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I II 2 ' -. . THE SUN, WEDNKSDAYOCTOBER 18, 1800.
H jl come lime ago. Before midnight It mi
B I ready to b hoisted In
B jj To-morrow's contet will be 15 mile to
B y windward or leeward nnd return.
B S .Silt TIIOil.lt VMHHVAYKth
B I Ha Feels Badly About Hi Mlthnp, but
H jj llnsii't (llirn I'p Hope et.
B "I'v been In tighter oornor than thl, nnd
B i pulled out all right and I still have hope that I
mnr Mill out of this ono," said Hlr Tliomna
B I Llpton ton reporter for Tub Sun yesterday uf'
B S ternoon on board the Erin. "Naturnlly I am
B Jlsappolntod and very sorry that the second
B t trlnl should end as this one has. but It Is all In
B ' yachting and constitutes part of the sport I
B ! thought that we had a good chanor to-day and
B all on the Shamrock llrmlv believed that the
B yncht would win The accident was an unfor-
B tunale one and Itoould not have been fore-
B seen It might as well hare happened to the
B Columbia and would haa been Just nsunsatls-
B factory We must make the best of thn mis-
B i fortuno ami try again a soon as we are ready.
B which will probably be on Thursday."
B Tho mlihap to the Shamrock was a bigger
B dlsippolntmcnt to all connected with the boat
B than tho defeat of Monday. On Monday thero
B was a raco. and, although so rag contended that
B If the Shamrock had been handled differently.
B the difference between tho two yachts at tho
B ! finish would not havo been so groat, thoy wore
B ' conti'iit that tho race had been sailed to a eon-
B i ' elusion estordnv the Hliararocli made a
B ( beaatlful start, and thoe on board said that
B the challenger was In the lend when tho mis-
H ' hap happened, hut niter nearly liilf an hour's
B j nalllliK'the topmast shroud parted nnd tlm
B ; topmast went by llir hoard This, of courts.
fl ft put the Shaminek out of tho content, and she
B u went to the Krle Basin for repairs It Is said
H I by those who know the good points of the
B Shamrock that is idling Is herfortc. and It was
B I confidently expected that with n teij-mlle beat
I to windward and then two reaches of ton miles
f each, the challenger would finish In tint lead.
I nnd so wipe out the defeat of the first day of
j tho series
; it til ntim iiuiFh nil: HitAMitrH k
j The s'eamer Blackbird, with the guests of
t hlr Thomas I,liton on boanl, left the Ilargu
j Office pier shortly beforo Ho clock and steamed
55 tloHii the biy. There was a nice little hrae.'o
S at that tlmo. but the sky w.is clotide I On tho
way down the hay the sun puslisd Its way
I through the clouds The outlouk for a good
I raco was bright and tho stanch supporters of
J thu Shumrook were sure that the tables would
J lio turned on the I'olumbia Hir Thomas was
nt the gangway to receive his guests and he
i I wns so cheerful that one would have thought
' thut the Shamrock had won the Mist race In-
j Htend of having been beaten by more than ton
; minutes. The yacht hid gone out to tho
! Lightship und as noon as the gnosis were all
on hoard the Krln breakfast was served and
' while the partj was pnitaklngnf It thel'.rln fo.
1 lowed the racing yachts Among those who were
on board were Admiral I,oril Charles Ileres
ford, the Itight lion. Arnold Morley. Sir Henry
i lltlidette, thn Hon, Charles ltussell. Lord ( llief
Baron I'alles, Miss l'alles. .Mi ,T, V I'lrrle.
Capt Cameron of the steamship Ooennic. Mr
j and Mrs James Craig of BolfaM, Judge It M
! Littler. C It : Mrr Henri Slegel. Mls :ii7a-
j h th Vaughn. Mrs lionald Stuart. Miss Mnry
i 'Washington Bond, thn MI-se l.mmott of New
S Iliehelle. Captain the Hon M (' I! Ward of
J Ha ifa. Miss Burton, Willi im I.oe of Glas
gnw. Miss Marie lloso Sidller. Lieut Van
' Soslrk. John Young of London, David Ilarrle,
; Ml ind Mrs J N. lieckloy. Walter Heckler, (1.
L Lansing. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wilson of
Tr.tnby, Yorkshire. Inglaml, W 1) Itoss or
1 London, Miss Clagett, James ltowan. Chea-
: llerdo Mnrtlno, W."(l Hainson of Sin I'rnn-
) liseo. Mr and Mrs K M. Wllliami and Miss
I tJargaret.I. W Johnson of lioselle, N. J : Mr.
) nd Mrs Arthur Hill of London. Mr nnd Mrs
j 1 dvvard Williams Dewe). Mr. nnd Mrs ('.
illati ley of Chicugo. Uluhard Doliell of Quebec.
i i tin im! IVek of Chicago, I'eter I' etehor of
ln.otlsnil, J. M. Weir of (Hasgnw, Mr nnd Mrs
- iloliu l'liitt, William .Murrny of London. Wll-
t liam Lihtoti, H C Davidson of (llasgow. II 1).
i! Woodward. II I.. Ilrewster or Chicago,
l'aul L. W aterloo of London and Mr. and Mrs.
. liu-iu of Liverpool,
oitii.t roKit KEhNM ivrrrasTFri.
I W lien tho starting line wns reiclmd the Man-
I ring, the revonue cutter, ran nlongMdn and In-
I fctrueted the lieutenant on the I'nn to follow
I the Mnnnlng and holp keep the eour-n ckar.
I A" the boati began iiniiu uvrliu for potitlou
& lit the start. Sir Tlionms I.i ton took Ills usuil
position on the Hying bridge. He held n inlrof
B imrine glasses In his hand nnil watched with
I uiti rest overy movninndo on the raiers. l)r
I ill' k ty wns nesr Sir Thomas. He watched
R the jnclit through a tU"eopo The lllcht
I Hen rnotd Morley wns on tho lirldgo too.
