The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-28
When the Wind Failed and the
Race Ended.
BARR A GOOD JOCKEY
He Out-Manoeuvred the British Skipper.
Hopes Of the Americans Are High
Since Thursdays Performance.

New York. Sept. 26-One of the
biggest crowds that ever put to sea
went down to the Sandy Hook light
ship today to witness SIR Thomas
Lipton's challenger, Shamrock II. and
Columbia, which successfully defend
ed the Americas CUP against his first
trophy hunter Two years ago, strug-
Cling for the yacht supremacy of the
world> in the first of the cup races of
1901. But the excursion fleet return
cd disappointed. The great single
stickers went out tits morning fresh
for the battle. but the sea refused
nhem field of conflict. The wind
never more than niue and sometimes
as low as three knots an hour, was
too light and shifty 70 carry the con-
testants over the 80 mics course in
the time allotted in the rules.
At the end of five and half hours.
the prescribed time. the race was Of
ficially declared off and the yachts
side Sandy Hook.
When the gun aboard the commit
tee boat was fired to call attention to
lhC SiSoIlul uCNluIiIS. Vie IdCc Ol tHC
American yacht was still five miles
from the finish line The Englishman
was well astern of her, the experts
estimating her distance behind the
Columbia at over three-quarters of a
mile.
Americans have reason to congrat-
ulate themselves on the results of the
first trial The yacht which carried
Mnroap'c nriyof ~ h1o ol-
pennant, with a yellow Maltese cross,
to victory two years ago, was headed
but once in the 25 miles covered, and
then the Englishmac showed the way
for only five minutes. In windward
work the Columbia beat the foreigner
minutes and Is seconds to the outer
mark and increased her lead some
what in the broad reach for home
While the test was unsatisfactory,
the yachting sharps who have been
skeptical up to this time as to the
ability of the Columbia to success
fully defend the cup. are more conf
dent tonight that it will remain on
his side of the Atlantic yet awhile
longer.
Certainly Columba S superiority in
ligh >air appears to have been demon
strated today. Shamrock II, did not
In fact. make as good a showing as
did Lipton's first challenger in the
half dozen flukes that preceded the
actual races two years ago
What Shamrock may be able to do
in heavy weather is, of course, prob,
lematical. but Columbia has been
tried and all her admirers insist that
she is distinctly heavy weather
boat
Two years ago Sir Thomas LiptOns
prayer was for wind. but when he go+
25-knot gale in the last race. the
Columbia's victory was even more de
cisive than in the first. Since then
COlumbia's ability in heavy weather
has been proven again and again. The
harder it blows the faster she goes
and the better she behaves It is not
strange, therefore, that the patriotic
sklppers and spectators who went
down to Sandy Hook this morning
with misgivings returned tonight re
assured and strongly disposed tC
wager that the pretty wreath of Sham
rock and white heather from the
oldest yacht club in the world. which
Sir Thomas is treasuring in the cabir
of his champion. will prove no mascot
after ALL
The day had promised well at first
A strong northeast wind had beer
blowing for two days and the weather
prophets had given assurance that il
would hold It had piled up what the
sailors call nasty lump of sea out
si1e and before the race be"an was
whipping the foam ffthe crests O
the waves. The fleet that passed ou
of New York harbOr ANTICIPATED fine
dav's snort.
The big racers had already beer
towed out and when the feet arrived
the polished bronze hull of the Sham
rock cleaning and glistening in thu
brilliant sun. made her look like
craft of gold yellow breasted gnl
with white pinions spread The reve
nue cutters and Yachts of the patro
fleet. each with the revenue flag at tn,
forepeak. lnarshalled the evcursio,
fleet behind the line. Shortly befor,
II o'clock regatta committee tu.
measured off the 200 varl startinl
line from the ship and signalled then
that the course would be east b!
north. Is miles straight into the ey
of the wind and return. and anOthe
big rug started toward the Lon
Island shore to set the outer mark.
At 10:55 the preparatory signal TO
the race was given. Then began tn
iockeying behind the line. of whicl
Charles Barr. the American skipper
proved himself so manv times a gran
master. And the skill he displayed tC
iay was enough to warm the cookie
of those who saw it. He got into tn,
windwari berth. and try as the Ems
lishman would be could not shak
him off, AS the red ball which marx