The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1899-10-19
THE AMERICA 5 CUP SAFE.
The Shamrock and Columbia Have
Fair Trial of Speed
at Last.
THE LATTER WINS BY TEN MINUTES,
Amid the PInudIts of the MuItitudes
She Finished Almost Two Miies
Ahead of Her FIect-Tooted An
tagonist-DctaiIed Account of n
Glorious Race.

| She Finished Almost Two Mile,
| Ahead of Her FIeet-Footed An.
| tagonist-DctaiIed Account of q
| Glorious Race.
New York, Oct. 17.-The cup which
the old schooner America won so com
mandingly against oil corners over the
course around the Isle of Wight In
1851 and brought back across the seas
will probably remain here another
year, n defiance TO the world.
The Columbia scores.
| In glorious breeze, over a wind
ward and leeward course of 30 miles
the Columbia scored against Shamrock
yesterday in the first race of the 1895
series for the trophy. She bounded
across the finish line fully mile and
a half ahead of the challenger, defeat
ing her by 10 minutes and IA seconds,
| actual time, or 10 minutes and 8 sec
| onds corrected time, after allowing the
six seconds handicap, which the Co
iumbia must concede to the challenger
on account of her longer water line.
decisive aud Magnificent.
Ii was decisive contest, magnif-
cent race, magnificently sailed and
magnificently won. Opinion as 10 the
merits of the two boats had been some
what divided, as a result of the flulSes
during the past two weeks. Although
the preponderance 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 yanquished as she
wns in yesterdays royal struggle. The
start, beat her hopelessly In wind
ward work to the outer mark, and
gained 90 seconds in the run home be.
forc the wind.
There was good, strong 10 or 12
knot breeze, and 1t held throughout
the race.
A Bitter blow 90 English Hopes.
1t is undoubtedly bitter blow, be-
cause the English hopes of getting the
cup have never been higher since the
Thistle met the Volunteer in 1887.
Like the Shamrock. she was declsively
defeated in the first hours sailing.
The regatta committee, as result
of the showing made by Columbia yes.
terday are convinced that the cup is
safe. Blow high or low, the Columbia,
il is believed by her manager, Mr.
Iselin, can beat Shamrock.
Sir Thomas True Sportsman.
Sir Thomas, like true sportsman
that he is, confessed after the race
that he had been fairly beaten. He
had no apologies to make.
Decidedly Cncomfortnbie.
Yesterdays race WINS a magnificent
duel. and made up for the repeated
disappointmentsth the siGhtsecrs have OK.
perieuced. 1t was anything but com
Portable day on the water. The pros
pect was not alluring. Still the mist
wroaths were carried along by good
ten-hnot breeze, right in from the east,
and the old shcllbacks snid there was
more wind where that came from. But
the excursioniais who went down the
bay where not very hopeful until they
got outside. The low clouds overhead
shut out the sky. and the strealsed wa
ter matched them. The mist made
everything look ghostlike and indis-
tiIct. The shores were uncertain and
shadowy. The sails OF the oyster fleet
were simply grey dots in the haze. The
meteoric torpedo boats. sliding swift.
iy out to the lightship, were like black
shadows fitting across the water. The
only colors in the dun landscape were
the ensigns and brilliant streamers OF
the chec.,ered flags which adorned the
excursion fleet and the dash of red
from the big hulk of the lightship,
Whipped Foam out of the Waves.
Outside the wind was frcshcr and
whipped some foam out of the waves.
Both yachts were towcd out from the
anchoragcs, and raised mainsails be-
fore casting Off.
A Regular salt.
Mrs. Iselin was not to be deferred
by the bad weather, and was a con.
spicuous figure on the Columbia,
wrapped up like an old salt in a yell
low oil skin.
The crew had on their working suits
of white and wore watch caps of black
and red, Iselin's private colors. Sew.
eral of the crew of the Shamrock had
on sou'westcrs.
From the truck of the ShamroclS's
topmast floated Lipton's flag. green
shamrock, in yellow field.
The wind kept frcshening all the
why out 10 the lightship, and the sea
srilt more of its froth.
Not n Large Assembingc.
No large assemblagc was on hand TO
witness the start, the repeated flulIes
having made the public very chary
about coming out. A few sidewhecl
ers, the regular fleet of ocean-going
tugs and score or two of steam
yachts were all.
There was some lively jockeying be.
hind the line before the start, and the
Columbia got the better of 1t. She
clearly outmanouvercd her rival
eventually forcing her over the line
first by half length. but leaving the
Columbia in the weather position.
The Yachts Plunge Seward.
Closehauled on the starboard tack
The yachts plunged seward, hecling to
the 12-lSnot breeze. The first few min.
utes of the race were the most inter.
esting. They made a beautiful picture
as they raced away like hounds. Their
sails TO the nautical eye were perfce
ton in fl.