I nn Interested speetator. as was Capt ( aiu-
8 rron The others on tlm Fun ciowdel
8 t) tho rail on the bridge deck It had
I been iiitimred that tlieie hid been tioiille
1 m Urn Shamrock nftei Vliindo n i.icn iml ihtt
I the iapt..lns hurt been blamed for the pool
etait that was made and for tho result of tho
f : race The skippers neie on their meial es-
f ti idav nnd there was no doubt that the Hhnm-
lock was going to git the bust of the
( start If It was In Cipt Wringe. who
Is tho muster of the uclit on siii.Ii occa-
rnns to do so. Tlm minutes sped by
j J and the t.vo vachts inlled about within
Milklrg .1 st'inen of the line and near to each
, othei I'lrM one was g bed ami then the other
' and eiieh t mo tile Sh imrock got the bettor of
' ; tlm mannuvre. 'I hen the warning gnu was
' llreil fioui the committee bo'it
'Thin have live minutes more" exclaimed
Lonl Chief U-iron rallesandineij oae watched
( the yachts with kiener Inteiest, Hound thev
(went again and then I hoi eanie up to tho lee
ward of the Lightship Shamrock kupt off fora
iiiniiieiit and just as the starting gun was
j tomulpil l apt Wrlngeshot her unilertliestern
I of the Lightship ami she crossed the line fifteen
J seconds nftei the signal nnd to wlndwtird of
I tho Cobnut i i which was only two seconds be
hind her It was a beautiful start and all on
1 the Krln applauded. "Shamrock's got her,"
I excitedly filed one Indy as she clapped her
i hands. The jachts wero both on the star-
' board tack Columbia had broken out her
bab jib topsnll and nt onco began to draw
uhend
C'OIVUDIi TOO 1 AST 1011 lIF.lt,
i "Will she draw out .'" was the ijuestlon all
asked, nnd the two jnchts weie watched al
I most bre.ithlesl lu sen what would happen
, ; Dett It was very evident that the Colum
bia was drawing tluougli tho lea of
1 the bhamrock and altui a little more
' than mo minutes of snlllng on tho stnr-
, board tack the Shamrock went to port
k i - nud twenty seconds lutei the Columbia follow -
edsuit. Theposltlon of tho two bontswas now
: reversed Shamrock was leading, but the Co-
luinbla hadwoiked out a little, to windward
Hlr Thomas I.lplou watched the vaohts In
tently, but said nothing l.ont t Imrlcs Heres
ford, too, watched them closely and In ailonce
The Columbia alowl) liutsurelt pinched out
to windward, but the Shamrock was footing
lister and no one could tell which boat was
gelling the advantage Ono minute tho Co.
j luinbla seemed to be sailing the bettoi race and
j then Shamrock would pick up again, and so it
went for twenty-three minutes V few on the
llriu wondered why the achtsdld not tack, but
the old yachtsmen watched and waited to see
s which boat would give way first
j THE DHEAhDOWN
j At 11 2S o'clock tho Shamrock was seen pud-
j denly to bear sharply off her course. Then the
J topmast buckled toward thestarbourd sldoand
the next moment It snapped and toppled over
I tu leeward, currying the big ilub topsail down
, ( with It Tho mishap had happened so ijuickly
I that It was a mlnuta beforo any one realised
i what had taken place Thon a cry of dlsap.
' polntmont went up from nil over the Hrin
"She's lost her topmast,' shouted dipt.
Cnmeion
Tlm other guests looked on but sai I nothing,
mil then, seeing that the challenger was hope.
. .esslyoutof the race, cieri one turtle I their
yes to the Hying bridge Sir Thomas, still
I with the glomes In his hands, stood and looked
I Uthewrock, V. a muscle of bis facoehoned
BBBBBBBM-yswssWrfiCTsM!, Mimnnimm
the keen disappointment h must have felt.
Lord Charles Ileresford turned quickly from
the rail, drew a cigar from his clgarcaae nnd
began to amoke. Mr. Morley closed his glnsses
with a snap that spoke Tolumes and turnod to
talk to C'spt Cameron Hlr Thomas wns tho
first to break the silence. Turning to Cnpt.
Matthews, thn master of the Krln, he said:
"(let over as quickly as possible: some one
may be hurt. Dr. Mackay, be ready to go In tho
launch to render any assistant o that may be
necessary " Thon ho turned to look nt the
yacht again.
HIIAMHOCK PI.OPS HADI.Y HOStr.
The bhnmrook In the meantime had born
headed toward the Lightship and the sailors
wero soon at work clearing away the wreck
age. The topmast hail snapped just above the
mast head. It was a wooden spar nnd the
splintered ends were slicking tip in tho nlr
The port topmast shroud had parted nnd the
frayed ends of thn stool rope were alammlag
about in a dangerous fashion. The topmast
had toppled over to thn starboard of tho main
sail nnd the big club topsail was dangling In
tho nlr, suspended by tho lashings that hold
the club to the gaff Tho sprit had been broken
by the fall and the two pieces of thin spar were
slamming nbout threatening to tear thn sails
to pieces Cnpt Hogarth was at tho tiller and
Capta Parker nnd Wrlngn wero getting the
men to work lowering tho brokon topmast to
the deck The starboard rigging was badly
tnpgled up nnd the tnsk wns not an easy ono.
Thomas Ratsey, the sallmaker, and Jesso Con
noil and Hugh Macglldowney. the amateurs nn
board, were also at work, and Mr. Lippltt, the
representatlre of the New York. Yacht Club.
was lending a hand. Tho brualc had eome so
suddenly that when the topmast fell over, the
crew were still at their places to windward and
only those who were watching tho sails knew
what was coming
When the Krln got within hailing distance
Hr Mackay callod out through tho megaphone:
"Kir Thomas wishes to know If any ono Is In
jured "
A doren on tho Shamrock jumped to tho side
and shouted back "No " At this Hlr Thomas
looked relieved Tho wont of tho wreck wns
soon cloarod away, and then a line was passed
from the tug James A Lawrence to the Sham
rock, and tho yacht was towed Into the Horse
shoo, the Krln standing by. Am the race had
now lost nil interest, several of ths rnchts and
somo of tho excursion steamers went ovor to
the disabled yacht to take a close look at the
wreck The excursionists cheered, the bands
placd "God Saro the Queen " nnd some Irish
aits, but tho men on the Shamrock wure too
disappointed to take any notlcn of these evi
dences tifiimpathy They made tho yacht as
trim ns possible, stowed the wreckage awa.
lowered the malnsnll and jib and then sat
ulong the rail looking utterly disconsolate.
H1MPATII JOB THE CHALI ENOF.n.
