The age-herald., 1899-10-08

courage was ever seen in an international race. It was desperate game, but 1t won.
 Had the Columbia so much as touched the float she would have been disqualified then and there The patriots eheered wildly and the shippers of the excursion boat let off enough steam to carry their vessels back to New York.
 The beat to windward was by far the most Interesting portion of the race while the breeze held Close hauled the two. yachts slashed straight out to sea through the long. heavy swell heeling to the breeze in stately fashion with foam squirting from their graceful bows and crews piled up on the weather rail of the decks. Though no sohd water came over their glistening sides. there was plenty of spray, and shower bathing was plentiful for both crews.
 The old barnacles said the Columbia's im- mense over-hanging, dipping down, sup ported her and kept her up "stiff as a church." The Shamrock the famous heavy weather racer, leaned to it like a queen As the wind began to die out and the finish of the race began to near, both boats split tacks and. did not come together again for a long time. keeping every one guessing which was ahead, During this flulsy period everybody agreed that the Shamrock was the better handled She never failed to take advantage of every new slant of the wind. At least twenty minutes before the race was declared off the Shamrock decided to try conclusions, and she headed across the Columbias DOW So uncertain was the result that no one knew until the yachts were within hun dred feet of each other which would have to give way The Yankee shippers all had their hands on their whistle cords ana when the Shamrock put her helm up. un- abe to make it. from both sides or the course came the shrieks of thousands of enthusiastic shorts or the multitudes and the crash of bands. They sailed the last twenty minutes neck ana neck. but with the Columbia to windward and perhaps half length ahead.
 Disappointed, but overjoyed that when the race was declared off the cup defender was in the lead the excursion fleet headed back for Sandy Hook as fast as steam ana sail could carry them. The sun was settins behind a bank of crimson clouds as the head of the procession surged into the mar rows and the crescent of the new moon, with its hope of better things, hung a mar row thread of silver in the sky.
 If today's race had been continued to the finish some five miles away, 1t would pc accordingly hard to predict the winner. Throughout the race the handnng or polh boats was excellent, but the balance Wds in favor of the Shamrock's skipper ana crew
 Tn view of the c1oseness of the yachts when the race was called off it is fair to suppose that if the finish had been inaue the Columbia would have crossed the hne ten seconds in advance of the Shamroch.
 In that case the summary of the race TOT twenty-ive miles would have been as fol- lows: ,
 Start-Columbia, 11:H:o2; Shamrock Il :21 19 .,,
 Finish-Columbia, 4:Sl:Oo Shamrock 4:31 10.
 Flansed time-Columb 5:09:5S; Sham rock, 5:09:51
 Corrected tfme-Columbia, 5:09:5S; Sham rock 5:09:46.
 According to this the Shamrock would have won by seven seconds actual time anu bv twelve seconds corrected time, suppos- inc of course that the Columbia allowed her five seconds for twenty-five miles, m stead of six seconds allowed for thirty miles.