The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-21
She Was Nearly mile Astern When
the Race Was Finished.
WEATHER WAS VERY FAVORABLE
just Such a Breeze as Sir Thomas Has
Been Praying for. the Home hu"
Being Made With Rails Awash.
The Challenger Had the
Lead in the Start-Dc-
tails of the Race.

NEW YORK. oct 2o.-rhrough wild
and hoary seas IN a breeze that approach
"a the dignity OF a gale, the gallant sloop
Columbia to-day vanquished The British
challenger Shamrock by six minutes and
eighteen seconds actual time and six min
utcs and thirty-four seconds corrected
time. thus completing the series for Tho
Americas cup with a magnificent rough
weather duel and a glorious Yankee VIC
tory
For the eleventh time the attempt Of a
foreigner Co wrest from America the
yachting supremacy ot the world has
failed. The mtginsi. value OF the reward
which hu.. ...rrd of thousands of dollars
have been eAl..led Goo secure. is small -
simply an artiUutted piece of silrerwaie.
which Qut,u Victoria offered To- The hes,
sailing ship m the world in the eariy
days of her reign. but around it cluster
thu precious memories 0f unbroken Amer
lean triumph and the honor of mastery
in the noblest OF sports. TO Sir Thomas
Upton. whose name ls now added 20 tlie
list of defeated aspirants for the honor
of carrying the cup back across the At
lantic. the failure was crushing blow.
His hope had been high. BNt like, the
true sportsman lhat he Is. tne sting Of
defeat has len no bitterness and with
undauntcd courage he mtimates that he
may be- back Wltn better boat 10 try
again.
During his stay here. Sir Thomas has
made himself more popular than any pre-
yious challenger and the yachtsmen Of
This country viii he glad to welcome him
back
Except for the repeated nukes and the
unfortunate accident Co the challenger
on Tuesday this series Of races has been
unmarried by a single unt0Ward incident
The boats have had two fair and square
races one m light airs and the other Boa "a
heavy blow. and Sir Thomas Is periectly
satisfied that he was beaten by the better
b, at.
A FAIR TEsT.
To-days race was a glorious test n the
rough weather qualities OF the two Yachts
There was too much lrostincss in the air
for comfort ana 30 was far too rough for
landubbcrs. The sly was overcast with
cold gray clouds and the fierce naNs of a
chilling wind out Of the northeast whipped
tine foam out of the racing waves until
they whitened the face of the sea. out
side. the ocoar waF sea of white caps.
some of the holiday nects declined 10
brave the perIls of thc h9rpies riding
down 0n thc uOrthclsfcr and those that
did rolled and plunged u the tum5i'ng
pillows. senahg au but tho oli sauifs be-
low The PRAYER ~ SIR Thomas for wind
was answered Dr. was blowing twenty
five miles an hour lt the ichtship enough
wind and enoueh sea to make ANS racine
machine stdEEer
The course. fifteen miles before the wind
south bv west carried the yachts straight
down the jersey coast to pont on Long
Branch So that the race was s1iled m
plain view of the thousands perched upol
the Heights of Nlfe-irk tnl stretched
along the shore from Seahright tp As5Iry
Park Tho crow of the C0Inmbi8 were
prepared for the fray m yellow ol skins
and sOu-westcrs. and those Df the sham
rock boz white canvas ft was blowing too
hard for club t0p-slLs and both shippers
contcuted thomselyes with h0istls small
working t0psails.
THE START
Both yachts fed across thc starting line
before tne twcnty-nyc-n0t breeze wins
and wing. their spiunakors breaking ont
like puns Of white smoke and settling
hard as plaster The Shamrock Wl- over
minute and one second before thc defen-
der hut this was not due % superior sea
manship Captain Barr held on Tor that
length ~ time after the green coat cross
ed iu order that he might get the position
astern. whore he could have an onp0rtu-
niiy 10 blanket his rival
The yachts made beautiful picture ls
they sped away With out-tretched PIN
IONS The Columbia carried her spinnaKsf
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