On tho Krln Hlr Thomas was the Hrst one to
recover his usual spirits He took the mishap
In a sportsmanlike way, and tried to mako the
best of It The guests talked nmong them
scles. realising that any expiosslon of sorrow
from limn would not mend matters After
nwhllo K. A Stunner, n member of tho New
Yorkncht Club, who was on board, address
ing Kir Thomas, said "Sir Thomas, you havo
the sympathy of every Yankee on board."
The Shamrock's owner looked at his glasses
for n moment, nnd then replied. "Thank you,
Mr Sumner It Is unfortunate, but It can't be
helped "
The steam jacht Oneida ran alongside with
K. C Denedlct nnd Capt. Wltislow on board
Mr Ilenedlct shouled as the yacht steamod by,
"Heartily sorry," and Hlr Thomas waved his
hand In acknowledgment
Sir Thonujs. after watching thn Shamrock
for somo time, went among his guests and
chatted about tho mishap. Ho said: "This Is
hard luck, but it is part of tho sport. Yester
day we wore beaten fairly and square!), and
to-day. when we thought that wo had a good
chance to win. tho topmnst is curried away."
Some ono suggested that Mr. Isolln would
probably not accept a walkover Sir Thomas
quickly corrected this error. Herald "One of
the conditions that Mr Iselln nnd I agreed to
was that If onu jacht broke down the other was
to sail ovtr tho course for the race, I sug
gxstod that this condition should bo made,
because If It had not beep made It would
put the owner of the yacht that with
stood the weather all right In nn embarrassing
position If it had not been made and Mr Ise
liu had said he would not fltilsh the race.I should
not have considered It any favor. These rniea
nro just as much to test tho strength of con
struction of tho competing vnchtHas theyaro
to test their sliced and tho seamanship of tho
men who are handling them. Tho Shamrock
has broken down and the Columbia has con
sequently won the race: that Is if sha can sail
over tho couise within the five and a half
hours allowod. If slio does not finish within
that time, why we II have anothei chance oyor
the trlnngular course."
One ladv suggested tho hopo that the wind
would die out nnd the Columbia not be
able to finish In time. Kir Thomas smileil
and replied thnt that was hardly fair. "Tho
taco to-day would have been a good one, I am
sine." ho continued. "The Shamrock was
beautifully handled nnd there could he no
fiult found on that score Tho'wo boats worn
sailing vers evenlr and after tho ten-mile bent
to windward there were two legs of leaching
and the Shamrock would havo had u chance to
show what she can do under conditions that we
claim suit her. However. I am notmaklng any
incuses We still have another chnnco nnd I
don't despair yst The Columbia has not won
the America's Cup until sho has won three
races. The Shamrock will bo repaired a'
once nnd we shnll be ready as soon ns possible
to meet ths Columbia again and we hope that
no more accidents will happen to either boat "
IOII1) t'HiRIlM fPI.MNS the mini-
When tho Krln anchored In the HorseHhoe.
Sir Thomas Upton and I ord Charles Ileresford
went In the launch to visit tho Shamrock. Hlr
Thomas talked to those on board while Lord
Charles examined tho break and found out
what caused the trouble. When tho two re
turned to tho Krln. Lord Charles Berestord
said. "The topmast shroud on the port sldo
parted close to the spiles This shroud Is a
wiroiopeand It leads from the topmast over
the end of the spreader to the chain plates on
the port sldo. It Is set up with a tnrnbuckle
Two or three of the strnnds whore the shroud
crosses the masthead shroud and where It is
nipped, parted and thus weakened the whole
shioud This weakness would not be seen be
cause It is covered up In tho nip,
'lhere was no teason why It should have
parted to-day If some of the strands
had not worn through gradually, because there
was no wind or sen to cause nny trouble llko
this When tho shroud wont of courso thero
wns nothing to stay the mast, and with the
weight or the wind In that club topsail the top
mast suappod and went by the board. I don't
like setting up rigging with wiro rope myself
It never gives any warning wbon It is
going, and when covered up In the nip
one cannot see how It Is wearing nnd
tho firs' Intimation of a Haw Is given
only when something gies Hemp ropo will
complain and stretch nnd can alwas ho
watched Thore are tons of weight on' the
shrouds of a yacht like the Shamrock and If
one strand Is not loyal why the wholo shroud
will go It was fortunate that the accident
was not moro serious No ono was hurt and
tlieilamagecannoon be repaired. Itlsoneofthe
things that happen to those who follow the sea
It might havo happened to the Columbia in
stoad of to the Shamrock. No ono Is responsl
ble for tho break and no one can bo blamed for
the accident "
"Are you going to sail on the Oceanic
to-morrow," Lord Charles was asked.
THINKS SHE MAY WIN YET
"1 am sorry to tay that I must. I had hoped
to be able to see this series through, but I
cannot stay any longer. The races have been
somowhat disappointing. Klrt of nil there was
ths two wueks' delay In getting a race Then
we had a raco and tho Shamrock was beaten
fairly and squarely, and now comes the nccl
dent Hut it's all In yachting and this uncer
talutyls what makes the sport o fascinating.
The Shamrock Is not beaten yet by any means
It's no thousand pounds to a carrot that sho
won't win the Cup nnd t would not bo n hit
surprised on reaching Ouoenstown'to receive
a telegram from Hlr Thomas saying that (ho
Bhamrock had won the Cup."
Capt Hogarth said thatthe break came with
out warning. Tho shroud parted: hoborooff
to tnko the strain off tho topmnst ns quickly ns
possible but could not save tho spar and It top
pled over the side. Ho said that on the Sham
rock tlmy figured that the challenger wns the
lending boat when the accident hnppened The
Columbia wns n little to windward but the
Shamrock was footing faster nnd If sho hnd
tacked to starboard the Columbia would havo
been forced nbout. Cnpt. Hngnrth wns very
much disappointed nnd so wero nit on board.
Kvery ono had nn Idea that it was Shamrock's
day and that tho two vacht would have
started agnlo to-day, each with a victory to
hsr credit.
