The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-17

cause t1e English hopes CT s1ttDg TIE cup
have never been higher since Thistle met
Volunteer In fss7. Like Shamrock she was
decisively defeated f. the first hours sat-
ing.
Americas esp II safe.
The regatta committee as a. result o. ths
showing made by Columbia today are con-
WINGED that the cup IL safe Blow hfga or
blow low Columbia. II II believed by the
manager, Mr.. Iseltn. can beat shamrock.
Sir Thomas Upton. Ike tie tr1o sDor.s-na
that he is. confessed after the race that
he had been fairly beaten. lie had 10
apologies t. make.
Today's race vas q magnificent duel ars9
made Up for tne repeate. 9isappointmsn's
the slghtseers have suffered. It was any
thing blt a comfortable day on the water.
Still the mist wrea;hs were carried along
by good ten-knot breeze right in from
the east, and the old shellbacks said there
was more wind where that came from
But the eutsiopssts who went dawn the
bay were not very hopeful until they got
outside.
Gray Day ON the Water.
The iow clouds overhead sbu, out the
sky ard the streaked water matched them
The mis-. made everything look ghostlIke
and lndistincf The shores wereuneertain
and gh8aowy tn. saiiS Of the 0ysssr fee,
were simply a gray siaze fl; the haze. The
meteroic torpedo boats. siding swiftly ous
to the ighiship. we're Hike black shadows
fitting across the water. The only color
In ste dali landscape were the ensgns and
brilliant streamers Of sha cneckered flags
srrfe ayl fha
dash Of red from the big hulk Of tbs light
snip.
Outside the Wind WAS fresher. and whip
ped some foam cat Of the waves.
Jrs. I.e.in Aboard Columbia.
Both yachts We're to@ed cat from The
anchorages. and raised mainsails before
casting off Mrs. iselin was not 20 be de-
TERED by the bad weather and was a con-
apicuous figure 0n& Columbia wrapped up
l.ks AN obi salt in a yellow oilskin. The
crew mad on their working suits Of white
and .woFc watch caps OF black and red,
iselias private colors.
Several o. the crew Of Shamrock had
on s9uthweaters. From the truck Of
Shamrock : topmaSt floated iipton's flag.
a green shamrock in a yellow field The
wind kept feesheniug all the way out to
the lightship and the seas split more OF
their ffo;h. No large assemblage was
on hand to witness the start. the repeated
dukes having made the public very chary
about coming out. a few sidewheeers.
Z he regular fleet of ocean going tugs and
!. score or two Of steam yachts were all.
Course IL stgnaied.
Promptly at 10 o clock the committee
boat sigualed the course. iifteeu miles
dead into the eve OF the wind 10 the
cast ward and return. Both yachts set
No club topaaiis. their shippers evil
IDENTIFY agreeing that II would not be wise
10 carry their large skyscrapers In such
u breeze. Just the warning gun boom
ed n driving mist swept in from the east.
bea ting into the faces OF the patriots and
adding 10 their discomfort.
There was lively jockeying behind the
line before the start and Columbia got
The better of It. She clearly out
rnaneuvered her rival. evidently forcing
her over the lire nrst by half Il length.
bat leaving Columbia In the weather po-
sition Close hauled on the starboard
tack the yachts plunged seward. heeliug
10 the tweive-knot breeze.
Present Beautiful Picture.
The first few minutes Of the race were
the most interesting. They made n beau
tifui picture they raced away like
hounds. Their sails To the nautical eye
were perfection IN Mt They looked as II
they might have been carved out of ala
baster. So firm and faultiess were the
lines.
IL was soon apparent that the white
flyer was forging ahead The clear water
began To show between them. Columbia
nos only semed To outfoot the challenger.
bat the experts saw that she was pointed
higher. II was astonishing how she
Sliced her way Up into the wind Within
fifteen minutes she had lead OF Ave
was hers.
The patriots were jubilant. and the
bands. which began PLAYING. never stop
ped until the race was over Columbia
seemed more tender than the foreigner.
showing yards OF her bronze underhody
as she leaned away with her lee rail- al
mos, awash. Steadily she continued to
draw ahead. until within half an hour.
having uueauiYocally demonstrated her
superiority III wiudward work II be
came only question OF hoN FAR the 81 h.fc
flyer would heat her rival 10 the outer
mark.
Rough ON Excurstonists.
As the yachts gat farther out the seas
grew more turbulent and the SPRAY squirt.
ell higher frem their bows Mary excur-
sionlsis eatne 20 grief. and the tughoats.
piungihg through the head seas. sent this
spray alot IL their pilot houses. and some
of them were flooded from stem 20 stern
The work of the patrol fleet WAS perfect
The revenue cntters kept ahead 10 lee
ward. and the torpedo boats abreast
astern held She Yachts tn the hollow 90
a moving right angie which changed a.
fect;on with each tack and kept the
yachts as free from Interference as g
thew had been sailing in the middle Of the
Atlantic
Shamrock footed yallan;!v. hnt neither
In speed nor In roiaEiug coula she com
ltafc Nith columbia
Race Again To-day.
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