Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-21

received the Journal has placed them
where everyone could receive the bene-
fit. This has caused the people to become
more and more interested as the days
passed, and hundreds have read the
| bulletins. Not only by this manner.
but the patrons of the local telephone
exchange have kept the wire busy be-
| tween themselves and the Journal Of
flee, as well as the telegraph offices.
making inquiries and receiving the lat
est news.
All know of the interest that was
taken in the races in the opening days
when the fizzIes were the order of the
the Shamrock stock went up, so that
betting was soon very common. Then
came the day Of the first race when
the Columbia won by about 10 minutes.
This left matters more Interesting than
ever and the people feeling rather good
over the affair. The next race was the
oiic "heic dii'oot d. the very start the
Shamrock met with an accident to one
of her spars and had to retire. This
ola not suit the Augusta people. The
people here. like true sportsmen, desire
to see fair race and they felt not the
least gratified to think the American
boat had won heat under such cir
cumstances. They wished the British
boat to have a chance and many nave
been heard to express their opinion
that the rule should be changed and
have anything Of this sort remedied, 50
that both boats must sail in order to
have a race.
II was argued that it was a test Of
boats as much as speed and if one
boat was not able to stand the strain
she had put upon herself to carry 50
much sail. she ought to be retired from
the race. Furthermore. that in a race
z yachts crew may cause an accident
to delay in case they are being defeat
ed. Yet people like to see every one
have show in everything and this
race did not satisfy them.
Fridays race. however. has showed !
them the Columbia's superiority over /
the British craft and The utmost salts I
faction, 50 far as one can hear among !
those talking Of the matter, prevails !
They say il matters not even If the
Columbia did win one on a huke, she
would have won ii anyway. one gen
tleman expressed himself thus:
The British are about one year be-
hind US in their yachts, and every year
they try to catch up. but they find Us
having made about the same advance
that they have. 1t is not good for tha
builders to make too rapid strides n
the evolution of the yachts. so they ad-
vance about equally. giving the Brit
ish the appearance Of being. rs my
friend the slang thrower would say.
About 20 minutes too late"
People at first. Friday. did not think
the race would be sailed and there was
some surprise when the news came
that they had started with a 20-knot
wind. Ii was raining here at the time
and 50 the people thought it must b.
)ff Sandy Hook. However, the Journal
kept putting out the bulletins and an
nounced the finish at about 3 o'clock.
the Columbia having won the cup and
decided that it shall stay on this side
# the water.
So far as enthusiasm goes. the Au-
susta people accepted it about as many
people say Augusta accepts everything :
as thought it belonged to her. and
hey Were not the least surprised |
There was not one-half the enthusi- '
ism expressed over the finish as there I
vas over the close sailing of the days 7
If the iiZZleS. though SO far as could J
)e seen every one looked satisfied ana !
Zach carried a sort of an Il told You
so air. s
.