The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-04
Third and Final Ra ace Won
By American Boat On
Time Allowance.
The Two Ocean Flyers Cross
Finish Line Bow to Bow
in Fast Time.
(By Associated Press.)


III strong Northwestern which yes
terday blew the Columbia to
victory prevailed this morning
A smashing wind scurried across lower
New York bay, kicking up white caps
In every direction. It blew out the flags
and pennants on board the fleet anchored
inside the Hook as straight as boards,
and out to sea sent a lot of coasters
down the Jersey coast at a lively rate.
AS was the case yesterday, it increased
steadily after runrise, and at 5 O'Clock
was blowing from 18 to 20 knots. In fact
1t seemed to have more power than at
the same time yesterday, due, perhaps,
to a reported storm near the Bermudas.
Nearly all the pilot boats on the station
off Sandy Hook were we'll reefed down,
and only the heavily laden coasting
schooners We're able to carry all sail.
Ideal Sailing Weather.
There was an added touch Of frost in
the air, but overhead a brilliant sun
shone from a clear autumn sky, and
wind and weather We're absolutely per-
feet for today's contest.
Under the rules today's race was Is
miles TO wind or leeward and return, and
1t was foregone conclusion that the
course would be dead run before the
held true, long beat back to the finish.
1t was in just such a race as that two
years ago in which the Columbia gave
Shamrock I a decisive beating. 1t was
again Shamrock weather, Or at least
what the golden yacht people were ask
ing for. The yachting experts looked
forward with keen interest to the splen-
did run before the wind today as prom
ising a fair test Of the Shamrock's ability
in that direction.
Columbia's Superiority.
Yesterday the American boat demon
etrated her superiority on both the close
reach, the broad reach and the wind
ward work, but as yet the two racers
have not met under good conditions in
a run square before the wind. While
Saturdays race was of this description
the wind was so light and uncertain
that none of the sharps considered it It's
decisive.
The crews of both yachts spent the
early morning hours in final and thor
ough inspection of rigging and sails to
make sure that nothing had been
strained or weakened in yesterdays
strong wind.
Both yachts got away from their
moorings earlier than usual this morn
ing, Shamrock, instead of waiting until
she got outside, hosting her main sail
inside the Hook.
Pass Sandy Hook.
Columbia, however. went under tow,
under bare poles and before 9 o'clock
both the flyers had passed outside San
dy Hook, the splendid breeze held true
and strong and away out beyond the
lightship was kicking the blue waters
into white caps. The main sail run up
on Shamrock is one not before used in
her races here. 1t Wrinkled badly at
first but before the time the lightship
was reached it was setting splendidly.
The Navigator, the committee boat,
passed out at 9:25, followed shortly by
the guard boats, and tine first Eoats of
the excursion fleet soon after passed
through the narrows. Shortly before 10
o'clock, Columbia hoisted her main sail
and soon after dropped her tow.
By a quarter past 10 o'clock, both
boats were standing off and around the
lightship with main sails and club top
sails up.
The Racing Course.
The wind was still going merrily when
the committee boat took up her position
to the south of the lightship and hoisted
a signal, the letter &C." indicating that
the course would be fifteen miles south
east to leeWard and return.
Neither Captain Barr nor Captain
Sycamore seemed to fear the wind for
bo set their No. l, or largest club top
sails, though yesterday Captain Syca-
more, in a wind of the Shamrock kind,
had invited some criticism because he