Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-13
FIFTH FAILURE.
Continued from page 1.)

tion the crew which was ranged for
ward No demonstration came from
| those on board the Columbia. th,
! tribute being received in silent graft
| fication.
a parting salute was given from thu
whistle Of the Plymouth az she forged
ahead of the tow. Following her came
! the excursion steamer Republic. then
the Glen Island and the Sound steamer
| Richard Peck, the latter's band play
ing national airs. while all the people
on these vessels heartily Checred the
cup defender. Among the other YES
sells that saluted the Columbia We're
COL Oliver II. Payne's magnificent
Aphrodite, the revenue cutter Manning.
in charge Of Capt Bob Evans, ana
a score or small yachts and steamers
Of varying sizes.
All this time the Shamrock half a
mile astern seemed clearly deserted
/ When seen later on board the st.
Michaels by an Associated Press repre-
sentative Mr.. Iselin said: Il am really
sorry that everybody is being disap-
pointed this way. As You can see it is
not our fault. the yachts We're ready
but the elements are against us. ! can
only wish as before that we may have
a good breeze tomorrow and a race at
last"
one Of the most thrilling incidents
Of the day was the collision between
the revenue cutter Manning and the
English yacht "Whyte Ladye". which
occurred in full sight of the excursion
fleet within a few minutes after the
gun was fired from the committee boat
announcing no race. The English boat
was lying at the extreme outer edge of
the fleet and apparently had no head
way. The Manning which was steam
ing slowly to the eastward attempted
10 cross the bow Of the Whyte Ladye
and had almost accomplished that pur-
pose when those on the adjacent
steamers heard a crash followed by the
noise Of splintering wood as the nose
Of the yacht racked the port side Of the
cruiser from mdships to stern. tear
ing n boat from the after davit of the
revenue boat and swapping off the
bowsprit Of the yacht close up 70 the
bow.
1t all happened in fun view Of the
people on the Erin. who set up a great
shout of CONSERVATION as rthey recalled
their own experience of the early
morning in The fog off Castle William.
a launch was at once put off from the
Erin to render assistance if necessary,
but none was required and it returned
With the intelligence that neither boat
( had sustained material damage. IL
was said that the Manning in trying
to cross the bow Of the yacht and at
the same time endcavoring to avoid n
tug on her starboard side had been
carried by the tide against the English
boat.
The guests Of Sir Thomas Upton
aboard the Erin We're not so numerous,
today. as has heretofore been the case.
many of them having decided to stay
at home after the collision between tho
Fletcher and the ferryboat West Brook
lyn in the morning.
Sir Thomas retained his customary
Unruflled dcmeanor and gave utterance
to no expression Of disappointment at
the failure to bring off a race. 1.-TWO
greater sailors than | had their
troubles. today he said smilnGly.
''our English admiral. Lord Beresford
and your fighting captain Evans have
booth been in collisions and have thus
had little excitement even if they
haven't seen yacht race"