The evening world. Newspaper, September 26, 1901, Page 2

AUTOR ote rer THE WORLD: _TRURSD: AY. EVENING, SEPTEMBER So leading ‘and seemed perfectly able to take care of herself. “Se. At 12.08 the Columbia seemed to be of) gaining on tho Shamrock and con- tinually eating cut to windward, The 2 American boat appeared now to have a Iead of at least a quarter of a mile. The wind was falling. ; They had antied “25 of the course Be a ae out five miles the race was ® Fery slow one. Barr's Good Work. As the yachts settled down steadily -. to work Capt. Barr got all there was in the wind to give her. While the “Fe boats were on the port tack, just af- St ter crossing the line, the Shamrock => owas given hard pull and she romp- © ed away in fine style, giving the im- {opreasion that she was forging faster ©) than the American boat. But in the meanwhile the Columbia had veen holding a mach higher course ard doing such good windwar( work that when the racers came out Se ,on the skort tacks the Columbia was =) found shgbtiy ahead and consider- » ably to windward. Columbia went about at 12.15 on “T© the port tack, At the same moment » Shamrock came about, the shift hav- ot «ing been made on even terms. Co- “Jumbia was cutting through the water with knife-like precision, * while Shamrock showed a wave. Splendid Mace. The yachts at 12.20 were standing on the port tack, and heading eust southeast, making a splendid race of it. Shamrock was holding on with ‘bulldog tenacity. Columbia's lead ‘was then figured to be a good quarter of a mile. At 12.35 o'clock Columbia was lead- ‘we ing by about two minutes, having gained one minute and forty seconds. Shamrock came about once more % at.12.55, evidently believing she could cut. down Columbia's big lead by these tactics. Her bow was bouncing sert- ously and was no doubt checking her » speed. Capt. Barr was alive to every move, and after indulging in 2 few split tacks, the two racers hurried away to starboard. Five minutes later Shamrock went Gbout again to the starboard tack. Gapt, Barr was evidently well sats: fied. where he was for the present, © and for three minutes held to the port ‘stack. Then he Joined the other yacht on the starboard. Columbia then ap- * peared to have a long lead. = Wind Grows Sinck. Columbia continued on the port tack off shore, while the Shamrock has tacked to starboard and headed toward the Long Istand coast. Neither yacht was miking much Progress, the wind being so light that the roll of the sea constantly spilled the wind out of their sails. Shamrock went about on port tack Rt at 12,55. Roth boats were 2a holding a good port tac i ‘The Columbia seemed to be ciusing “up the gap, outpointing the Sham- Finish joked Dablous. A strong current was setting to the Westward at 1.20 and the boats were making. slow progress to the wind- ward. With the bi hen pre- e course ‘They were not mo: ten miles from the starting round in} shot ahd be speculation as to ne to MUCK minutes later and there was som when the racers were Thirty seconds Ixter the Shamrock also tacked, Shamrock Dianketed. to sea agala, for the ter wis e At 2 P.M. Columbia appeared to] shoater. have blanketed the Shamrock and} But the Columbia coukl not attord to areola tee rnereieaineiater tack first, for by holding on thirty ser é specks tee Thes eisai peat ecsl) ranged ahead, leading by nearly al oiig 4, Caner sopponenthc SANDY HOOK, pt. %—Shamrock hundred yar about 4o) the windwan! of i the line twelve seconds behind At 2.05 P.M. the Columbia was] wake und thus attain q pow Tees Seana se ahon mast ge ttt rapidly wdening the gap between her- Shamrock could get a cle I etaeiwaver oeeeeliRense\imatisate solf and the Shamrock. She was not SE a eae oat {face Harr, on the Columbia, only to the windward, but was ahead | went upon the port tack, and Columbit |) ed