The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-21
THE MUG STAYS.
Continued from FIRST rage.

10ntluutU ANOu EANHN lakNs
was magnificent GsJsfrs spurted from
the bows and DIRE lohed the sailors lying
piled up against the weather rail. As
the Yankee shot across the finish between
the lishtship ard the committee boat the
whistles of the fises stretched l .ud ap-
plause
The challenger raced across i've min
utes and seventeen seconds later.
The Shamrock got noiiisr reception
than the champion as she finished per-
haps because some Of tie heIated vessels
had got up.
A grand spectacle followed. The vic
tor, after lowering her sli's, set the StArs
and Suiles at ter topmast truck, at both
ends OF her spreader and at the traffrail
Soon the whole fleet blossomed out In
American flags. They flew from every
stan and gaff and mast
The Corsair. the flagship Of the New
York yacht club, had six siapping in
the stiff breeze Us she went alongside the
ColumhiA and gave hor three shrisklng
blasts The crew cheered and the Deer
Isle men aboard the Columbia responded
with barred heads Every ship in tine ex-
oursion fleet followed turning loose
whistles and sirens in a maddening
chorus. Some Of the excursion boats
kept their whistles going half way to
New York. Later the Erin steamed up
to the Columbia, the Stars and Stripes
huttering from main and mizzen. The
CoTsair greeted her with cannon, which
Sir Thomas acknowledged by dipping the
English jack in the taffrAil. Then the
crew of the Erin lined the rail and gave
three cheers for the victors. The cheers
were returned with interest by the crew
Of the Columbia. The American yacht
YVES Drst to reach her mooring buoy in
side the hook and when her late rival
came up in tow sailors of boats cheered
each other Justify. Later Sir Thomas
went aboard the Corsair and there soon
afterward Mr.. Iselin Joined him. There
were toasts to victor and vanquished, to
America and Great Britain, to gentlemen
and ladies and all sorts of things and so
with fluctuations all around, the cup
series for 1899 ended with the best of good
feeling.
Sir Thomas Upton lore his defeat like
the gentleman and sportsman that he is
When the boats went over the starting
line with tie Shamrock we'll In the lead.
Sir Thomas and those about him were
jubilant. When the Columbia began to
cut down the challenger's LEAD they
looked uneasy, but not Respondent. When
the turning point WIS reached and it be-
came clear that the Columbia had the
better OF the going there was more I'M
easiness, but hope still held place on the
Erin. From this time on, however, con-
fidence In tie Shamrock's ability to win
fell rapidly and the racers had not COW
cred more than a third of the distance
back to the mark when Sir Thomas came
down from the brl lge where he had
been watching the race and said:
''We have no chance to win now. The
Columbia is the better boat had hoped
for another result, but 1t is no uss now.
Nothing but an accident to the Column
bia could give US the race and 1 would
rot have that happen fer the world. Let
us all go below and have luncheon
Ard SO tie man.who la spent a million
dollars to win the A merioa's cup calm
ly resigned himself to the inevitable.
When luncheon was over the guests re-
manned at the table while Sir Thomas
rose and in a speech highly compliment
ed those with whom he had tesn brought
10 contact In the United States for their
generous and sportsmanIise treatment Of
him. Saia he;
81 am convinced that the Columb ia is
the better boat and she richly deserves
her victory. The first race was a disap-
pointme nt and the second lost by an acoi-
deut, but that matters nothing. We had
today perfect Shamrock weather, our boa
YVES handled ma9iHcently, not a chance
was neglected. The Columbia won be-
CAUSE sae ought to have on and am
satisfied that 1t is so."
"I desire to add" continued Sir Thorn
as, THAT 1 mean to challenge again, II
1 can arrange matters so as to make 1t
possible"
"At this time cannot go into details,
but I'll try it again some day. have
long regarded Mr.. Herrsshoff as the great
est designer of yachts in the world, and
the future possession of the Americas
cup depends so'eiy upon the ability of
English designers to excel him. I'll get
1t If can lind the man to build the
boat"
HOW 1T WAS SAILED.