The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-17

uGL IlNdl, eNCllueillJ forcing her over the line first by half
 length, but leaving the Columbia in the weather position. Close hauled on the starboard tack the yachts plunged
 seaward, heeling to the tWelveknot breeze. The first few minutes of the 1ace were the most interesting. The yachts made a beautiful picture as they raced away Their sails to the nautical eye were perfection in fit The crews were piled up on the weather rail las the boats smashed in the head seas, pounding the spray from their bows, Plenty of spray came over, but neither shipped crests forward.
 Columbia TorSes Ahead.
 It was soon apparent that the Co., 1umbia was forging ahead. The clear water began to show between them. The Columbia not only seemed to out foot the challenger, but also pointed higher, It was astonishing how she sliced her way up into the wind. Within fifteen minutes she had established lead of five lengths and from that time on the race was hers The patriots were jubilant and the bands began playing. The Columbia seemed more tender than the foreigner, showing yards of her bronze underbody as she 1eaned away with her lee rail almost awash Steadily she continued to draw ahead until within half an hour, hav- ing demonstrated her superiority in windward work, it became only a ques- tion of how much the Columbia would beat the Shamrock to the outer mark. JAS the yachts got farther out the seas grew more turbulent and the spray spurted higher from their bows, Many excursinoists came to grief and some of the tugboats, plunging through the head seas, were flooded from stem to stern. The work of the patrol fleet was perfect They held the yachts in the hollow of a moving right angle and kept them entirely free from interfer- ence.
 Couldn't Compare With Columbia.
 The Shamrock footed valiantly, but neither in speed nor in pointing could she compare with the Columbia. Then the three shippers on the challenger tried new tactics. The Shamrock made dozen short boards. But the Colum- bia proved quite as nimble as the Shamrock. Timed by stop watch both boats were fifteen seconds in stays and the defender was fully as clever as the challenger at fore reaching. When the Shamrock got through with this line of tactics, the Columbia had increased her lead until she was half mile ahead. At the end of another half hour, as the wind continued to freshen, the Shamrock took in her baby jib top sail.
 Shamrock Far Astern.
 The Columbia held on to hers and as the Shamrock did not improve her po- sition at the end of ten minutes her shippers again set this sail. By i o'clock the Shamrock was fully mile and a half astern and the Columbia was a winner all over. It was not close enough to be exciting. As the Associated Press boat on her way to the outer mark passed the revenue cutter Manning, Captain Evans, who was on the bridge shouted "Ain't she a peach?" Nothing could have been prettier than the way the Columbia swept around the outer mark Both boats had edged | far to the southward of their course and as the rules required that the mark should be passed on the starboard hand, ! the Columbia tackled down to port and | came over on the starboard tack as she | approached the float.
 Columbia Flies Homcward.
 As she .neared it her spinnaker pole | was poised like a lance in rest. As she | swung around she eased off her main | boom, let her spinnaker pole drop to | port and breaking out the cloud of can was, fled homeward, wing and wing, like | a scared deer. Her big balloon jib blos- eomed out forty-five seconds later. The few ships of the excursion fleet at the | outer mark gave her a rousing recep- l tion with their whistles as she started | for home The Shamrock was almost | hopelessly beaten. A quarter of mile down the home run the Columbia cross | ed the path of the Shamrock still beat ! ing to WindWard close hauled, and rob- | bed her of the wind for minute as she | sped past It was nine minutes and | forty nine seconds later when the Sham ! rock swung round the mark and squar- ed away for the finish. The excursion | boats however, hung on until she had [ rounded and gave her quite an ovation. The Columbia was already almost two | miles away, and in the thickening mist could hardly be discerned. The excur- sion boats went ploughing down on | either side of the course to be in at the death. Sir Thomas steam yacht Efln, k however, remained abeam of the chal- lenger. Sir Thomas and his friends aboard looked disconsolate. From that time it was simply procession.
 Stirring sceme mt Finish.
 There was soul-stirring scene as the Columbia approached the finish with all her bulging balloons drawing. The ex- cursion boats had gathered there, and as she swept across the finish line steam whistles shrieked, the sirens walled, the Corsair and several other yachts fired salutes and the crowds on the side- wheelers cheered. The Corsair hauled down her private signals and set Old Glory at each masthead and gatf and taffrail The crew of the Columbia gathered aft and hurrahed. After the Columbia had lowered her headsails and got the tow line from her tender the crowd waited over ten minutes until the Shamrock had crossed and the fleet had given her stentorian expression of good will. Then the steamers scamper- ed after the Columbia, crowding about