Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-10-05

New Nurk. oct i.HIhu same
strong Northwestern ng that OF yestor
day blew the Columbia 90 victory
prevailed this morning. As ln tn
case of yesterday, 1t increased stead
I,y after sunrise and az s O'Clock was
blowing from iS TO 20 knots Ia fact.
20 ae, med to have more power than $50
same time yesterday due pprhap gu
a reported storm nearby. Under On,
rules today race will be fifteen miles
tu winlward on loeward and return
ami 10 wa. o. tUrcronC conclusion that
the course would bo dead run before
the wind Goo thc hrst mark; and IL the
wind held true O Ions Beat back Ia
tine finish. 9th yachts got away from
their moorlnEa earlier than usual thi.
morning the Shamrock hosting h.I
Malusuil inside the hook. The C0mm
hil however went ont under tow and
bare poles and before . o'clock both
Flyers had nnssyd SANDY Hook short
ly before 90 o'clock the Columbia
hoistod her muinaail and soon after
dropped her tow.
st 1913 90. committee boat h3Istul
thc aigua indicating that the course
would be fifteen miles south south
east tu leDvard and return
Whom the preparatory gun WAS fred
az 1885 neither skipper wanted tU
cross first Tho winiward position
was coveted, as 10 gave the storm boat
The opportunity of blaukCting th.
other. Some pretty iockeying for thit
was INDUCED Ia b. both and ten min
utes later when the warning gun
sounded both were holding away
from the line as II II were "A reef or
fandbar a last Captain Barr sent tho
Columbia forward the Shamrock
coming right behind. The Columbia
crossed the line apparently rs seconds
ahead, but the official starting time
81 the handicap gun having been fired
1902 was the time for both boats.
After crossing tho line the sham
rock seemed tg cut the Columbia b
wind 90 some extent and there ensucd
q little lutnng match. Captain Barr
trying To- get the wind clear The for.
Olguor began to inch up on the Colum
bln u was magnificent neck and
neck race until al il:iT. when tho
shamrock drUw ahead. IN ten minutes
moro the Shamrock was good ten
lengths ahead. After thirty uye min.
utr8 sailing the Yachts had saiiol
about half az the FIRST ler
n N1g ntuDt 1916 whom the boat
were nearing the outer mark that the
wind began 90 Hatton q little which
WAS Instantly shown in the decreased
ppci oi the rloups
Drawing near the outer mark tho
weather Be- becoming more and more
ShlmJnckllEr with o hamming
wind tho sea i8 comparatively smooth.
Nll tho conditions are absolutely ideal
Tor q before the wind race. AZ 1896
the Shamrock luHlod around the stake.
hont. Right in her wake came On
American yacht AFTER rounding. the
shamrock held % toward the JERSEY
shore ON the starhoard tack while
tlD Columbia went OF shore on the
port tack But they only held this
Ton an instant before tho Columbia
swung around on tho Etarbpard tack
and the racers began 20 thrcFh 10 the
wlndward. which was 90 decide the
content
Five minutes nip ana tuck and then
patriutG took new hope, for the white
flyer seemed pointing higher and foot
ing faster than her opponent and slow.
~ forging Co tho front 81 the turn
the foreigner was fortynlnH seconds
ahead which lcu the Columbia only
six seconds 90 make up 90 get within
tho time allowed At l.l2 o'clock 10
was seen ihut the american had turn.
pl the ola Tuck iu windward work and
was ahead, Tn" wind i getting Hight
and is Inclined 90 Dee nuuky and the
race is becoming slower u was get
t.ug Co uo the closest kind of n race
AZ 2.15 On was evident that tho Ulster
yacht had secured q light lead For
the next fifteen m.uutps the yachts
continually plit tacaa.
40 300 time was the Shamrock's lead
more than % minute. Almost us one
boat they won't across the line. the
shamrock first but the Columbia $50
fCw SECONDS behind her that 10 made
mo- difference. Thus the Columbia won
BOZ thrra straight races She is the
victor ui 1901 and retains tho cup
uH.g.al t.mD of thU finish sham.
rock. a.25.'N; Columbia. 2.35.iD