The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-09
NASA SkIPPtR'S CONTEST
NM THIND ATTEMPT.

NEW YORK, October 1.-The Column
bia and Shamrock III tried today to
win the second international race for
the America cup and both failed mis-
erably. After the first hour of the race.
which was little more than drifting
match, the Shamrock led. and when the
race was called off, when the second leg
of the triangular course of thirty miles
was half-covered, the Irish boat led by
nearly half mile. Although the Sham
rock was well ahead when the time
limit expired, the partisans of the Irish
boat found little in that fact to comfort
them.
Both the Shamrock and her rival
found the wind gusty and nuky, and II
finally died to such an extent that the
race developed into a drifting match
pure and simple First the Shamrock
and then the Columbia would profit by
some wandering breeze. They alter
nately led until well into the second ten
miles on the way home, when the COM
mittee called the race off, as there was
absolutely no chance for the yachts to
finish within the time set by the COM
mittee
There can be no question that, in the
light of today's race, the Shamrock
showed her superiority in very light
airs. While the breeze held good the
Columbia seemingly had an advantage.
a I,
who were afioat by the thousands and
surrounded the downtown bulletin
boards by ten of thousands, were
greatly relieved when ii became certain
that the race would not be finished
The race could / no wise be looked
upon as a test in any way of the
yachts capabilities even in light airs
The light wind that barely filled the
sails jumped from one part of the
course to another and first one boat
and then the other gave her rival the
heartache by catching the breeze and
moving along a few hundred feet, while
the other unfortunate lay becalmed
waiting for the tickle wind to jump to
the other side and give her a boost to-
ward overtaking her rival.
The start was all in favor of the
Columbia. Barr completely outma-
neuVered Sycamore and got the white
beauty across the line twelve seconds
ahead of the challenger, securing the
weather berth. Luck came to the aid
of the white yacht before the boats
had sailed fifteen minutes. There came
slant in the wind that forced the
Shamrock to head fully two points off
her course, while the Columbia was
able to keep her steady and true. Be
fore things were Strengthened out again
| the defender gained half a mile over
the Irish boat.
Not long after that the challenger de-
cided to go wind hunting and caught a
lucky slant of air that sent her rapidly
ahead, and by the time the Columbia
mad come u" with her she had secured
the Windward position, from which she
was not afterward driven and which
ala so much to give her the honors of
the day.
Then followed series of ingenious,
out futile attempts on the part of the
Yankee skinner n iGI IA fg
mist from the favorable position which
ne had secured, and now seemed deter
mined to retain. II was a little after
1870 p. m. when Sir Thomas boat
passed the Herreshoff sloop to wind
ward, and so blanketed her that the
Whlte yachts sails shivered ominously
IN the wind, and she lost nearly all her
Roadway Captain Barr at once took i'm
ms llb-topsail, and set a long reaching
Jlb-topsail, which maneuver was at
once initiated by Captain Sycamore.
The bronze yacht soon blanketed her
antagonist again, and thus drew out
ahead.
Time and again this was repeated.
The Columbia would gather way again
and close the open water between her
self and the Shamrock, only to lose all
her gain when the challenger's huge
canvas shut off her wind and left her
two or three lengths behind. practically
notlonless. Captain Barr got tired of
this, and did thing that made the
critics stare. He luffed sharply under
the stern of the Shamrock and went
about on the port tack evidently intend
ing to slide far enough out to windward
TO run no chance of being euchered out
OF any wind there might be blowing in
the future. The Shamrock rounded the
nrst ten-mile mark three minutes, eight
seconds ahead Of the Columbia and con
tinued to draw away despite the falling
breeze. When the race was called off
about fifteen miles had been completed.
with the Shamrock three-quarters of a
mile in the lead