The San Francisco call., 1899-10-19

Photographed to convict him. Fac-similes
Of them. taken at different stages Of the
race. are published herewith.
Notice the bulletin marked - in the
left hand margin of the Photographic re-
production. 1t reads:
N Y, 1904 p. m.-Columbia turns
first boat.
The Call admits that the yellow kid put
on a wonderful burst of speed with that
ore. Cast your eyes on his photogTapnlc
bulletin - and you will md 40 dlIilculty
reads:
Y, 1880 p. m.-Corrected time
of Columbia in rounding first mark
was 12:45.
At 12:O4, New York time, mind you, 1904
here, the yellow kid admits on his photo
graphed bulletins that the Columbia
/ rounded the ffst stakeboat. II you VIII
remember his third-page freak, he says
/ it was at 9:01, san Francisco time, he an
nounced the loss of the Shamrock s top
teTesting arithmetic. For example, on the
yellow kids bulletins the Shamrock lost
| her topmast at 9:07. San Francisco time,
three minutes after the Columbia had
turned the first stakeboat. In the KID s
iirst-page story he says the mishap 10 the
Shamrock occurred twenty-five minutes
after the start Now. you subtract ct. three
9:07. from % and YOU have q minutes,
which equals the time the yellow Kid says,
according to his freak or his fake or his
bulletin. whichever you choose, ii took
the Columbia to beat to Windward and
turn the first stake.
1t is estimated that on that beat the
Columbia covered fourteen miles. The
Examiner or its first page yesterday says
on this point
She covered the course in three hours and
thirty-seven minutes, the beat, ten miles
to windward, in one hour and thirty
minutes.
Whew. What feeling Of relief the vel
low kid must have had after dreaming he
had sent the Columbia the full distance
Of that beat to windward in twenty-five
minutes, to wake up and find that 1t had
taken her the marvellous time of one
hour and thirty-nine minutes to make, it.
lie Of his is choking him? Come, now,
there's q nice little yellow doggie,
And that's not all ,oh the arithmetic con.
p. m. bulletins. A little direct compart-
son between themselves will do no harm,
except to the yellow kid, and he appears
BILE In the 1904 bulletin he states posi-
lively that the Columbia turns. The 1850
bulletin states that the corrected time Of
the Columbas turning was 12:45.
Under which bull. little Bezonian?
What? Nayther. Oh well, never mind
Let's. pass to the next one.
Ladies and gentlemen, the little yellow
dog is off his feed While he is coming
to give your attention TO Photographic
bulletin NO. 3 II reauS:
N. Y, 1927 p. m.-Columbia's
sails drawing well and she is rapidly
approaching second mark.
Bear in mind that, according to the
yellow fellows bulletin last pointed out
Columbia S corrected time of turning of
the first stakeboat was 12:45 p. m, and
here and now, with simple twist of the
wrist the kid says that at 1927 D. m. she |
is rapidly approaching. the second
mark" Excuse the pun, ladies and gentle |
men. but isn't that remark able. Very,
What magician the yellow Kid is, to be
sure. While Columbia was turning the
first stakeboat at 12:45 p. m, he had only
to say presto and she was approaching |
the second mark eighteen minutes earlier
Some designing persons, ladies and gentle
men, may try TO convince you that the |
kid is no magician and that the boats
were racing the wrong way of the course.
but don't you believe EN-. The kids
the k-who threw that egg? No gentle
man. certainly!
Now. cast your eye on Photographic bull
lettn marked ''2' 1t reads, as you can
see:
N. Y, 12:45 p. m.-Excursion boats
gathered around turn to watch Co.
lumbia go round.
And this one, marked '4":
N. Y, 12:45 p. m.-Columbia made
cut very close to second mark
ana this one again, marked g.:
N. z, 12:5o-Corrected time oe
Columbia In rounding first mark was
12:45
Ladies and gentlemen, 1t begins to look
really as If that nasty little yellow brat
bulletin marked -" he undoubtedly says
AT 12:45 Columbia made out very close
to second mark, and here, in the very
next bulletin. marked "5'', he says "At
l250 p. m.-Corrected time of Columbia
in rounding first mark was 1245''
Here you little measly yellow cur how
do you dare play hocus pocus with the
people? Whack! whack. whack |
tlemen. the yellow kid has choked on |
that last Photographic bulletin.
HI, there, sonny! Hurry up with that
chloride OF lime
And. ladies and gentlemen, If you will |!
put clothespfns on your noses while they |
are carrying out the carcass and cast |
your eyes on bulletin marked ''6'' in the |
Photographic reproduction you will find |