Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-21
NEWPORT NEWS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER ii, 1899

and lid not need to risk I broken spar
She kept on under main sail. stay and
Jih. Fortunately. the challcngcr'S top
mast did not carry away. though She
leaned over under the press of canvas
until her slippery decks were tilted at
an angle Of 80 degrees. Her speed was
undoubtedly increased. hut her inabil-
ity u point lost her almost as much as
she gained in footing. Then she re
sorted I" splitting taclls. once running
close in shor" under the N;vcSink high
lands. \ slight cant in the wind flv-
"rcI her at this time and she man
aged I" close Up the gap until little
more Than half Il mile separated her
from Columbia. Til" patriots began tn
feel nervous. but With tn" finishing line
Two mics away there WAS little danger.
SHAMROCK LOSES GRoUEn.
soon after The Wind sl;,ckcncd Il little
and thereafter Shamrock lost rather
thar gained ground.
Tic rush Of the yachts through the
seas on the final tack was magnificent.
Gryse:s spurtcd from the bows and
drenchcd the sailors lying piled UP
against the weather rail! AS the gal
liant Yankee shot across the finish b.-
tween the lishtship and committee
boat. the shippers of the fleet that had
gotten there in time almost forgot to
open their whistles. 50 absorbed We're
made UP for it later. The defeated
challenger raced across five minutes
and II seconds later.
The much touted rough weather boat
had been beaten over Il thirty mile
course six minutes and eighteen soc
onds actual time. or With the allowance
she was to conccde. Columbia on ac-
count of her longer water line. six min
utcS and "a seconds. Shamrock got a
noiser reception than Columbia as she
finished. perhaps because the later time
1T which she crossed gave opportunity
FOR some of the belated vessels to ger
up. N.. ..
a GRAND SPECTACLE.
y grand spectacle followed. The vic
tor. after lowering her sails. set the
stars and stripes at her topmast truck.
at both ends of he: spreadcr and ut the
taffrail Patriotic shippers ransacllcd
their lockers for them and they flew
from every staff and mast. The Cor
sair. the flagship of the New York
yacht club. had six flags tapping in the
luml'ia and gave her shr;ckinS blasts.
Then her crew cheercd and the hardy
Dee: Islanders aboard COLUMBIA re-
sponled with barred heads All the
ships in the excursion feet followed.
turning loose their whistles in a mad
denins chorus whose notes ranged
f,om the deer bass of the sound steam
ors 70 the shrill falsetto OF the torpedo
boats. Some of the excursion boats
kept their whistles going half way to
New York.
SIR THOMAS CHEERS.
Later. the Erin. which had remained
| behind for a few minutes. With Sham
rock, steamed up to Columbia. the stars
and stripes tutterng from main and
nzzcn. The Corsair greeted her With
cannon which Sir Thomas acknowledge q
by dipping the English jack at the taft
frail. Then by Sir Thomas orders the
crew Of the Erin lined the rail and gay.
three good Anglo-SaXon cheers for the
NictorS They We're returned With in
torcst by the proud crew IF the Column
hia The American boat was the first
/" reach hey moorinG buoy inside the
Hook and when her late rival came UP
III TOW, the sailors of both seized the
opportunity to cheer each other Justify
Later. Sir Thomas went aboard the
torsair and there, soon ;fterward. Nh
i'"hn. managing owner of the Column
ma. Joined him. There were tOaStS 30
'Nictor and vanduisked to America ana
Great Britain. to gentlemen ana ladies
and all sorts of things. and so. With fc-
t!ritalionS all around, the cup series for
lSS9 ended With the best OF good feel