The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-27

fast as steam and sail could carry them. Only the steam yacht Erin with Sir Thomas and his party aboard re- mained alongside the challenger and escorted her to her anchorage.
 Under the rules of an unfinished race, the race will be re-sailed on Saturday and the course will again be fifteen miles to windward or leeward and re- turn.
 When seen on board the Erin after the race Sir Thomas Lipton said:
 Tt was not satisfactory race be- cause the wind was so cratic. l hope we will have better luck next time. A race sailed on such a day, if it can De finished at all, depends upon the lucky chance position, as t6 wind, of one boat or the other. I was never more nope ful for the Shamrock than l am now am confident shall get the cup. nave never seen any more skilful handling of a boat than was shown by Captan Barr, of the Columbia, to-day. Sham- rock, too, was well managed.
 "Never have I received greater kind ness anywhere than at the hands Of the New York Yacht club. They have met
 
 gone out of their way to show me court esy. I cannot express too strongly my appreciation of their treatment or me All the arrangements for handling the yachts and steamers at the course nave been perfectly satisfactory.
 "I said early this morning that it was not a Shamrock day. The heavy sea and light wind were not favorable Manager Jameson, of the Shamrock, | when he came on board the Erin after the race, said:
 q must say I am both surprised ana pleased at the excellent manner III which the course was kept clear. l | hope it will be kept as clear through all our races On the other hand, the day was a poor one for racing on account of the fukes."
 Designer Watson said:
 ] Tam very we'll satisfied with what | the boat did to-day. Whenever she had breeze of any strength she did eXactiy as I expected her to do.'
 | Captain Wringe, one of Sir Thomas right hand men, said:
 "Flulles-that's the story Of the day Tn a smart clubtopsail breeze the sham rock would make a much better snow | ing. To-day was one of the worst you could have to put the Shamrock in salt water"
 E. D. Morgan of the Columbia. said
 Tt was a poor day for racing, but ths Columbia did very well under the cir cumstances We made good start but, on the other hand, the other boat may be more fortunate the next time' Captain Charles Barr, of the Colun. bia. was non- committal When askee what he thought of the race he salo'
 .J had no time to think" And wher asked if the Columbia did as well as he expected her to do he replied: l ha'' nothing to learn about her.
 The story of the race as 1t progress l ed. tack by tack, with all the nance vres that make yachting contest, loi lows:
 The Race in Detail.
 The Columbia was the first to reaci the scene of the start being lowed iron her moorings out to Sandy Hook llght ship. Her mansail was set but it tooi her skipper some time to decide wha size gaff topsail to send aloft' Ih hrseza at 10 o'clock was blowing abou in knots an hour from east northeas and it then looked as thought It mlgh increase. At last it was decided to SC the biggest topsail aboard and yer pretty sail it was when mastheaoe' and sheeted The Columbia took qult kindly to the swell that rolledlin iron
 the sea. making very little disturbanc
 in the water. She made several tack
 round the lightship before her rival ap
 peared on the scene.
 The Shamrock with her mainsail an
 big club topsail hoisted and her heao
 sails set in stops passed out py th
 point of the Hook in town. It was no
 tioed that she splashed the water apou
 considerably and pitched heavily Tn th long ground swell About half way ou
 to Sandy Hook lightship the tow lin
 was cast off and the headsails Wer
 bro1san out Her canvas set admirably
 Never was a finer suit of sails soon O
 a cup challenger
 The ocean tug Navigator which car
 rled s. Nicholson Kane, Chester Grls
 wold and Newbury D Lawton, the re
 satta committee, anchored to tn
 so,1thward of the lightship, making tn
 extremitv of the line and soon a strln
 of signals was displayed signifyln +bat the course would be east by mort
 fifteen miles to windward and return
 The preparatory gun was fired at lo:s
 and from that moment the yachts Wef auoenable to the racing rules or tn New York Yacht club. The Wlnd , lime was eight knots. The weather wa
 col and the atmosphere clear. Ten mn ,,tes later the warning gun was fire and the two racers came into CLOS nroxlmity and began to jockey for th wea ther berth at the start. Baby Jlt : tonsails were hoisted in stops on pot } craft Capt. Sycamore held the tile of the Shamrock with William Jameso | behind him. Barr was at the wheel the Columbia. He placed the cup df fender to windward of the challenge , and kept her there in spite of his ol , nonent's efforts to get clear, Colun 7 bia on the port tack, crossed the DOW , tbe Shamrock and then tackled an , etood for the line. Both shippers wei |, | in such a hurry that the crossed betol < +ha starting gun was fired. They wel } recalled by three short blasts from tf 4 ! whistle of the committee boat. Bot f { them wore round and Immediately a fer the gun had sounded Columbia c l +he starboard tack crossed the TIT , ahead. The Columbia was to w1ndWaf l A,.. c,l,o p,rocly thp official time Dt