Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-17
That Is the Opinion OF
Yachting Experts.
COLUMBIA'S GOOD WORK
Yesterday Is Used as a Criterion
Captain Barr's Sailing Abilities
Could Not Be EXcelled--Lipton
Admits He Was Fairly Beaten.

New York. Oct. 1.-THE cup which the
old schooner America won so handily
against all corners over the course
around the Isle of Wight in 1851 and
brought back across the ocean, will
probably remain here another year, a
defiance to the world. In a glorious
breeze over a windward and leeward
course Of 80 miles. the Columbia scored
against the Shamrock to-day in the first
race of the 1899 series for the trophy.
She bounded across the finish line fully
a mile and a. half ahead of the chal-
lenger, defeating her by ten minutes
IA seconds actual time. or 10 minutes
8 seconds corrected time, after allow
ing the six seconds handicap which
Columbia must concede to the chal-
lenger or account of her longer water
line. 1t was a decisive contest, a mag
niticent race, magnifcently sailed and
magnifcently won.
Opinion as to the merits Of the two
boats had been somewhat divided as a
result of the fukes during the past
three weeks. Although the preponder-
ilCe VI expert OPINION never WaVereu
in its loyalty to the wonderful speed
ard ability Of the white flyer. no nau-
tioal sharp expected that the Sham
rock would be so overwhelmingly van
quished as she was in to-day's race.
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 a good
! strong 10 or II knot breeze and it held
good throughout the race. This is un-
doubtedly a bitter blow because the
English hopes of lifting the cup have
never been higher since the Thistle
met the Volunteer in 1882. Like the
Shamrock she was ~decisively defeated
in the first hours sailing.
The regetta committee, as a result
of the showing made by Columbia to-
day. are convinced that the cup is
safe. Blow high or blow low, the Co
lumbia, it is believed by the manager
MIR. Iselin, can beat the Shamrock.
Sir Thomas Upton, like the true
suortsman that he is, confessed aftel
the race that he had been fairly beat
ten. He had no apologies to make. To-
DAVIS race was a magnificent duel ano
made up for the repeated disappoint-
ments the sightseers nave suffered.
The first few minutes Of the race
were the most interesting. They made
a beautiful picture as they raced a"a9
like hounds. Their sails to the nau
teal eye were perfection in fit. The,
locked as if they might have beer
carved out Of alabaster, so firm an
faultless were the lines. 1t was soo'
apparent that the white flyer was forg
ing ahead. The clear water began t
show between them. The Column
not only seemed to outfoot her chal
lenger, but the experts saw that sh
pointed higher. 1t was astonisnin
!, how she sliced her way into the wind
Within Is minutes she had a lead o
several lengths and from that time o.
tha race was hers. The patriots wer
iubilant and the bands which bega
playing never stop ed until the rae
was over.
The Columbia seemed more tende
than the foreigner, showing yards c
her bronze un~der-body as she leane
aUay with her lee rail almost aWasl
Steadily she continued to draw ahea
unit. within half an hour, having ur
eouiyocally demonstrated her super
GRITTY in windward work, 1t Decain
onl. a question of how far the Whl'
Aver would beat her rival to the QUITE
mark :,
AS the yachts got farther out TT
soas grew more turbulent and TT
spray spurted higher from their bow
MANY excursionists came to grief an
, the t~ugboats, plunging through tt
, head seas, sent the spray aloft to the
} pilot houses and some of them wei
\ Hooded from stem to stern. The Woi
4 of the patrol fleet was perfect. III
I revenue cutters lined ahead n LEI
ward ana the torpedo boats INT
, abreast, astern, held the yachts in II
: hollow or a moving right angle whie
changed direction with each tack al
. kept the yachts as free from interfe
\ ence as if they had been sailing in II
middle of the Atlantic. Tbs Shamro
footed valiantly. but neither In speed
in pointing could she compare with II