Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-21
CUP STAYS WITH US.
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they LEFT half the tug-boats and some OF
the steam yachts astern. They were go-
ing az "A l3-knot clip. the Yankee slowly,
but surely, inch by inch, overhauling her
adversary. Closer and closer she drew,
dead after the challenger, hoping with
her mountains OF canvas to shut off her
rivals wind. When the Columbia had
caught up TO within striking distance
the green boat crowded on a little more
canvas setting baby jib topsail. and
Tor ten minutes she seemed TO hold the,
American even. Both were going like
scared deers. a stern chase is "a long one.
Dut as the yachts approached the outer
mark the patriots, with high bounding
pulses saw that the Columbia was again
picking up on the enemy.
At 1910 o'clock, half mile from the
mark, the Bristol boat got alongside the
challenger. and neck and neck, like a
span OF race-horses. they bowled down
for the float. Three minutes later. when
they took In their spinnakers preparatory
to sybing, the Columbia was a length in
the lead and footing like mad. The
yachts swept around the mark, the Co
hmbia II seconds ahead. but so close that
one chorus from the fleet answered for
both The Columbia had gained q min
ute and eighteen seconds in the fifteen
mile rum.
IitE BEAT HON T..
As they leaned away on the starboard
tack for the beat home the white flyer
Was TO windward and about a length
ahead. With their sheets trimmed Hat
att they surged into the head seas. send
ing the brine smoking as high as the
spreaders They careened until their lee
rails were awash in the swirling driving
waves. oceans of spray came over, and
occasionally both shipped solid crests OF
green water forward. Their wakes were
/ "a smothered foam. Everything aboard
was wet and dripping. Seldom has there
/ been such a smashing sea under the bows
| OF cup contestants. The water spurted
\ twenty feet into the air. The green boat
labored more than the Yankee. once or
twice she buried her boWsprit in the seas,
wetting her headsails 1t was a grand
1 sight
| The Columbia pointed almost a point
! higher than her rival. and footed just al
/ fast The Columbia had housed her work
| ing topsail before they turned the mark,
| but the Shamrock held on until, in the
! constantly freshening wind, she decided
| that it was dangerous 10 carry 1t longer
and a sailor was sent aloft TO lower it, 1t
! was a delicate job, with the big 90-footer
! buckng into the jumping sea like a
/ br0ncho, but after five minutes OF hard
work IL was successfully accomplished.
! On every tack Of the thresh TO. windward
/ the Yankee increased her lead, sailing so
| close that the old salts said she could
/ wipe the eye of the wind.
COLUMBIA WELL IN THE LEAD
/ tl:45 the Columbia was leading by a
! quarter OF mile. The situation for
! Shamrock was desperate, and reckless
/ OF the consequences, the British skipper
! decided 10 crowd on more canvas. Fear
/ lesslv he sent Up, and after deal Of
! trouble succeeded IN setting, small club
tousail. Columbia had the race we'll in
! hand. and did not need 10 risk broken
spar She kept OH under mainsail, stay
and jb. Fortunately, the challenger
toprnast did not carry away. though che
leaned over under the press OF canvas
until her slippery decks were titled at
/ an angle Of - degrees. Her speed was
I undoubtedly increased, but her inability
/ 10 point lost her almost as much as she
/ gained I'm footing. Then she res0rted 10
/ shifting tacks. once running close III
/ shore under the Nayesnk HlghIahos'
! A slight cant in the wind favored her
at this time, and she managed 10 close
/ mn the gap until little more than hat "a
| ,1,ue separated her from the Columbia.
| The patriots began to feel nervous but
| with the finishing line TWO miles away
! there was little danger
! soon afterward the wind slackened a
| rittle and thereafter the Shamrock lost
rather than gained ground
FINAL TACK MAGNIFICENT.
An the excursion boats at this time
| were bucking into the head seas u
| home as fast as their screws coulu
cburn The tug-boats were Hooded puI
| ma ON the run down, the pace was TOO
| r,t and not half the fleet was IN AT
! fhe finish The rush Of the yachts
through the seas on the final tack was
magnihcent. Geysers spurted from tns
bows and drenched the sailors lying pileu
| up AGAINST the weather rail- As
| az. saIiant Yankee shot across the finish
! between the light-ship and the commit
! tee boat. the Shippers Of the fleet lhal
! had gotten there i'm time almost Iorso' ~
! omen their whistles, so aDsOIpeu VIZ
| tbev in the stirring spectacle. But lheS
made mn for it later The defeated chal-
| iano.r raced across minutes ana u Sc
| c0uds later Than hoat
The much-touted rough-wea'her uo"e
| had beeu beaten oven th!rly-ihilc ~.
! six minutes and eighteen secOnu9 - -
! tirne or with the allowance she was W
| co.rca6e the Columbia on account oil her
| 10,oer water line, six minutes ana lhity
| 90. saconds. The Shamrock got a ho'slei
rocantion than the Columbia as she M
ieE1f nerbaps because the later time at
,,bicb She crossed gave opportunity io'
sone of the belated vessels to gel up,
/ STARS AND STRIPES BLOSSOM W
GRAND spectacle followed The VICTOR
| ofter lowering her sails, set the S'aiS
| and stripes at her topmdsI iruCh' AZ
both ends of her spreader ana al ~
- "err,n soon the whole feet blossomed
(,,t I'm American flags. Patriotic skippers
S',,..sol,ad their lockers for them, ana
| the,- few from every stan ana mast
| The Corsair, the flagship Oh the No"
! York Yacht club, had six hass happlhs III
/ The stiff breeze as she went alohsslue nc
! Columbia and gave her three shrieklns
] blasts. Then her crew cheereu' anu w
/ hardy Deer Islanders aboard the Column
bia responded, with bared heauS; al
the ships in the excursion fleet Followed
turning loose their whistles IN hiau I-
denine chorus. whose notes ranged from
! nc deen bass Of the Sound steamers to
tbe shriu falsetto Of the torpedo-boats.
/ Sorne of the excursion boats kept their
whistles going half way TO New YORK
SALUTE FOR THE CONQUERED.
Later. the Erin, which had remained De-
hind for a few minutes with the SnaIl-
rock. steamed up TO the COLUMBIA tne
stars and Stripes fiuttering from mann
and mizzen. The Corsalr greeted hei
with cannon, which Sir Thomas acAhoW-
lodged by dipping the English JACK at the
| taffrai. Then, by Sir Thomas ORDERS,
/ The crew Of the Erin lined the ran ana
gave three good AnglO-Sa cheers LOT
The victors. They were returned with
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