Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-28
NON Nj IN SPITE OF UNFAvoRABLE WEATHER
Shamrock Sailed Magnificent Race, but Columbia
Was the Faster Boat.
Won hv Martin Of Thry.nine SecondsBoth Shippers
MD Fine Work and Tried Every Known Means to Gain
Adyantase--- Details Of the Race.

|ljls os;ss.l Tims ef start.
" u $ lSaasssls ...x . ...- ~. tf:oo: 4 4
oiieial Time Of Finish.
4 kamfoci =. .... .... -. ss:.s'..1- $500
Elapsed Time.
4 |i,ss ssnroek :. 4 hours 81 minis 80 sec
e,nmbia (. J. Z. q hours 30 minis 81 see
4 4 New York, Sept. as.-Bulletin: Co
\ aumbia wins the race by SO seconds.
|s M new York. Sept. q 2s.-Bulietin: The
81 Iinnbia crossed the line first. Official
y se: Columbia, s:sl:o7; Shamrock
p New York, Sept q. When the Sham
Il stock and Columbia arrived at the start
MI point, In tow Of tugs about 10 this
lorning, there was every indication
III III the yachts would have plenty Of
81 1yind Tor today's race. The wind was
s4Sn Knots per hour, with prospects Of
3xeshening. Messrs. Jameson. Watson
n6 Duncan were on board the Sham
y s3oek ana Morgan, McGildowney and
eedss ons the Columbia Upton viewed
q j1day's race from the Erin. The race
oday Mili be fifteen miles to windward
nd return. starting from Sandy Hook
a adines b for. 10 a fks i5 pfeparatory
I Sisnz I5ich wa 5 fired at fo:45. The
q wee ess sssshsaE tS6ffs6fhhss line On
Ex next TO the Judges boat.
The Columbia went almost down to
e 1he line without attempting to raise d
81 lil. The Shamrock had only her main
u set when she reached the line, but q
81 SSjnonent later she broke out her clur
= @ppsaii. The Columbia got her mainsail
Il - lively and then sent up her club top
\ D1il.
SX1 \ ~ The boats sailed nine miles both
i On the port tack and the Shamrock ap-
n |rears to have worked out from under
the Columbiass lee.
s 1z:3 The mark Is in sight. The
4 Shamrock is ahead and forces the
Il columbia about. Both are on the star
d board tack. the Shamrock to windward.
) )|Sss The wind is increasing and the
B &hanrock gaining slightly.
n The Shamrock turned at 1:26:s0. fol-
\ ss3cMed ~ the Columbia at 1:27.
:12 p. m. The yachts are coming
Il home before the wind with booms to
4! !e0rt and epinnakers to starboard, the
IS SIEamrock leading.
E Olncial time In turning: Shamrock.
IN II, Columbia, 1868.
}As zEs New York, Sept. 90, 1:19 p. m.-The
lsTaclts have covered about four miles
d the run in and the Shamrock seems
aSto have maintained her distance. The
ss 6Ind is falling some.
the yachts tackled back and forth
a bout the line with mainsails. club
i fl6p6Stls stay sails and jibs set, 1t was
ticeable how much higher Columbia's s
Ss 66w comes out Of the water as she
VI aoyes under the sail than does Sham
3uck. She dips In the lighter seas
6 Searly as much as the Challenger. Both
6oats after running to the north tackled
Il Se1hd ran south, Columbia beating her
rival III getting about.
The yachts were sent away within a
sSnfnufe OF the appointed time. Sham
I fnck took the tonors of the start, the
S1Ijcial time of crossing being, Sham
Spck 11:00:14; Columbia l1:00:16.
& S1ihanrock occupied the weather berth.
The jockeying at the start was in no
{ sray as good as that displayed in man
euyering prior to the start of Thurs
days contest, and whatever honors
~ fn{v 0f f1,a
i Shamrock. When the preparatory gun
was fired Shamrock broke out her
number and jib topsail. Columbia sent
4 the same canvass up and a moment
later broke out club topsail.
There was little real manouvering,
however, until the warning gun
{ Aoomed. Both boats bore down from
the weather side line on the port tack,
with the beat to windward. Shamrock
undertook to hold in but Columbia
came II little higher into the wind and
I snflll had her rival under lee. Columbia
went about on the starboard tack and
the Britisher followed speedily. They
/ were outside the committee boat.
Shamrock came about for the line. She
was trife unequal in the stays, but
apparently got away more rapidly than
Columbia. This gave Shamrock a
chance to take advantage of the berth
from Columbia and the foreigner went
TO leeward.
The American skipper thought to
Sovercorne the disadvantage under
which he had been placed and went to
Mindward of the boat.
ss 1t waB too late, however, and as the
yachts came together Shamrock caught
him In an awkward position. The
Yankee evidently saw his fix and made
the best OF 1t, bearing for the line as the
i starting gun was heard to the lee
ward OF Shamrock and a little to the
rear. Both crossed the line on star
board tack. In addition to her position
! % windward Shamrock was Just two