned her old trick in
windward work and was ahead. The
wind was getting light and inclined to
be fluky, and the race was becoming
slower. 1t was getting to be the clos
est kind of race. At 2:15 it was ev-
ident that the Ulster yacht secured
slight lead. For the next fifteen min
utes the yachts continually split tacks
From that time it was the closest
kind Of race. At no time was the
Shamrock's lead more than minute
Almost as one boat they went across
the line, the Shamrock first, but the
Columbia so few seconds behind hel
that it made no difference. Thus the
Columbia won in three straight races
She was the victor in 1900 and re.
tains the cup.
Official time finish: Shamrock, 1885,
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