'1 his statement was good nowatoHlrThomas
nnd ho wns p'ensed that the yacht was not a
benlon boat when she broko down. After tho
crew hail their dinner tho Lawience started
off for the Krio llasln with tho Shamrock in
tow Tho tender Pl mouth followed and tho
Krin went up to Tompklnsvlllo Inter In tho
afternoon The Shnmrook has other topmasts
here nnd as soon as tho yacht reached the
basin the crew lowered the plecn of tho broken
spar In the hounding.-! nnd set to work to get
the new one up In Its place The new topmast
will probably Bo rigged early this morning and
then the Khamroek will go down tho bay for a
trial spin to bio If there are any other weak
nesses. Ktn THOMAS NOT TART DOWN,
Tho guests of the I rln returned to tho city
on tho Illack Illrd just as the excursion steam
ers and yachts that had followed the Columbia
over the courso were going home. When they
left the Krln Sir Thomas had lecovcrod Ills
good spirits and chatted pleasantly to all.
Then when he was cheered ho snld "I have
been In tighter corners than this beforo nnd
pulled out nil light." "Things come to their
worst nnd then thoy mond" said Sir Honry
llurdette "and we have a chance for tho Cup
yot."
A morning pnper yesterday. In n tatoment
slgnedbyCapt.il C Haff. said. "In each of
the three times that the laehta havo started,
thn Shamrock has pointed ns high nnd footed
as fast and mime times fastoi than Columbia
The fact that she did not do It Jestcrdav leads
me to believe that Columbia's sails haio been
greatly Improved and that she has been re
lieved of manv pounds ol ballast, for she ap
peared lighter on the water and eesmed to
start qtilckei In tho moderato brseros that
were blowing than she overdid before."
This was shown to blr Thomas Linton, who
nt once turned It over to Lord ( harles Ileres
ford. Lord Charles spoke promptly and em
phatically He declared it was till immense
"Thosu gentlemen on thn Columbia," ho de
clared, "are too good sportsmen to do nnjthing
llko that If they had changed their ballast
they would have said so and would have had
the yacht remeasured It is an outrage to
make such a statement I don't believe a
word of It, Of course tlm sails can be altered
and trimmed as much as tho Columbia's peoplo
wish "
Sir Thomas Llpton asked Mr. lltlssell to take
the paper ovor and show it to the captains on
the Shamrock When Mr Russell returned he
snld "No one has any tiling to saj about this
on the Shamrock. No changing of ballast has
been noticed there, and tho story is not
believed, '
Sir Thomas Llpton declined to discuss tho
matter beyond saving
' 1 do not beliove a word of It."
W.FihlM, t'P OF THE Er.tv's TinTY
Mr and Mi I'irrlo will return to Ireland on
the steamer Oceanic to- lay Mrs I'irrlo was
on the Krin yesterday but Mr l'lrrie had some
business to ntteml to that kept him In town.
Until are disappointed that they will be unablo
to spo tho finish of the contests, hut Mrs. Plrrle
said Inst night that she still hns hope that the
next races for the Cup will bsolT Helfast Lough
nnd that she will be nble to meet again at her
home all the Americans she has met here Sir
Henry llurdette nnd Judge Littler wero also to
have sailed on the Oceanic, but Sir Henry said
ho would not dare to face them at homo with
out having seon the races to an end.
Chevalier do Jlnrtlno was one of the mot
disappointed men on the Krln. He intendod
to i alnt the picture of the races, but so far has
secured very little that he can put on canvas.
On Monday tho mist mnde the yachts very In
distinct, nnd yesterday the accident spoiled tho
race.
mrr.Fs as to r.FMFist'nEMEST.
Kx-Commodoro S Nicholson Kane, Chair
man of thu Regatta Committee of the New
York Yacht Club, was asked last night by a
Hi's reporter If a yacht could shift her ballast
ho as to decrease her water-line length without
being remeasured. Mi Kane looked up tho
rules nnd then snld "Tho only change In
ballast or sail plan that calls for a new mea
surement Is when a boat Increases her water
line length or adds to her sail area.
There Is nothing In tlm rule that
would prevent n ynchtsmnn from lighten
ing his boat nnd not calling for a
now measurement If a yachtsman should
lighten his boat he would nuturully ask for
another measurement because it would change
the time allowance lu his favor, and if tho
Columbia has been lightened Mr lseiln would
doubtless havonsked foranothermeastiromont
nnd then it might be that Instcadof theColum
till having to allow time sho might lecslvo
time from the Shamrock."
Speaking of the accident Mr Kaneaul It was
very unfortunate nnd was deplored by all tho
members of the club.
Commodore ( Inreneo A Tostb-y. of the
Larchmont achl Club, said "Such state
ments as Hint mnde by Cnpt Haft aro unfoitu
nate, paitlcularly at times like these. Wo had
enough trouble about shifting ballast when
Lord Dunrnven came here In lSO.'i and it Is
not pleasant to even rofer to such n thing. As a
matter of fact a yachtsman can lighten his boat
If he wants to do so, nnd unless he Is remeas
ured ho does not recolvo the full benefit of
such lightening. I lightened the Colonla two
years ago nnd was not remeasured for some
time and then found that I had lost two races
through not having the water lino taken
again "
After the Columbia reached her moorings
C Oliver Iselln said- "The accident to the
Shamrock wns iiufortuniito and I wns very
sorry to seo tho topmnst go Wo were hav
ing a close, race and the ohanees were that it
would have been a good lontest to the
tliush. I thick the Columbia had n little the
best of It when the spar went "
Mr Iselln nnd his friends enmn to the city
on the tug Wall ice It I'lint
Ileforo being towed up to the Krle llasln the
Mismroek took on board several pigs of leu. I,
which nte to tie stowed uwnv lulow deck. Tho
jacht Is to bo measured at 7 o'clock this morn
ing by Measurer Hyslop llutlri Duncan,
Jr. will be present to icpresent Mr Iselln nnd
theto'ninbia It wns icported that th Sham
nek was to have n longer topmast put In and
the .extra ballast w.is to give her the needed
stability muter the Increased canvas As mooii
as tlii yacht has been meaHiiteil she will be
to we.l to the Hook and will go out fora trial
'1 ha excursion licet was Inrger yesterday
th hi It wason M liulny, but much smullerth in
on the days that the Hist attempts to sail the
race were made Among the excursion steam
ers were tin Republic. Cityof Lowtdl, the Rich
ard I'eck.l'lvmouth. Monmouth, John Sylvester,
favorite. Olen Island. Albertlnn. Angler. La
(IrnndeDucliesseanil the.Iohnnnn. In the licet
of yachts were Howard Oould's Niagara. I1. A. 11
Widener s Josfphlne. K C Ilsnedlct's Oneida.
