The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-05
SALU4BS FOR TIE VICTOR.
Columbia Taken TO City island for
the Winter.

The Americas Cup Winner Receives
an Ovation During Her Passage %
the Fast Rivrr-ShnmrocI, soon 40
BE Fitted for Homevnrd NoyHEc.
NEW TOEE- oct THE Cup-viauer,
CoIum0.a. was taken TO city Island this
morning 90 Doe laid mp there for the win
ter. The defeated challenger shamrock
u stayed at her moorings iu the Horse
shoe an day with the Erin close Jy. She
Will be brought up 70 the Erie Basin I'm
"a day or So ana fitted for her ho.aeward
voyage
The Columbia spent the night of Sta
pleton. Staten Island At IL O'Clock this
morning J. p. Morgan's steam yacht
Corsair, Joined her and she got up an
chor and was taken in tow by the tender
Park city She was gaiIy decorated with
flags, "A line Of them dutteriug from the
end of her bowsprit TO the topmasthead
and down TO the boom-s end.
As she proceeded mp the bay. Columbia
received % noisy welcome from the harbor
craft Her passage Up the East River
was marked by a loud chorus Of whistles
from tueboats. ferryboats. ocean steam
ships. and the factories along the waters
edge.
The white defender began to lose her
racing clothes before even she got into
the Horseshoe yesterday afternoon. while
the Shamrock taWuy maiusaiI was left
reluctant To- be denied another chance at
victory after the narrow miss OF yes
terday And the American boats crew
cold and hu-iuess-Iize. were slowing away
her canvas below decks just a stones
throw from the challenger. while the lat
ter's men stood at the rail receiving and
returning the cheers Of the revenue cut
ter Gresham.
Later when the two sloors lay side 10y
side i'm the Horseshoe. with the Erin as
cbaperon for the challenger, and the
long black Corsair to help hold mp the
American houors. the Yankee t1rs all
gathered forward of the maiumast and
cheerCd long and heartily their recent ri
walls and the sailors OF tho Irish boat still
lined up closing along the sail. returned
the salute with q viii launches were
scurrying about. toe. between the two
steam yachts and between them and the
shore SIX Thomas was getting sympathy
I'm plenty and returning c1ngrat tulations
with his perennial cheer and good nature
The defeat 90 ye-terday was. of course.
bitter dss1ru1iutmeut TO the Irish
knight fhe more SO. not considering that
both.rsoue time allowance. the chaiien-
ger had shown herself In the wind and
water Of yesterday to be for once the
better boat. When the beat home was
half completed. 10 is probable that nine
out Of ten OF rEr spectators thought that
Shamrock had the race sure Sir Thomas
certainly thought So. and be kept his eyes
riveted on his sIoop from the bridge o.
che erin So hvcdly that ne did not even
hear the salUtes Of some OF the yachts
that passed him
When the Shamrock bore away off from
The Columbia and held 20 the port tack.
while Columbia ON the slarboard tack.
stood away iu-hore. il began 20 bs hard
90 t,u what was doing. ana il was only
when the sI0gps came about and nsarrd
each other again that il could Doe seen
that Shamrock was losing her lead. II
seemed To many yacn smeu after the
rae, was over and ;Hc sailing OF ths beat
home was studied out iu detail that the
best Judgment had not been used I'D sale
INK tho challenger
The beat home was made I'm very Light
airs and under conditions which called
I. for the cleyera~t sailing Every tritiug
break of the wind and sea had 90 De- an
JICIpaJed and provided FOR and the least
error oI sailing was bound TO bee costly
when the sioous were 10 finish within two
seconds OF each other
L. seemed to some that the taking in
OF the balloon 5ibJop~au when the sham