The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-17

New York, Oct. 16.-The cup which
the old schooner America won so
course around the Isle of Wight in 1851
and brought back across the ocean will
probably remain here another year de-
fiance ito the world. In glorious
breeze over windward and leeward
course Of 30 miles, the Columbia scored
against the Shamrock to-day in the
first race Of the 1899 series for the tro-
ply. She bounded across the finish line
fully mile and a half ahead of the
challenger, defeating her by ten min
utes fourteen seconds, actual time; or
ten minutes eight seconds corrected
time, after allowing the six seconds
handicap which the Columbia must
concede to the challenger on account
of her longer water line. 1t was a de-
cisive contest, magnificent race,
magnificently sailed. Opinion as to the
merits of the two boats had been some
what divided as result of the failures
during the past two weeks. Although
the preponderance of expert opinion
never wavered in it's loyalty to the
wonderful speed and ability of the
white flyer, no nautical sharp expected
that the Shamrock would be SO over
whelmingly vanauished as she was in
today's race The Yankee boat out
| generated her rival, beat her hopeless
ly. There was a good, strong 10 or 12-
knot breeze. and it held good through
out the race.
The regatta committee, as result of
the showing made by the Columbia to-
day, are convinced that the Columbia
is safe. Blow high or blow lowS the
| Columbia, it is believed by the mana
ger Mr.. Iselin, can beat the Sham
rock.
Was Fairly Beaten.
Sir Thomas Upton, like the true
sportsman that he is. confessed after
the race that he had ben fairly beaten.
He had no apologies to make. To-day's
race was q magnificent duel and made
up for the repeated disappointments.
1t was anything but comfortable
day on the water. Still. the mist
wrea tbs were carried along by a good
10-knot breeze right in from the east
and the old shell-backs said there was
more wind where that came from. But
the excursonists who went down the
bay were not very hopeful until they
got outside The low clouds overhead
shut out the sky and the streaked
| water matched them. The mist made
the yachts look ghostlike and indistinct-
| The cattle of the OYSTER feet were simnly
q gray daze in the haze. The meteoric
| torpedo boats, sliding swiftly out to the
| lightship. were like black shadows fiit-
| ting across the water The only color
and the brilliant etreamers Of the check
ared IA &c which adorned the excursion
| fleet and the dashes of red on the big
| bulk of the lightship. Outside the wind
| Voc frasher and whinned some foam out
of tbe waves N
| Roth Yachts were towed out from the
| anchoraees and raised main sails be-
fore casting off. Mrs. Ise!in was not
| to be deferred by the bad weather and
was a conspicuous figure on the Column
| bia, wrapped up like an old salt in a
| yellow oilskin. The crew had On their
| working suits of white and wore watch
| caps Of black and red, 1selin's private
| colors. Several of the crew Of the
Shamrock had on sou'westers. From
the truck Of the Shamrocks topmast
| floated Lipton's flag, a green shamrock
| in a yellow field.
| The wind kept freshening all the way
| out to the lightship and the seas split
| more of their froth. No large assem-
blage was on hand to witness the start,
| the repeated fiukes having made the
! public very chary about coming out. A
| few side-wheelers, the regular feet of
ocean-going tugs and a score Of steam
| yachts were all.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the committee
| boat signaled the course, Is miles dead
| into the eye of the wind to the east
| ward and return. Both yachts set No
2 topsails, their shippers evidently
agreeing that 1T would not be wise to
| carry their large sky-scrapers in such
a breeze. Just as the warning gun
| bocmed driving mist swept in from
the east, beating into the faces of the
| patriots and adding to their discom-
| future.
| Won tho Position.
There was lively iockeying behind the
t;na hefore the start, The Columhia
| o,,tus heuverad her rival eyentuailv