Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-04


maintained its strength throughout.
In 4 glorious WHOLESALE breeze which
heeled the big cup contestants down
until their lee rails We're aWaSh in the
foaming seas Herrcshofrs white Won
der, the Columbia today. beat Watson !
British creation over q triangular
course of 30 miles by minutes and 80
seconds actual time. With the 43 Soc
onds which the Irish sloop must allow
the American boat on account of hcr
larger sail plan the Columbia won the
second race of the series by 3 minutes
and So seconds.
The fastest race ever sailed in q cup
contest, it was not only royal strug-
gle from spectacular point of view
but it was absolutely decisive as to the
merits of the two racing machines.
There is not 4 yachting sharp who wit
messed the race. today. who is not firm
~ convinced that the defender is the
ADLER boat blow high or blow low,
beating. reaching or running, and that
Sir Thomas and his merry British tars
are doomed to return home empty
handed.
breeze that would bury Shamrock's lee
rail and. today. he had it, just as he
had a similar breeze in the concluding
race two years ago when Columbia in
a driving finish beat the first sham
rock over six minutes. The wind. to-
day, was strong and true. blowing
around IS knots out of the northwest.
Reaching for the first mark 10 miles
down the Long Island shore with the
wind abaft the beam. Columbia gained
% seconds. In the closer reach for the
second stake she gained 80 seconds. and
in the thresh to windward on the leg
home she gained exactly minutes.
Not perhaps as thrilling as the remark
able contest Of last Saturday, today's
race was. nevertheless. stirring from
start to finish and as q spectacle II
could hardly have been surpassed
1t was an ideal October day at sea
The breeze from the land piled up little
swells. The ensigns and flags with
which the vessels were dressed stood
out like painted boards The tall can
vas-clouded racers heeled as the wind
smotc them until the crews could with
difficulty keep their footing on the slip
Htly SioliiiS> NtN1N''
The Yankee victory began with the
start, when Barr by maneuvering con-
WINGED his adversary that he was try
ing to cross the line first Capt. Syca-
more promptly rushed his boat into
position and sent her away almost in
the smoke of the gun. Barr. having
accomplished his purpose. tackled about
back OF the line and held off for more
than 4 minute Then with flying
start he went over just before the
handicap gun was fred Some of thu
patriots We're disappointed until the
expert, explained that there was no
windWard berth in reach where the
boats could lay their course straight for
the mark and that the position astern
where Barr could keep his eye on ev-
cry move nf his rival was the com
handing one.
For the first 10 miles no human eye
could tell which ship, if either, was
gaining so closely We're they matched.
but gradually it became apparent that
the Columbia was overhauling the fly
ing challenger Both We're going at q
terrific pace Everything in The fl ct
lad to crowd on steam to keep the
racers in sight and the gait at which
they were going left tugboats ana
some steam yachts astern.
A. the yachts approached the outer
mark a stream Of signal flags were set