The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 27, 1901, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL ‘FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1901 e — FAILURE OF THE WIND PREVENTS THE DEFENDER COLUMBIA FROM WINNING * > THE FIRST RACE FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP SHAMROCK I, SIR THOMAS LIPTON’S NEW AMERICA’S CUP CHALLENGER, CROSSING THE LINE AT THE START OF THE RACE. Captain Barr and His Yankee Crew Out- jockeys British Yachtsmen and Is Leading Homeward When Time Limit Expires EW YORK ot. 26. biggest crowds that evgr put to sea went down to San! lightship t Thomas Lipton’s seco r, the Shamrock 11, and the Colum- which lly defended the ca’s cup his first trophy- two struggle for the of the worid, in the But the ex- suprema ¢ cup races of 1901 vachts of the patrol fleet, each with the vertically striped revenue flag at the fore peak, marshaled the excursion fleet hind the Shortly before 11 o'clock a regatta committee tug measured off the 200 yards starting line from the ship and signaled that the course would be b; north, fifteen miles raight into the n, and another rd the Long Island shore to set the outer mark, Preparatory Signal Given. fieet returned disappointed. Th re went out this morn At five m s before 11 o'clock the pre- attle, but th ignal | : race was given. fused them a conflict. Th | &2 1 the jockeying behind the line, Shver ssore’th metimes as | °f, Which Charles Barr, the American g ‘” - RNt ant ‘f‘xl’-lmmr. proved himself so many S anda | SO nts over the coxe he time allotte in t 2 end of five and a i the scribed time, race W ¥ declared off and the yachts wi back to their berths inside Sandy When the gun aboard the committee boat was fired to call attention to the signal declaring tne race off, the American yacht was st ve m from the finish line, The Shamrock was well astern of her, the EXpyris her distance behind at over thr -quarters of 4 Columbia the Better Boat. ve reason 1o congratulate y the result of the first ht which carried J. P, M tgnal, a biack pennant w Maltese cross, 10 victory iw ré ago was headed but once in’ ti ty-five miles covered, and then tk hman showed the way for only five In windw rd work the Columbia buat the forelgner seven minutes and Afteen seconds 1o the outer mark, and inereascd her lead somew in the broad reach or home While the tert was unsatisfac- tory, the yachting sharps who have been skeptical up to this time as to the ability of the Columbla to successfully de the cup are more confident to-night that It will remain on this of the Atlantic yet & while longer. Certainly the Colum. ia's superiority in light airs appears to have n__demonstrated to-day. he Shamrock 11 did not, in fact, mak #o0d a showing as did Lipton's’ first lenger in the half dosen flukes that pr ceded the actual races two years ag What the Bhamrock may be able to a5 heavy wenther s, of course, problemat cal, but the umbia has been tried an all ‘her admirers insist that she s «ix tinctly & heavy weather boat, Two years ago Bir Thomas' prayer was for wind, but when he got a smashing twenty-five knot gale in the last race ihe Columbia’s victory was even more decls. ive than in the first. Since then the Columbia’s ability in heavy wgather has been proven aguin and again. The harder it blows the faster she goes and the bettor she behaves. It is not strange, therefore, that the patriotic skippers and spectators who went down to Bandy Hook this morn- ing with misgivings returned to-night re- assured and strongly disposed to wager that the pretty wreath of the shamrock and white heather from the oldest yacht treasuring in the cabin of his champiun, will prove no mascot after all. Great Marine Procession. The day had promised well at first. A strong northeast wind had been blowing for two days and the weather prophets had offered assurance that it would hold It had piled up what the sailors call a nasty lump sea outside and before the race began was whipping the foam off the crests of the waves. A heavy haze which hung over the bay had blown away the bright sunlight which gilded the crinkling water into glory. The procession that salled out of New York harbor anticipated a fine day's sport, So numerous were the- various kinds of craft that they seemed to fill the broad expanse of ocean between the Long Island and Jersey shores as with a count- less fleet. They included palatial