The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-10-19
THE ANER|CA'S 5 CUP SAFE.
The Shamrock and Columbia Have
a Fair Trial of Speed
at Last.
rue LATER WINS BY TEN MINUTES
Anasa the Piaadifa sf thr Malsitaara
she Ftnished AtRe-t TIVE Miles
Ahead of Her Fl-et-Fostrd An-
ts&sai.t-Detaiied Account OF -
Glorious Race.

mandingiy against all cumcra over she
cnurse around the Isle OF Wight In
issi aud brought back across the seas,
will probably remain here another
year. defiance 90 the world.
The Coi.mbia s.orrs.
In a glorious breeze. over wind
ward aud leeward course Of 30 miles,
the Columbia scored against Shamrock
yesterday Ia the FIRST race of the 1909
series for the trophy. She bounded
across the finish line fully mile and
a half ahead OF the challenger, defeat
ing her 10y 90 minutes and "a seconds,
actual time. or 10 minutes aud Sec
onds corrected time, after allowing the
six seconds handicap, which the Co
lumhil must concede to the challenger
or account Of her longer water hne.
Decisive aaa NaEaIar-nt.
II was decisive contest, maguia-
cent race. maRnihceu,ly sailed and
magniRrcntIy won. Opinion rs iu thr
merits of the two boats had heen SOME
what divided. as a result OF the flukcs
dnring the past two weeks. Although
the prcpondcrancc of expert opinion
never whvered in it's loyalty to the
wonderful speed and ability OF this
whitC fycr no nautical sharp expect
Cd that the Shamrock would bc 20
oyeTw helmingly Nauuui~hrd as she
was H. yesterdays ruyul struggle. The
NHnkcc boat outg~ucraled her az the
l,...s l.,- Ia ksstf,l.
wartl work tn the outer mark. and
gained - seconds in the run home be-
f,rc the wird.
There wnS n good, strong 10 ar "
Knot hrrezr. aud II held throughout
the ritcr
\ hitter m"w io EnEi!Hh H"prs.
Il ~ unduubtcdly bitter hlow. be-
causr the English hopes Of g'ttiug the
cup have never been higher since the
Thistle met the Volunteer IN ,Ns7.
Like the Shamrock. she WIS dccisiyrly
defeated IN the first hours sailing.
The rcgntia committee. n a result
Of the showing made by Columbia yes
tcTday are convinced that the cup is
safe Blow high or low, the Columbia,
IL Is believed 10y her manager. Mr..
isrlin. ran beat Shamrock.
sir Thomas True Sportsman.
Sir Thomas, like a true sportsman
that he il, confessed after the race
that h. had been fairly beaten. lie
had no apologies to make.
Decidedly Uncomfortable.
Yesterday race was a magnificent
duel. and made up for the repeated
Giappointmcntst the sightsrcrS have cN.
pcriunccd. II was anything but COIN
Portable day On the water. The pros
poet was not nlluring. Still the mist
wrcuths were carried along by good
trn-kuot breeze. right In from the east,
and the old shrllhaclss said there was
Trerr wind where that came from. hut
the rxcnrsionists who went down the
bay where not very hopeful until they
got outside. The low clouds overhead
shut out the sky, and the strcaked wa
ter matched them. The mist made
everything look ghostIikc and indis-
| tiIct. The shores we're uncertain and
sl'adowy. The sails of the oyster 1cct
wcrr simply grey dots IN the haZc. The
ruettoric torpedo boats, sliding swift
IS out to the lightship, were like black
shadows fitting across the water. The
only colors in the duh landscape were
the cnsigns and brilliant strcamcrS of
/ the chrckercd flags which adorned the
rxcur,iun feet and the dash of red
from the big hulk Of the lghtship.
whIppea Roaa oat nj the waves.
Outside the wind was frrshcr and
whipped sSmr foam out Of the waves.
Both yachts were towed out from tine
anchorages. and raised mRinsaila be-
fore casting OF.
4 Regular salt.
Mrs. lselin wns not 90 be- deferred
by Che had weather. and WIS u CON
| apIcnous figd& on the Columbia,
Wrapped up like AN old Eal, In yel-
low oil akin.
The crew had on their working suits
of white aud wore watch caps OF black
and rcd. iselin's private cnlors. Sew
rral Of the crew of the Shamrock had
an sou'westers.
/ v
iupmast fohtcd hpton's flag, green
shamrock. In yellow field.
The wind kept frrsheninr all the
way ont TO the iightship. and the sra
split more of Its fruih.
cot a Large As-e,ahssEe.
No large ssscTnhlagr wan ON hand 10
| witness the start. the repeated nukes
having made the public very chary
about coming out. \ few sklewhcei-
ess. the regular fleet ef oeean-goiBg
tugs and D score or two of steam
yncfrts weTt all.
There was sonie lively ioekeying he
hind the line before she start. and the
Columbia got the better of II. she
clearly outmnnouvercd her rival,
eventually forcing her over ths sliue
iirsf by half length. bui leaving the
Columbia In the weather position.
The Yachts Piwase seawawa.
Ciosehuuled ON the sinrlboard tack
ths yachts plunged. seawarsl. heeIing "a
the I2-knot hrecxe. The first few min
utrs OF the race were the mast inter
esting. They made u beautiful pictare
n they raced away like hounds. Their
sails 10 thu nautical eye WIRE iscrfec-
fion In III.
| msuaasa sh@ esser MARK.
| Nothing could have been prcttieF
than the way the Columbia swept
around the onfer mark. gracefully as q
swan. Dcfh boats had edged far 10
the southward Of their course. m
the rules reqnirrd that the mark
should be PASSED an the ssarboarl
tack as she approarhrd the iioas. AZ
she nrared II. hrr spinnaker pole was
/ Ifkr a knights lance In rest. An Ehs
swung arouud she ess~d ~ her mail
/ bco,4. tes ssF &pinnakrf pssl% drop q
port. and breaking out the cloud q
canvas fed honfward iiir ucsFsd
6ssr.