The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-17
COLUMBIA A WINNER.
Crosses Finish Line Mile and a
Half Ahead of Shamrock.

Crosses Finish Line Mile and a
Half Ahead of Shamrock.
YANKEE BOAT LEADS FROM START
tory For the Columbia - outsails and
Outgenerals the Challenger-Finishes
Over Ten Minutes Ahead.
+ NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-The cxp which
the old schooner America won so COM
mandlngly against all comers 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. In glorious
breeze, over a windward and leeward
course of 30 miles, the Columbia scored
against Shamrock yesterday in the first
race OF the 1899 series for the trophy.
She bounded across the finish line fully
q mile and a half ahead of the challen-
ger, defeating her by 10 minutes and IA
seconds actual time, OF 10 minutes and
= seconds corrected time, after allow
ing the six seconds handicap which CO.
lumbia must concede to the challenger
on account of her longer water line. 1t
was decisive contest, o magnificent
race, magnificently sailed and magnifi-
Gently won. Opinion as to the merits
OF the two boats had been somewhat
divided as a result Of the fukes 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 expected that the Sham
rock would be SO overwhelmingly van.
quished as she was in yesterday S royal
struggle. The Yankee boat outgen-
eralled her at the start, beat her hope
lessly in windward work to tl-o outer
mark and gained 20 seconds in the run
home before the wind. There was q
good strong 10 or 10 knot breeze, and
it held throughout the race 1t is IN
doubtedly bitter blow, because the
English hopes of lifting the cup have
never been higher since the Thistle met
the Volunteer in 1887. Like the Sham
rock she was decisively defeated in the
first hours sailing. The regatta COM
mittee, as a result of the showing made
by Columbia today, are convinced that
the cup is safe. Blow high or low, Co
lumbia it is believed by her manager,
Mr.. Iselin, can beat Shamrock. Sir
Thomas, like the true sportsman that
he is. confessed after the race that he
had been fairly beaten. He had no
apologies to make.
Easy Victory for Columbia.
Both i'll time and distance the yachts
:. were SO far apart that it was rather
poor finish from a sportsman's view.
When the Columbia swept across the
finish line the Shamrock was scarcely
visible astern, only the outlines of her
sails being seen. Ten minutes and II
seconds in time elapsed between the
finishing of Columbia and Shamrock,
which meant in distance about mile
and half The official summary:
Start Columbia, 11:0l:06; Shamrock,
11:01:03.
Finish Columbia, 3:54:59; Shamrock,
4:O5:1O.
Elapsed Time-Co Columbia, 4:53:53,
Shamrock, 5:04:07.
Corrected Time-C Columbia, 4:53:5s;
Shamrock, 5:04:0l.
Thus the Columbia wins by 10 min
utes IA seconds actual and 10 minutes
8 seconds corrected time.
After the race, while the yachts were
being towed back to their moorings, Sir
Thomas Lipton's steam yacht Erin
ranged up alongside Columbia. The
Erin's officers and men, led by Sir
Thomas, gave three hearty cheers.
They were quickly responded to with
three cheers from the Columbia's men,
led by Oliver Iselin. A number of
yachts fred guns as salutes to both
yachts at the finish. Every steamer
saluted with her whistle and the Sham
rocks welcome was quite as noisy as
Celumbia's. The yachts and excursion
fleet soon vanished in the mist home
ward bound.