The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-01
SHAMROCK Il IN THE LEAD
No Prospect Of the Second Cup
Race Being Finished.

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"Ilhln the time hmIJ
\ sudden puff of wind at eco sent the
Shamrock several I,ugths ahead
The boete have nearly twenty miles 20
'e no p'SS''i"'S '' 'l-''I ''.7'''-'7 "'''''"
the time limit of five hours and a half
shamrock turned the first mark at
2;fl:io with Columbia well astern
SANDY HOOK y J., oct. Shortly
after = O'Clock this morning the defender
Columbia and the challenger Shamrock
ii started in the second of the series of
yacht races which is 10 determine the
winner of the International trophy, the
Americas Cup
After the yachts had reached the start
ing point the committee boat set signals
for thl following course:
The first leg Que east "A beat the second
south-southwest one-haf west, a broad
reach on the port tack; and the third
north-northwest. one-haif west, close
fetch to the finish on the starhoaTd tack
Just before the start the wind had be
come so light that the rival yachts stood
up almost like churches, there being
scarcely enough breeze to give them any
heeL By the time the preparatory gun
was hred' th'y scarcely had steerage
way me haES on the committee boat
l1ieiS Doing lll'ed out from 'He mast
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'''e '''''''', 0,N o''f> "0' il'i o'"S J'' Top
''' "9 'iN ''1 O'i'ii'o-'- me '"'H'S
spent iil'i 'ii''" S''e" minutes al'er the
S'='.'' ""S i'' III MOVING
0i o'l'i III 'i' '''s aO''' 'iie 1o''l-'l-'-
''i' "'ii'l'7 gun was ''i''' 'leIt
was s'i''' s'i'''i J''N'' l"F 10Y 'le "lliu-
""ro p'S''ioh- captain Sycamore Kept
0oEe ~ ''s J""e'9 'o'''' "i''' captain
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me e'''' oo''' "''s i''.-'l''s 7''
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'ne Oie0ch between 'he TWO SacHIs uy
getunS more TO "lnd"aTd every minute
Inc BRUSH boat was Kept well OF and
Iull ana she was apparently unable TO
po'i' N''IlS 50 iish ~ 'Ae o'luii' Ola ll
'ne iisHl ar lH'ileolately ai'er the start
the vino mao dropped away
So''''S liio' gu very Aio"l'- IN
0iidilii ocA saEEeu 10 Reward much mo-
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VII III, P'i '1'N az lilo anu
y ''oN "ei a0'e "il'e' showing
the hshtness OF the breeze The Column
bia also wore ABOUT minute later ana
hne was much quicker In stays than her
rival IL was no" seen how much Cap
'aln Barr mad gained 70 "indward IN the
hrst tack He had his boat well 10 wind
ward and also ahead
on this port tack shamrock got a tl'
he the better Of some Of the huky wind
and began 70 close up the gap on the
Columbia However. her sails did not iili
well when Sycamore pressed her up into
the wind. AT n-55 she wore about on
the starboard tack again. followed lmme'
diately by the American yacht
Advantage With columbia
The Columbia still had the advantage
She was much quicker IN stays again
After taking short hitch, the Shamrock
wore about or the port tack Barr did
not turn the Columbia. nose about until
two minutes aiterward and then it was
seen that the American boat was both
ahea@ and To windward.
After going about Shamrock had the
advantage or pun OF wind and began
to pun UP somewhat on her rival, while
the Coiumbias sails could not I'LL IL was
n very sl'" race ana al the F"'e OF speed
1t 'ii'l 'iiil. it was uo-'l- III 'i-"l lH,'
"oUi1 '' '"'e 10 "'''S"' Inc VIM was