The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-10-26

New York, Oct. 22.-Through wild
and heavy seas, in breeze that APP
preached the dignity of gale, the
gallant sloop Columbia yesterday van
qushed the British challenger Sham
rock by six minutes and eighteen sec
onds actual time and six minutes and
thirty -fonr seconds corrected time, thus
| completing the series for the Ameri-
cas- cup with a magnificent rough
| weather duel and a glorious Yankee
victory. For the eleventh time the at
tempt OF a foreigner to wrest from
America the yachting supremacy of
the world has failed. The trophy Won
by the old schooner America forty
eight years ago is still ours, a monu-
ment TO the superiority of American
seamnnship and American architec-
ture and standing challenge to the
yacbtsmen OF all nations. Unbeaten
America again tastes the glory of vic
tory. The intrinsic value of the re-
ward which hundreds of thousands of
dollars were expended to secure is
small, simply an Anticipated piece or
alverware which Queen Victoria Of
fered to the best sailing ship in the
world in the early days of her reign,
but around ii cluster the precious
memories of unbroken American tri-
umph and the honor of mastery in the
noblest of sports. To Sir Thomas
Upton. whose name is now added to
the list of defeated aspirants for the
honor of carrying the cup back across
the Atlantic. failure was crushing
bow His hope had been high. But,
like the true sportsman that he is, the
sting of defeat has left no bitterness,
and with undaunted courage he inti-
mates that he may be back with a
better boat to try again. During his
stay here, Sir Thomas has made him
self more popular than any previous
challenger, and yachtsmen of this
country will be glad to welcome him
back. Except for the repeated flukes
and the unfortunate accident to the
challenger ON Tuesday, this series Of
races has been unmarried by single
untoward incident. The boats have
had two fair and square races, one in
light air and the other in q heavy
blow. and Sir Thomas Is perfectly
satisfied that he was beaten by the
bettersboat.
Yesterdays race was n glorious test
of the rough-weather qualities OF the
two yachts There was too much
freshness III the air Tor comfort, and
1t was far too rough for landlubbers.
The Shamrock got noiser recep-
ton than Columbia as she finished,
because at the later time at which
she crossed gave opportunity for some
belated vessels to arrive. grand
spectacle followed. The Columbia set
the Stars and Stripes at her topmast,
both ends of her spreaders and at the
taffrail Soon the whole fleet BIOS
somed in American flags. Patriotic
Skin pers ransacked their lockers for
them, and they few everywhere. The
Corsair. the flagship Of the New York
Yacht club, had six flags flicking In
the fresh breeze as she went alongside
the Columbia and gave her three
shrieking blasts.
Later the Erin, which had remained
behind for a few minutes with the
Shamrock. steamed up to the Column
bia the Stars and Stripes futtering
from main and miZzen. The Corsair
greeted her with cannon, which Sir
Thomas acknowledged by dipping the
Union Jack ut the taffrail. Then, by
Sir Thomas orders. the crew Of the
Erin lined the side and gave three
good Anglo Saxon cheers. They We're
returned with interest by the crew OF
the Columbia.
The American boat was the first to
reach her mooring buoy inside the
Hook, and when her rival came up
alongside the sailors of both craft
cheered each other Justify. Later Sir
Thomas went aboard the Corsair and
then soon after Mr.. Iselin, managing
owner of the Corsair. joined him.
There were toasts of victor and van
pushed; to America and Great
Britain; to gentlemen and ladies and
all sorts Of things, and with felicia
tons all around, the cup series for
1890 ended with the best of good feel