The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-10-02
FORTUNE SMILES
UPON SHAMROCK
Foreign Boat Ahead in Yester.
days Drifting Match.
RACE WAS DECLARED OFF
coIHmbla, Unhbls 10 Find wInd. Heads lnshOfs
and Shamrock Leads Half Nile al
Outer Mark Win De Re.
sailed Tomorrow.

NEW YORK. ocL i-Today's at.
tempt 90 san .ho second Of the pres
rnt ncrlea NJ International yacht races
for the blue ribbon of the sea proved
lSmni failure. Between 1900 and
$1,000 people. who composed the pleas
ufc nee, on Sandy Hook llghtship IN
tho hope OF sesng repetition Of me
thrilling sport Of Saturday. witnessed
instead more Of drifting match than
a race. The wind was exceedingly
ilghl aud variable
A, the end of four and q half hours
the Two yachts covered Tess than half
of the course, and tho regatta commit
tee declared the -aco on. When the
gun was fired announcing his decision.
the challenger was about half a mile
ahead u The defender and 70 that cI.
tent ,odays trial was victcry for the
Shamrock.
The course was an equilateral triangle
fen miles 20 tho Ice, the nrs, i.g b.
.ns a beA. due ras, into the wind. The
Yankee skipper a. the start outgencr-
allied his adversary ~ splendid piece
ot joekrying crossing the line In the
winiwari a few seconds ahead OF the
Rriilsher.
This advantage the Columbia held for
tw5 hours, while both yachts stecred
far N be course TO the sou,hward
looking Tor a streak OF wind tha, would
pront them. Finally Barr declined lon
ser 90 continue the vain aues; He put
his helm down and headed in shore IN
,h' staronari tack.
shamrock AZ this line. after both had
been sailing IN the same course. was a
beaten boa, and her skipper could AFFORD
20 take a gamblers chance with for
tune, He held dogEcdly on and fortune
smiled upon HIM, w,;hln ave minutes
he got a breeze. which rufilcd the crest
less seas and waited him like ghost
Through the Columba's weather. But
this was 10, his best piece OF good for
,une
Afler this reverse, Columbia slipping
through ,eiS AZ an astonishing pace.
had worked gu, ahead of Shamrock. bu;
ia lecward When the two yachts were
In this position. about two miles from
he IRA, turn. a cant Of wind threaten
I'd 10 blankr, Columbia. and 10 avoid
such a possibility Barr went under the
stern. Just as he ild SC,
he wind hauled around more TO the
south, ka 'ck.ng Columbla's head on,
and 10 the astonIshed spectators she
seemed headed almost back for the
igh,ship. The golden boat. favored by
The same breeze WAS headed in exact
y the opposite direction, Then the
wind shifted again. and when Barr got |
he Columbia s,rIlghtcned out he was
! thlrl VI a mile as,ern.
In this position the two boats round
ID the nrst mark, with shamrock three |
and eight seconds before the |
Columbia, or a gain for Shamrock In the |
,eat to wlniward. adding u seconds
which the Columbia beat her over the
Inc. OF thrSe inmates and twenty sec
,nds.
During the next hour, In close race
'or the second mark, the yachts were
'ble to cover about four and a half
niles OF the remaining twenty, and as
,nly ftiy minutes then remained be-
ore the expiration Of the time limit.
he race was declared on,
Tonight both the Yankees and for
.Igners are praying for good sdff
,reeze on Thursday when the next race
viii be sailed.
The official times are:
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