steam yachts, steamers and excursion boats filled tier above tier with people, snub- nosed tugs, picnic barges and numerous other craft. Conspicuous among the yachts were J, P. Morgan’s Corsair, F. W. Vanderbilt's Conqueror, Cornelius Vanderbilt's Mirage, Howard Gould’s Niagara, John Jacob As- tor's Nourmahal and August Belmont's Stout, each flying the New York Yacht Club’s pennant. The big racers had already been towed out and when the fleet arrived_the pol- ished bronze hull of the Shamrock, gleam- ing end glistening in the brilliant sun made her look like a craft of hfow. a (ll low breasted gull with white pinions g d m: And the skill he ed to-day was enough to warm the of those who saw it. He got Into the windward berth, and try as the Eng- shiman would he could not shake him off As the red ball which marked the warn- | ing signal was hoisted ten minutes later the English skipper, in despair, put up | | topsadl was not so high by eight club in the world, which Sir Thomas is | his tiller, crossed the line and tacked about the lightship, but the Colombia hung to him as if one tiller were ans ing for both and when they again d for the line it was like two thoroughbred horses neck and neck. But Barr was stiil to windward, The fascinating game the two skippers were fighting was so intense that .both alculated the time and crossed the line thirty seconds before the starting gun was fired, They were re Coming up again they fled away across the line, both on the starboard tack, Columbia half a length In the lead and a length to wind- ward, Both carried the same rails, main, club topsall, stay, Jib and baby jib. The #ight made the pulses of the spectators tingle with delight hen for ten miles down the Long Ixland shore, in plain view | of the people there, the two big singte- stickers smashed Into the head seas, weng- ing sy smoking to the croas-trees, Strain as the Shamrock would, she could not hold he rival even, Blowly but wurely the Columbla forged ahead, pointing highe faster, The ok 1 n n, but W appen with her 'ench be more nimble. rod Timed ngatn and again by the experts whe win quicker in stays by ten seconds, The tmo and 10 beat down the Long Island const made a beautiful marine mspectacle. The patrol fleet, undor the direction of Captain Wil | ker of the revenue cutter service, main« tained a perfectly cloar fleld, of revenue cutters and of four points from ‘each side of the course formed a right angle, changing direction as the yachte tacked. Into ‘the Bucking Seas. In the hollow of this angle as if on a fence corner there was no more interfer- ence with the f‘nrmn than if they had been salling in the middle of the Atlantlc, while behind the fence on efther side were the solid, floating, moving lines of carcen- ing hullg, rail to rail, their smoking stacks making a black wall above them. On into the bucking seus the yachts went, spurt- ing great geysers from their sharklike bows. The American was undoubtedl the prettier boat. Her skyscraping clu eet as that of her rival, but she appeared more stately and graceful. She seemed a thing of life, lifting to the scas with loss effort or plercing them with less fuss, while the heavier-breasted Bhamrock pointed and shivered them with the force of her im- pact. The slender hulls of the racing ma chines looked too frail to carry the canvas which towered above them. About 150 feet above the water line, a height equal to a modern ten-story building, the slender topmast of the Shamrock lifted her pyra- mid of canvas, but her 83 square feet more of canvas than the Columbia car- ried could not make her overtake the white beauty. It was directly off Long Beach Hotel, Half a mile hts at an angle | with its crowded piazzas, that the Sham- rock showed in front for the first and only time during the race. As the wind had hauled more to the southward and had died down somewhat Charley Barr headed the Columbia off shore in the hope of meeting it. Instead he poked his nose into a dead calm, and for some minutes the Columbia lay with her safls flapping, while the Shamrock, catching a slant of wind nearer shore, drew rapidly ahead. But the victory was shortlived. The cant of the wind to the southward held and freshened to about six knots, making it from this point a close-hauled reach to the mark. The Columbia rapidly over- Only one dollar via California/North- western Rallway to visit Street Fair at Santa Rosa on Saturday, Sept. 28. Leave Tiburen ferry at 7:30 and 9:00 . m.; arrive on the return 6:20 p. m. . \ 1 | One of the spread. The white revenue cutters and east | of ‘ MANAGERS BLAME THE FLUKY WIND. 1 ton sail N tay. men will prove their . D. Morgan said: The contest promises tain Barr and crew. a fair trial.” to e m great one, bility during the races Naturally I am disappointed that there was no race. zood start, but the other boat may get the lead next time. EW YORK, Sept. 26.