The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-17
The Challenger Was 0ut-Generalled
at Every Point,
A BITTER BLOW TO ENGLAND.
Sir Thomas Lipton's Hopes OF Lift
ing" the Cup Had Been High, But,
Like a True Sportsman, lie
Confessed After the Race
that Be Was Fair
Iy Beaten.

! NEW YORK. oct 1G.-The cup which
the old schooner America won against au
! comers ON the course around the Isle OF
Wight i'm 1851. and brought back across
the seas will probably remain here am
! other wear. IL defiance tO the world.
In "a glorious breeze over a windward
to leeward course of thirty miles the
Columbia scored against Shamrock to-day
i'm the first race of the 1899 series for the
| trophy. she bounded across the hnish line
| fuuv "a mile and half ahead OF the chal-
| leuger defeating her by ten minutes and
fourteen seconds. actual time, or ten min
utes and eight seconds corrected time
after allowing the six seconds handicap
! which COLUMBIA must concede 10 the ch"--
lenger on account OF ner longer water
line
| IL was "A decisive contest. magnificent
| race magninoondy sailed and asnincenl-
| lv vson Cpiuion as TO the merits Of the
! two b.at- mad been somewhat divided as
a result of the fukes during the p.st TWO
weeks. Although the prcponderance OF
! exuert opinion never WlFered in iis 10y
| atty 10 the wonderful speed and ability OF
the white flyer 900 nautical sharp expected
| that the Shamrock would De so over
| whelmiugly yauquished as she was lh ty-
| DAYS race. The Yankee boat outsener-
| allied her al the staIt. beat her hopeless
~ i'm vindward work 90 The outer mark,
| and gained twenty-five seconds ia lhe
! run home before the wind.
BLOW TO ENGLAND.
There was a good. strong ten 90 Twelve
knot breeze. and it held throughout the
| race. 10 is undoubtedly bitter blow, 'e-
| cauee the English hopes of lifting The cup
! have never been higher since the Thistle
| met the Volunteer in lss1. Like the sham
rock. she was decisiyey defeated in the
| first hours sailing.
! The REGATTA Comm-ttce. as a result OF
| the showing made by COLUMBIA to-day
are convinced that the cup is safe Blow
bieb or low. Columbia. il is believed by
! her manager. Mr.. lselin. can beat shahl-
| rock. .
Sir Thomas like the true sportsman that
! he Is confessed after the race that he hdd
! been fairly beaten. He had no apologies
| 10 make.
! To-dav's race was "a magnificent duel and
| made up for the repeated appointments
! the sighiseers have suffered. 10 was any
| thing but a comfortable day ON the wafer.
/ The prospect was NOT allurlng. sull' lhe
| mist hurried along by "a good ten knot
| breeze right in from the East and the
| old shell-backs said there was more wind
| where that came from. But the eXcur-
sionists who went down the bay were not
| very hopeful until they got outside. Ihe
| low, clouds overhead shut ont the sky ana
| tbe streaked waters matched them. The
mist made everything look ghOst-like and
| indistinct. The shores were uncertain and
! shadOwy The metcrOic torpedo boats
| sliding swiftly out 10 The lightship, where
/ H fnn va
! ter. The only color I'm the dull landscape
| were the ensigus and brilliant streams
| of checkered flags which adorned the eN-
| cursiOn feet and the dash Of red from the
big hulk Of IN lishtship.
PREPARING TO START.
Outside the wind was fresher Both
! yachts were towcd ont from the anchor
! ageS and raised mainsails before casting
| Off.
Mrs. Iselin was not 90 be deferred by
! the bad weather and was "a conspicuous
figure on the Columbia wrapped mp ike
am old salt i'm a yellow oil skin. The crew
| had on their working suits of white ard
wore watch caps Of black and red. lselin s.
! private cOlOrs.
Several of the crew of the Shamrock
! had ON sou-westors From the truck OF
| the Shamrock's tOpmast hoated Liptons
| flag a green shamrock in "a yellow field
/ The wind kept freshCning AN the way out
| TO the lightship and the seas split more
! Of their fr0th. 30 large assemblage was
on hand 10 witness the start the repeated
| hukes having made the public very chary
! about coming out 4 few side-wheelers
| the regular fleet of ocean going tugs and
a score or two of steam yachts were an
Promptly at 10 o'clock the Committee
| signalled the course 15 miles dead into
| the eye of the wind to the eastward and
| return Both yatchts set No. 2 club
tOpsails. their shippers evidently agreeing
| that IL would not De wise 10 carry their
| largest sky scrapers I'm such breeze.
! Just as the warning gun bo0med a driv-
ing mist swept In from the east. beating
| into the faces Of the patriots and adding
] 10 their discomfort There was some live
| ly iockeying behind the line before the
! start and Columbia got the better Of IL
| she clearly out t-manOeuVred her rival
eventually forcing her over the line first
| by half "a length but leaving Columbia
in The weather position. The official time
of the start was.
Shamrock ll:0l:03. Columbia HOLDS.
A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.
Close-hauled on the starboard tack. the
yachts plunged seaward hccling to the
l2-knot breeze. The first few minutes
of the race were the most interesting
They made "a beautiful picture as they
raced away like hounds. Their sails 10
the nautical eye were perfection In hi
they looked as II they might have been
carved ont of alabastcr 50 firm and fault
less were the lines.
IL was soon apparent that the white
flyer was forging ahead. The clear water
began 10 show between them The Col
umbia not only seemed 10 out-foot the
challenger, but the experts saw that she
pointed higher. 1t was astonishing how
she sliced her way up into the wind
Within fifteen minutes she had a lead OF
hve lengths and from that time on the
race was hers. The patriots were jub-
liant and the bands. which began play
ing, never stopped until the race was
over.
The Columbia seemed more tender than
the foreign racer, showing yards of her
bronze underbody as she leaned away
with her lee rail almost awash Steadilx,