The America Cup.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 109, 1 October 1901, Page 4

The America Cup.

NaW YobS, September 27An e&ormotls ettui sion fleet of 20d yachts viewed the race. The first race was sailed to-day. The wind was north-east, an eight knot breeze. Within half an hotlr the Shamrock was a quarter of a mile ahead. Then the wind fell. The Colombia sdtteessfctlly tacked across the Shamrock’s bows, and soon led by a quarter of a mile. The Shamrock caught a fresh puff of wind, which pushed her along. The, breeze afterwards -favoured the Columbia, which rounded the mark half a mile ahead. The wind then dropped to a two-knot breeze, and the race was declared off* the Americin representative being three* quarters of a mile ahead, with three and three-quarter miles still uncovered, September 2d. For Saturday’s race a ten knot wind was blowing. The weather was bright. The Shamrock secured the windward position, and led from the outlet, but soon the roughness of the water temporarily favoured the Columbia. The Shamrock rounded the mark first* leading for the nett toar mito. On the homeward run the wind fell td Beveo»kuots, and the competitors were almost even in the last half-mile, the Columbia winning by 200 yards. London, September 27. Yesterday tbe crowd in Dublin watched with greaterjeageraesi for the result of the race than tor tbe pollings at tbe general election.

CONDITIONS OP THE RACE. The Cup, on being taken to the United States, was In 1857 madeover to theNeW York Yacht Club by a deed of gift which contained certain conditions. It was to be known as the American Cup, after the yacht which had capture ! it, and was to be held in trust by the club until won by a yacht bailing from some foreign yacht club. It should only be raced for when a challenge was received, and should be defended by a yacht belonging to any member of the New York Yacht Club# the best one to be ascertained by a series f{ test races. The challenging yacht must belong tor some recognised yacht club outside the United States, and must be built and rigged in the country to which the club belonged, and must bo sailed fay a craw from the same country. It must sail on i: a own bottom from its own country to New York, all three conditions being similar to those Under which the America compe*ed at Cowes? The possession of the Cup is decided by the best out of five races. These all start from the lightship off Sandy Hook, ant! finish at the same point. The first, |third, and fifth races are to a mark fifteen miles to windward and back' The seeond and fourth races are over » triangular course with three legs of ten miles each, If, in a race, neither yacht goes over the course within five and d half hours, exclusive of time allowance, the race must bs re-sailed. The raose must be sailed on Tu 'sdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays until completed.