The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-21

~ ne sent W and after deal n trouble
succeeded IL setting q small club topsai.
Columbia had the raea well IL hand, and
DID not need 10 risk broken spar. she
kept on under nainsaii. staysal and 81.
Fortunately. the ehaIiengsrs toprnass di3
not carry away, though che leaned over
under the press Of cazvss Until her Sip
perry decks were tilted al an angle OF
% degrees. Her speed .as undoubtedly IN
creased. but her inability 10 point lost her
almost as rnucn AZ she gained 81 footing.
Then she resorted to splitting taeks. once
running close inshcre under the SaFssink
highlands. A eight cant IN the wind IA
vored her al this time. ana ne managed
to close up the gap until little more tnan
half &. mile separated her from Coiumoaa
The patriots began 10 feel nervous, oIt
with the finishing line TWO niles away
there was little danger.
ExcursSon uoats Left Behind Again.
Soon after the Wind slackehed little
and thereafter Shamrock lost rather than
gained ground. All the excursion boats al
this time were bucking into the head seas
for home az fast as their screws could
chnrus. The togboats were Hooded. But.
as Oh the run down. the pace was too nos,
and not half the fleet was Ia al the tin
ish The rush OF the yachts through the
seas OF the last tack was magnificent
Geysers spurted from tbs bows and
drenched the sailors lying piled up
agains, the weather rail. AS the Yankee
shot across the finish between the light
ship and the committee boat. the shippers
OF the feet that had got there liz time
almost forgot to open their whistles, 80
absorbed were they IN the stirring spec
taeie But they made up fer It later.
Win. by q Long Margin.
The defeated challenger raced across
I've minutes and seventeen seconds later.
The much-touted rough weather boat had
been beaten over thirty mile course six
minutes and eighteen seconds actual
time. or with the allowance she was 10
concede to Columsia. on account of her
longer water line. Six minutes and thirty
four seconds. Shamrock got a noisier re-
cep.ion than Columbia as she finished
eepiion as she finished than Columbia
did. perhaps because the formers as she
crossed gave opportunity to SOME OF the
beiated vessels TO get up.
Fieea blossoms Ont In Flags.
A grand spectacle followed. The vic
tor. after lowering her sails, set the Stars
and Stripes at her topmast truck at both
ends OF her spreaaer and at the taffrail.
Soon the whole fleet blossomad out In
American flags. Patriotic shippers ran
sacked their lockers for them. aud they
flew from every star and mast The
Corsair. the flagship ~ the New York
Yacht Club. had six flags Tapping Ia the
sum breeze as abe went alongside
Columbia and gave her three shrieking
blasts. Then her crew cheered. and the
hardy Deer islanders aboard the defender
responded with barred heads Al the
ships In the excursion fleet followed.
turning loose their whistles I'm 81 mad
dening chorus. whose notes ranged from
the deep bass OF the Sound steamers to
the shrili falsetto OF tho torpedo boats
Some of the excursion boats kept their
whistles going half way To New York.
Erin Also Flies stars and stripes.
Later Erin. which had remained
behind for few minutes with Sham
rock. steamed up 20 Columbia, the
Stars and Stripes fiuttering from main
and mzzen. Corsair greeted her with
cannon. which Sir Thomas acknowl-
edged by dipping the English jack at the
taffaii, Then. by Sir Thomas orders
the crew OF Erin lined the rail and
gave three good Anglo Saxon cheers for
the yictors. They were returned with
interest by the proud crew 81 Column
ba. The American boat was the first
10 reach her mooring buoy. inside the
Hook. and when her late rival came Up In
tow the sailors az both cheered each
other Justify. Later Sir Thomas went
aboard Corsair. and there soon astet-
ward Mr., Iselin. managing owner OF
Columbia. Joined him.
Ends With Heat of Good Feeling.
There were toasts Ia victor and van
qu.shed. io America and Great Britain. To
ladies and gentlemen and all sorts Of
things. and So, with fluctuations alt
around the cup series fer .sa9 ended with
the best of good feeling.
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