Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
THE AnERIA'S CUP STAYS
CoIumbia's Three straighs Victories
IN aScries Of Thrilling Races.
Upton GREATLY DISAPPOINTED
the Defender ny Two Seconds. But The
Columbia WINS on Time Allowance -
The Challenger the Bcst Boat Ever
Sent Across tho Ocean


Sent Across tho Ocean.
Now York City.-America' Cup. the
badge OF national supremacy in ship
building and in seamanship. will re-
main on the pedestal where it was
placed half century ago by the clcv-
erncsS OF an American skipper and an
American crew who crossed the ocean
to win il. The latest and the faircst
and the most sportsmanlikc challenger
who has ever attempted to rccapture
the trophy was defeated in tho third
race OF the series Of the best three in
hVe. Columbia, the defender. flying
the colors of Commodore T.. ID. Nor
gan. won over Shamrock H.. flying
the colors OF Sir Thomas Upton. by
1orty-one seconds on time allowance
Crossing the line. boat for boat. Sham.
rock defeated Columbia by two sec.
onds in the thirty-milc race to lccward
and return
There was the usual manueuvring
for position ut the start. the Columbia
getting bit the worst of the game,
crossing the line thirteen seconds
ahead of the Shamrock. and therefore
giving her rival the coveted opportu-
nlty OF Dlanketing the leader, and
which the Shamrock was not slow in
using. Then ensucd lufling match.
Captain Sycamore endcaVoring to
Keep the Shamrock dead astern Of
the Columbia. and that vessel striving
To get clear of the hlanketing of the
Shamrock. The challenger's greater
sail area soon began to tell. and grad
ually shc lessened thc distance be-
tween cole g. Ht-i,, L.,
with varying fortunes the two
fought it out 10 the outer mark, tirs
one and then tho utl.cr forging aheai
10 the sresheninS oi The sternwarl
wind. Nearing the mark the Shan
rock drew considerably in the leal,
and taF;ing in balloon jiO and spii
maker u y she swung around the poiit.
1ound. ais the Columbia followed lef
around, .hat she had gained one mn
ute andI four seconds in the run dow
the Wild and that she had then lut
SIN Sec Nuds of time allowance to Ger
come n the thrcSh 40 windward.
Ihe struggle then Yas mainly 'at,
lie OF shippers anu right g'lnd
Struggle il was The thousands o sen
borne excursionists knew OF tina SIX
seconG - of time allowance whici the
SHAMROCK must now over con- IN
''N'Nr' a ~ VIII ltlt cNtElN. 4 ~ 1ul +'''''N
adhel'h'S HI. ~ Of the stint nd all
of -thiSc watched mos o.. oaorly to see
if thy could. one little fcond's gain
or los. And rs the Two. after nulncr-
Gus aciiS. finally drew near the san
dy I COX LigNtShin. which marked the
hnist OF lie race. ihc Columbia back
crs aW Wiin hearts i'm thcir mouths
that The Sham.ocl, was nearly ON even
terms with Inc former. the two being
scarcely Il length apart.
I.fnGths counted then. Int the de.
Zen ier. thou&h sailed with all the
skill that Captain Carr is capable OF.
could not ovcrtaile the Shamrock's
lead. and in lha bitter struggle that
followed the challenger finally stag
ye,'cd over tho line with lead OF hut
little less than her own length and
tv'o seconds in time This, substract-
eC from the forty-three seconds which
.le Shamrock allows the Columbia
gave the victory to the defender by n
c'ose margin of forty-one seconds
The cup was saved. but there was
nothing to- boast of. In Shamrock the
american champion had found COM
,etitor which called for her most
strenuous efforts. Shamrock II. is
without doubt the ableSt yacht ever
sent 10 Try for the famous cup, and
ltE WOIk VIII DN Win
admiration 10y every lover of yachting
sport. As it stands Columbia beat
her in three races. covering n total dis
tancc of ninety p,ilee. by z total OF
three minutes and twenty seven sec
onds actual time and five minutes and
thirtysiX seconds corrected time. \
rev years ago the total amount OF the
victory would have been regarded as
very satisfactory for one race of the
series.
II am disappointed man." said
Sir Thomas Upton. at Sandy Hook.
after the race. My last hopes have
been shattered. Until within fifteen
minutes of the finish of the race in
the beat TO windward 1 would have
staked my life that the Shamrock III.
would have crossed the line victor.
was terribly; disappointed for
naturally nil my confidence in the
Shamrock had led me 10 centre my
hopes in This third race. With Two
against us success or even further
contest depended on winning to-dav's
race. IN event OF which felt certain
throu@hout the more than four hours
of the race until that last sudden
cnanGc. 1t was enough 10 take die
heart out OF any man.
However. | would rather retain The
friendship and respect of the Amer.
lean rcopie than lift that cup. and
whai that means You must know.
I'm regard TO the contest for the
Amcrica's CUP feel that the sham.
rock put " a good hight. Il better
night than has any other boat that ever
crossed with intent TO take back the
cup. believe the race to-..ay was the
closest. especially at the finish. OF any
ever sailed in these contests. We
brought over our best and did our
best. There is little else To say.