—The yacht owners have little to say of the first contest. : “The wind was so erratic that one could not judge the relative merits of the hoats. m well satisfied with the showing the Shamrock made and hope for better weather on Satur- r! 1 am'cenfident that Captain Sycameore and his » I am greatly pleased by the work of Cap- The fluky wind was the cause of the failure of the race. Sir Thomas Lip- The Columbia got a It did not give the boats | took her adversary and Captain Sycamore | | committal. jn desperation concluded to press on more trying a larger jib topsail While the sailors were out on the bow sprit, t#king in the old and bending on the larger sails, the Columbia went-by the Shamrock as if she had been moored to the dock, making two feet to her one. From that time to the outer mark the Co- lumbia gained steadily. As she came ilongside the turning point, leaving the mark on the starboard hand, Barr put his helm hard down and luffed around ft. Then she filled away. Her great balloon jib broke out like a puff of smoke, her boom was eased off and she was away for home on a broad reach. The bands crashed, the whistles blew and the crowd aboard the excursion fleet cheered. The fleet courteou waited until the Sham- rock rounded onds later, and gave her a cordial recep- tion, From that time on it was a proces- glon, not a race. American Forges Ahead. The Englishman tried half a dozen head salls in the hope of Improving his posi- tlon, but the American forged steadily head, Then the wind, which had been on knots at the stukeboat, gradually died down, and an hour before the time limit explred It was evident that the vachts could not finish in time, The com- mittee boat finally holsted signals declar- ing “No race’ agd the big excursion fleet hended back for New York, Only the pteam yacht Erin, with 8ir Thomas and his party aboard, remuined alongside the challenger and escorted her to her an- chorage. DTRASE’ the rules the unfinished race will be rosalled on Saturday and the course will be again fifteen miles to windward and leeward and return, . When wseen after the race Bir Thomas waid: VIt wan not a_satinfactor; the wind wan wo erratie, [ hope we shall havo better luck next time, A raco saled on wuch a day, If 1t can be finished at all, dopends upon ' the lucky chance position as to winds of one boat or the other, I was never more hopeful of*the 8hamrook than 1 am now. om contident 1 shall get the cup, 1 have never seen #hy more skillful handling of a boat than wam shown by Captain Barr of the Columbiu to-day. ~ The Bhamrock, too, was well manuged, All the arrangements for hand- Iing the yachts and steamers at the course have been perfectly satisfactory.’ Manager Jameson snid: “1 am both surprised and pleased at the excellent manner in which the course was kept clear, The day was a poor one for racing on mccount of the flukes."” Deslgner Watson said: “I am very well satisfled with what the bont did to-day. 1, D. Morgan of the Columbla sald; “I'he Columbla_did very well under the circumstances. We made a good start, but of course the other boat may be more fortunate next time,” Captain Barr of the Columbia was non- When asked if the Columbla did as weil as he expected he repli “I have nothing to say about her. The story of the race as it progressed tack by tack, with all the maneuvers that make a yachting contest, follows: First at the Start. The Columbia was first to reach the scene of the start, being towed from her moorings out to Sandy Hook lightship. Her malnsail was set, but it took her skipper some time to decide what sized gaff topsail to send aloft. The breeze :}E 10 o'clock was blowing about ten knots hour from east-northeast, and ‘it then looked as though it must increase. At last'it was decided to set the biggest club topsail aboard, and a very pretty sall it was when mastheaded and sheeted. The Columbia took quite kindly to the swell that rolled in from