Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-10-19
THE AMERICA 5 CUP SAFE.
The Shamrock and Columbia Have
a Fair Trial of Speed
at Last.
THE LATTER WINS BY TEN MINUTES,
Amid the Plaudits of the Multitudesz
She Finished Almost Two Miles
Ahead of Her FIeet-Footed An
Observation-Disclosures Account of n
Glorious Race.

Ahead of Her FIeet-Foofed An
tagonist-DetaiIed Account of n
Glorious Race.
New York, Oct 17.-The cup which
the old schooner America won so COM
mandingly against all corners over the
course around the Isle of Wight IN
1851 and brought back across the seas,
will probably remain here another
year, a defiance to the world.
The Columbia Scores.
In a glorious breeze, over wind
ward and leeward course of 80 miles,
the Columbia scored against Shamrock
yesterday in the first race of the la99
series for the trophy. She bounded
across the finish line fully a mile ana
a half ahead of the challenger, defeat
ing her by 10 minutes and ii seconds,
actual time, or 10 minutes and sec
onds corrected time, after allowing the
six seconds handicap, which the Co
lumbia must concede to the challenge
on account of her longer water line.
Decisive and Magnificent.
1t was decisive contest, a magnifr
cent race, magnifcently sailed and
magnifcently won. Opinion as TO the
merits of the two boats had been some
what divided. as a result of the tiukes
during the past two weeks. Although
the preponderance of expert opinion
never wavered in its loyalty to the
wonderful speed and ability of the
white flyer, no nautical sharp expect
ed that the Shamrock would be so
overwhelmingly vanquished as she
was in yesterdays royal struggle. The
Yankee boat outgeneraled her at the
start, beat her hopelessly in wind
ward work to the outer mark, and
gained % seconds in the run home be-
fore the wind.
There was good, strong 10 or IL
knot breeze, and it held throughout
the race.
a Bitter Blow to English Hopes.
1t is undoubtedly bitter blow, be-
cause the English hopes of getting the
cup have never been higher since the
Thistle met the Volunteer in 1857.
Like the Shamrock, she was decisively
defeated in the first hours sailing.
The regatta committee, as a result
of the showing made by Columbia yes
terday are convinced that the cup is
safe. Blow high or low, the Columbia,
it is believed by her manager, Mr..
Iselin, can beat Shamrock.
Sir Thomas True Sportsman.
Sir Thomas, like true sportsman
that he is, confessed after the race
that he had been fairly beaten. He
had no apologies to make.
Decidedly Uncomfortable.
Yesterdays race was magnificent
duel, and made up for the repeated
the sightseers have ex-
perienced. 1t was anything but COM
Portable day on the -Sater. The pros
pect was not alluring. Still the mist
wreaths We're carried along by good
ten-knot breeze, right in from the east,
and the old shellbacEs said there was
more wind where that came from. But
the eXcursionists who went down the
bay where not very hopeful until they
got outside. The low clouds overhead
shut out the sky. and the streaked wa
ter matched them. The mist made
everything look ghostlike and indis-
tiDct. The shores were uncertain and
shadowy. The sails of the oyster fleet
were simply grey dots in the haze. The
meteoric torpedo boats, sliding swift
~ out to the lightship, were like black
shadows fitting across the water. The
only colors in the dull landscape were
the ensigHs and brilliant streamers of
the checkered flags which adorned the
excursion fleet and the dash of red
from the big hulk of the lightship.
Whipped Foam Ont of the Waves.
Outside the wind was frcsher and
some foam out of the waves.
Both yachts were towed out from the
anchorages. and raised mainsails be-
fore casting off.
= Regular Salt.
Mrs. Iselin was not to be deferred
by the bad weather, and was a con-
spicuous figure on the Columbia,
up like an old salt in Il vel
lew oil skin.
The crew had on their working suits
Of white aud wore watch caps of black
and red, Iselin's private colors. Sew
aral of the crew of the Shamrock had
On sou'westCrs.
From the truck of the Shamrock's
topmast fioated Lipton's flag, a green
in yellow field.
The wind kept frcshening all the
way out to the lightship, and the sea
split more of its froth.
Not a Large AssenbIage.
No large assemblage was on hand to.
witness the start, the repeated tiukes
having made the public very chury
about coming out. \ few sidewheei
.rs, the regular fleet of ocean-going
ugs and score or two of steam
yachts were all.