The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-21
FINISH.
Columbia. $4,000 Shamrock 2.45:17
ELAPSED TIME.
l.. 3.3S:25 Shamrock

. Columbia. 2.40:0O Shamrock 2.4517
|* ELAPSED TIME. "A
Columbia. 3.3s:25 Shamrock. 3.44:4S .
| = CORRECTED TIME.
| ' Columbia. 3.38:09 Shamrock. 344:43
| New York, Oct. 2O.-Through rough
| seas and in breeze that approached
the dignity of a gale, the sloop Colum-
bia to-day vanqufshed the British chal-
lenger Shamrock by six minutes and
eighteen seconds actual time and six
minutes and thirty-four seconds cor
rected time, thus completing the series
for the Americas cup with magnif1-
cent rough weather duel and glorious
Yankee victory. For the eleventh time
the attempt 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, monu-
ment to the superiority Of American
seamanship and American naval archi-
lecture and perpetual challenge to
the yachtsmen of all nations 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 water failure was severe
blow. But as he is true sportsman,
the sting of defeat has left no bitter
ness and he intimates that he may be
back next year with a better boat to
try again. During his stay here Sir
Thomas has made himself more popu-
lar than any previous challenger, and !,
the yachtsmen of this country will be
glad to welcome him back Except for
+ the repeated fukes and the accident to
the challenger on Tuesday, this series
of races has been unmarried by a single,
untoward accident. The boats have
had two fair and square races, one in
light airs and the other in a heavy
blow, and Sir Thomas is satisfied that
he was beaten by the better boat
Fine Test of the Yachts.
To-day's race was fine test of the
rough weather qualities of the two big
sloops. There was too much freshness
in the air for comfort and 1t was far
too rough for landlubbers. The sky
was overcast with gray clouds and
chilling winds were blowing out of the
northeast. The ocean was a riot of
whitecaps. Some of the holiday fleet
declined to go outside, and those that
did rolled and plunged in the tumbling
pillows, sending all but the old salts be-
low. The prayer of Sir Thomas Upton
for wind was answered 1t was blow
ing twenty-five miles an hour at the
lightship, enough wind and enough sea
to make any racing machine stagger
Even the pilot boats were under short
ened sail. The course fifteen miles be-
fore the wind, south by west, carried
the yachts straight down the Jersey
coast to point off Long Branch. so
that the race was sailed in plain view
of the thousands perched upon the
heights of Navesink and along the shore
from Seabright to Asbury Park.
The Start shamrock Ahead.
The crew of the Columbia wore OIL
skins and sou'westers, and the crew
OF the Shamrock wore white canvas.
LII was blowing too hard for cIubtop-
sails, and both shippers contented
themselves with hosting small working
topsalls Both yachts sped across the
starting line before the twentyfive
Knot breeze wing and wing with their
spinakers breaking out. The Shamrock
was over minute and one second be-
Tore the defender. But this was not
due to superior seamanship. Captain
Barr held off for that length of time
after the Shamrock crossed in order
that he might get the position astern.
where he could have an opportunity to
blanket his rival.
Chances Taken on Columbia.
The Columbia carried her spinnaker
boom at an angle of almost forty-five
degrees. This allowed the big sail to
belly out far forward and draw like a
locomotive. But it was rther dangerous
and twice an extra puff of wind carried
the sail forward and up until it tumbled
over the stay. But the Deer Isle sail
ors each time had it back in place in
jiffy The Shamrock had no such mis-
boom much lower. The Yankee trick
however, did it's work, lifting the head
Of the Columbia out of the water until
she seemed to be skimming over the
surface. The excursion fleet were chas-
ing after the yachts as fast as their
steam would carry them. But the big
sloops set SO hot a pace that they left
half the tugboats and some of the
steam yachts astern. They were going
at a thirteen-knot clip, the Yankee
slowly but surely inch by inch over
hauling her rival. Closer and closer she
1rew, dead astern of the challenger,
hoping with her canvas to shut off her
-ivars wind. When the Columbia had
,rept up to within striking distance the
Shamrock crowded on little more cam
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