the sea. She several tacks around the lightship her rival appeared on the scene. The Shamrock, with her ‘mainsail and big club topsail holsted and her headsails set in stops, passed out by the point of the Hook In tow. It was noticed that she splashed the water about considerably and_ pitched heavily in the long ground swell. About half-way out to Sandy Hook )lghtsmr the towline was cast off and the headsalls ‘were broken out. Her canvas t admirably. Never was a finer set of sails seen on a c\iy challenger. The ocean tu, avigator, which carried 8. N. Kane, Chester Griswold and New- D, Lawton, the regatta committee, anchored to the southward of the 1j ship, marking the extremity of the ne rnce, because made before te ine, | | of on by return, knots, holsted | N their rivals, says: chief difficu lumbia? all about her,” ptain Sycamore of the Shamrock II saids *“The boats d not have a fair trial on account of the fluky ‘wind, Of course I kept my oyes te the capabil- C open to estin itlen of tho rivals not prepared to Ntatem paratly e north were amenuble mosphere berth at the start, The# Columb the bow of the Shamroc! and stood for the were in such a hurry that they crossed before the startin were recalled by three short blasts from the whistle of the commlittee boat. then wore around, and fmmedintoly the gun _had sounded the Columbi the starboard ahead, to windward of the Shamrock. The official time wa Columbia, 11 Shamrock, 11:11 EW YORK, The captains competing chary of the boats, the Col ty. We merits," m It AN to tholr come CAPTAINS DO NOT CRITICIZE THEIR RIVALS Sept, 26.— yachts eriticizing Captain Barr “It was not a fair test I was 80 bosy ta that I could not criticize the Shamrock, The erratic wind was the DId I learn anything new about the Co- already Lknew 3 the are of ut I am ke any S—Y and goon a rtring of signals was displayed slgnifying that the course would be enst fifteon miles to windward and The prepuratory gun was fired at 10:66, and from that moment the yachts to the rules of the New York Yacht Club, The wind wan olght The woather was cool and the at- clear, Ten in stops on both wheel of a on the line. tack, 9. minutes later warning gun was ficed, and {t was then thit the two racers came Into close prox- imity und began to jockey for the wenther Baby Jib topalls wete craft, Bycamore held the tiller of the Shamrock, with Willlum Jameson bestde him, was at t placed the cup defender to the wi of the challenger and kept her there in £pite of his n{)pnnan('n efforts to get clear, ort tack crossed and then tacked Both gun was fired, crossed the Captain arr the Columbla, He dward skippers They Both after a, on the line Goes on Port Tack. In order to get The challenger went on the port tack st after crossing and the defender fol- owed her example. from the back wind of her an which was retarding her considerab free Tonl!t, , the Shamrock was képt broad off the ‘wind, ened a lumbia aging avo) American yacht challenger. the bows of the S| yards in the lead. This was quite encour- to the admirers of the American acht, who had begun to fear for their Favori saw how fast the Shamrock footed when kept off the wind with a clean fleld. t 11:43 both yachts went on the star- ittle extra puff only lasted a few minutes and then it began {l-chu went on te when the; board tac) to dle away. little. went on the The 1 At 12:15 the the port tack, which they At gert tack and crossed amrock a good 300 t which time the Columbia was alm ceulmad. her mainsail slapping as she and she speedily worked clear of her rival, oing through the water very fast. olumbia hel The d hier luff, and it was noticed that when the two were close hauled the ofnted higher than the At_this time the wind fresh- The Shamrock went about on the starboard tack at 11 lumbia also tacked. The A is quicker in stays and gathers wa er than the Shamrock. . The Co- erican boat fast- 11:35 the Co- eld until 12:33, e L ‘Wasp McKinley number. Second edition now . on sale. New pictures added. rolled in the lumpy sea. Stran, t v, while this wae h e appening the Shamrock own. it may be said that when one boat went about the other followed its example, ex- cept at 12:47, when the Shamrock went on the starboard tack and the Columbia failed to follow her. Captain Barr prob- ably did this in the expectation that the breeze must come in more from the south- ward, as i{s quite frequently the case in the