The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-29

piciOusly near the rails The excursion
vessels formed a crescent about the stake
boat the yachts rounded the outer mark.
but II was a doleful fleet. As shamrock
wore around with her spinnaker pole 10
starboard like lance in rest. the big steam
yacht Erin with the Bloody Hand Of
Ulster in the Royal Ulster Yacht club
sign at her taffrail opened her whistle
long and loud. 1t was the urSt time sir
Thomas had felt the joy of victory, and
he and his party probably enjoyed II TO
the full. The Yankee shippers were too
polite not TO pull their whistle cords, but
the tOOts. were not loud nor long. and the
bands did not play Columbia, Gem of the
Ocean" But when the racers had spread
their pinions. wing and wing, spinnaker
matching mainsail and balloon jibs draw
ing forward, and the white flyer Columbia
began to eat up the green water between
her and the challenger, dropping 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-
AGAIN IN DOUBT.
About a quarter of 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 Cheers died in patriotic
throats Suddenly, as Columbia luffed of
and got her wind clear. she forged ahead
and came tearing down like mad. As she
crossed three lengths ahead the enthusi-
asm broke out again with redoubled en-
ergy. Every Yankee skipper grabbed his
whistle cord and made terrific noise and
din. Sirens walled and the white steam
jets made il look as if every ship in the
fleet had broken her steamchest. The
COrsair. j. p. MOrgan's steam yacht, threw
her powder into smoke. Everybody
cheered. Men and women jumped up ana
down for very JOY. Not a few hats tossed
into the air fell overheard, but their own
SrS cared not. The COrSair set American
flags at both peaks. gaff and taffrail. Soon
the whole fleet blossOmed out in the ma
tiOnal colOrS. The Corsair went alongside
the defender and her crew gave three
cheers. which the Yankee tars aboard Co
lumbia answered with barred heads The
whole fleet seemed anxious TO escort Co
lumbia to her anchorage
Meantime Shamrock had taken tow
from her tender and had drawn out or
the ruck of the steamers. Escorted by the
revenue cutter Gresham had stove i'm her
port quarter. she headed for the berth be-
hind the Hook. Some of the excursion
boats dropped back to salute the popular
sportsman who had been game enough 10
make a second effort To lift the cup, and
then the whole fleet moved on toward
home. many of the shippers keeping their
whistles going until they reached the Mar
rows a the entrance of the upper bay.
When il was all over Sir Thomas Upton
showed himself the thorough sportsman
he is.
Well" he said. as he stood on the deck
of the Erin. that's dot against us.
But in my own heart L am just as hopeful
as | was this morning, for | feel that if
only have a wind I'm all right. 1t was "A
fair and square raee-nO fiuke-but it was
not Shamrock's day. We want a breeze
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