otshlaboatrgotsthe windward, and outfooting the Lipton bost. followed sult within a few seconds, Tae | aie ARINC frst < Standing east-northeast on the wind as dropping all the while and asain SoaaR Pea ade 6 ih ra starboard tack, the yachts were a ee are ar cind, the | ine Whitespainted hull of the, old Ing fast time to the outer mark. Thelcommbia hung to her advantageous | hder and gained every time she ros wind was twelve miles an hour and|position, ditnouzh nesther crntt i CN eR R NA San Srelmcemet el eineh she i te hehe ies aten through leeward of Columbia the sea had quieted considerably. mue dway iin the! irht ‘alr, ae near 5 = ary |CPCWE Were lying on, the tee side of 1) u : i Columbia was fighting for every | oKs {6 heel each sloop down ax much | iba co BIRNG sa by als foot of water and sailing a superb {as posaibie. and at times the Shamrock | ning World tug "Unity"! was race. peinted ‘somewhat higher than the C “ heihis Gemclal Satartlrin Jumbin, + Stood In Shore. The racers hung to the pott tack 2. when Sycamore fetched about stood In ghore, Barr foHowed sult ant the two yachts drifted along mlowly, roll Ing considerably and thelr sails flapping At 1240 the Shamrook caught a gentle purr, and for the first tine tnt went throw Columbia's had her wind clear, The American dtd not ¢ for a couple of minute At 2.30 the Columbia had increased her load decidedly, Both boats were heading for the mark. The wind was freshening and more southerly. HOW RACE WAS SAILED TO MARK. until and lee and teh the . but when xhe ANOTHER ACCOUNT. BANDY HOOK Sept. 26.—After crow did she moved taually as fast ax her Ing the line the yachts sped away rival. {na few mo! the American the eastward, ench on the port tack, | boat tacked to port and leaded out to 7 s __|sea. Shamrock tacked to port ten ser ‘Then the real battle began, sata PEST pa ratteeReTTR te ainnlnOnhines gan hin usual tactles, pinching out to} hitch for more than a wleesar windward all he possibly could, white | minutes. Sycamore held along giving Nils sails af ‘Then the Shamrock swung back to the good full and footing a trifle fa starboard hitch and soon caught a whiff ‘Th umbia’s skipper Cook advantage [of wind, while the Columbia hu are of every little puff of wind to luft e Iy any headway on ana was drift clon. Ing erly dire Shamrock kept yin a sou and the road th aveile py defender t was so much higher ¢ 1 then Niketan roan tvleiory ate antime and t 1 gO back to. icninertaric’ ward Sandy Mook, the Columbla tacked ‘AU ILS the Columbia got a fine slant |t? atarboard Inan endeavor to get a bit of wind and so much higher that 1 tr Shamrock was for a time tt looked as ff she bh to starboard, It wan seen a teh minutes later, however, that the Ameri- ef inehedetortant can yacht was still beating out on the h Then tt was port tack when t 1 fell, seen that the Columb In splitcing Good t umbin, jtacks, had Jost the leading ponition, This ittle et was na erent thing for! the Shs eb the Columbla and she had a nice little | pun or : Sn iits lead establlahed after dfteen minutes of | tiln amore held along until i a that he wind was lifting more {pal RADOE A th astward, amd at JLcy ked co pone ate tes atarboard, It did not take long for the] Then the Shaw observers to see tha ‘ [ancanenonats ‘ cross the English y a Bow. ache Tate lex nfortadle tila | pena uaa Dare ctack edicallp, of hel held a very light bre which seemed Shamrock, y the Sho of on the the Sh. nrock s thins stark k the ated Cull as unt 18) nd maintained her lead in syle Ke) de wan clear at thin tine that the fo : % erat law fant ak 10 th ntrength at ‘ t ane Columbia wad Hivorel it the of the IRIN Vrene meine Suhd ne fa held ng for he brief LILA took enetter Hlleh wed the at to port In order to ta a better poe | A minute later t Kleneas of th sition t han ‘x weather | Hreeze forced