afternoon in this vicinity, But instead of a breeze the Columbia fell into fiattest of flat calms, while the Shamrock was enjoying the advant air which had a great deal of propulsive power. Thus for the first and only time Ibr:‘;{u: race the Shamrock was the leading At 1 o’clock both yachts were again on the porstack, with the Columbia a good clghth of a mile to leeward. Merry Breeze Pipes Up. The breeze piped up a little merrier and under its influence the Columbla crawled up on her rival, and after a few more tacks wag once more ahead of the Scotch- built boat, It was a Jockeying on the part of Barr to make up this leewny, and it was generally rega ed as being admirably done, About the wind shifted from east-by-north to cast-southeast, whioh enabled the ynehts to point up pretty nearly their due course to the outer mark, which was anchored about five miles south of Jones Inlet, near East Rockaway, At 1:23 both craff took the hiteh to starbourd, and at 1:31 they went on tho port tack ngain and on the starboard tack at 1:37, standing on this leg about twenty minutes, when they wont about until they made sure of fote lnx the mark on the atarboard tack t 2 o'elock the Bhumrock took in her of more stylish cut, wonder to tho 3 aplendid walls of the Bhamrock with their greater area of surfuce were not more The canvas wet on the Colum- It was a cause of effective, bia had considerably less spread, but it did excellent work, “At 2:456 the mark was in plain ulfhl of the naked eyo and the Columbla, ncrensing her load ‘overy min- ute, was ‘heading stralght for it. When cloge to It, the little Jib topsall waw hiuled down and a big bullooner sent up in stops to replace It, At 3:05:32 the Columbia tacked around the stake-boat, and easing away her mainsheet and’ breaking out her balloon Jib topeail was steadled on her homeward course for Sandy Hook lightship, She made the best of the scanty wind, and with safls perfectly trimmed steered for the goal. Blow in Sail Setting. The Shamrock made a very good turn but was quite slow in setting her jib to sail, which was one of the varfety kno: as “renchlnfi salls and not a balloon It was excellent Judgment on the part of the experts on the Shamrock to set this sail, for the wind headed the Columbia soon after, making it a rather close reach to the home mark, and rendering it neces- sary to take in the ballooner and replace it with one similar to that on the Sham- rock. ; The officlal time at the outer mark fol- WS ) i Columbla, 3:05:32. Shamrock, 2 The wind continued so light and no signs of breezing up that it became clear that the race could not be concluded within the time limit of five and a half hours. No incident worth recording oc- curred until 4:40; when the regatta com- mittee declared the race off. e Colum- bia was at this time about five miles dis- tant from the Sandy Hook lightship. The Shamrock was a good three-quarters of a mile astern. To sum up to-day's performance of the two {uhu. it may be said that in light weather such as prevailed to-day the Shamrock proved to be no match for the Columbia. What she may accomplish with a good wind remains to be seen. —ee Southern Pacific Loses Suit. A jury in Judge Hunt's court rendered a decision for $500 damages against the Southern Paclfic Company yeste: aft- erngon in the sult instituted by Martha A. Langford. 5 ford was hurt at acramento by being thrown down hrough her dress wduf caught on a bolt projecting from ti platform of a car owned by the railroad company. seemed to have a nice little breeze of her | Both yachts then tacked, and here | Jib topsadl and wet one slightly larger and | achting oxperts why the | | that the Shamrock 1T the | age of a gentle | Enthusiasts and Backers of Lipton in London Experience @ Shock and Are Disappointed at the Failure of the First Race of Series ONDON, Sept. 26.