The age-herald., 1901-09-27
DETAILS OF THE
 UNFINISHED RACE
That Shamrock Is No Match for Go. lumbia In Light Weather
 Clearly Demonstrated.

New York, September 26.-The Columbia set her biggest club topsail. The Sham rock was under mainsail, big club top sail and head sails. The course was east by north fifteen miles to windward and return. The wind was eight knots. The warning gun was fired at 11:05 and the two racers began to jockey for the weather berth at the start Baby jib topsails were hoisted in steps on both craft after a false start. The two yachts wore round and immediately after the gun had sounded Columbia on the star board tack crossed the line ahead. The Columbia was to the windward of the Shamrock, the official time being:
 Columbia Il :10:49.
 Shamrock II :11 0t
 The challenger went on the port tack just after crossing and the defender fol- lowed her example. In order to get free from the back wind of her antagonist which was retarding her considerably the Shamrock was kept broad of the wind and she speedily worked clear of her rival, going through the water very fast. The Columbia held her Huff and 1t was noticed that when the two were close hauled the American yacht pointed higher than the Shamrock. The Sham rock went about on the starboard tack at 11:2S. The Columbia also tackled. The American boat was quicker in stays and gathers way faster than the Shamrock At 1:35 the Columbia went on the port tack and crossed the bows of the Sham rock good 300 yards in the lead.
 Columbia Almost BecaImed.
 At Il :43 both yachts went on the star rd Ali 10.1E thn yachts went on the port tack, which they held until 12:33, at which time the Columbia was almost becalmed, her mainsail slanting as she rolled in the lumpy sea. Strange to say while this was happening the Shamrock seemed to have nice little breeze of her own. Both yachts then tackled and here 1t may be said that when one boat went about the other followed its example ex- cept at 12:47, when the Shamrock went on the starboard tack and the Columbia failed to follow her Captain Barr proba- bly, did this in the expection that the breeze must come in more from the southward, as Is quite frequently the case in the afternoon in this vicinity. But instead of a breeze t-.e Columbia fell into the fiattest of flat calms, while the Shamrock was enjoying the advantage or a gentle air which had a good deal of propulsion behind 1t. Thus far this was the only time the Shamrock was leading.
 AL l O CLOCK DOIn ydCnlS we're dBdill Oll the port tack with the Columbia good eighth of a mile to leeward. Then the breeze piped up and the Columbia, after a few more tacks. was once more ahead. It was great piece of sea jockeying on the part of Captain Barr to make up this leeway. At :25 both craft took the hitch to starboard at 1:31 they went on the port tack and again on the starboard at 1:37, standing on this leg aDout twenty minutes, when they went about until they made sure of fetcl.-ng the mark on the starboard tack.
 Set More Sail.
 At 2 o'clock the Shamrock took in her jio topsail and set one slightly larger. At 2:45 the mark was in plain sight of the naked eye and the Columbia, increasing her lead every minute, was heading straight for 1t. When close to it the It. tie jib topsail was hauled down and big balloon sent up in stops to replace it.
 At 3:05:32 the Columbia tackled around the stakeboat, and easing away her main sheet and breaking out her balloon 1ib topsail, was steadied on her homeward course.
 The Shamrock made a very good turn but was quite slow in setting her jib topsail, which was one of the variety known as reaching sails, and not a ballooner. It was excellent judgment on the part of the experts on the Shamrock to set this sail for the wind, headed the Columbia soon after, making it rather close reach to the home mark and render ing 1t necessary to take in the balooner and replace it with one similar to that on the Shamrock.
 The official time at the outer mark was: Columbia 3:o5:32, Shamrock 3:12:47.
 Declared Race Off.
 The wind continued so light and with no signs of breeding up that 1t became clear that the race could not be con cluded within the time limit of five hours and half. At 4:4O the regatta committee declared the race off. The Columbia was at this time about five miles distant from Sandy Hook lightship. The Sham rock was a good three-quarters of a mile astern.
 To sum up today's performance of the two yachts, it may be said that in light weather, such as prevailed today, the Shamrock proved to be no match for the Columbia. What she may accomplish with a good wind remains to be seen.