Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-10-19
WON BY COLUMBIA.
CROSSES FINISH LINE MILE AND a
HALF AHEAD OF SHAMROCK.

First Race of the Series a Complete Vic
| tory For the Columbia and
Outgenerals the Challenger-Finishe
Over Ten Minutes Ahead.
New YORK, Oct. 1S.-The topmast of
the cup challenger, Shamrock, was car
ried away % minutes after the big
single sticker had crossed the starting
line yesterday and her enormous club.
sail, with its 5000 feet of canvas, came
rafting down on the deck, leaving her
helpless cripple. No amount of pluck
or courage could face such catastrophe
and the Shamrock abandoned the race,
towing back to the anchorage after the
wreckage had been cleared. The Co.
lumbia continued over the course alone,
placing to her credit the second of the
races for the Americas cup
| New YORK, Oct. 1.-THE cup which
| the old schooner America won so COM
mandingly 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, a
breeze, over windward and leeward
course of 30 miles, the Columbia scored
against Shamrock yesterday in the first
race OF the 1899 series for the trophy.
| She bounded across the finish line fully
mile and a half ahead of the challen-
ger, defeating her by 10 minutes and IA
seconds actual time, or 10 minutes and
fol
ing the six seconds handicap which Co.
| lumbia must concede to the challenger
on account of her longer water line It
was decisive contest, a magnificent
race, magniticently sailed and magnifi-
Gently won. Opinion as to the merits
| of the two boats had been somewhat
divided as a result of the flukes during
the past two weeks. Although the
preponderance Of expert opinionsnever
wavered in its loyalty to the wonderful
speed and ability of the white flyer, no
nautical sharp expected that the Sham
rock would be so overwhelmingly van
pushed as she was in yesterdays royal
struggle. The Yankee boat outgen-
eralled her at the start, beat her hope
lessly i'll windward work to the outer
mark and gained % seconds in the run
home before the wind. There was a
good strong 10 or IL knot breeze, and
it held throughout the race. 1t is un-
doubtedly 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 com
mittee, as result of the showing made
by Columbia today, are convinced that
the cup is safe. Blow high or low, Co.
lumbia it is believed by her manager,
Mr.. Iselin, can beat Shamrock. Sir
Thomas, like the true sportsman that
he is, confessed after the race that he
had been fairly beaten. He had no
apologies to make.
Easy Victory for Columbia.
Both in time and distance the yachts
were SO far apart that it was rather
poor finish from a sportsman's view
When the Columbia swept across the
finish line the Shamrock was scarcely
visible astern, only the outlines Of her
sails being seen. Ten minutes and II
seconds in time elapsed between the
finishing Of Columbia and Shamrock.
which meant in distance about a mile
and a half The official summary:
Start-Co!umbia, 11:01:06; Shamrock,
11:01:O3.
Finish-Columbia 3:54:59; Shamrock,
| 4:05:10.
Elapsed Columbia, 4:53:53,
Shamrock, 5:O4:07.
Corrected Time-Columbia 4:53:53;
Shamrock, 5:O4:O1.
Thus the Columbia wins by 10 min
utes IA seconds actual and 10 minutes
s seconds corrected time.
After the race, while the yachts were
being towed back to their mornings, Sir
Thomas Lipton's steam yacht Erin
ranged up alongside Columbia. The
Firms officers and men, led by Sir
Thomas, gave three hearty cheers.
They were quickly responded to With
three cheers from the Columbia's men,
led by Oliver Iselin. A number of
yachts fired guns as salutes to both
yachts at the finish. Every steamer
saluted with her whistle and the Sham
rocks welcome was quite as noisy as
Columbias. The yachts and excursion
fleet soon vanished in the mist home
ward bound.