The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-10-04
SECOND DAYS RACE
FOR AMERICAS CUP
Yachts Begin Run With Very
p Light Breeze.
COLUMBIA IN FINE TRIM

The Close Race OF saturday Drew an
Attendance ton.ider"b.y III Exce.s
Of ihc Preceding npyr-O.d America
Anon. til" Y cr,s nn and.
NEW IoIK, Oct. IA l5.knot breeze
iron! the north northeast was rIfh ny
'he ocean when the crews of the Co
'umb:a and the British challenger turned
oat with ;Ee run this morning. There
was snnp OF curly autumn Ill the air
ana overhead an unSporred blue sky
gave promise OF au IDEAL day for the
second race uetwcen the dig flyers.
All night the wind blew strongly from
tho northwesr, bur I hegan to subside
at sunrise nnd the weather sharps snook
;neir heads obviously and predicted
dot noii long enough TO get tLo race
iairiv started. The wind shifted around
~ the noliii-noith th"ast. but the sea,
1wIny I" the off shore wind OF the past
Gay or two, emeG 70 have subsidized
ana there was very little surf Oh the
Jersey coast
at O'Clock the lower. bay presented
prctrier and more animated sight than
II nnd on either of the previous race
days. There was a large feet Of pleas
are craft lowering about and n not!cea
be increase i'll the number of sailing
Yachts. Louis Mems ncuseboat, the
Loudin was anchored near Sir Thomas
L.rtou's big yacht, the Erin, while
nearby was the old schooner yacht
America, which 90 years ago brought 20
these SHORES the silver trophy for which
the Columbia anu Shamrock are strug-
Cling.
Greai ENcursion Fleet.
As the yachts drew down toward the
starting line the wind was decreasing
percepribly. When they were about
miles from the lightship che veng1ard
Of the patrol boats and committee boat
hove in sight and away mp the narrows
growing cloud of black SMOKE heralded
the coming of the great excursion feet
The close race OF Saturday and the
weather which prevailed in the early
morning today drew all attendance con.
siderabIy III excess of either OF the pre-
ceding days.
By 10 o'clock the racers were at the
igh tship and rhe excursion ships were
sweeping around the Hook. Sir Thomas
Lpron's steam YACHT. che Erin, was
well TO the front OF the fleet with n dis.
tingui. he'd party on board. The big
dent i'll her port quarter, made by the
revenue cutter Gresham in collision on
Saturday, had been Strengthened out
and coat OF green paint covered all
outer marks OF the accident
Meantime Doth the Columbia and the
Shamrock were making sail. A few
minutes after 10 O'CLOCK the shamrock
had ser her club tOpsail, staysaii and jib
in addition TO her main sail ami q minute
or TWO after the Columbia followed suit.
rne sails filled fairly we'll as they came
about 10 the wind, bur the breeze ap
prared TO be rather firIul Tn-n both
tne racers dropped their tow lines ana
stood off, wn,le the tug GOATS took Do.
slrion somewhat 70 the north OF the
liGhtship
After q conference on board the com.
mlttee boar. signals were set for q
conrse as follows:
First leg. dne east; second. south.
southwest: one nr!! west. broad reach
on the rort rack anO the third north
northwest e.ha!f west, n close reach
70 tn. finish on the st9rb,>ard tnck.
Meanwhile tne wind mad fallen so
!igh; rhat tho two big yachts stood up
like churches, the breeze not being
strong enough 70 give chem any heel.
nrting Gun Fired.
The STARTING gun was fred at IL
a'r'0"l VITA the Columbia in excellent
yJosltioE.
luck was with the British chal.
.en ger, fur she ston,i in tGo hear the line
ana weEt over before che sturting gun
vas fire'L Columbia, Oh the other baud,
yrs III n"aui vi 'Sifion and poke,i her
bow across tie lue q few seconds after
the gun fire. The Shamrock had TO veer
to recross the line, this mistake badly
handicaping ncr at the. outset. The
wind was not more than A knots, and
borh yachts headed for the Long Island
snore on the starboard tack. rhe Co
lumbia was far TO the windward. but
the yachts were apparently OIL equal
terms rs far rs footing was concerned.
Afser 10 minutes of sailing the Sham.
rock swung around on the port tack and
was soon followed by the Columbia,
vino was still holding commanding
lead.
At 1884 Shamrock went around ON
the starGoard tack and stood across
Columbia's 3 wake. but less than min.
ute afterward Captain Barr swung the
Columbia around OH the starbonrd
tack, still holding her In a nice berth
TO the wipdward of his arrival.
At this time the wind was discourag.
ingly light and it seemed an Impossible.
ity that rhe yachtstwould. fiDish wiShin
the time limit. ~
At 1877 p. m. the Shamrock was ahead
and appeared To be slowly pulling away
'front.' he Columbia, having more wind.
Az LAT p m. the first mark was Q
miles away, the boats were nearly ON
even terms. fs,f
AZ l:67 D. IN. the Columbia wa5k gain.
ing and had passed the Shamrock Co
lseward. t.f ~ - IL
IS @ioIn' N. the Columbis Was swo