The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-21

ing into the jumping sea like broncho,
/ but after five minutes OF hard work IL
| was accomplished on every tack %
the thrash TO windward the Yankee in
creased her lead. sailing So close that
the OLD salts said she could wipe the
eve or the wind, AT 1.45 the Colum-
Dia was leading by quarter OF mile
SHAMROCK IN STRAITS.
The situation for the Shamrock was
desperate and the British skipper de-
Cued 10 crowd on more canvas. After
some trouble he succeeded I'm setting a
small club topsail The Columbia kept
on under mainsail, stay and iib. The
challenger faned over under the press
or canvas until hsr decks were at an
angle Of 80 degrees. Her speed was un-
dOubtedly increased but her inabil ~
TO point lost her almost as much as shc
gained i'm footing Then she resorted to
splitting tacks. once running close in
shore under the NaVesink Highlands
A slight cant i'm the wind favored her
at this time and she managed TO close
up the gap until little more than half
a mile separated her from the Colum-
bia. Soon after the wind slackened a
little and thereafter the Shamrock lost
rather than gained ground. All eXcur-
sion boats at this time were buckling
into the head seas for home. But the
! pIrF WAS too hot aTTt TTUr nHif the feet
was In at the finish. The rush OF the
1 racers on the final tack was magnih-
! cent Geysers spurted from the bows
| and drenched the sailors lying piled mp
| against the weather rail. AS the Yam
KEGS shot across the finish between the
lightship and the committee boat the
whistles of the fleet screeched loud ap-
plause.
The challenger raced across five min
utes and seventeen seconds batter.
The Shamrock got a noisier reception
than the champion AS she finished. per-
haps because some Of the belated ves
sells had got up.
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A grand spectacle followed The vic
tor, after lowering her sails, set the
Stars and Stripes at her topmaSt truck,
at both ends Of her spr1adpr and at
the taffrail. Soon the whole fleet bos-
| somed out I'm American flags They flew
from every STAFF and gaff arr mast.
The Corsair. the flagship Of the New
York Yacht club. had six siapping In
| the stiH breeze as she went alongside
the Columbia and gave her three
shrieking blasts The crew chcered and
| the Deer Isle men aboard the Colum-
bia responded with barred heads Every
| ship IN the excursion feet followed
turning loose whistles and sirens i'm a
maddening chorus Some Of tho excnr-
half way 10 New York. Latter the Erin
steamed up to the Columbia, the Stars
| and Stfdpes nuttcring from main and
| miZzen. The Cors4ir greeted her with
| cannon, which Sir Thouqs acknowl-
| edged by tipping the English Jack Mt
the taffrail Then the crew OF the Erin
| lined the rail and gave three cheers for
| the victors, The cheers were returned
with interest by the crew Of the Co
| lumbla
The American yacht was the FRS, 10
reach her mooring buoy. inside the
Hook and when her late rival came up
, I'm tow the sailors Of both cheered each
other ltttily. Later Sir Thomas went
aboard the Corsair and There SOON az
terward Mr. lselin Joined him There
We're toasis 10 victor and vanquished,
TO America and Gre1t Britain. to gen
tlemen and ladies and AT sorts of
around. the cup series OF 1899 ended
with the best Of good feeline.
MORGAN AND IsELIN DANCE.
c. Oliver Iselin. managing owner OF
the Columbia, was highly pleased a
the result OF Yesterdays race and the
series. As soon as he boarded the St
Michaels, inside Sandy Hook. Com
modore }. Perpont Morgan Of the New
York Yacht club and a party OF ladies'
came over from the COrSalr In a launch.
Commodore Morgan and Mr. Iselin
with a shout of delight. threw their
arms around each other and danced |
about with ioV Then Mr. Morgan |
shook hands with the other gentlemen /
who We're on the Columbia during the |
races. and the ladies from the Corsair /
CONGRATULATED Mr.. lselin. Afterwards |
al the gentlemen accompanied Commo-