Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-10-02
SECOND DAYS RACE
FOR AMERICAS CUP
Yachts Begin Run With Very
Light Breeze.
COLUMBIA IN FINE TRIN

COLUMBIA IN FINE TRIM
The Close Race of Saturday Drew an
Attendance Considerably In Excess
of the Preceding Days-Old America
Among the Yachts on Hand.
NEW YORK, Oct. IA 15-knot breeze
from the north northeast was rUttiing
the ocean when the crews of the Co.
lum bia and the British challenger turned
out with the run this morning. There
was a snap of early autumn i'll the air
and overhead an unspotted blue sky
gave promise of an ideal day for the
secondra between the big flyers.
All night the wind blew strongly from
the northwest, but it began to subside
at sunrise and the weather sharps shook
their heads obviously and predicted
that the beautiful 10 knot wind would
not hold long enough to get the race
fairly started. The wind shifted around
to the north-northeast, but the sea,
owing to the off-shore wind of the past
day or two, seemed to have subsidized
and there was very little surf on the
Jersey coast.
AT 8 O'Clock the lower bay presented
a prettier and more animated sight than
1T had on either of the previous race
days. There was large fleet of pleas
ure craft lowering about and notlcea-
BILE increase in the number of sailing
yachts. Louis Nixon's house boat, the
Loudin, was anchored near Sir Thomas
Lipton's big yacht, the Erin, while
nearby was the old schooner yacht
America, which so years ago brought to
these shores the silver trophy for which
the Columbia and Shamrock are strug-
Cling.
Great Excursion Fleet.
AS the yachts drew down toward the
starting line the wind was decreasing
perceptibly. When they were about
miles from the lightship the vanguard
of the patrol boats and committee boat
hove in sight and away up the narrows
a growing cloud of black smoke heralded
the coming Of the great excursion fleet.
The close race of Saturday and the
weather which prevailed in the early
morning today drew an attendance con-
siderably in excess of either Of the pre-
ceding days.
BY 10 o'clock the racers were at the
hghtship and the excursion ships were
sweeping around the Hook. Sir Thomas
Lipton's steam yacht, the Erin, was
well to the front of the fleet with a dis
tinguished party on board. The big
dent in 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 both the Columbia and the
Shamrock were making sail. A few
minutes after 10 O'Clock the Shamrock
had set her club topsail, staysail and jib
in addition to her mainsail and minute
or two after the Columbia followed suit.
The sails filed fairly well as they came
about to the wind, but the breeze ap-
peared to be rather fitful. Then both
che racers dropped their tow lines and
stood of, while the tug boats took po-
aition somewhat to the north of the
lightship.
After conference on board the COM
mittee boat, signals were set for q
course as follows:
First leg, due east; second, south
southwest, one half west, broad reach
Oh Jig DOEb bdCh huu b10 bnlK0 uOHbn~
northwest One.half west, a close reach
to the finish on the starboard tack
Meanwhile the wind had fallen so
like churches, the breeze not being
Strong enough to give them any heel.
Starting Gun Fired.
The starting gun was fired at IL
o'clock with the Columbia in excellent
position.
Hard LUCK was with the British chal-
lenger, for she stood in too near the line
and went over before the starting gun
was fired. Columbia, on the other hand,
was In beautiful position and poked her
bow across the line few seconds after
she gun fire. The Shamrock had to veer
to rdcross the line, this mistake badly
hRndicaping her at the outset. The
wind was not more than knots, and
both yachts headed for the Long Island
shore ON the starboard tack. The Go.
lunabia was far to the windward, but
the yachts were apparently on equal
terms as far as footing was concerned.
After 10 minutes of sailing the Sham.
rock swung around on the port tack and
was soon followed by the Columbia,
who was still holding a commanding
lead.
At 11:S4 Shamrock went around on
the starbOard tack and stood across
Celumbia's wake, but less than a min
ute afterward Captain Barr swung the
Columbia around on the starbcard
tack, still holding her in nice berth
to the windward of his arrival.
At this time the wind was discOurag.
ingly light aMd it seemed an impossible
ity that the yachts would finish within
the time limit.
At 1877 .. NJ. the Shamrock was ahead
and appeared to be slowly pulling away
'front.' be Columbia, having more wind.
At 1:47 p. M. the first mark was 2
miles away, the boats were nearly on
sven terns.
At 1867 p. m. the Columbia was gain
ing and had passed the Shamrock to
lseward.
At 2;10 p m. the Columbia was two
lengths ahead, but still to leeward.
At 2:40 p. N. the Shamrock seemed to
be drawing away from the Columbia
with favoring breeze which the latter
did not catch. They were near the first
mark. Shamrock turned the mark at
2:4l:40. Columbia was we'll astern.
Columbia turned first mark at 2:45.
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