(omniodoreJ I'lerpont Moignu's Corsair John
!!.. Proxela Sii tana. T Lnwson Johnson's
White Lady e. Lloyd Phosnlx's Intrepid. Col
nn Rensselaer's May, John Hannn's Saga
mure. Archibald Watt s merlcan. Harrison H.
MooreV Marietta. Kdward Weston's Wnehusett.
Amzl j RHrbor's Sapphire. Col Payno'a
Aphrodite nud A. O, Cnsatt's Enterprise.
rnr.TTr uun.r. it i.astkik
The Itare n I'nlrly Close One fntll the
Shamrock Met with Her Mlilinp.
The card offered the Shamrock nnd Columbia
and the largo number of excursion boats nud
private steam yachts that gathered around the
Sandy Hook Lightship yesterday morning
Included n breeze from the east hy south
blowing at a good twelve-mile gait, long rolling
waves, slightly tipped by white caps, and n sun
wnk'h ebons brightly, but which was occasion.
"ift?ig9Hunmuuiitmiuniwii i i iiinnm.s.;nu
ally dimmed by passing clouds. Thero was
not n touch of moisture In the air, so tho
wonthor conditions were much more agroeable
than on Monday whon the rival yachts sailed
their first real raco In the present series to
dechlo tho possession of tho America's Cup.
The yachting enthusiasts who had missed
the treat of Monday made haste to atono for
"their mistake, and as n result tho excursion
boata that put out to the starting point had
more thartjjoublo as many on board as on the
previous day, Tho fog which had boen mak
Ingn nuisance of Itself for nearly n week had
retired from tho scene and tho steamboat cap
tains wero nblo to mako nn early start from
ths Piers of Now York. As the result, the spec
tators wero nn the scene of nctlon In tlmo to
seo tho Regatta Committee hoist the course
slgnnlnnud wero able to enloytho beautiful
manoeuvring which took place beforo the
rival sloops crossed the lino It was ncheory
crowd that moved out through the Narrows to
ths familiar old Lightship. The hands on the
excursion steamers played merrily and nstho
true, fresh breere was encountored off the
Hook evorybody felt that a grand test of skill
was In store.
The patrol floet of revenue cutters nnd tor
pedo boats seemed to be Imbued with tho n
thuslnsm of the hour, nnd they had a merry
race out to headquarters Uncle Sam's boats
reported right on thn heels of tho newspaper
tugs, which, asn rule, are tho Hrst on the scene.
A few private yachts came next nnd last of nil
a long string of excursion steamers, thu speed
iest of w.hleh were tho Inst to leave their I brs.
but the first of their delegation toMlne up
around the athrtlng point.
YACHTS FAIU.Y ON THE FCENF.
Hut tho Khamroek and Columbln were
out ahead of them all. As tho day
has broken clear the crews wero up
with the sun. Tho sailors on the
challenger were not a bit discouraged hy tho
dufentof Monday, and no tho hours wore on
and the breoze Increased they slapped their
thighs nnd said. "We'll get tho kind of a bree?o
we're looking for to-day It can't blow too
hard for us, Wp have a reach or two to sail
to-dny and wo guoss tho Shamrock will shew
the Yankee a few points In thewnyof speed"
After a hearty breakfast o the Plymouth,
which Is the steam tendor of the challenger,
they put back to the Bhamrock nnd began pre
paring for the contest
Capt. Hognrth became Impatlont to test the
fine wind outside tho Hook and ordered tho
Shamrock's tug to send a tow line aboard
While this was being done the sailors began
hoisting the mnlnsnll nnd In n short time they
had tho big pleco of canvas haulod tight be
tween boom and gaff. Then as tho boat moved
out around the point of the Hook the jib was
shaken out. Long beforo the Lightship was
reached the tow line was thrown oyorboard
and thechallongor finished her journey under
hor own sail
In the meantime the Columbia people too,
wero nstlr. and by the time the foreigner was
well under way they ordered their tug, the
Wallace I!. Flint, to pass a line aboaid. Sho
dropped her moorings and passed out
Into the open under baro poles, and
it was not until tho Lightship was
only two miles off that sho decided to
hoist her mainsail. The Doer Isle sailors
swung nt tho halyards with n will, nnd tho
big sail was hauled as stiff as a board The
Columbia did not drop her tow lino until she
was within balling distance of tho stnrtlng
point, then she broke out a jib and sallod to
and fro while those on board of her sized up
tho weather situation.
Mennwhilo the Shamrock was playing back
and forth with the wind abeam, practising the
point of sailing which It wns expected would
play an Important part in tho forthcoming
contest. Finally tiring of this the green boat
at II HO o'clock hauled up Into the wind and
began tho delicate operation of setting her
club topsail. This Is no easy task at any time,
but on this particular occasion n tedious job
was made of it It was nearly twenty-flve
minutes before the sail was set to the satisfac
tion of her handlers. Then sha lllled her sails
and stood otT on another reach At the end
of Hvo minutes she came Into the wind again,
lowered the peak of thn gaff a foot
and began to tinker with the club topsail
aga'n. Finally the gaff was straightened up,
the topsail club pulled closo down upon It, and
she made off again with the wind aoeam. This
sail was smaller than the out sho used on
Monday, nnd her skippers call It a number two
club topsail While nil this was going on tho
Columbia set her club topsail, then she hailed
hor tug and told her to pick up two extra club
topsail spars which she had just dropped over
board, finding that their room was better than
their company. Roth boats beat up to tho
windwnrd of tho starting line In order to ba
clear of the gathering licet.
