Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-17
SHE IS A PEACH.


BY o'clock the Shamrock was fully
u mile and n half astern, and Columbia
was n winner all over. AS the Assoc
ciated' Press boat, on her way to the
outer mark. passed the Manning. Cap
tain Evans. who was on the bridge,
shouted: "Ain't she a peachT'
Nothing could have been prettier than
the way in which the Columbia swept
around the outer mark, graceful rs a
swan. Both boats had edged far to the
southwark of their course and as the
rules required that the mark should be
passed on the starboard hand, Column
bia tackled dSwn to port and came over
on the starboard tack ms she approach
ed tho float. AS she ncared 1t her spin
maker pole was like knights lance In
rest AS she swung around she eased
of her main boom, let her splnnaker
pole drop to port, and breaking out the
cloud OF canvass fled homeward like o
scared deer. Her big balloon jib bios
somcd out As seconds later. The few
ships OF the excursion fleet Mt tho outer
mark gave her n rouslnE reception. The
Shamrock was already hopelessly beat
en-. n quarter of q mile from the home
run the Columbia crossed the path of
the Shamrock still beating to wind
ward, and robbed her OF the wind for
minute as sho went past. Ii was nine
minutes and 40 seconds later when tho
Shamrock swung round the mark and
squared away for the finish. The ex-
cursion boats. however. hung on cour-
teousy until she had rounded and gave
her quite an ovation.
AT THE TURN.
The official time ut the turn was:
Columbia. 1:4S:l9.
Shamrock, 1:5S:QS.
The Colum bIa was already almost two
n nj N ,i.If
could hardly be discer1ed. The bells
In tho engine rooms of tho excursion
boats jinglod for full speed, and they
went blowing down on either side OF
the course to be in at the death. Sir
Thomas steam yacht Erin, however,
remained abcam of the challenger, Civ
Ing what moral support he could to his
beaten boat.
Sir Thomas and his friends aboard
looked fully as disconsolate as they
felt Some of them seemed to have lost
all interest in the landscape and were
hanging over the rail, looking down in
TO the water.
SOUL-STIRRING SCENE.
Sin Thomas. however, remained on
the bridge with his eyes glued on the
boat In which his hope had SO lately
conferred and 4 group OF sailors for
ward seemed TO be trying to make out
the outlines or the vanishing yankee In
the thick gloom. From that time 1T
was simply q procession. There was q
soul-stirring scene as the Columbia ap-
preached the finish. The excursion
boats had gathered there in n SEMI
circle to give her welcome, and as she
swept across the finish, bedlam broke
loose. The steam whistles shrIeked.
the sirens walled, the Corsair. the flag
ship of the New York Yacht Club, and
several others yachts flung their pow
der into smoke and the multitudes on
the decks Of the screw heelers cheered.
The Corsair hauled down all ner pri-
vate signals and set Old Glory at each
masthead and gaff and taft rail. The
crew OF the Columbia gathered aft.
hurrahed with barred heads, then as she
lowered her hcadsails and took the tow
line from her tender, the crowd waited
over TEN minutes until Shamrock had
crossed and the fleet had given her
stentorian expression OF good will. Then
they turned on their heels and scamper-
cd after Columbia, crowding about her
and cheering her again and again, while
the band played ''EIau Columbia"
Yankee Doodle and other patriotic
airs. They escorted her all the way up
to her anchorage inpide the Hook.
The race tomorrow will be over the
triangular course, ten miles to the leg,
and the Shamrock will have an oppor-
tunity to show what she can do ut her
favoritc point OF sailing.