th n compte | quarter the Lipton yacht seemed ta [Mf poltits ind he nok oy t the starboard tack |Mderably. The breeze was a sant han « he port eas pes he two yacate held om share until | nthe Columbia ticked ty sta her of the Shamrock 1 the Shamrock - arboard agaln Hlaz hadUpleken Ike tin lege Ae near n F out che Amerie h mn oher tl at LL the Columbia lacked te aver to cut port again and gle Sh nf t Te: I Rer rival the Columb minutes later the Colambla wind elear nut on (Woks cand Fr othis and des ck followe Gol a little was haying and seemed to | At AAS windward 9 her riy Ameri a ward portion, but y the Shame: teat wis oh mbia’s lead was reyent Americas » owns ttt bet ory of the mbt and Constitution ok Ww c Amer afr the finkh 1.24 o'clock the Columbia "a on the port tack and caught a good nS Ww3s, Teading, but ®, the former getting the wind ward porition and hanging there, Near Long each, At 12 o'clock both hoats were on the Tee shen te Colarada atstor,, He oxpecta to return soon afte) starboard tack and the buildings on] Oct. 15, During his absence pond ‘pure Long Beach’ were In plain sight. Ten chases will continue us at present, ay He will xo to viatt dts ‘|SO The The dazzling sunitght ma ture, in the est nasty ere ome “prep: 8 nut mitt with north, Mt fired and 8 shtp. two v1 racers the Narr and Sy¢ th macht In the Pas Wa tt to the erly and was Bye trom Rvery shih nattin Iward, tval spilt K wits on the ear. ¢ won the The namrock salle OF harp f Yaen bine NDY beautify’ ME EXCELLENT | SEA JOCKEYING. as though Shamrock w vinting and outfooting € ugh Sen, outside whitened rollers Heenan wos very rough “ancing In the a beautiful pte bait it was not ph feet of slghtwcers, of the ocean-going rollon, and on the he wen stom AL Interest in ared to dle. ih Wer set for the Ht At Navigator, een miles to windward and return the compass d on of east: by the orders, the frat te left Atte sumore to tig 1 anchor en the ele iller steam neers son ht race a the ¥ course on the were 10 warntng gun nominutes for Karr Mt it out. ‘The Navt- J about an elghth of to the southward of the lght- The imaxinary line between the easels was the starting line, Hoth to was eireling wt the gun, around close amo: the » handled the same t his Rvery moy dL anawer prepar great skipne wind atehed a 11.06 the and the line ease a Lon yout aroun both Howith am ation signal racers came down. ¢ rr had mane windward, Splendid Sea Craft, tried In wis r vred cleye amore vain to get away Columbia, hat i was useless. mo made w nwet by ) Barr two racers w that sion seemed tinml- knew thelr trasi- almost touched always passed wit) they hey to epare. Hine the ntart round pb. Then {th but a min- on Sycamore down on hey tacked along paratiel te ither would th came up salls tut s inane they crossed the Hne was fred quickly ree F FOR THE STARTING POINT. ab to The HOOK, ne ong ater. ore #6 flag on which a to the topmast pout the same time Capt, Barr up the burge of the New York t Club, the crossed red bara on a triangular fleld with a white star gre Way emblazoned in the centre, Mr E, D; Morgan, manager of the NEI SE Day tw R 26, 1901 Columh Was then a and advised wally Cape work «! sa As th incom! and parsed by the Hook all had greeting t the two sloo odded quietly at thelr were dipped, whistles rang naWered cheers across the Deutschland ad her ing the night and anchored near zreeting of Sandy Hook. They were the bie ay : 2 \ship-rigged steam yacht American | ne wind was at this time about {and the Government boat Lamont. twelve knots an hour, enough to churn Back and forth from the yachts to the Ofatlicawaves sams taencnd the | the tenders’the boats plied. Some of sete t kool la" "| the men aad kept a few articles on poupa eve from the point of the Qn board the-boats at 5. sallors were taking rf labors of the first yretiminary