Oct. 12, 1901.] 
FOREIST AND STR]6:AM. 
THE START, 
First completed race, Saturday, Sept. 28. Shamrock to windward. 
her bow, thus pushing up a large body of water ahead of 
her. Another point was the handling of the light sails, 
which were taken in on more than one occasion long be- 
fore the rounding of the mark. Her ballooner was taken* 
in several minutes before necessary to do so in the last 
race. It is never a difficult task to criticise, for it is always 
understood that the man at the stick acts under impulses 
that he believes to be the best, and undoubtedly^ Capt. 
Sycamore did all that could have been done. He is cer- 
tainly one of the best racing skippers in the wide world, 
and while not quite a match for Capt. Barr, yet we believe 
few men could have made a better showing than he did. 
The America's Cup. 
Columbia aod Shamrock II • 
As there was not sufScient wind to enable the yachts to 
cover the course within the time limit on Thursday, the 
day of the first race, and on Tuesday, the day of the third 
race, a repetition of the calm weather experienced during 
the races in 1899 was feared, and as a result a meeting 
of the committees representing the- New York Y. C. and 
the Royal Ulster Y. C. was held, and the conditions gov- 
erning the races were modified as follows : 
Strike out clause beginning "The first race shall be 
sailed on Saturday, Sept. 21, 1901," and substitute the fol- 
lowing: "The races shall be sailed on the following 
dates until the series be completed; namely. Sept. 26, 
Sept. 2S, Oct. I and Oct. 3, 1901, and each following day 
except Sunday; provided, however, that immediately on 
the conclusion of the race of Oct. 3. and of each subse- ■ 
quent race, the Regatta Committee shall inquire of each 
THE FINISH. 
First completed race, Saturday', Sept. 28. Columbia wins by Im. 20s. 
contestant whether he is willing to start the next day. and 
should either contestant reply in the negative, one day 
shall intervene before starting the next race. Sunday 
shall not count as such intervening day." 
For the New York Y. C, 
Lewis Cass Ledyard, Chairman. 
For the Royal Ulster Y. C, 
R. G. Sharman-Crawford, Vice-Com. 
The accounts of the races, of which Columbia won 
three straight, are given in detail in another column of 
this issue. Columbia, which has twice - defended the 
Amerioa's Cup, was taken in tow after the deciding race 
on Friday and brought up to Stapleton, S. I., where she 
lay with her tender, Park City, for the night. After 8 
o'clock on Saturday morning, Columbia, in tow of Park 
City, started for City Island. Both boats were decorated 
with bunting. Escorting Columbia was Corsair. Mr. J. 
P. Morgan's steam yacht, with Com. Lewis Cass Led- 
yard on board, and leading all was the launch that had 
been used by Columbia's owner and guests. Every ferry 
boat, tug, steamer or yacht that passed Columbia on her 
journej' to winter quarters saluted with whistle and siren, 
while crews, passengers, owners and guests cheered 
heartily. .The whistle on the Park City was kept con- 
tinually busy answering the salutes. Columbia will be 
dismantled at once and will be hauled out in the same 
berth that she occupied before the racing season. 
Shamrock was towed to her anchorage ii^^e Sandy 
Hook after the race on Friday, and on Saturday morning 
the crew was put to work stripping the boat. Sir Thomas 
left Erin and came aboard Shamrock II. about lo o'clock, 
t^nd after a short chat with Capt. Sycamore, addressed a- 
ifew words to the crew, thanking them for the excellent 
work they had done in sailing the boat, and also for the 
Photos copyright by James Burton, New York, 1901. 
way they had conducted themselves while in America. 
The crew heartily cheered Sir Thomas as he left to return 
to Erin. All those connected with Sir Thomas and the 
Shamrock were greatly disappointed and depressed over 
the result of the races. Shamrock 11. was taken in tow 
shortly after noon by the tow boat James A. Lawrence 
and was brought up to Erie Basin, where she will lie 
until it is definitely determined just what will be done 
with her. 
The Regatta Committee of the New York Y. C. sent 
the following letter to the Challenge Committee : 
New York, Oct. s. 1901. — Dear Sir: We have to in- 
form you that the Columbia has won three out of five 
races from the Shamrock II. in the match of 1901 with 
the Royal Ulster Y. C. The America's Cup, therefore, 
remains with the New York Y. C. 
S. Nicholson Kane, 
Newbury D. Lawton, 
Chester Griswold, 
Regatta Comihittee. 
To Com. Lewis Cass Ledyard, N, Y. Y. C, Chairman 
of Committee on Challenge. 
Third Race — Triangular Course* 
THIRD RACE — TUESDAY, OCT. J. 
As was briefly stated in our issue of last week, the 
third_ race was abandoned owing to there not being 
sufficient breeze for the boats to finish. 
Shortly after 9 o'clock Columbia was taken in tow. 
bound out for the lightship. No move was made to set 
her sails until about 10 o'clock, when she was well down 
by the starting line. On Shamrock her crew set her new 
mainsail for a sail of lighter weight, that had been sub- 
stituted for the one used in the race on Saturday. When. 
