The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-05

cessfuIiy fniied the attempt of the l1lsh
Knight TO wrest from our possession the
c,p that means the yachting supremacy
Of the world And Plucky Sir. Thomas
Isntou. standing ON The bridge OF the
Erin. led his guests, in three nearly
l,uzzas for the successful defender She
is the better boat, he sad, ana slie
deserves to be clleered.
CLOS EST EVER SAILED.
The series Of races just closed Will al
WAYS he M. nlorahle as the closest ever
sailed for te cup and Sir Thomas, al
though. def Aated, will go home with the
satisfaction of knowing that hls golden
Yacht is the ablest foreign boat that ever
crossed the Western ocean. during both
series OF races not an unto"arc ihcioenI
has occurred. and Sir Thomas VIII re-
turn to England by far the most popular
of all the foreigners who have challenged
for the Americas trophy
The racers were sent away before the
wind. each carrying a penalty Tor cross
ing the line after the handicap gun. NO
official record is kept of the tune after
that gun is fired. but the experts "ltll
stop watches estimated Coiumbia's han
efican at fifteen seconds and ShamTocll's
at ID seconds. The contest of the yachts
facing before the wind was picturesque,
but not exciting. Their crews We're gain
cred aft TO keep the heads Of the boats
,p and thereafter until the outer marx
was reached it was merely a question OF
holding on to all the canvass and letting
the wind do the rest. NOTWITHSTANDING
the fact that the Columbia beat the
Shamrock before the wind last Saturday,
the challenger to-day gained slowly bC'
steadily all the way ont and rounded
fc.ty-rine seconds before the defender,
having actually gained one minute and
four seconds.
SEARCHING FOR WIND.
Immediately after the yachts turned
their noses into the wind for the beat
home the breeze moderated and turned
auky. The Shippers split tacks. each
searching for wind, with the result that
first one would get a lit and then the
other. AT one time Columbia seemed
mile ahead when a sudden cant Oh the
wind allowed the Shamrock TO point
nearer the mark, and a mile 1Tom nome
The challenger appeared TO be leaoihs py
fully half a emile The talent began 70
feel nervous but as the yachts ap-
preached the finish the Columbia SKIP
per by some miraculous ieserde!naln,
showed his boat into the light ar like a
phantom ship, and ore hundred SaIas
IRON home the two racers We're almost
on even terms,
1t was a pretty sight and enc seldom
witnessed when they crossed rail TO rail,
the white yachts bowspcit Just tapping
The golden, Boats mast. The usual pan
aemonium that attends the final Yankee
victory IN a cup contest followed NNh3s-
ties sirens bells, bands and cheers united
IN grand chorus of jubIation, and J.
p Morgan's steam yacht Corsair added
10 the terrific din by firing national sa-
lutte OF tweaty-oT gums.
CHEERS FOR BOTH.
After the Columbia had hauled down
her sails and set her victory flag the ex-
curSion boats crowded alongside to cheer
the sailors and the winning skipper. Nor
did they forget either Upton or his gall
liant craft In turn the crowded steamers
ran alongside the Shamrock and Erin.
and the yanquished received almost as
much honor as the victor, and thus. with
feiicitattons all around, the twelfth Sc
:tes of races for the old cup which the
schooner America brought over fifty years
ego, ended with the best or feeling.
RACE IN DETAIL.
At the preparatory signal at 1915 both
boats were far VI, ito the wtndward, and
came down toward the lightship. and just
before tho warning gan again headed UP
into the wind simultaneously and worked