THE (OUnsr. AWOl'NCFD
The tugs of tho Regatta Commlttoe wero
nmong the early birds The officials who were
to supervise the raco wero as usual on
tho Walter Luckenbach. After hanging
around a while, the committee ordered
an anchor dropped n furlong north of the
Lightship, and a few minutes later set
the signals Indicating that the courso
tho yachts were to sail. The Hags were set up
In three rows on the trlatlc stay The Hrst
row read "D. C G ." tho sscond "D F. M " and
the third "D. O. H" Translated this meant
thnt tho Hrst leg of the triangular course was
to be east by south, tho second southwest one
half south and the third north northwest. As
the w Ind wns blowing n point south of east the
rival sloois knew lint the Hrst leg would be a
boat to windward, the second n reach, and tho
the third a broad reach for home. Tho slgnnls
wero shown at lO.'Jfi, Hvo minutes alter the
committee boat hid anchored The revenue
cutters and torpedo boats had arrived and the
leadeis of the excursion fleet weree'oso by
At 111 HO tho committee seutonnof Itstugsto
log off ten miles to windwnrd, and at 10, .'IS the
guide boat stoamod half a mllu out and then
stopped to await the time when tho Columbia
and the Shamrock would start on their second
rnceot the series. Hy this time everything was
shipshape on tho sloops nnd thoy wore ready
for tho word. At that hour the skies were
overcast w(th gray clouds which had coino In
from the sen, but these soon passed Inshore,
nnd when the first signal was made by the Re
gatta Commlttoe a bright sun was shining.
For the first time in many days one could seo
whero the sea met the sky at the horizon
When the preparatory gun boomed at 10:4,"
o'clock the manoeuvring giounil to the lee
ward of the starting line was pretty well
guarded hy torpedo boats and around them
was scattered a bunch of newspaper tugs. The
Ilttlo war vessels scrambled to get out nt tho
way. and tho revenue cutters backed water
and whistled for the excursion boats to make
room. Only a few seconds were required to
sweep the centre or the stngo clean, and soon
the vacht held the boards for thu Ilttlo curtain
raiser which always precedos the Mail or a
yacht race. Theic were fltleen minutes to
conui before the starting signal would bo made,
but the rival sloops quickly came together as
though In a hurry to get over the line. After
sizing each other up. however, they soon sep
arated like prizefighters going to their cor
ners ufter shaking hands Thehhninrock stood
off on the starboard tuck to tho south, while
the Columbia raced away on the other tack.
FINK W01IK AT THE RTAKT
They passed through tho paco between tho
committee boot und tho L'ghlshlp and then
tho Columbia made a wide detour finally gyb
ing nnd putting back toward tho line. Tho
Bhamrock came about and mado after
liei, but tho white boat cam up Into
tho wind again nnd wheeled once more
Tho green sloop gavo up tho chaso and
finally woro around and headed leisurely for
the leeward side of the line with sheets stil
close hauled. The Columbln jogged along be
hind hor at a dls'anco of 100 rards. Tho chal
lenger turnod sharply to tho north and spent
a half minute or so reaching In that direction.
Then.nsth warning gun sounded at ltl.fih
shu gybed and stood due south In pursuit of
the Columbln. which had by thl tlmo turned to
the southward and wasspeedlngalong parallel
to the starling lino but more than 100 yard
toleewaid of It. The Bhamrock hauled up a
SjHagfiHFpfijiBKHHi
ifltlo on tho wind and finally came close upon
the whlto tout' weather quarter, wheroupnn
tho Columbia which was sailing with her boom
to starboard 'wheeled oft to leeward nnd gy bod
lloth boat were now well to the southwest of
the starting line and tho distance might havo
boen figured at a third of n mile When tho
Columbia wheeled off, the Sham rook's bow rose
slowlrlnto the wind and tacking to port sho
waited for the Columbia to coino to tho front
again. Thero wore not many minutes to spare,
so the Yankee boat resolved to make n start
even If sho wns fotced to neeopt the leeward
position The Shamrock saw her coming and
gathering headway kept off ths wind a little
until the Columbln wa, on her Ice quarter and
then heading up raced with her for tho
line They were hcndlng nearly northeast
nnd approached tho line at an angle nt
about k'J decreet. The Columbia having a
longer running start pulled up on the leo of tho
Hhnmroct until the tip of her iJowsprlt wns
even with Bhamrock's must. Not more than
thirty feet of water neraratod the sides of the
rival sloops. They wero quite close to the line
by this time and for nn listaut It seemed ns
though thoy would have to wheel nround in
order not to cross before the starting signal
wns llrcd. Hut the boom of the gun at evictly
11 o'clock put all doubt nt rest und the yachts
kept on their courso.
CRCIhM.ll TlMU.TUEn J.IJCE A Bt'AS or Itnr.BES.
Just lin'ore teaching (he lino tho Hhnmroek
pinched close up Into tin. wind and tho Colum
bia In. nc lltitoly pointed up with hor, nnd thus
racing like n span of horses they shot across,
tho Sha ai rock fifteen secontlsnflertheguii wns
fired and the Columblntwo seconds behind her,
Tim Vnn'.en boat hnd been footing so fast dur
ing the last two minutes that her mainmast
nrp'ared to bo not more than ten feet behind
thntof the foreigner when their starting tlmo
was recorded by the llegnttn Committee
Now, all things being equal, tho challenger
should huve had the belterof the nrgutnent.
She held the windward position, by only n short
miiMln.lt Is true, but she wns In shape to do
almost any thing she wanted to do had she been
nblo to hold the Columbia under hor thumb.
The bonts wero so closu together that the sun
threw thn Shamrock's sails In n dark, well-ile-fined
shadow on the canvas of the Columbia.
The Yankee boat had lipped out her baby jib
topsail luforo crossing the line nnd this un
doubtedly helped her perform the feat shy did
soon after the line was crossed. The Sham
rock's topmnst stay was bare Perhaps hnd n
topsail been set nt the tlmo It might have Inter
fered with tho drawlnc power of the whlto
boat's bond sall Re that nsit may. tho fact
remains Hint thechallongor was not able to
hold the Columbln
As soon ns the line wns crossod Capt Rarr
gave his boat n rap full and she gradually
drew out clear of the other boat Thu Sham
rock headed off a bit also, but sho was too late
to stop the onward rush of tho Columbia The
Yanke drew away until the spray thrown from
the groen bows of the Shamrock fell In the
wake of the defender. This shows how close
tho yacht had raced from a point nwny to tho
leeward or the starting lino Tho shadow of
the Shamrock's sails was no longer cast on
her rival. The Columbia had got too far
ahead for that. Realizing: thnt he hnd nothing
to gain, now that his quarry wns lost. Cnpt.
