Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-10-04
COLUMBIA WINS.
Won the Third and Last
Race.
Clean Race Today From Start
to Finish.
The Shamrock Made Grand Strug-
gle For the Cup,
MA SACHUSeTTS REPUBLICANS.

New York, Oct. 4.-The same
strong Northwestern as that of yester
day blew the Columbia to victory
prevailed this morning. AS In tho
case OF yesterday, 1t increased stead
fly after sunrise and at S o'clock was
blowing from is to 20 knots. In fact
II seemed to have more power than al
same time yesterday, due perhaps 20
reported storm nearby. Under the
rules today's race will be fifteen miles
to windward or leeward and return
and 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 a long Beat back to
the finish. 9th yachts got away from
their moorings earlier than usual this
morning. the Shamrock hosting her
mainsail inside the hook. The Colum.
bia, however. went out under tow and
bare poles and before . o'clock both
flyers had passed Sandy Hook. Short
ly before 10 o'clock the Columbia
hoisted her mainsail and soon after
dropped her tow.
At 1915 the committee boat hoistcd
the signal indicating that the course
would be fifteen miles south south.
east to lecward and return.
When the preparatory gun was fired
at l0:i5 neither skipper wanted to
cross first. The windward position
was coveted, as IL gave the stern boat
the opportunity of blanketing the
other. Some pretty jockeying for this
was INDUCED in by both and ten min.
utes later, when the warning gun
sounded. both were holding away
from the line as IL II were reef or
sandbar. At last Captain Barr sent the
Columbia forward, the Shamrock
coming right behind. The Columbia
crossed the line apparently is seconds
ahead, but the official starting time
of the handicap gun having hen fired
1902 was the time for both boats.
After crossing the line the Sham
rock seemed to cut the Columbia {
wind to some extent and there ensued
n little luHing match, Captain Barr
trying to get the wind clear. The for
eigner began to inch up on the Colum
bia. IL was a magnificent neck and
neck race until at 11:17. when the
Shamrock drew ahead. In ten minutes
more the Shamrock was good ten
Lengths ahead. After thirty-hve min
utes sailing the yachts had sailed
about half of the first leg.
1t was about l2:l5 when the boats
were nearing the outer mark that the
wind began to flatten a little, which
was instantly shown In the decreased
speed of the sloops.
Drawing near the outer mark the
weather is becoming more and moro
Shamrock-like. With hammine
wind the sea is comparatively smooth
All the conditions are absolutely idea
for before the wind race. At 12:4t
the Shamrock luiiied around the stake
boat. Right in her wake came the
American yacht. After rounding, the
Shamrock held OFF toward the jersey
shore on the starboard tack, while
the Columbia went off shore on the
port tack. But they only held this
for an instant before the Columbia
swung around on the starboard taCl
and the racers began to throsh to the
windward which was to decide the
content.
Five minutes nip and tuck and then
patriots took new hope, for the white
flyer seemed pointing higher and foot
ing faster than her opponent and slow
ly forging TO the front. At the turn
the foreigner was fOrty-nine seconds
ahead which left the Columbia only
six seconds to make up to get within
the time allowed. At 1:12 o'clock il
was seen that the American had turn
ed the oil trick in windward work and
was ahead The wind is getting light
and is inclined to be flunky and the
race is becoming slower, II was get
ting to be the closest kind of n race
At 2:l5 it was evident that the Ulster
yacht had secured a slight lead Fol
the next ffteen minutes the yachts
continually split tacks.
At no time was the Shamrock's Leaf
more than a minute. Almost as one
boat they went across The line, the
Shamrock first, but the Columbia SC