The Van Buren press., 1899-10-21
THE AMERICA 5 CUP SAFE.
The Shamrock and Columbia Have
Fair Trial of Speed
at Last.
THE LATTER WINS BY TEN MINUTES.
Amid the PIaudits of the MuItitudes
She Finished Almost Two Miles
Ahead of Her FIeet-FoOted An
tagonist-DetaiIed Account of
Glorious Race.

New York. Oct. 17.-The cup which
the old schooner America won so COM
mandingly against all corners ever the
course around the Isle of Wight IN
1851 and brought back across the seas,
will probably remain here another
year, a defiance to the world.
The Columbia scores.
In q glorious breeze, over a wind
ward and leeward course of 30 miles,
the Columbia scored against Shamrock
yesterday in the first race of the 1899
series for the trophy. She bounded
across the finish line fully mile and
a half ahead of the challenger, defeat
ing her by 10 minutes and IA seconds,
actual time, or 10 minutes and Sec
onds corrected time, after allowing the
six seconds handicap, which the Co.
lumbia must eoncede to the challenger
or account of her longer water line.
Decisive ana Magnificent.
1t was decisive contest, a magnifi-
cent race, magnificently sailed and
magnificently won. Opinion as to the
merits of the two boats had been some
what divided, as a result of the tlukes
during the past two weeks. Although
the preponderance of expert opinion
never wavered in its loyalty to the
wonderful speed and ability of the
W lite flyer, no nautical sharp expect
ed that the Shamrock would be SO
Overwhelmingly vanquished as she
was in yesterdays royal struggle. The
Yankee boat outgeneraled her at the
start, beat her hopelessly in wind
ward work to the outer mark, and
gained 22 seconds in the run home be-
fore the wind.
There was good, strong 10 or II
knot breeze, and it held throughout
the race.
It is undoubtedly a bitter blow, be-
cause the English hopes of getting the
cup have never been higher since the
Thistle met the Volunteer in 1851.
Like the Shamrock, she was decisiyely
defeated in the first hours sailing.
The regatta committee, as result
of the showing made by Columbia yes
terday are convinced that the cup is
safe. Blow high or low, the Columbia,
it is believed by her manager. Mr..
Iselin, can beat Shamrock.
Sir Thomas True Sportsman.
Sir Thomas, like true sportsman
that he is, confessed after the race
that he had been fairly beaten. He
had no apologies to make.
Decidedly Uncomfortable.
Yesterdays race was a magnificent
duel, and made up for the repeated
disappointmentsth the sightseers have ex-
perienced. 1t was anything but a COM
Portable day ON the water. The pros
pect was not alluring. Still the mist
wreaths were carried along by a good
ten-knot breeze, right in from the east,
and the old shellbacks said there was
more wind where that came from. But
the eXcursonists who went down the
bay where not very hopeful until they
got outside. The low clouds overhead
shut out the sky, and the strealied wa
ter matched them. The mist made
everything look ghostlike and indis-
tiEct. The shores were uncertain and
shadowy. The sails of the oyster fleet
were simply grey dots in the haze. The
meteoric torpedo boats, sliding swift-
ly out to the lightship, were like blacls
shadows fitting across the water. The
only colors in the dull landscape were
the ensigns and brilliant streamers OF
the checkered flags which adorned the
excursion fleet and the dash of red
from the big hulk of the lightship.
whipped Foam Out of the Waves.
Outside the wind was fresher and
whipped some foam out of the waves
Both yachts were towed out from the
anchorages. and raised mainsails be-
fore casting off.
4 Regular Salt.
Mrs. lselin was not to be deferred
by the bad weather, and was a con-
spieuous figure on the Columbia
wrapped up like an old salt in yel.
low oil skin.
The crew had on their working suits
of white and wore watch caps of black
and red, lselin's private colors. Sew.
eral of the crew of the Shamrock had
on sou'westcrs.
From the truck of the Shamrock
topmast foated Lipton's flag, u green
shamrock, in yellow field.
III, ,,;,J lra,+ oil
way out to the lightship. and the sea
split more of its froth.
Not n Large AssembInre.
No large assemblage was on hand tc
witness the start, the repeated tiulles
having made the public very chary
about coming out. A few sidewheei.
ers. the regular feet of ocean-going
tugs and a score or two of steam
yachts were all.
There was some lively jockeying be.
hind the line before the start, and the
Columbia get the better OF it. She
clearly outmanouvered her rival
eventually forcing her over the line
first bv half length. but leaving the
Columbia in the weather position.
The Yachts Plunge Senwnrd.
Closehauled on the starboard tack
TIE yachts plunged seaward. hecling &c
the l2-knot breeze. The first few min
utes of the race were the most inter
esting. They made a beautiful picture
as they raced away like hounds. Theit
sails to the nautical eye wore pertec'
ton in fiji.
Rounded the Outer Mark.
Nothing could have been prettieI
than the way the Columbia swept
around the outer mark. gracefully as q