Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-17
COLUMBIA A WINNER
Over the Line 10 Minutes and Il
Seconds Ahead Of Shamrock.
BEAT TIE BRlIISHER |. MILES
First Race IL Decisive Contest, Magnlfl-
Gently Sa He'd In IA Glorious lsre. 70,
Sir Thomas Upton Grac. fully
Accepts the Defeat.

Accepts the Defeat.
(By Teegraph.)
NEW YORK, oct. li;.--The cup which
the old schooner America Won 50 com
lnandinSll 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, III
defiance 70 the world. In a glorious
breeze, over Il wndward to leeward
course Of 80 miles the Columbia scored
against Shamrock today in tn. first
race OF 1889 series for the trophy. She
i bounded across the finish line fully Il
+, mile and Il half ahead of the challcn-
! ger, defeating her by 10 minutes and II
seconds. actual time or 10 minutes and
seconds corrected time. after allowing
! the six seconds handicap. which Co
iumDla must cOncedc to the challenger
| on account Of her longer water line.
y MAGNIFICENT RACE.
1t was a decisive contest, u magnin-
! cent race. magnifcently sailed and
! maGnificently Won Opinion as to the
merits OF the TWO boats had been some
what divided as u result Of the tlulles
during the past two weeks. Although
| the preponderence 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
i in today'S race. The Yankee boat out
generated her at the start. beat her
| hopelcssly in windward work to the
outer mark and gained % seconds in
the run home before the wind.
BREEZE HELD OUT
There was good. strong 10 to II
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 Shamrock. she was decisively de-
feated in the first hours sailing
The regatta committee as a result of
the showing made by Columbia today
are convinced that the cup is safe
Flow high or low, Columbia, it is be-
ieved by her manager. Mr.. Iselin. can
beat the Shamrock Sir Thomas. like
Ell after the race that he had been fair
| ly beaten. He had no apologies to
| make.
| COMPENSATED FOR ALL.
Todays race was a magnificent duel
| and made up for the repeated disap-
| p"irtments the siGht-seers have suf-
! Ierrd.lt was anythin" but Il colnfor-
| table day on the water. The prospect
was not alluring. Still. the mist
Wr'raths We're carried along by a good
| lo-knot breeze right in from the east
and the old shell-backs said there was
more wind where that came from. But
! the eNcursionists who went down the
! ''aS were not hopeful until they got
| ''u.S,,r. ne low clouos overhead shut
ou. thc SKY anu me streakeu water
H't,tSlieu enein. ne mist MADE every
illllS look ShoStlike and !ndistlnct The
shores We:'. uncertain and shadowy
| ne Sans OF inc oyster heet We're simp-
y SiaS uotS IN me maze. Inc meteor
g torpedo boats. Sliding swiftly to the
,!sh,shlp. Ner' ilke biack shadows fit
| across
~ .l'I uli' iahuScape were the enslsnS
., , oit! ,:, streams or checkered
.,dSS. "llrh aa"rneu the excursion
, ,lsrt t!ii'' the uash OF req from the big
49, 1917, =. s!,e iis1.stlp. outsloe me VINO
WE VIZ 80 i.sS'i| ~, hoth sachts were to"ed
nainsis b l nGiae sina ofs ana raised
~ \, ~ ~, ,',''"i ItSe'!.S or:
~ Is h'nS' iNELl-s l n tHE,.
| -Ni -, ,se!til Mas not TO pc deferred by
we pau "eat ne, ana was consp,cu-
80, - - ~ ,iie ,olu1llp!i' wrapped up
nv ~ "!u SAT- IN q yellow OIL skin
| ne crew had On their working suits
=. M.,lts alM wore Watch caps OF black
>'ilu leN' lsc'll, private colors:
setcli q! o. me crew OF the shamrock
- ~. ~ .,ou Mts'els.. from the truck or
az ,ns 'oiiA lu ,opsilll Il"ated Alpton $
l!'S green sha1nrock IN a yellow
| llelu. me WIND kept freshening all the
~ ~ 70 .ue iisntsnip ana the seas
s,plil 'l'ore ol lhelr 1ioth. NO large as
s.art ~ vas on hann 10 witness the
| s.'lfl. lne repeated 1lukes having made
the ,d pmbl he, very ehary about coming out:
- Nv s'as MHeeteIs, the regular fleet
81 e e,ea,l solns tugs ana score or two
% ste1.ll Sachts, We're an.
! pt Dcl. ~ =, - iOPSAlLS.
MOI o.i,pe.y q, ~ ~ COCK the committee
! ~ - e'' g, coulse - lnlleS dead
,,.,.7 ~ !, 49,, ~ ehe VINO 70 the east
! ,o+,, 10 ~. -. ,
| =.