The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-10-11

gain her lost advantage Little by little
the Columbia gained, until AT 2:2l there
were fully three lengths of clear water
between her stern and the bow of her
pursuer
The Columbia held that ,i.'le lead until
the finish.
The official time elapsed at the mnish
was
Ioiumpia '''.'''''.'''''''' '''''''''' S,'.i
When the Columbia went over the line
she was fully 200 yards ahead Uf the
challenger. She won by one minute and
twenty seconds, this including her time
allowance.
on the return the Erin was in COLI
sion and had a small hole stove in her
port quarter. 1t was not serious.
NEW YORK, October 1.-The Columbia
and Shamrock ii tried today to win the
| second international race for the Ameri-
ca cup and both failed miserably. After
the first hour of the race, which was
little more than n drifting match. thg
Shamrock led. and when the race wah
called or, when the second leg of the tri-
angular course of thirty miles was half
covered, the Irish boat led by nearly half
n mile. Although the Shamrock was well
ahead when the time limit expired the
partisans OF the Irish boat found little
in that fact to comfort them.
! Both the Shamrock and her rival found
tho wind gusty and nuky. and 1t finally
died to such an extent that the race de-
velopcd into n drifting match pure and
simple. First the Shamrock and then the
/ Columbia would profit by some wander
/ ing breeze. They alternately led until
well into the second ten miles on the way
home, when the committee called the
race off. as there was absolutely no
chance for the yachts to finish within
, the time set by the committee.
There can be no question that in the
, light OF today's race. the Shamrock
showed her superiority in very light airs.
While the breeze held good the Columbia
seemingly had an advantage The parti-
sans of the American boat, who were
ahoGt by the thousands and surrounded
the downtown bulletin n-hoards by tens of
thousands were greatly relieved when It
became certain that the race would not
| be finished.
| The race could in nowise be looked up
on as n test In any way Of the yachts
capabilities, even in light airs. The light
wind that barely filled the sails jumped
from one part of the course to another,
and first one boat and then the other
gave her rival the heartachc by catching
the breeze and moving along a few hum
lay becalmed. waiting for the tickle wind
TO Jump TO the other side and give her
a boost toward overtaking her rival.
The start was all In favor of the CO.
lumbia. Barr completely outmaneuvered
Sycamore and got the white beauty
across the line twelve seconds ahead OF
the challenger, securing the weather
berth. Luck came to the aid of the white
yacht before the boats had sailed fifteen
xsIa In h.Ny In.
that forced the Shamrock to head fully
two points of her course. while the Co
lumbia was able to keep hers steady and
true Before things were Strengthened
out again the defender had gained halt
a mile over the Irish boat Not long
after that the challenger decided to &c
wind hunting and caught a lucky slant
Of air that sent her rapidly ahead, anc
by the time the Columbia had come VI
with her she had secured the windwarc
position, from which she was not after
ward driven and which did so much tc
give her the honors OF the day.
Then followed series OF ingenious
but futile attempts on the part of tn,
Yankee skipper to dislodSe his antago
mist from the favorable position which
he had secured, and now seemed deter
mined to retain. IL was little after l:S
p. IN. when Sir Thomas boat passed th'
ftEitsnoH sIOop 10 NlNuWsrn, anu ~
blanketed her that the white yacht
sails shivered ominously in the wind. an'
she lost nearly all her Roadway. Cap
! tain Barr at once took In his jb top-sai
and set a long reaching top-sail., whicl
raneuver was at once initiated by Cap
tain Sycamore. The bronze yacht eoo'
blanketed her antagonist again, and thu
drew out ahead.
Time and again this WAS repeated. Tn
Columbia would gather way again an
close up the open water between herssl
I and the Shamrock, only to lose all he
gain when the challenger's huge canva
shut of her wind and left her two o
I, three lengths behind. practically motion
u less. Captain Barr got tired OF this, an
{ did thing that mad. his critics stare
He luffed sharply urder the stern OF tn
Z shamrock. ard wen; sbou, on the por
: tack, ev,G, ~ Intending TO slide IA