—The hope that springs eternal certainly reigned supreme in London to-day. From the frequent repetition of opti- mistic forecasts everybody bPas come to regard it as a foregone conclusion will romp in ahead of its rival. Preparations for the recep- tion of the news of the race were serio handicapped, owing to poMce regula- tions. In order to prevent crowds on side- walks, a new police order-forbade a dis- play of bulletins in newspape- office w or an exhibition of a stereopticon, T s was made on the Thames em- bankment at the last race. arranged to send up balloor 1| and_ Alexandria_ palac and red light gnifying the Shamrock and the Columbia. When the first bulletins gave notice that the Colum- | bia, though handicapped at the star: quickly overtook the challenger, interest suffered a severe shock. This however, speedily gave place to self. The real excitemen: bécame evident as the last hour arrived with the boats still ten miles to go. For once the phlez matic Englishmen who apostrophze the former drifting matches in uncom mentary terms openly expressed a w that the wind would die out, making “no. race.” Lipton simply said an enthusaist be no more race: The o consolation wag that the time limit prevented the Columbia from scv ing first_trick, but none the less the hope of the Shamrock II's adherents hoverc around zero mark when the first day's race was declared to be another fizzle. st win this tim otherwise there will COLUMBIA THE FAVORITE. | Plenty of Mone{ Is Wagered on the Cup Defemder. SW YORK, Sept. Numerous w: on the yacht es. were reported in Stock Exchange circles to-day. Most of confidence on a few of the next bulletins | these wers at odds of 8 to 10 on t announcing that the Shamrock was | Columbia, b good as 10 to T was | breasting ahead. Women as well as men | fered at times. No very large bets w reat plece of sea | | was still his wife. wagered on the result, patriotism displac- | announced, although Columbia money 3 ing judgment, as was shown by the num. | offered in almost any amount, One br ber of beta In faver of the Shamrock II, | erage firm offered to any part of g even when bulleting announced | $4000 even that the Sh k would n Columbia to be ahead | Win two races of the series. About $ - At the Temple Yacht Club Association | was placed on the Columbia at § to at the Cecil Hotel a large attendance | Most of this money was taken in $100 awaited the bulletins, «nd varfous sub- | $300 lots. One broker said he had $5000 terfuges wero resorted (o by the press. | bet even against Shamrock's winning tw Meanwhile hotel guests, seeing the of the races. On the curb as good as ry of the press bulleting, grew as much | to 6 1-2 was offered on Columbia with no interested an in the result of the race it- | takers, L e o B B e e a e el ] NORINE SCHNEIDER'S | BALLOT BOX IS NOT MARRIAGE ANNULLED NECESSARY TO WOMAN Now a Charge of Bigamy Will Be | Josephine Edwards-Capwell Says Made Against “Sir They Can Wield Great Influ- Harry.” | v ence Without It. Judge Slows annulled the marriage of | Josephine Edwards-Capwell of Pled Norine _Schnelder-Chadwick and “8Ir'" | mont read an interesting paper Wednes Harry Westwood Cooper, allas Brnest | day afternoon before the Forum Club of Moore Chadwlck, yesterday, and the pret- | this elty on “Woman's Work In the ty lttle Crockett girl ia once again free. | Norine took the stand shertly after 2 o'clock and fn anawer to the questions | propounded by her attorney told of the marrlage that took place at Crockett February 23, 1901, Bertha Ethel Young, World's Progresw.”” In the course of remarks she sald: “I need go no furth than to Nancy MeKinley, the mot! of our late President, for my Inspiration and {llustration, for it was she that give | birth and training to the man—the perfect the first wife of the schemer, told of hav- | man—in all the virtues that men and Ing been wedded to the “Sir" Harry at|women can but admire and respoct, Brisbane in November, 1506, and that to| “Is it not a fact that famous men a the best of her knowledge and belief she most invariably give the credit of th AR ¥ fame—successful men—thelr success | some woman, mother, wife or maybe to ask the Grand Jury to Indict “Sir" woman_that has been loved only from Harry Westwood unuanr. allas “Dr.” | afar? Music nnd‘&our(, deeds of daring Erneat Mooro Chadwick, on charges of | “hrist of chivalry, of jan bigamy and perjury. Miss Bertha Young 6 all the refining and of FErisbane, Australla, whom Cooper |iife, are controlled by man's companior married In 1506, and her mother will be | And there Is no need of the ballot-box, ! kept hero till the trial for bigamy is con- | my mind, to enable the genuine woman to cluded. Cooper is charged with perjury | influence’ government affairs—affairs of fcr swearing that he wrote certain tele- | Stat grams in his ceill at Ogden, in which he was flatly contradicted by Detective Pen- der at the trial Wednesday. 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