Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-03
RAH FOR COL UMBIA
Beat Shamrock To-Day in Her
 Own Kind of Breeze.
SHAMROCK GOT GOOD START.

Ac AlplOA DOdtI <11SO 4 doSCu tA1N
 First and Second Marks Ahead of
 the Columbia-On the Home Run the
 Columbia Gradually Overlook and
 Passed the Challenger.
 New York, Oct 3.--It looked early this morning as if Sir Thomas Lipton's wish for strong off-shore breeze and a smooth sea had been granted, for at 8 o'clock q grand twenty-four knot breeze was blowing straight out of the northwest and the. sea had decreased So that there was scarcely any surf along the Jersey shore. Coasters from the harbor ran rapidly down the Jer- sey shore and some of the fast steam CTS going southerly had the smoke from their stacks blown far out ahead oe them. One or two pilot boats OH their stations inside Sandy Hook light ship were well reefed down, and even then seemed to have considerable heel But the sea was smooth, there being sacrcely more than ripple breaking on the shore, while the vessels out 0 J tie roll.
 Sir Thomas Lipton was out early and rubbed his hands with glee when he came on deck of the Erin. This is what we want" he said. eff it holds We will have a good race. The Shamrock should do well to-day. It is true Mir Morgan says the Columbia wants wind, but so do we. If the breeze keeps up we will have far test of the two boats' At that hour it certainly looked as if his desire for six inches of water on the Sham rocks lee raii'' would be met. ii We shall have good breeze all day" said Captain Sycamore, and this 1 will be more like Shamrock weather. When asked what he thought of the weather, Captain Barr said: This $ good. I think we will sail fast race 1 to-day"
 1 The Columbia took a line from her | tug at ten minutes to 9 o'clock and | started out of the Horseshoe, the | Shamrock following five minutes later. | Mrs E. D. Morgan was again aboard I the Columbia with her husband. The l Columbia rounded the Hook under tow and started for the line, not attempting to put up her mainsail, although itwas an easy run down before the wind. 1 Shamrock also went around under tow. Soon after 10 o'clock both the Go ililtKmbia and the Shamrock hoiSted their pmainsails.
 l On both boats every sail seemed to set to perfection and as the wind slackened little both captains sent l up their largest clubtopsails.
 The Shamrock was first to drop her tow. At 1O:3O she broke out her jib and swinging away on the port tack ,ysr,11 ,l xxyifh The Columbia soon followed suit and both yachts behaved magniicently in the splendid breeze. The excursion fleet had reached the line by this time and the guard boats began to line them up i'll order to give the yachts plenty of room for the start.
 The Shamrock was standing off and r on around the lightship, while Colum- bia was nearly q mile away heading r toward the starting line.
 She came rapidly up, however, and I by 10:45, when the preparatory gun was fired, was maneuvering back of nals had been set for a triangular course, first leg east half south; second leg southwest half south; third leg north-northwest. When the warning gun was fired at 10:55 both yachts were headed into the wind a little to the eastward of the judges boat kill ing time.
 The course indicated by the commit tee made the first leg a rather close reach on the port tack, the second a broader reach, and the third leg a dead beat to the finish
 The starting gun was fired on the dot of II o'clock and it was apparent that the advantage lay entirely with the British skipper. Just before the start he sent the Shamrock swinging around the committee boat, cutting :n
 between the committee boat and the
 Columbia. The latter being under the
 Shamrock's lee. apparently decided not to cross i'll that position, but wore around again.
 Holding tight to his advantage when
 the gun was fired, Captain Sycamore
 sent the Shamrock across the line al-
 most before the stiff wind could sweep
 the powder smoke away, Columbia
 being considerably behind her. After
 crossing both yachts went on close
 reach for the first mark, fairly tearing
 through the water and throwing foun.
 tains of spray from under their bows
 The official time of crossing the line
 was: Shamrock 11:O0:13, Columbia
 11:01 AT.
 It was a magnificent and blood-stir
 ring race to the first mark. Both were
 close reached on the port tack anG
 smothered along through the seas. the
 gusty wind continually knocking then ], down. The pace was terrific and il ], was impossible to determine when hal1 the first leg had been sailed whether or not the Shamrock was maintaining the lead she gained when they crossed
 the line. Both were carrying the same , sails.
 Shortly after 12 o'clock the Sham , rock was still ahead, with the Colum bia holding her own. The wind was
 increasing. the sea was smooth anf both boats were footing it fast for ths
 second mark. The official time oi
 Turning the first mark was: Shamrock
 1151:O6 and Columbia 11:52:17. A
 12:38, with the boats about two mile:
 from the second mark, the wind begar to increase and Columbia. began t ]. gain At 12:45:37 the Shamrock turned g the second mark and the Columbia , | went around the mark at 12:46:39 s Close to 1 o'clock the Shamrock wa
 still in the lead and the wind was held !, ing strong. About eight minutes pas :. 1 the Columbia was seen to close III the gap and soon was alongside he k British rival At this point the Sham g rock. which was to wndward attempt
 ed to blanket the Columbia, and ap