sngeand thes 1 to een the=bi AML through th a shor morning work outgoing buoys me ploug ywhere flecked t Hook. 5 o'clock the COLUMBIA. On board the Erin, where § as had last evening entertained sev- style, the sallormen were scrubbing decks and polishing brass and_put- ting everything to rights for the guests of the genial knight. Two more vessels had ari a signal that still Flal out, wa hing } cheers The on ved dur- | the contending sloops, but all this surface of the harbor and the placid | mast he removed now. Twater In tne eeshow wax in sary Shere Y | snirastifetene beewantwasen caround | Pe eeree man snocninky Lo TUeelet son | board that wonld retard the speed of the boats by as much as a half pound rest after; weight. ere aul ‘The topsides of the white and the ae kaa | Once green craft, already burnished | tll there was not a speck or a flaw on them, were polished anew. “The pierre vail tes this Saas andy) grease that had been placed on the abroad showered in on Sir ‘Thomas, The telegraph office Inthe tall tower | Shamrock lett her no. longer the was hard worked. As 1 message | Breea Leauty.”” The green was al- STiaanee sien neg aa sent up and| most gone and the color lcoked more ried, Out from tie Bria Tike that on the warships in time of battle. PB. Fin to inbia tant] Indeed, the challenger looked in R the James A. Law fighting tim, and seemed to bid arro- Bpanirock fi iow, “ond| gant ceflence to the beautiful white Whey started for the» ride ly tite 381 boat that lay not many yards off. he Shamrock made t hour, The Then crme the break: turn In pasainie to the open Ww men bolted their hot coffee and were ws vault back to their work again. The scene and the ra he al f - im andl the acers cut] about the Hook took on an air of th. their bows Itwastereasal Liycliness as the hour ip the Kone! ton tna the swell woul reelprthin chanics ar the proached when te sloops were t) Bet peas Sh {hep mtope he Pe taie out*for the starting Hne upon thelr Break Hooned out as it went up] struggle for the “blue ribbon of the Hit Vaefore the yachts had reached the | sea.” atas Ing. pone Shia Ha fiien{ exsreaon ceaft: and private slightly anc e heads of the seas |). 7 7 y nitine iid jdtenppoared. ce The) wind)a hows | weenie errivsseariycin are, Ait r, gave no signs of shifting, and | bers. at 10.30 was holding wel! from the At 8 o'clock the wind was. still Re , a holding to the northeast, but had fee tetas euiie i ane the | Sone down somewhat. It looked then first. tack, but almost) immediat as if the racers would take the course heading round fer the ligh: Shamrock followed five mi utd both boats wet off and on round the lightship under three lower sails and elub Roth yachts were read race son Nghtship. jority had put In an appes the balance were not far At SCENES DURING THE MORNING. (My a Special Correspon: SANDY HOOK, J, The sun had nat been a up before hustle and act! on the two great sloops as they lay the sverything appeared te at their buoys instd splendid contest In series of racea for the Cup. The crews of both Shamrock and Columbia had jumped bunks in the tenders a eagerly toward the enst, aw a sunrise that left no the falr day coming. ‘The wind was then com! ortheast at a fifteen-m clip and had fn it: some winter's sting. bia this was a featton, for it had been conceded that the Herreshof! boat would have the best of ft in a scupper breeze. What the crew on the prayed for was a modcrat which all the tremondous spread or canvas could be sent upon tho boat from abroad. Among the fleet anchored along- side the racers there was activity at ap unusually time before the of the excursion fleet arrived at, the But at 1 o'clock th the first of the On board the Colum- signal for much grati- tship. mutes later, re standing along the Jersey shore on a run of fifteen miles to leeward. is would