The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-06

champion rose in a Queenly fashion on
q heavy swell he put his helm down and
came over on the staTboaTd tack under
the ShnmTocks lee. Il was q dtsap-
polntlug moment for the patriots. AL
though the Columbia had her nose IN
front the challenger Tapped her and held
the weather gauge. Just at this instant
the signal went up declaring the race
on and before the RstoniShed spectators
realized what had happened, they saw
both yachts, whose sklpperl had evil
deatly been waiting for the signal,
turn about on her heels and head for
home. The movement executed was
like two dancers In o waltz, after the
music had stopped, or like two boys
giving few Jig steps when the days
work il done.
BeautifnI Spectacle,
The sea was picture. All about the
horizon was taugie of masts and
stacks and sails. Away on to the east
ward the White Star steamer German
ic. was coming In from the Atlantic
With u bone In her teeth. A full rig
ged ship. with all her royals sets was
sailing proudly out to sea, while on to
the westward, in the direct track OF the
excursion fleet, as every vessel headed
straight for home. the North Atlantic
squadron, bound for Hampton Roads,
was majestically bearing down. The
big men OF war were moving in squad
ron formation q mile ahead. their white
sides glistenlng. their yellow super
structure and belching stacks gilded
by the slanting OF the descending sun.
AS the excursion feet moved toward
them a stream OF signal flags huttered
from the flagship, the armored cruiser
New York, and the squadron changed
formation, line abreast, and came on as
II 10 aunihilate the holiday feet. But
the mob Of vessels were not frightened.
They never faltered and went racing
homeward, surging between the men Of
war like an Incoming tide between the
piles Of a bridge. They went by, their
whistles shrielSIng delight, the bands
playing patriotic airs and rag time
music. One OF the police patrol boats
fiying the rag Of the mayor Of New
York, paused to push Its nose under the
towering steel sides Of the New York
and bark out a salute OF thirteen guns
TO Rear Admiral Sampson. The ad-
mIral roared out his response. gun for
gun. Then the fleet. which had slowed
up to witness the spectacle, moved on
again, the vessels crawling. pushing,
flying according to the speed that was
in them
Upton Disappointed.
Sir Thomas Upton and his guests on
board the steam yacht Erin were very
hopeful when the anchors were lifted
and she left her anchorage at Sandy
Hook, the indications at that time pro-
missing fair wind. AS the day wore
on and It became certain that It would
again be case OF no race, they resign
ed themselves to the inevitable and
formed little groups about the cabin.
where they discussed the respective
merits OF the yachts and deplored the
fact that there was no chance for a fair
test Of their sailing qualities.
On the way the Erin passed the Co
lumbia and the Shamrock and hailed
both with q rousing three cheers and a
tiger. Then Sir Thomas announced that
in his opinion the days work had prov
ed nothing.
"There was no chance" said he, ito
gain any further knowledge as to the
capabilities OF either Columbia or
Shamrock. It is stlll anybody's race
and was so all day. We must walt for
a wind"
Then he jestlngly remarked that he
believed the whole thing vas a Yankee
trick to keen me over here" TO which
q bystandeT retorted that any Yankee
trick which would bring about that
end would be gladly resorted to.
q. Oliver iAeiin declined to discuss to-
days race, but was disappointed at not
having steady breeze.