The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-10-02

y tloHai !dtHt races yesterday.
4. the wind died out so that the 8.
e" race could not be finished with s.
&: in the time limit. When the (.
:: time limit expired, however, &.
g shamrock was mile in the $.
8" lead. (.
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New York. Sept. 2S.--Columbia to-
day won the first "a II. hn series
Tor the American cap. defeating Sham
rock III. Sir Thomas l.ipton's boat
ny narrow margin ii one of tie bret
tlest races ever seen in lhis country
me day Was a perfect one for racing
even If the wind was Il trine light
and the performance of the two ya,h, :
was excellent.
A tremendous crowd was present
When the starting gun was fired. ana
cheer after cheer rent the air as the
TWO boats got away. The official Tim
or the start was: Shamrock. I:OO:04;
Columbia ll:OO:O6. Bulletin after
bulletin regarding the race VAS rece.y
ca on shore by wireless tutcgraphy
and was greeted with great applause.
Just before . O'Clock Mr.. Jameson.
Mr.. Watson and w. Butler Duncan
went on board. Shamrock was frs
taken in tow and five minutes late.
she was off the point Of the hook.
passing out, Columbia following close
behind her
On board the Columbia were C. u.
Morgan. H. c. McGildowney and Her
bert Leeds. Wind at the hook was
then blowing steadily from the north
east at 10 knots an hour. and with in
dications that it would freshen.
Sir Thomas Upton -did not go
aboard the Shamrock today. but stay
ca on board the Erin until his guests
arrived.
The Erin did not leave for the start
ing point until $3.50 O'clock 1t was
still later than that when the cxcur-
sion fleet passed the hook.
At 1918 the committee boat hal 81.
a signal for l5mlc race windward
and return. The wind was little
south of east. and almost II knots.
Both yachts were near the starting
line.
Soon after 10 O'Clock both of the fly
ers discarded their tug boats. and as
they tackled back and forth across the
line the committee boat si9naled that
the course would be Is miles to winl
ward and return. and compass cours,
would be east by southeast.
Meantime the great fleet of excur
sion vessels hal pulled out toward
the lichtship and spread out behind
the starting line in two great wings
AS the contesting yachts tackled
back and forth about the line with
the main sails. club topsails, stay
sails and iibs out it was noticeable
how much higher he Coumbia's
bows came out of the water as she
moves under sail than does the Sham
| rock.
She did not lip in the bigger seas
| nearly as much as the challenger
Both boats were running to the uortl
tack and ran south. Columbia bea
ing her rival in getting about.
A period OF jockeying then ensued
| as the yachts waited for the prepara
tory signals. This was fired az l0:i5
Then came the warning sign
| minutes later, and promptly at II
o'clock the yachts went over the nnc
with Shamrock trife ahead AMI ap
parently to the windward. The,
were both on the starboard tack al
| they crossed.
The fight for position was fine
one Shamrock went over the line a
| 1:00:14, and Columbia at 100: 1G
Within a quarter of an hour Colum
bia swung around on the starbnart
tack; but Shamrock held on until sh,
was well to the weather of Co!,lni
| Laa 'Takc ,, ruie ta"a rg an her
| Both boats We're now swineli!,
along on the starbOarl tack, heading
almost due northeast. At 1913 ;h'
Columbia was distinctly ahead. Botl
boats were responding II The incrcas
ing wind. but Columbia seemed to b,
increasing her lea1.
For a moment the Columbia went ol
starboard tack. followed a momen
later by Shamrock Columbia wa
evidently unable ~ Grass the Sham
rocks bow and was forced to COM
around.
Columbia was trying tD baciW'll'
Shamrock again, but the nianeuva
was not effective.
The wind was steadily increasing
BY half past II all conceded tha
Shamrock was ahead. They wrr
both on the starboard tack, sal'.r
northeast and Shamrock seemed to b.
gaining.
It was a battle royal. Both ya"h
had sailed four miles from the Ii 5hi
ship and was nip and tuck betwcc1
them.
The yachts had pow sailed an hou
and it had been close work for ever
yard of the course Columbia wa
close under ShamrOck's lee and al
peared to be reaching faster than tn
challenger, but Shamrock was sti
ahead.
Columbia tackled to port in attemI
to cross the bow of Shamrock bu
was unable to reach her. ani 80 sec
onds later came about again on tn
starboard tack. Precisely at moo
Shamrock went around on the nor
tack. followed Immediately by Co
umbia.
Admittedly Columbia hal gained col
siderably in the last 10 minutes c
sailing. They were both close haule
and each seemed to be holding IT
own, the advantage, if any. being wi
Shamrock.
The wind held true at about !
knots. There seemed little adVan