The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-05

the ends of her Spreaders in honor of her
concluding triumph in the cup races of
1871, the gallant sloop Columbia returned
to her anchorage tonight under the es-
cort of the entire excursion fleet She to-
day completed her defense of the honored
IIophy in another stirring race with the
ohamrock II. over a leeward and wind
Waro course of thirty miles. crossing the
nnlsh line two seconds behind her an
tagonlst, but winning on time allowance
conceded by Liptons boat by Al seconds.
For the second time she has now s1Ic-
cessfully foiled the attempt of the irish
knight to wrest from our possession the
cup that means the yachting supremacy
o. the world. And plucky Sir Thomas
Upton, standing on the bridge of the
Erin, led his guests in three hearty huz
zas for the successful defender.
She is the better boat he said, land
Sne deserves to be cheered''
The series of races lust closed will
always be memorable as the closest ever
sailed for the cup and Sir Thomas, al
though defeated, will go home with the
satisfaction of knowing that his golden
yacht is the ablest foreign boat that ever
crossed the Western ocean.
During both series of races not an un-
toward incident has occurred and SIR
Ihomas will return to England by far the
most popular of all the foreigners who
nave challenged for the Americas trophy.
CLOSEST RACE YET.
Ioday's race, on paper, was the closest
OF the series, because of the fiukiness
of the wind on the beat home, but as a
contest of the relative sea merits it is
not to be compared with the magnificent.
truly run and nobly fought battles of
Saturday and yesterday. The conditions
at the start today were very similar to
those of yesterday. The wind was strong
ana from the shore, embroidering the sea
with foam and piling up no sweIl-ideaI
conditions for the challenger. The racers
were sent away before the wind. each
carrying a penalty for crossing the lire
after the handicap gun No official
record is kept of the time after that gun
had been fired, but the experts with stop
watches estimated Columbia's handicap
at 10 seconds and Shamrock's at 80
seconds. The contest of the yachts flee
ing before the following wind was pictur-
esque, but not exciting. The big racers,
Ike gulIs, with outstretched pinions, had
every inch of canvas spread. Their crews
We're gathered aft to keep the heads of
the boats up and thereafter until the out
er mark was reached, it was merely a.
question of holding on to all the canvas
and letting the wind do the rest Not
Withstanding the fact that the Columbia
beat the Shamrock before the wind last
Saturday the challenger today gained
slowly but steadily all the way out and
rounded 49 seconds before the defender,
having actually gained one minute and
TOUR seconds. Immediately after the
yachtS turned their noses into the wind
for the beat home the breeze moderated
and turned fuky. The shippers split
tacks, each searching for wind, with the
result that first one would get lift and
then the other. At one time Columbia
q
den cant of the wind allowed the Sham
rock to point nearer the mark and mile
from home the challenger appeared to be
leading by fully half a mile
BARR's FINE WORK.
The talent began to feel nervous. but
as the yachts approached the finish the
Yankee skipper by some miraculous leg
erdemain, showed his boat into the light
air like a phantom ship, and 100 yards
from home the two racers were almost
on even terms. 1t was a pretty sight
and one seldom witnessed when they
crossed rail to rail, the white yachts
bowsprit just tapping the golden boats
mast. The usual pandemonium that at
tends the final Yankee victory in a cup
contest followed. Whistles, sirens. bells
bands and cheers united in grand cho-
rus of jubilation, and j. P Morgan's
steam yacht Corsair added to the ter
rifle din by firing a national salute of
twenty-one guns.
After the Columbia had hauled down
her sails and set her victory flag, the ex-
cursion boats crowded alongside to cheer
the Yankee sailors and the winning skin
per. Nor did they forget either Upton
or his gallant craft. In turn the crowded
steamers ran alongside the Shamrock and
Erin, and the vanQuiShed received al
most as much honor as the victor. And
thus, with fluctuations all around, the
twelfth series of races for the old cup
which the schooner America brought over
fifty years ago ended with the best CT
feeling.
While taking his defeat gamely, Sir
Thomas Upton made no attempt to con-
ceal the honest disappointment when he
talked about the races tonight on the
Erin.
HARD BLOW TO LIPfoN.
'I am very disappointed, he said. 'T
can't hide that. I thought within fif-
teen minutes of the finish that we had
won. was sure as my life we had won.
When I looked around the situation had
changed and we had lost. It was a hard
blow to be so near winning and then to
lose. I should like to have got one race,
just by way of consolation. 1t is very
hard thing to be beaten by a breath
a severe strain on me. I have worked
so hard for many months now, and 1
am glad 1t is over. To have won would
have been a joy greater than today's dis
appointment. Columbia's win today was
fair and square and honorable. There
is nothing to protest If 1 wanted to pro-
test In fact, have feeling in my
heart that If there had been any err1r
In Judgment at all 1t would have been
in my favor. If there had been any pos
sibility Of choice in the matter 1 believe
New York Yacht club would have given
me the race. Sometimes man may have
the better boat, but even having it, must
have a wee bit of luck to win. I am
very grieved, indeed, very grieved," and
he added: 'T should have liked to have
one race
Hardly had the Erin's anchors touched
bottom when launch from the yacht
Corsair came alongside, bearing the re-
gatta committee of the New York Yacht
club. Sir Thomas met them at the head |