The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-17
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 Columbia. 4.58:53 Shamrock. 5.O4 :O1 o * o o oo DO **# o o O o o a New York. Oct 16,-In a glorious whole-sail breeze over windward and leeward course of thirty miles the Yan- kee defender Columbia to-day scored against the Shamrock the first race of the 1899 series for the Americas cup. The Columbia bounded across the finish line fully mile and a half ahead of the challenger, defeating her by ten minutes and fourteen seconds actual time or ten minutes and eight seconds corrected time, after allowing the six seconds handicap which the Columbia must concede to the challenger on ac- count of her longer waterline. It was magnificent race, skilfully sailed and decisively won.
 Shamrock Thoroughly Defeated
 Opinion as to the merits of the two boats had been somewhat divided as a result of the flulkes during the past two weeks but no nautical sharp expected that the Shamrock would be so over whelmingly vanquished as she was in to-days contest. The Yankee boat out generated her at the start, beat her hopelessly in windward work to the out CT mark and gained twenty-two seconds in the run home before the wind. No excuses can be offered for the Sham ,,oo ,c ten to- twelve knot breeze and it held throughout the race true as the needle to the pole. The regatta committee, as a result of the showing made by the defender to-day are convinced that the cup is safe. Blow high, blow low, the Columbia it Is believed by her mana ger, MT. Iselin, can take the measure of her rival.
 Lipton n lm lxes No Complaint.
 Sir Thomas Lipton confessed after the race that he had been fairly and square, ly beaten. He had no apologies to make, saying that he would die game and race the series.
 A Magnificent Duel.
 To-day's race was a magnificent duel and made up for the repeated disap- pointments the sightseers have suffered. It was anything but a comfortable day on the water. A wet grey veil of vapor hung over the sea when Sir Thomas looked through the dripping port holes of the Erin this morning to take his first look at the weather The prospect was not very alluring Still, the mist wreathes were carried along by good ten-knot breeze from the east and the o11 cb oo1r coi i'd thpra wind where that came from. But the excur- sionists who went down the bay were not very hopeful until they got outside The low, leaden clouds overhead shut out the sky. The wall of vapor plotted out the horizon. The mist made every thing look ghost-like and indistinct.
 I'm Yachts Towrei Ont.
 The only color in the dull scene was furnished by the ensigns and the flags which adorned the excursion fleet and the dash of red from the big hulk of the lightship. Outside the wind was fresher and whipped some foam out of the waves. Both yachts were lowed out from the anchorages and raised main sails before casting off. Mrs. Iselin was 3 conspicuous figure on the deck of the wrapped up in big yellow oilskin. Sandy" her dog, the old mas got of the Defender was snuggled up under her lee. The crew had on their working suits of white and wore watca caps of black and red. Iselin's private ,olors Several of the crew of the Shamrock had on sou'westers. From the truck of the Shamrock's topma3t 1oated Lipton's flag. green shamrock n a yellow field. The wind kept fresh ening all the way out to the lightsh:p md seas split more froth.
 Only Few Saw the start.
 No large assemblage was on hand to witness the start. A few sidewheelers, he regular fleet of ocean-going tugs md score or two of steam yachts were about all. Many more. however, got out in time to see the finish. Promptly at 10 o'clock the committee boat signalled the course, fifteen miles lead into the eye of the wind to the eastward and return Immdiately a ug steamed out parallel with the Long sland shore to set the course. Just as he warning gun bOOmeu a driving