Hogarth put hi tiller down and thn Minmroclt
swung over on the port tack, heading south
east The white boat allowed a few seconds to
pnss Defore she came about
They were both heading about southeast,
nnd ns toon ns she gathered full headway tho
Columbia began to outpoint and outfoother
rival just as she did on Monday. The Sham
rock still refused todlsplay her babyjib topsail.
. but she headod up as high as tho Columbia and
endeavored to hold her In chtck. Rut it was
no use. Whether tho absenco of her jlli top
sail prevented her from showing tho enmn
speed as the Columbia, or whether she drlftsoff
to leeward when alllng on tho wind, as many
peoplo think she does, the fact remains that the
further thoy sailed tho greater became tho dis
tnnce between them. Tin Columbia Is n boat
that sail" to the point sho beads for as straight
asn ilfleshot. whereas thn Shamrock seems to
drift nIT n bit as though affected byn cross tid .
There was no doubt, however, that she was
pointing better than she did on Monday, and
she certainly kept the white boat more In
check Tho Columbia could not slip away so
easily as she did tlie day before. Perhaps the
livelier wind helped the green boat, or perhaps
the challenger round she could sail bettor with
dry sails than she could with her canvas heavy
with in 1st. Perhaps, too. tho heavier sen. al
though there was no roughness to talk uboul,
was moro to her liking Sho did not appear to
relish the long rollers, however.as she plunged
considerably moro than did the white boat.
Her boasted easy manner of handling the
waves suffered hy comparison with that of the
Yankee boat.
fnAMHOfK MFFT1 WITH DISAHTFn,
They started on this tnk at ll.O'tand thoy
kept on It until suddenly at 11 -25 the Sham
rock onrrlednway her topmast nnd her club
topsail went over with It. It wns of courso
useless for her tocontlnuo tho race, so she put
up Into the wind and soon after headed for
home. When the unfortunato accident occur
red the Columbia was fully n furlong In the
lead. Hint is to say she hnd n weather posl
tlon of fully V'.'Oyardt. Whon the shamrock's
topmnst went by the board the nnkee did
not alter her courso A special agree
ment between Mr Iselln and Sir Thomas
Upton provided that if one boat should
meet with an accident during a race,
I he option of the other bo it withdrawing from
tho contest through courtesy could not be ex
ercised, and so thero was nothing for the Cup
defender to do but go over llio rest of tho
course nlono,
WVI.kOVEl: M1W MR roII'MIUi
Having no rlvnl tofcarsho wasnbletodojtist
as alio plsnced. She went about on t lis star
board tack one mlnutn nfter the Shamrock
camo to grief, und In n short space of tinin
was far from the scene of hor rival's misfor
tune Hhetook In hor baby jib and mado the
rest of the journey to the first mark under
mainsail, club topsail, staysail nnd jib. The
Regatta Committee's tug rushed up to the
crippled challenger and tho official nsked If
they could lend any assistance As none was
required, tho tug loft her and put nfter tho Co
luinbla In order that the committee could au
pervlse the race nnd tnko tho tlmo at the turn
ins marks. Many of the excursion steamers
crowded niotinil tho Hhnmroek. but n majority
of them kept on nfter the Columbia. Tho Mon
mouth, thinking everything was off, turned
tnll and put for home. The Shamrock soon
sailed away for tho Horseshoe under her own
canvas, and the excursion boats raced up to
join the Procession to the leownrd of the Co
lumbia The cup defender made nbeautlful picture as
she raced along on tho journey to tho first
mark. She nns still on the starboard tack, nnd
she held that board from 11 '..Ml until 1'J 01
Then she enme nbout and stood off cm tho port
tack Sho had nothing to worry her. and
h proceeded to tho mark as sultod her fancy.
All that she had to do was to covei the courso
within tho tlmo limit of flvo hours nnd a half,
and at the rate, she wns going there was no
doubt but that she would do It handsomely if
the wind behaved lUolf. The first mark could
bo distinctly seen without the aid of marlno
glasses when the Columbia tacked soon alter
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the poon hour Bho hold her courso for sixteen
minutes, and then at l'J:20 camo about on
the Btnrboard tack. This hitch also lasted six
teen minute and when aho camo about again
she was able to point well up to tho mark.
That was her last tack. The excursion steam
ers wero not allowed to get up to windward,
so the Columbia found only ono of the com
mittee tugs to greet her as she gracefully
rounded the mark at l'J'.'IO 'J8 Hut away off to
leeward the pleasure craft gavo her n salute
from their whistles and then they all headed
southwest for the second stake. This leg wns
a reach for the Columbia As she raced awny
from tho mark she broke out a small jib topsail
nnd let her main boom out to starboard n few
feet. The wind hauled n point to tho smith and
began to show signs of failure. The excursion
boats caught a cros-sea on this ten-mile trip
thnt caused many of the panengers to wish
they hadstnyedat homo
Thorowere.orcoursc.no oxcltlng Incidents
as far ns tho Columbia was concernod. The
onlv thing to enliven tho proceedings was the
Incident between the torpedo boats Dupont
and Wlnslow on the one hnnd nnd the Ilttlo
Herreshoff boat Vamoose on the other. Al
though the wind had dropped, tho difference
In Its strength was hardly noticeable The
Columbia wason the point of snlllng at which
a vacht usually shows nt Its best, and In tho
prevailing wind the Columbia mnde fairly
quick tlmo of it in the reach for tho second
mark She gybed nround the raft at l'fl.1.27,
and then shaped her courso for home, with tho
wind on her stnrboard quarter At 1:37 sho
took In her baby jib topsail and set her balloon
sail In its place, after which alio hauled down
her jib and staysail.
rAITHFVI. WATCIIEr.K TO THE LART,
The excursion fleet had made fora point to
the leeward of the second mark, but were pre
vented from getting within n mile of it by tho
patrol Pont. They were bunshed pretty close
together when tho Columbia turnod and the
marine pollcemon were forced to scatter the
pleasure seekers In order to mako a path for
the whlto sloop. Bbe sailed down this lane In
graceful style, every sail drawing full. The
wind fell again but there was now no doubt
that It wo'uld maintain sufficient strength for
the Columbia to record a second victory over
the Shamrock It was easy work for the excur
sion licet to keepnhend of hor, howovor.and as
the old Sandy Hook Lightship became visible
In the distance the steam vessels rushed ahead
and crowded nround tho finishing line.
