Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-10-04

Upton felt the joy of victory and ne
and his party probably enjoyed II 10
the full. The Yankee shippers were
too polite not to pull their whistle
cords. but the toots were not lour nor
long, and the bands did not play GO
lumbia." But when the racers hau
spread their wings, spinnaker match
ing mainsail and balloon jibs drawing
forward and the white flyer Columbia
began to eat up the green water be-
tween her and the challenger, droop
ing spirits began to rise, and when
the yachts got on even terms about
half way home the bands began to
play and the people raised cheer.
AS they approached the finish line,
Columbia leading by half a dozen
lengths, all the pent up enthusiasm
burst forth. About a quarter OF
mile before they reached the line the
golden boat blanketed the white one
and for a moment she ran up along.
side and it looked as if she would be
first home. Cheers died in patriotic
threats. Suddenly as the Columbia
luffed off and got her wind clear, she
forged ahead and came tearing down
the line like mad AS she crossed the
mark three lengths ahead the en-
thusiasm broke out again with re-
doubled energy. Every Yankee skip
per grabbed his whistle cord and made
terrific noise and din. Sirens walled
and the white steam jets made it look
as if every ship in the feet had broken
her steam chest. The Corsair j. P,
Morgan's yacht, threw her power into
smoke. Everybody cheered. Men and
women jumped up and down for joy.
| Not a few hats tossed into the air and
fell overheard, but their owners cared
not.
When the excitement over the vic
| tory of Columbia over Shamrock IL,
was all over Sir Thomas Upton said,
as he stood on the deck of the Erin:
That's one dot against us. But in
my own heart l am just as hopeful as
was before the race, for l feel that
| if l only have a wind l am all right.
| 1t was fair and square race, not a
| fiuke, but it was not the Shamrock S
day. We want breeze that will put
then you will see a race. Be sure of
one thing-T was licked fairly today"
| Captain Bob Wringe, who was on
the bridge of the Erin at Sir Thomas
| Liptons elbow, said: eff we get a
fresh breeze we will lift the cup yet.
A to IL knot breeze is what we
want"
E. D. Morgan, while highly pleased
over the result of the race, had little
comment to make.
I'VE beat them fairly" he said. CAL.
though the wind conditions were not
all that could have been desired after
turning the outer mark, we were conf.
dent of bringing the Columbia home a
winner. l will venture no predictions
as to the outcome of the future races
We have carefully avoided boasting
but shall put forth our best endeavors
to keep the Americas cup on this sid I
OF the Atlantic"
Captain Barr also was much graft
| fed over the victory.
at was a close race. but a clean
one" he said. wind conditions were
perhaps, not all that could have been
desired, but such as they were our
boat was never in danger, l believe
at any point"
Sir Thomas Lipton's Erin narrowly
escaped serious accident. Just after
the Shamrock and Columbia rounded
the line, the United States revenue
cutter Gresham collided with her
Both boats were doing patrol duty, the
Gresham in the hands of Thomas B
Walker, and the Erin for the day in
charge of Lieutenant John Bodecker
OF the United States revenue cutter
service In starting to clear the course
for the home stretch the Gresham ap
parently tried to cross the bows OF
the Erin. There was evidently a mis-
understanding of signals by the Gresh
am and the danger was seen too late
When at last she tried to back out
the Erin put on full steam ahead. The
revenue cutter struck the yacht a
glancing blow on the port quarter some
80 or 40 feet from the stern. A plate
was bent; some paint rubbed off and
the rail bruised. When the Gresham
came up to ask what was the damage
done Sir Thomas from the bridge sale
through the megaphone: 81 know yor
could not help it. There is not q
cents worth of damage. 1t is al
right"
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