New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-02
ANOTHER mo RACE'DAY
DECIDED LEAD FOR SHAM.
ROCK WHEN STOPPED.
THE CHALLENGER SHOWS MARKET
ABILITY IN REACHING-FEARS
FOR THE CUE.

OFFICIAL START
The Columbia. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ir:oo,1o
inc sh"mr"ck-. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. I1soo;e2
FIRST wINDWARD MARK
The Columbia. Observation-Disclosures. :.4tia4
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ELAPSED TINE To FIRST MARK.
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DIFFERENCE AT FIRST MARK.
The Shamrock ahead by........... ooossco
Next race Tomorrow. start. III a. M, at
sandy Hook Lightship.
Failure of the tickle breezes that seem to blow
off Sandy Hook this time OF the year made Il
necessary to abandon yesterday afternoon the
third contest for the Americas Cup between the
Columbia and the Shamrock the second having
resulted in the Columbia's favor on Saturday
AT the time the gun was fired that announced
the abandonment of the race the Irish yacht
had covered about half Of the second ten-mile
leg of the course. and was leading the Columbia
by about three-quarters of a mile. The Sham
rock was first around the first mark after a
beat to windward. leading her rival at that
point. amid great uproar of saIutation from the
surrounding craft. by minutes and 20 seconds
actual time
AT no time after the start of the race from the
Scotland Lghtship was il thought likely that the
thirty miles would be covered within the time
limit of five and half hours but the racers
held on their course, hoping against hope that
the breeze would freshen and send them through
the waves at racing pace The had
been just about half covered when it was plain
that scarcely any wind that blew would
send the yachts fast enough to enable them to
finish in time. 1t was most unfortunate thing
for Sir Thomas Lpton's yacht. and a corre-
spondingly fortunate thing for the Columbia
that the could not be finished for the chal-
lenger gaining slowly but surely, despite all
of Captain Bars efforts to prevent it. and she
was practically as sure of victory the Co
lumbia Thursday when the wind failed
! her.
i If the thousands of yachtsmen who sailed up
/ the bay Saturday evening after the Column
/ bias victory were convinced that the Cup was
not by any means safe, much more thoroughly
| convinced of that fact were the spectators of
! yesterdays race. for they had seen it shown
: rather clearly that in the lightest airs the
| Columbia had met her match ar reaching. Both
! racers had their share of luck yesterday, and
: each captain made his mistakes. although these
were few and far between. but the feature Of the
day generally thought to be the decided
gain made by the Irish yacht after she rounded
the first mark and started on the ten-rlile reach
for the second mark. Try he would Captain
! enough to keep the Shamrock from gaining
steadily on her and had the race not been
called off the Shamrock would probably have
been first around the second mark by a mile and
| half.
AN IMPOSING FLEET
The same imposing fleet went down the bay
| yesterday morning as travelled in the same di
rection last Saturday Possibly the smaller
| craft were not numerous. but casual glance
over the waters about the Iightship did not re-
veal any essential difference in the size of the
! gathering. The excursion boats seemed 70 be as
numerous and as black with humanity before.
| while all of saturdays costly and luxurious feet
| Of steam yachts again in line. and the tugs
| and launches all on hand Just before the
| start the White Star liner CymbTic ploughed by
| and saluted the racers. Never before have
many persons seen the Americas Cup races as
have gathered off Sandy Hook this year
Both the big soops at the Iightship by
: the time the earliest of the observation feet
/ rived and each had her mainsaiI and c1ubtop-
/ sail up The Shamrock using MAIN
sail and a lighter than the canvas she car
/ ried on Saturday. although II looked different
| to the Iayman's eye. Each yacht lay in some
! time below the Ightship before casting off from
! her tug. Not. in fact until the regatta commit
! tee hosted the signals ID G. r.. ID r K' and
J I'D G r. indicating that the three legs Of the
! triangular course would be east south south
! west half west: and north-northwest. half
! west respectively. did the two flyers get under
! their own headway. This soon after 1880
! a. m The wind was blowing gently from the
: east and was not five knots an hour. prob
i ably trihe under that figure.
/ The start was an exciting affair from the puff
] Of the warning gun TO the instant it was seen
: that Captain Barr had forced the Shamrock 70
! cross the line soon following himself bit
! later lust at the right time. The manosuvres
/ of the two boats looked exceedingly dangerous
] from distance. So close did they pass each
: other as they veered and luffed in front OF the
J line waiting for the crucial moment. that 10
seemed at times as il they must crash together
/ But strong and skfuI hands and keen eyes
I were at work. and the racers glided by each
/ other so close that woman could have tossed
; her glove from the deck of one TO the deck of
! the other. 1t was apparent at the last that the
, challenger was too far ahead. but Captain Barr
: managed to kill the Columbia's headway enough
to keep her within the line until the starting
gun had doomed while the Shamrock forced
! TO wear and recross the line getting away final
/ ly twelve seconds behind the Columbia. and the
| defender had the weather berth
( LICK AIDS THE COLUMBIA
| I.uck came TO the aid of the white yacht be-
| ,ors tho boats had sailed fifteen minutes There
came a slant in the wind that forced the Sham
rock TO head fully two points off her course.
while the Columbia was able TO keep hers steady
; and true Before things We're Strengthened out
again the defender had gained half mile
,he Irish boat Not long after that the chal-
Ieuser decided to go wind hunting. and caught
a lucky slant of air that sent her rapidly ahead.
and by the time the Columbia had come up with
her she had secured the windward position. from,
aft driven nj w