Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-10-02
Yachtsmen Are Again Dis
appointed In Their
Plans.
AIR AND SEA FAILED
The Only Race Was That of Dis
gruntled Excnrsiouists Back to
New York City.
ALI Are Now Whistling for a Breeze
to Come Up IN Time For
Next Race.

/
terday TO sail the second of the pres
/ ent series of international yacht races
| for the blue ribbon of the sea proved
| dismal failure. Between $4,000 and
/ 10000 people who crowded the pleas
ure fleet off Sandy Hook lightship in
the hope of seeing a repetition OF the
thrilling sport of Saturday last, wit
messed instead more of a drifting
match than a race. The wind was eX-
ceedingly light and variable, at times
falling so low that the gossamer wind
remnants. which are as light as thistle
| down, hung limp against the masts of
the big single-stickers. The wind
with crews lined up on the lee rails
was not sufficient at any time to make
the racing machines heel to their lines.
At the end of four and a half hours
the yachts had covered less than half
of the prescribed course of 80 miles.
and as there was no possibility of their
finishing within the time limit. the
regatta committee declared the race
off. When the gun was fired announc
ing this decision the challenger was
about half a mile ahead of the de-
fender and to that extent yesterdays
trial was a victory for Shamrock III.
But the iuke demonstrated little as to
the question of supremacy between
the two boats, except perhaps that Sir
Thomas's new champion is more dan
gerous in light airs than was sup
posed after her two former meetings
with the white flyer to which the pa
triots are pinning their faith. In
fuky winds of variable strength, shift
ing as they did yesterday through six
points of the compass, luck cuts almost
as much figure as model and seaman
ship, and fortune was Enthusiastically
with the foreigner. The course was
an equilateral triangle, 10 miles to the
leg, the first leg being beat due east
into the wind. The Yankee skipper at
the start outgeneralled his adversary |
in a splendid piece of jockeying, cross
ing the line in the windward berth
II seconds ahead of the Britisher
This advantage Columbia held for two
hours. while both yachts steered far
off their course to the south and We're
looking for a streak of wind that
would profit them. Finally Barr de-
clined to continue in the vain quest.
He put his helm down and headed in |
shore on the starbOard tack. The |
Shamrock at this time. after both had |
been sailing in the same airs was a |
beaten boat. and her skipper could af- t
ford to take a gamblers chance with I
fortune. He held doggedly on and I
fortune smiled on him. Within FIVE /
minutes he got breeze out of the |
ioh LODI ha
and waited him like a ghost through /
the Columbia's weather. But this was
not his best piece of good fortune. /
After this reverse the Columbia. slip |
ping through the sea at an astonishing /
pace considering the lightness of the /
breeze. had worked out ahead of the /
Shamrock. Tut TO leeward. When the |
two yachts were in this position about /
two miles from the first turn. a cant I
of the wind threatened to blanket the +
Columbia. and TO avoid such a posi-
bility Barr went under the .,namrockS I
stern. Just as he did so the wind /
hauled around more to the south +
knocking the Columbia's head off until +
TO the astonished spectators she seem
ed headed almost back for the light +
snip at ilit StdIlIle lIIt- lie Spiubu
boat favored 10y tie same breeze was
headed in exactly the opposite direc-
ton. There the shifting wind backed I
again and Barr got the Columbia f
Strengthened out as he was a third +
of mile astern. In this position the /
two boats rounded the first mark. the +
Shamrock three minutes and eight
seconds before Columbia. or again for
Shamrock in the beat TO windward /
adding the IL seconds which Column
bia beat her over the line, of three
minutes and 20 seconds.
During the next hour in a close reach /
for the second mark the yachts Were
able to cover about four or more miles +
of the remaining 20, and as only Jo
minutes then remained before the ex-
piration of the time limit, the race was
declared off, and both the Yankee aud
the foreigners began praying for q
good stiff breeze on Thursday. when
the race will be reSailed