The Columbia hauled her balloon topsail to
the deck when she was about a mllo nnd a half
from tho end of the journey, setting In it place
a baby jib topsnll. Ihe wind hud veered
nround ngaln and was once moro blowing from
the east by south 'I he white boat came along
nt a fair rate of speed All her sailor were
ranged aft. The sun shone brightly on her
ails and he presented n charming picture to
the pleasure seekers clustered about tho
Lightship. As she crossed at ''.:i7 17 the
committee bunt's whlstlo gave one short toot
to denote thnt the raco was ended. Tho ex
cursion lleots tank up the signal nud
for a minute or two tho nlr was filled with
salutes The Columbia had no sooner crossed
the lino than she began to strip off her canvas
first the baby jib topsail came down, then
the club topsail and last of all her mainsail
Rut before she was entirely baro of sail her
tugboat, the Wallace 11. I lint, passed her a
lino and startod with her for thu Horseshoe
Rv 4 o'clock she was rldii.g safely at her moor
ing ready for the Shamrock or any othor
IKJ-foot sloop'ln the world.
THE PUMMAHY.
First Atrnnl
Start. tlnrk. Mark finjil.
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Columbls 1100 17 i: a.2n i .aa.37 2.17 J7
bbanirock.. 11:00 lb IJid nut ttninli.
ASSUClATKIt 1'IIKSS HOT .SAIUIICI),
Went Inside the Linn tn Get Official Tlmr
riretl At liy the I'orter,
An arrest on the high seas was made nt yes
terday's Cup raco by Capt Hobley I) Evans's
patrol fleet The prisoner was the little whlto
Vamoose, which wa flying the flag of tho As
sociated Tress She was overhauled by the
torpedo boat Dupont. the "fl igshlp"of Lieut -Commander
John C l'n mont's mosquito fleot.
as she was bobbing about under the stern
of the Regatta Committee boat getting
the ofllclal time of Columbia' rounding th
first mark. She got permission from thn
torpedo boat I'orter, It is said, to go Inside
th patrol line, and while here she was chased
by the Dupont nnd Wlnslow, and had to bo
fired at before she gave a sign of responding to
the repeated toot-toot-toot-to-oo-ot of the de
itroyors. Cpt. Evan had to put a revenue
officer aboard of hor and send hr back to New
York
Tho Vamoose shot out from somewhere out
aide tho patrol line soon alterColumbla round
ed the first mark nnd made straight for the
committee boat, then speeding along thn
courso very nearto tho lone single-sticker The
Vnmooso bounded ncross the Manning' bow
and swung In astern of tho tug Tho Wlnslow
and the Dupont. sighting tho whlto bont astern
of tho tug. turned off their cours nnd ran In
after the Vamoose. sj f
"ThoBe torpedo bcats'll shiver her timbers if
he doesn't get out of there pretty lively,"
spoke up ono of Capt Evans's guests.
"She's probably got permission to go In and
get the tlmo from the tug." replied Capt.
Evans, who was watching tho chusa
of tho Vamooso from the Manning's bridge.
Thn Vamoose had shoved her noso up In be
tween the tug and Columbia and dldn'tappear
to mind the torpedo boats, which began to toot
excitedly. A puff of smoke was seen on tho
Porter's bow and there was heard the report of
her how- chaser Tho Vamoose backed out
protty lively thon and wont out to meet tho
Dupont After the toi-podo boat had poken
tho despatch boat, sho hoisted a red flag and
ran over to the Manning
"Can m have an officer sent aboard the
Vamooso to take her back to Now York?" asked
Lleutonant- Commander Fremont through
his megnphone. "She wouldn't obey orders.
W had to lire a shot at her."
"I'll send an officer aboard of her,"
answered Capt. Evans.
Willi a boat was being lowered from the
Manning to put Lieut. Wiley on the Vamoose
the culprit oame alongside. Two or threa
newspaper men were standing abaft hor pilot
house One ot them, n tnll young fallow in his
shirt sleeves and bailees, stood waiting to
mako nn explanation,
'I'll send an ofllctr aboard to take you to
New York," called out Cnpt. Evans.
"I Capt. Evans aboard?"
"I sny I'll snd nn officer to take you back to
New York," Capt, Evans repeated.
"Hut. Captain, we had permission from tho
Portur to go in to get the ofllclal time. Wasn't
thnt right. Captain'"
"The Dupont says you didn't obey orders.
Have to send you to Now York,"
"llut. cnptaln. we eouldu't got awny anr
quicker than we did," plalntlvoly nnswored th
contless young man.
"Yniicun explain that to th Custom floiuo
offlcors when you get to New York."
Lieut. Wiley was put nbroad the Vamoos
and he started for New York. While the Va
moose wns running for home tho Porter, com
manded by Llent. I. V. Uillls. th young man
who captured a Spanish torpedo on the Santi
ago blockade, steamed up near the Dupont for
patrol orders. Aftor getting hi ordr. Lieut,
nillls callod out to Lieutenant-Commander
l'remont.
"Sny. about the Vamoose."
"Well, we sent her home."
"Yes, I saw you she came alongside and
nske I for permission to go spent the tug,
which was abreast of Columbia, and I gave It.
So I guess you can't do nnythlng to her."
"Well, that' letween you and Evans."
answered the Dupunt s hklpper
Whon the Namoose reached tho Barge Office,
Lieut. Wiley took her captain and tho Associ
ated Press reporters up to tho Custom Hous
to turn tl.em over to thu Collector of the Port,
Collector llldwell wasn't there, but a Custom
House, official, after heurlng the story of the
capture ot the amoote. decided that he
couldn t hold her or her men. The question of
suspending her master's license was another
matter, however, and that will bo looked Into,
The Vamoose Incident Was the only happen
ing to v ry the niouotmiy ut the raco lifter
hha'T rock's club topsail Ull shivering over hor
gaff Just before the accident somo of ('apt,
Evans's friends were Intently watching the
yachts from tho bun loan" deck of the Manning,
"That's pretty good for a boat that was to
leeward," said Cipt Lvans, smiling com pin
cintly "llarr's got the windward position.
Columbia's pointing higher, you see."
"Shamrock in't carrying that baby jlbtopsall
In this wind." one of the amateur yachtniuen
remarked. "Columbia Is eating up Into tho
wind with hers set "
"Shamrock's carrying all the canvas she ma
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