ke the stake-boat to a point off Asbury Park, and promised for the gazers along shore a good view of the contest. By this time the Columbia had sent up some of her headsails in stops. The balloon jib was the first to go skyward, Not long afiec the canvas sheeting of the mainsail was vemoved. The sajlormen on the Shamrock vere no loss diligent. In a short tme the jib and staysail of the Irish craft were up In stops and the canvas covering of the Shamrock’s mainsail was removed from thé boom. ‘The men were hustling about Ilke bees In a busy hive, and Capt, Sycamore was here and there all over the boat. It was after breakfast hour now for the guests on the Erin, and from be- neath the awning at the stern Sir Thomas and his friends looked with deep interest on wliat was golnug on aboard the big sloops, A little launch shot back and forth from the steam yacht. A few minutes after 8 o'clock the Shamrock's skipper gave the order to get ready the big topsall prepara- tory to its being sent aloft. VIEWED FROM THE HIGHLANDS. topsail, for the yangnard ma- ran®wand behind. tent.) Sept. half hour vity began 2 Hook. favor > a Amevica’s from thelr nd looked where they doubt an to ng in from fle-an-hour thing of a Renerally (Rpeclal to The roniig World.) HIGHLANDS, N. J, Sept. 26.—A fine whole-sail breeze, estimaced at fifteen miles an hour, was sweeping over the course all morning, kicking up a pretty rumpus on the water, Whitecaps dotted the brond expanse of sea stretching out from the Jersey const, the east-northeaat wind sing- ing shrilly, . Before 9 lock heey en, Bad challenger e breeze in also much early hour, r ‘thom- | eral friends in his usual rflagnificent | who view Jdistressing for the landlubber ventured beyond ine Hook to the day's contest. The old Jerseyites who dress with }the crows blinked thelr eyes shook their heads dublous' a good one If i: hold,” “That be doubtfui up st g the wind stiffened and at 7 "It be sald they. five miles. True to the Jerseymen's misgiv- to show wenkness and the hopes of the yachting sharps to dim. In an hour thera was a drop of three miles, but it held true to its direction. Saflora Go to Hrenkt A few mia lettes Columbia, at-6.40 A. M. utes. after 7 o'clock the the steamer Porto Rico, the Irish- man’s tender. It was breakfast time and turned ta thelr ): race with appetites: worthy of hardy MW hands "As the sun came | o'clock showed a yelocity of twenty- | ings, one hour later the wind began | small boats, which carried them to! { been tursed up and the promises were! | the thexe jm Peter Doll 5 \. Ike Thompson bet John Wert, of Baltt- . $64 co $00 on Colum other meal before they ef Col Lanything but reais fis Sitti ceed AT TIMES SHOWED ‘GREAT ‘SPEED. . b : ON YAGHTS. Charley Mitchell Has $5,000 to $4,000 on Columbia My ar to Win. lars were wae to-day on the The diminution continued, the uces for América’s a velocity varying Letween fiftcen and | Cul between (he mrock II. and Co- 5 jghteen miles v> to 9 o’el Inj 2b. The report of the Amerlean } Crete! BETA Od ot Us unfavorable trial yesterday was i the mean time preparations for mnsible for the change of 5 race went on athéard both ‘boats. | bite nome betting men all over’ the ‘The first. sign of life as seen’ from |S. ‘thing wails’ titikod of-in the bis pra vice hore the’mecting of tie two swift the dbservatory was noticeable or the | gyere ot th té-day, and many were” resulted, 1t was ed to the det- ments that oussion which « was displayed from the signal hai-| as. Columbia ‘ruled favorite at about yard stay of the Erin, Instantly all] 1) {0 8. The largest bets recorded were work on S!imrock ceased. The men! Chartey Mitchell bet G. E. Elltott, of begun dropping over the sides in| Chicago, $5.00 ty $4.0 on Columbta. bet Billy Colum! Cowan $3,000 to big pets were offered, but many bia's supporters