The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-17
ON BOARD THE ERIN.
Disappointed BritOns Accept Defeat
With Good Grace.

NEW YORK, Oct 16-For the first
time since the present series Of races
began there was practically no one
aboard the Erin TO witness the Sham
rocks defeat save Sir Thomas Upton,
and those who temporarily live aboard
with him. These include Lord Charles
and Lady Beresford Chevalier de Mar
tins, Hon. and Mrs. J. W. Pairie, DR..
Mackay and a few others CT Sir Thomas
most intimate friends. The reason for
this was twofold-one being the fact that
the lowering skies and damp chill winds
prevented many of the ladies who have
heretofore enjoyed the hospitality of Sir
Thomas from venturing on the trip, and
another is found in the fact that Sir
Thomas himself, despairing of race in The
cary morning, advised the abandonment
of the customary trip to Sandy Hook
on his chartered tug boat. All arrange
ments had been made as usual by Mr..
Barrie, and the steamer Blackhird lay a
the barge office ready to carry the guests
to the spot where the Erin lay at anchor.
When the faithful who were prepared to
face the disagreeab!e and discouraging
conditions reached the point of proposed
embarkation, they heard through Mr..
Barrie that advices had been received
from the Erin that there was little pros
pect of a race The fog. it was said,
was very thick about Sandy Hook, there
vas practically no wind, and the condi-
tons in general were as unfavOrable Us
they could we'll be under the circum-
stances. Mr.. Barrie, in accordance with
the wishes of all concerned, decided to
abandon the trip, and three score or more
enthusiasts and Shamrock rooters, many
of whom had crossed the water and spent
two weeks of weary waiting to See a race,
made their way to their homes and
hotels. The BIackbird went to her berth
with the Shamrock pennant hanging limp
at her flagstaff all hands being thorough
ly discoI aged by their eighth consecu-
tive disappointment
Sir Thomas, Lord Beresford and DR..
Mackay watched the race from the deck
of the big yacht as they have done be,
fore. For a few minutes after the line
| was crossed, and while the echoing OF
the starting gun still hung unanimously
in the air, they were almost jubilant.
| Then, as the Shamrock appeared fer
few moments to be gaining on the fleet
winged rival, their spirits rose and their
faces showed the qualification they felt.
1t was clearly, from the prevailing in
dications, to be a repetition of the con,
tests of the first, second and third DAYS,
except that the prospects of finish with
the green boat in the van SEEM d brighter
than had ever been the case.
Five ten, then fourteen minutes passed,
and the hopes of the little group on the
Erin's bridge gradually sank lower and
lower as the white hull slowly crept away
in front of the one of emerald hue.
Another half hour and a full length of
mile separated the racers, the challenger
still bringing up the rear. Their appre-
hension gave way to fear and fear In
turn made way for certainty as the dis
lance widened and grew apace until the
boat the Herreshoffs designed turned
the windWard mark so far ahead of that
which the brain of Fife evolved that
nothing but an accident to the leader
could alter the result. No such accident
was to be expected, and Sir Thomas was
too true a sportsman to hope for such a
thing. So he and his companions resigned