The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-05
Sir Thomas Lipton's S Second Attempt
to Lift the Americas Trophy
Has Failed.
COL UMBIl A winner BY Al SECONDS
Shamrock Crosses Finish Line First
but the Defender Wins on
Time Allowance.

OF the gangway, and as he shook hands
Win them individually, he said:
| gentlemen, it was a fair beat. I want
to say again that you have treated me
| with the utmost fairness and courtesy.
| You have met every wish of nfne. and
| from my heart L thank YOU"
Commodore Lewis Cass Ledyard. chair-
| man of the New York Yacht club regatta
| committee, replied:
| NEVER A TRUER SPORTSMAN.
"sir Thomas, we have never had a.
tuer sportsman to deal with"
| Many of Sir Thomas guests On board
! the Erin crowded around to express their
sympathy at his defeat and assure him
| OF the high place he had won in tho
| hearts of all Americans
When man wins a heart he has won
| more than cup" said one of them.
| Ihere were tears in the Irish baronet's
| eyes when he thanked them for their
| kind words. Said he:
The words you have spoken touch me-
| tar more than my defeat today. 1 tried
| to win the cup and 1 have done my best.
! But better than all that have the good
| wishes of this country"
When asked about his plans for the
future Sir Thomas said:
1T is too early to talk about anv plans-
ABOUT the Shamrock, 1 cannot decide vet
Wnat L shall do and as to chauengfnec
again it is too soon to think about it,
e. ID. Morgan, the manager of Colum-
bla, said: Il am very happy that we won
and glad the strain is over. We certain
ly had to make splendid fight for it.
We had splendid captain and a splendid
crew."
| The Columbia's mainsail was unbent
before she came to anchor and soon after
dark she was towed to City Island Be-
fore leaving Capt. Barr said:
I'VE did the best we could and thew
did the best they could, and we came out
first. That's ALL"
At the New York Yacht club tonight
Chairman Kane and Secretary Oddie wers
closely questioned by members regard
ing the sensational finish. Mr. Kane SAID
he had great difficulty in timing the
yachts, but was fortunate in sighting the
mast in proper range. The range was
from small white flag on the committee
tug and the mainmast of the Sandy Hook
hghtship. Chester Griswold, of the re.
gatta committee, held the watch that
timed the yachts
THE RACE IN DETAIL.
1t was fully half an hour before the
preparatory gun when the committee
boat Navigator hoisted the signal I'D. c.
b, indicating that the course would be-
tfteen miles to leeward and return. The
Wind at that time came from the north
northwest and was blowing all of twelve
miles an hour. Both racers came out
from the Horse Shoe in tow of their tugs
and seemed slow in getting their sails set.
The Shamrock was first to hoist her
mainsail and also first to get up her larg-
est club topsail The Columbia, evident
ly waiting to test the strength of the
wind. did not set her club topsan until
1O:4O. Capt Barr decided that the WIND
was not too strong for his No L
AT the preparatory signal at 1O:45 both
boats were far up to the windward ana
came down toward the lightship and Just
q " 0iT1cr crI1T7
into the wind simultaneously and worked
back to their former positions Both
were on the port tack and close hauled,
with Columbia on the weather quarter OF
the challenger. The American boat was
first to come about after the warning
gun at 1855. Shamrock Immediately fol-
lowed and planted herself directly astern
of the defender, at the same time break
ing out her tremendous balloon tib ana
letting fall to starboard her spinnaKer
pole. 1t was Sycamores game to cross
last, if possible.
This he was able to do but while he had
the pride of position in a leeward start,
he found himself thirty seconds behind
the handicap gun. Barr, in the mean
time, had delayed breaking out his light
sails and still held the Columbia's sheets
in fiat. Thus, he too, handicapped his
boat in crossing, but not so much as his
rival, for it is estimated that he was only
fifteen seconds behind the handicap gun.
Spinnakers on both boats were broken
out on the line and away they went on
what proved to be the last race of the in-
ternational series of 1901.
BOTH BOATS HANDICAPPED.
Both boats being handicapped tho
handicap time of the start as signaled
from the committee boat was as fol-
lows:
Shamrock, 11:02:O0
Columbia, 11:02:00.
Hardly had the boats got over the
line before it was seen the Shamrock
was gaining on her rival Slowly she
crept up, and at IL 80 she was on even
terms. Half a minute later she showed
her bowsprit ahead and from there on
led the Columbia to the outer mark.
The run down the wind was uneventful
after the Shamrock took the lead, ex-
cept at a few moments before the turn,
when the Columbia, catching first q
fresh puff of wind ran up on the chal-
lengers weather quarter The boats
were then very near the turning buoy,
so that the Shamrock took in her SPIN
maker and balloon jib and set with a
greater speed than had yet been shown
by the British crew, her jib and stay
sail. AS soon as these two headsails
filed with wind the British boat luffed
out under the bow of the Columbia,
took on new life and romped ahead
again. Columbia kept her spinnaker
until within two minutes of the mark,
hoping with this additional sail to pull
up. But she was unable to do So and
had to turn forty-nine seconds behind
her rival.
AT THE OUrER MARK
The official time of turning me Outer
mark was as follows:
Shamrock, 12:4S46.
Columbia, 12:49:35.
Thus on the run straight down the
wind the challenger had gained accord
ing to official time forty-nine seconds,
but in reality she had done better than
this, for to this forty-nine seconds are
to be added the fifteen seconds which
the Columbia lead her over the starting
line.
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