refuse ven money. cite | Cot Chinn, of Loulaville, says nie ae ; { “) to bet on the Columbia at The Park City, Columbia's tender, | coon money. Al Smith 1s a Shamrock sent up the breakfast signal soon|man and declares he will bet a° few. after the Erin displayed it, and the {thousand dollars on the Engitsh yacht weer sallors on America’s white wonder |! *« a oe ve aoe to. be i f panthers . mete Sitzpatrick has recetved a com were hucrled to the meas table. [inision of 09 from Capt. Frazley, of ! Breakfast over in half an hour, the | san F 0 to bet on the Shamrock, men hastened back to the task of | “At the Waicorf-Astorla the sentiment preparation, When colors were made at 8 o'clock Shamrock I, sent to the mast-head A New green pennant that stood bold- ly out to the wind and-could be di: tinguished, miles awny. Columbia at the same tlme displayed the colors of the New York Yacht Club. An hour before going to the start the wind held to the east, northeast with a velocity of elghtcen miles. The sea continued lumpy. |The con- ditions were not encouraging lo the confidence of victory held by the Se- lievers of the green racer, Shamrock’s best. performances {n home waters wore accomplished in Nght winds and smooth seas. Colum- bia has already proven her ability to go In a stiff blow and rough sea, *o that the elements, favored the American, at least: before the- con- testants measured lengths on the starting. Conditions to view the race from shore were ideal. BROOKLYNITES MISSED RACE When the Homer Ramsdell landed at the foot of Dock street, Brooklyn, lite to-day 509 disgusted: and’ angry passen- kere filed ashore. ‘They were the me nf the Marine and Fleld Club, of Bay Ridge, and thelr Ruests, the members of the Hamilton and Brooklyn clubs. ‘At 10.16 o'clock they started ta see the Sharrock and Columbia rice over the thirty-mile course, When they reached the réugh water below Sandy Hook, the captain of the Homer Ramadeil, who was xomew! white about the gillst-the Homer Ram: dell isa fresh water boat, plying on th upper Hudson—announced that he had no iltenge authorizing: him te go outside the Hook, and tat the vessel could not be curned in the rough “1¢ we should go out,” the captain sald to tie Indignant crowd, "we would alt go to the bottom and be drowned. In spite of protests and threats, ¢ tution and pleadings, the fresh-water captain turned his vessel homeward and came back up the bay, / ‘And that's: why [00 persona in three! * ‘sev the yacht raee. Is ull in favor of the English boat, Frank Hangs, who has a commission to place on Lipton’s boat, says that the money Ix sill up and watting for customers, iy wants lderal odds. He saya he may make « compromise on 4 to 6 In pinch. Aertiug In Wall street In decidedly light. wdils of 10 to 8 on the Amerl- ean bo: red, while there were some Offers of 7 to 10 made by supporters of the Bhamrock. srederick fi. Urooks, whore office ts with Spiigs « ee sald yesterday that he Mad yp of $3,000 to Hah MN avoelae Columbia, winning the faces," He aid he had $2,000 more to the same ¢ | warge, Hrooke f on the Shamrock agutnat nso $500 to $1. he Columbia. sud. of thie last taken by Edward Wasser- ma of & McGraw offered to part of $4,000 even. that in two races of 3 wood placed thot $4,000. on mbla at-S to 21-2. 1 Most of thie money was taken In $100 and $20) lot *Peades Ames, another broker, satd he had {2,000 to bet even againat Sham- rock's winning Uwo of the raced. On the Neurb’ ax good as 10 to 612 was affered to-day on Columbia, wt with no takers. $3,000 EVEN MONEY 8. G. Graw., has bet $00 © Shamrock II. the serles from Columola ON SHAMROCK II. Wood & Mo- n money that will win two races out of Wood, of Allen, CAN DY COFFEE AZSORTES of ‘Brooklyn's swellest clube fated to aa gi Cee WANTED ieted SPECIAL FOR THURSDAY, Con CHURCH Help Wanted—Female,