The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-29
Columbia Defeats Shamrock II. in the
Closest Race Ever Sailed
for the Cup.
Wins by 80 Seconds Elapsed Time,
and by Corrected Time | Min
Ute % Seconds.

3:31:58 4:31:44 4:31.44
I they raced like a team of horses. Dis
| may began to be written on the faces OF
| the patriots as Barr tried once, twice ana
finally a third time to cross the DOW or
| the foreigner, only to be forced aroun0
each time by the lean golden muzzie or
| the Britisher. Visions of the dear old
| cup that means the yachting supremacy
| OF the world vanishing across the wa.
! ters danced before their eyes. On ana
on they new, turning twin wings OF
roam from their bows, and the Columbia
| seemingly falling back rather than sain-
| ing.
WITH FAINT HOPES.
The hearts of the patriots sank
| lower and lower. AS the yachts
got further out the swells length.
ened and the white hyer SEEM
ed to labor more heavily in the long
! waves. Just after passing Long Beacn
motel, with its verandas and windows
| nHed with people, the old City or Paris,
now the Philadelphia of the American
line, came foaming in from the east with
| bone in her teeth She headed slight
| ~ northWard between the racers and the
snore, In order not to impede them with
her wash, and went by like an EXPRESS
I train, dipping her flag in salute. Her
| passengers and crew lined her rail for a
4
| she was listed far down to mort ,rha
| vessels in the excursion fleet by this
time were rolling badly. MANY of the
| spectators were forced to the secIusIon
| OF their cabins, and many others kept sus-
plcfously near the rails. The excursion
| vessels formed crescent about the stake
+! BOAT as the yachts rounded the outer
mark. But it was q dolefuI feet. AS tha
shamrock wore around, with her sptnna-
| Ker pole to starboard like a lance In
rest, the big steam yacht Erin, with the
BIoody Hand of Ulster" in the Royal
ulster Yacht club ensign at her tanran.
opened ner whistle long and loud 1t
was the first time Sir Thomas had felt
the JOY of victory, and he and his parry
plopaoIy enjoyed it to the full The
! YANKEE shippers were too polite not rs
pun their whistle cords, but the toote
We're not loud nor long, and the bands
olo not play Columbia, the Gem of the
| Ocean,
! GAINING ON SHAMROCK.
But when the racers had spread their
| plHlons wing and wing, spinnaker 1natch-
! ing mainsail and balloon jibs drawing
forward and the white flyer Columbia.
negan to eat UP the green water between
her and the challenger, dropping spirits
began to revive and when the yachts cot
on even terms about half way home the
!
raised cheer. AS they approached the
hn1sh line, Columbia leading by half a
| dozen lengths, all the pent up enthusiasm
pnrst forth. About a quarter of a mile
before they reached the line the golden
boat blanketed the white one. and for A.
moment she ran up alongside and it
looked as if she would be first home.
Gheers died in patriotic throats. Sud
| denly as the Columbia luffed off and
got her wind clear she forged ahead and
came tearing down like mad AS she
crossed three lengths ahead the enthu-
slasm broke out again with redoubled en-
ergy. Every Yankee skipper grabbed his
| whistle cord and made
TERRIFIC NOISE
and din. Sirens walled and the yhjta
steam jets made it look as If every shin
in the fleet had broken her steam chest.
The Corsair, ]. P. Morgan's steam yacht.
! threw her powder into smoke. Every
body cheered. Men and women jumped
up and down for very joy. Not a few
| hats tossed into the air fell overheard.
but their owners cared not. The Corsair
set American flags at both peaks, gaffs
and taffrail. Soon the whole fleet blos-
somed out in the national colors
| The Corsair went alongside the defend
er and her crew gave three cheers, which
the Yankee tars aboard the Columbia an
| swered with barred heads. The whole fleet
| seemed anxious to escort the Columbia
to her anchorage. Meantime the Sham
! rock had taken q tow from her tender
| and had drawn out of the ruck of the
steamers. Escorted by the Erin, which
| showed big dent that the revenue cut
| ter Gresham had stove in her port quar-
ter, she headed for the berth behind the
| Hook. Some of the excursion boats
| dropped back to salute the popular
xr~I,a
to make second effort to lift the cup.
and then the whole fleet moved on in a
made race for home, many of the skip
| pers keeping their whistles going until
| they reached the Narrows at the entrance
| of the upper bay.
Upton WANTS A GALE.
When it was all over Sir Thomas Lip
| ton showed himself the thorough sports
! man he is. Well" he said, as he stood
| on the deck of the Erin, that's one
| dot against us. But in my own heart
! 1 am just as hopeful as 1 was this morn
| ing, for 1 feel that If only have q
wind I'm all right. 1t was fair and
square race, no iuke, but it was not
| Shamrock's day. We want a breeze
| that will put that deck six inches under
water and then you'll see a race But
| be sure of one thing-I was licked fairs
| ly today
Capt Bob Wringe, who was on the
bridge of the Erin at Sir Thomass ell
| bow, said
IF we get fresh breeze we will
| lift the cup yet. A nine to twelve-knot
! breeze is what we want"
F.. D. Morgan, while highly pleased
| over the result of the race, had little
! comment to make. 1--WE beat them fair
| ly,' he said. Although the wind condi-
| tions were not all that could have been
desired, after turning the outer mark
| we were confident of bringing the Col-
| umbia home a winner. will venture
| no predictions as to the outcome of the
| future races. We have carefully avoid
| ed boasting, but shall put forth our best
| endeayors to keep the Americas cup on
this side of the Atlantic
! Capt BaSr also was much gratitied
| over the victory.
| ''It was a close race, but clean one,'
he said. wind conditions were perhaps
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