Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-20

New York. oct. s0.-tn a atrone breeze
today Columbia beat tho chhlrnsins
yacht. the Shamrock, IN the third 81 the
international scrlos Tor the Amcrica'e
cup. and the cup remains in the United
satos.
The American boat won from the
challenger by large margin over III"
came couruc. a run ~ nfccn miles 20
lccward. and "a beat home.
Il wac such breeze us Sir Thomas
Upton has been praying fur-frOm IL
10 20 knots an hour with only "a little
tightening Just before the yachts
ruachod the outer mark. the wind fresh
cncd ngain and tho beat home was
made with rails awash and with belly
ing calls.
The start was beautiful one, and
the race to the outer mark a battle
royal.
The official time Of the start was as
follows. shamrock. ii3OO.3i; Columbia.
iisOiia5.
The shamrock made good use OF her
minute gain and was many boat
icngtha ahead before tho defender got
over the line. She seemed % Improve
this lead for a time. but when the de-
fendcr's splnnakcr began 60 draw
properly the latter slowly but surely
moved up on the challenger.
When the outer mark was well In
sight. the boats were racing out with
the American In the better position
Three times hnd she tried 10 pass The
| Shamrock. and thousands Of spectators
on the cxcurii sion boats watched with IN
tense excitement the kccncst contest
/ that the international races have ever
developed. Gradually she dug her nos,
/ On front, and when they rounded Tho
mark with the footing Of many whistles
and shouts Of 10y tho cup defender
Columbia was In the lead. The Official
times so Gar no could be- aacortnined
gave the Columbia the advantage OF
about seycn seconds. The unofficial tim,
of rounding was aa follows. Columbia
| i2;is't0. shamrock. i2lg;2o.
In the beat 90 the finishing mark th'
Columbia again showed her superiority
IN wiudwnrd work. She pointed higher
footed faster and carried herself b,ttcl
than the challenger. n was o. steady
Increase 10 her lc1d all tho way nnt
she was something like a mile ahca,
when she crossed the hnlsh line az 2;Aoi
90, unofficial time. The shamrocl
crossed at 1865.
The conditions Of wind ANA weather
IN this city AZ $3.50 a. m. today wcr,
encouraging for the sailing OF the In
tcrnhtional yacht race. though the *
porionccs OF the past thrcc weeks htvl
been such as 20 make people slow q
accept Appearances as conclusive OF 70
suits.
When the steamer Blankblrd LETT tn
barge office al 1850 o'clock FOR the Erin
many OF Sir Thomas Lipton's gueut
predicted the beet race N the series.
when a reporter Of the Associate,
Press went aboard tho Erin the via,
seemed good and strong from the nor'l
northeast blowing about olghtcyi
knots ana Increasing IL was thcl
cloudy and somewhat foxy. Sir Thom
as Upton was not very hopeful ahying
aH no ala yesterday that IL was dylnl
wind. and that q had no heart" H.
thought however, that there might b
sufficient breeze 20 permit the yachts q
finish. although he folt sure 10 woul
| die out considerably uH noon np
preached. ana not De the good. stead
blow that Shamrock liked bot DOW
about the station line there were NOR
IDEAL conditions for race than on an
day during tho limo Tor tho HorlpH
Al 1904 the committee boat arrived o.
the start, Al that umc There was no
70 private yacht or excursion boa
around. Shamrock. after running uhuu
half milo beyond the lighuhip. wen