The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-17

NEW YORK, Oct 16.-The cup which
the old schooner America so gallantIy
wOn against all comers over the course
around the Isle of Wight in 1851, and
brought back across the seas, will prob
ably remain here another year, a defiance
to the world. In a glorious breeze over
windward AID leeward course of thirty
miles, Columbia scored against Shamrock
today 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 challenger, defeating her by 10
minutes IA seconds actual time or 10 min
utes secOAds corrected time, after al
lowing the six seconds handicap which
Columbia must concede to the challenger
on account of her longer water line 1t
was a decisive contest, a magnificent
race, magnificently sailed and magnif-
lcently Won
Opinion as to the merits of the two
boats had been somewhat divided as a
result of the f1ukes during the past two
weeks. Although the prepOnderance of
native feeling never wavered in it's 10y
atty to the wonderful speed and ability of
the white flyer, nautical sharks never
thought Shamrock would be so over
whelmingly defeated as she was in to-
lays struggle. The Yankee boat beat her
hope!essly in windward work on the out
ward leg. and beat her twenty-five sec
Dnds on the run home There was a good.
strong, ten to twelve knot breeze, and it
held throughout the race
1t is undoubtedly a 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 committee as a result Of
the showing made by Columbia today. is
convinced that the cup is safe Blow high
Or blow low, it is believed by her owner,
Mr.. Iselin that Columbia can beat Sham
rock. Sir Thomas Upton, after the race,
confessed he had been fairy beaten. He
had no apologies to make
MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE.
Today's race was a magnificent spec
tacle 1t was anything but a comfortable
day on the water. The prospect was not
alluring. Still the mist wreaths were car
ried along by good ten-knO. ,reeze,
right In from the east and the o.,. she'll
that came from But the excursionists
who went down the bay were not very
hopeful until they got outside. The low
clouds overhead shut out the sky and the
stTea ed water matched them. The mist
made e'erything look ghostlike and in
distinct The shores were uncertain and
shadowy. The sails of the oyster fleet
were simply gray dots in the haze The
mcteoric torpedo boats, sliding swiftly
out, were like black shadows fitting
across the water. The only colors in the
dull landscape were the ensigns and bril-
liant stream Of checlered flags which
adorned the excursion fleet, and a dash of
red from the big hulk Of the lightship
Outside the wind was fresher and
whipped somt foam out of the waves.
Roth yachts were towed out from an
chorages and raised mainsaiIs before
casting off Mrs Iselin was not to be de-
TERED by the bad weather, and was a
conspicuous figure on the Columbia
wrapped up like an old salt, in yellow
oilellin. The crew had on their working
suits Of white, and wore watch caps of
black and red, Iseln's private colors.
r Several Of the crew Of the Shamrock had
on sou 'westers. From the truck of the
Shamrocks topnast foated LiptoE's flag
"a green shamrock In q yellow field
SMALL CROWD OUT.
The wind kept freshening all the way
out to the lightshlp and the seas spilled
more OF their froth. No large assemblage
was on hand TO witness the start, the re-
peated hulses having made the people
very chery about coming out. A few
side-wheelcrs, regular going tugs,
and n score Of steam yachts were ALL
The committee boat signaled the course
Rsteen miles Gead into the eye of the
sE1aA &c the eastward ard return. Both