Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-10-21

and shadowy The sails Of the oyster
6ect were simply gray dots in the hare.
The meteorie torpedo bostS. sliding swift
~ out 20 the hghtshiR were hks black
shadows Sitting across the water. The
only color In the duh landscape were the
ea-lxns and the brilliant streams OF
cheekered aags which adorned the excur-
sion feet and the desh OF rcd from the
big hulk of the hghiship. Outside the
Wind was refreshed and whipped some
foam out OF the racing waves Both i
Yachts were tOwed cut from their an 4
chorages and raised mainsails before I
casting o0-
Mr.. Iselin. the Intrepid little sailor /
that she is was not 20 De deferred BY the |
dreary weather and was conspicuous
frure on the deck % the Columbia. wrap
p,.d up like an old salt In big yellow OH
skin. Sandy, her doc. the old mascot
of the Defender. was snugxied up under
her lee. II wa~ q good omen. The crew
had on their working suits of white and
wore watch caps u black and red. Ise
ltn's privste ,-Dlors. Several of the crew
~ the shamrock bad on sou we-tcrs.
Prom the truck - the ShamrOck's top
mast aoated Iipton's flag. a green sham
ruck In a yellow heid
Ihc wind kelt frcshening all the way
out 90 tho ughtship and the ~eas split
more % their froth. The haxs stood
straight cut like boards. amt the steam
from the high pressure exhau~ts hoatcd
from the tugs and yachts like white
nlnmes \ big square rigger made a
beautiful picture as she came car~eniug
I'M from the sea under full cloud II
| canvas Il was sight 90 make the
| pulses throb aud the red blood rise. No
/ large a.scmhlage wss on hand 60 witness
the start The repeated aukes had made
the public very chary about coming out
A few side wheclcrs. the regular heet o
o,can going tugs aad scure or two Of
steam yachts were about all. Many more
aowcver. got out in tine 20 see th'
finish
Promptly a. iO.25 the committee boa
signalcd the course. IS miles dad int
the eye of the wind 90 the eastman an
return. Immediately proudly pufiing su
steamed out parallel with the Long Il
land shore u set the outer mark Bot
yachts set No. club topsails. their skiI
/. pcrs cviiently agreetnE that a would ID
Ia. wiss 10 carry their largest skyscropri
IA such a breexe. lust az the waruiE
gun boumed a driving mist swept Ia fro
the east. beating into the faces % q
atriotz alld adding % their diacosn toi
There was some lively jockeyinS oenis
I
boat got the best Of a. She clearly o1
maneuvcred her rival. eventually forcil
her over the line hrst by half leus'
~ hut leaving the Columbia In the weath
y position Close hauled on the srarhoa
'r- tack. the yachts plunged seaWard. heel
~ 10 the Il knot breezs-
ad rThs .rSt few minutes OF the race ~
re the most interesting. They made bes
"a u.ul picture a. thy raced away
of- hounds ioosed from tie leash. Their -
L L. the nautical eye were perfection IA
ne They lo.g.cs as II they might have b'
X carved out or alabaster. 80 trm and fa'
me less were the lines The crews were %
I've mn on the weather rail a the , ac
net smashed into the head seas. pounding
I'M spray from their graceful bows Tie
An 81 smother came over. but neither Il
IN ped crcstS forward. It WAS soon APT
ade eot Tint the white bicr was fOrg
'Ss ahead The clear water began I" -
am hetwccn them. The Columbia not ,
Nr. seemed 10 outfo0t the challenger but
val EXPERTS saw that she pointed higher.
nav was astonishing how she sliced her
he up into the wind Within iS minutes
re had established a lead of nve lens
ns and from that time ON the race was
The patriots we're jubiiant, and
duel bands. which began playing. never
pint .i..,' - s,on ,nTsl the rae. Was ,
IL The Columbia seemed more tender
on the foreigner. showing yards OF
'por' bronze underbody as she leaned
ltaiS with her lee rail almost awash.
nom- Thc,work OF the patrol feet was Per
aolss The revenue cutters line ahead 90
- ward and the torpedo boats line ab
aStern held the yachts in the hollow
his moving right angie. which changed
him, ton with each tack and kept the'
he free from interference as they
and been sailing in the middle Of the A
cite tic. The Shamrock footed vahantiy
hing neither in speed nor In pointing eoul
- compare with the white wonder.
- the three shippers on the chsliengs
oho' their heads together and tried new
'ear- tics. The Shamrock made a dozen
were boards. Evidently her shippers wei
and der the impression that she was "a
Well : on her heel aud better at fOrerea
| viii than the Yankee boat. but the Cob
,ftied Droved ouite as nimble a. the Shan
, .h, Timed by a stop watch. both boats
Is seconds In stays. and when the
ixhers write home 20 their folks the
Ana tel their friends that the white
wei was fully as clever as the ehalien
IS an forereaching. When the Shamros
j the through with this line OF tactics. q
ban lumbia had Increased her lead an
* the WAS hsii niue 1heeo- s"S
aiices another naif hoor. As ehe VINO 80"
clang 20 Ifssnsn. sns ans. 49, :.
% up .sa yaos 81. - seps-.s, - .,s~hs ~, .
e TO 49,. - s.t,,S .,,s.r TN. Co,nnbl
nent- on 10 hers. and as the shamrock
rayer improve her position at the end
pared minutes her shippers again set tn
would BY I O'Clock the Shamrock was
per- mile and a half astern. and the Co
e day was winner al ossr. " Ao
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