Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-01
|lII DECLARED OFT
IL Iifht Wind Prevents Finish
Within the Time Limit
Today.
ikamrock Was Hall Mile Ahe'd
when Race Was Declared
Off.
be Yachts Made q Pretty Start
and Race Promised TO Be
Interesting.

i
Interesting.
New York. Oct. 1. $40 p. M The race
- been declared OFF.
New York. Oct. /. s:4e-Tht shamrocR
- hair q mile ahead whn the race
ias declared Of.
enIlstins Of tho Race.
gew York, Oct. l-The preparatory
~ nsyeas nred at 1o:45 Q m. The WIND
IL very light and vsfiable. Today's
aurse: First leg, dus east. beat; sec
Ia south uthwest broad reach on
III tack: third les. north-northwest
Ia fetch 10 finisl on the starboard
New York. Oct. THE warning sig
was fired at i0:55. The wind was
bont four knots, The starting gun was
&ed at II o'clofk. The Columbia had
B lar the bette. of the start. being con-
@erably to windward.
New York, oct. 1.-Oficial start; Co
nbia. li:oe10; Shamrock, %
3 : yachts BEADED for the Long Island
$Sre On thestarboard tack. the Column
a fArsto vlndward.
New Yons, Oct. 4, 11:15.-The Sham
&k swunS around on the port tack
aiding tjward the Columbia.
.M:1is-Jhe yachts are sailing very
LIZ. me Columbia well in the lead
~ - s,nvv IN sfl1e port tack.
EsW York, Oct. 4. II :s6- Both on star
4 Ia snck now. The Columbia still has
eiberth to wind&ard. q
u york, Ocr. ], 12:11.-Both boats
ekIll on the port tack, almost be-
f3td. The Columbia is ahead.
N6s-The boats are on the starboard
With three and a half miles OF the
IRE covered, The wind seems to be
teising slightly.
i37A 20 both boats caught a nice
Ne from the southeast. The Sham
caught It first, overlook and passed
Columbia. She appears to be slowly
lng away from the Columbia, having
(stl III the wind.
*67The Columbia is gaining and has
Esed the Shamrock to leeward.
80 The Shamrock caught a pun OF
and rs now4 sirad:sS by several
$ths.
ne Shamrock turned the first mark,
b Columbia well astern.
nciAl time OF turning the first mark;
anrock, 2:41:s s6; Columbia, 2:44:44.
The Shamrock is ahead. The
Si - light.
Story OF the Race.
sw York, Oct. Columbia and
nrock left anchorage for the start
point at 8 this morning for the
Ind race in the International SER
The wind blew strongly all night
D the northeast but at sunrise be-
Ito diminish in force and continued
sill. 30 that at the time Of the start
q seven knot breeze was blowing.
attendance today was much larger
at the previous races. A bigger
Of excursion boats followed the
Is.
Afteen knot breeze from the north
was blowing when crews OF the
anbia and Shamrock turned out this
Z ming preparatory to sailing the Sec
4 rake In international series, The
was cool and bracing and the sky
n The wind blew strongly from the
Invest all night but began to sub
s. at sunrise and by 10: 80 there was
an eleven knot breeze blowing at
kdy Hook. The racers were in read
- to start for Sandy Hook light
at 5: 30 and shortly after both
hts. in tow of tugs, left for the
n ting line. The lower bay presented
more pleasing and animated sight
Is ct either of the previous days.
ire was notable increase in the
ing yachts among the feet of ex-
Z NON boats and other pleasure craft
! the close race Saturday acted as
Incentive for considerable increase
attendance at today's contest. BY
khe racers were at the, light ship
s club topsail, staysail and jib, in
Ion 10 n,ainsail, set. The sails filed
byswell, but the breeze appeared to
aatller dtfui. BY the time. the pre-
tory gun was fired the yachts
sceiy had steerage way, flags
The committee boat barely being
sAt out from the mast. In order
sacilitate inaneuvering, both yachts
lie out jib and topsails. They spent
fe than seven minutes after the pre-
titory signal was fired in following
h other in circles about the commit
Iboat. Soon after the warning s.g-
was fired Columbia stood off and
headed back for Shamrock. which
lat the time standing on the STAR
I'd tack heading for the line. There
the usual jockeying for the wind
4 berth. Hard luck was with the
ssF challenger. for she stood In too
the line and went over before
ssstarting gun was fired. Columbia,
the other hand was In beautiful
,tion and poked her bow across the
a few seconds after the gun was
/. The Shamrock had to wear and
ioss the line, this mistake badly
dicaping her at the outset. The
d was not more than four knots,
both yachts headed for Long Is
shore on the starboard tack. Col
pia was far to windward, but the
its were apparently on equal terms
II as footing Is concerned.
er fifteen minutes of sailing
rock swung around on the port
md was soon followed by Column
ho was still holding the COM
ng position. At 11:34 Shamrock
around on the starboard tack
bod acress Columbia's wake, but
aan minute afterward Barr
Columbia around on the star
tack, still holding her in a nice
TO the windward Of. his rival
time the wind was discourage
Eht and It seemed impossible