The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-10-05
THE MUG WILL
STAY HERE.
In the Second Race Columbia
Wins Decisive1y
IS THE BETTER BOAT
In All Kinds of Weather-Sir Thomas Will
Have To Try Again With Faster
Boat-A Whole Sail Breeze.

New York, Oct. 5.-In a glorious
whole sail breeze, which heeled the
big cup contestants down until their
lee rails were aWash in the foaming
seas, Herreshoff's white wonder,
Columbia, today beat Watson's Brit
ish creation Shamrock II, over a tri-
angular course Of ~ miles by 2 min
utes and 81 seconds actual time. With
the 43 seconds which the Irish slOOp
must allow tne American boat on ac-
count of her larger sail plan, the Col
umbia won the second race of the
series by 3 minutes and 50 seconds.
The fastest race ever sailed in a
cup contest, it was not only a royal
struggle from a spectacular point Of
view but it was absolutely decisive
Gs to the merits of the two racing
machines. There is not a yachting
sharp who witnessed the race today
who is not firmly convinced that the
defender is the ADLER boat. blow high
OF blow low, beating, reaching or run
ming. ana that Sir Thomas and his
merry British tars are doomed to re-
turn home empty handed. Again the
ancient piece of silver, which was
brought across the western ocean SO
years ago, is safe. Again American
supremacy in marine architecture has
been vindicated. Sir Thomas has been
wishing for breeze that would bury
Shamrock's lee rail and today he had
it, just as he had a similar breeze in
the concluding race two years ago,
when Columbia in a driving finish,
beat the first Shamrock over min
utes.
The wind today was strong and
true. blowing around IS knots from
the northwest. and at every point OF
sailing. except, perhaps, running be-
fore the wind, in which the defender
he's already taken the measure of the
challenger, the Yankee sloop proved
herself ADLER tnan the Watson model.
From the time she crossed the start
ing line, l minute and "a seconds be-
hind the mug hunter, until she pick
ed Up and passed the Irish boat, three
miles after rounding the second mark,
Columbia's pace was faster and she
behaved better than her rival.
Reaching for the first mark, 10
miles down the Long Island shore
with the wind about aft the beam, she
gained % seconds. In the closer
reach for the second stake she gained
90 seconds and in the thresh TO wind
ward on the leg home she gained ex-
actly two minutes.
mot. perhaps as thrilling as the re-
markaDie contest of last Saturday,
tOday's race was, nevertheless, stir
ring from start to finish. and as
marine spectacle it could hardly have
been surpassed. 1t was an ideal Octo-
Der day at sea. There was just enough
freshness to clear the atmosphere
and make the whole course visible
from shore. The breeze from the land
piled up little swells, but it was strong
enough to whip the frOth out of the
racing waves until it whitened the
face of the sea. It's claws caught the
black smoke from the stacks of the
excursion fleet and the white steam
from their exhaust pipes and tore
them into fragments. The ensigns
and flags with which the vessels were
dressed stood out like painted boards
The tail, canvas clouded racers heel
ed as the wind smote them until their
crew could with difficulty keep their
footing on the slippery decks and the
squirting spray was tossed 80 feet
high as they shook their lean noses
free from the foaming crests. On the
thresh to winlward their decks were
a smother of white and fountains Of
foam circled away from their grace
full bows.
The ankee victory began with the
start. when the crafty Barr. by a sys-
tenn of maneuvering, convinced his
adversary that he was trying to cross
the line first. Captain Sycamore
promptly took the bait and rushing
his boat into position sent her away
almost in the smoke of the gun.
Thereupon Captain Barr. having ac-
complished his purpose. tackled about
back of the line and held off for more
than a minute. Then, with flying
start he went over just before the
handicap gun was fired. Some of the
patriots were disappointed until lne
experts explained that there was no
windward berth in a reach wnere the
boats could lay their course straight
for the mark, and the position astern,
where Barr could keep his eye on
everv move of his rival, was the COM
manding one. He could watch Syca-
more like hawk, knowing mat when
the gap between them was closed
ile race was his. For the first Is
miles no human eye could tell which
ship, if either was gaining, so close
ly were they matched. But gradual
ly it became apparent that Columbia
was overhauling the flying challenger
A.owly. .nch by inch and foot by foot
the white boat gained Both were go
ing at terrific pace.
The patrol fleet to windward steam
ing line ahead at intervals of 400
yards had no difficulty in keeping the