The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-10-04

anu lOWtI. AS lut ydChto SOb LUZ bhSi
out the swells heightened and the
white flyer seemed to labor more heav-
lily in the long waves.
AS the Shamrock wore around with
her spinnaker pole to starboard, Erin,
with "the bloody hand of Ulster" in
the Royal Yacht club ensign at her
taffrail, opened her whistle long and
loud. 1t was the first time Sir Thomas
Upton felt the joy of victory and he
and his party probably enjoyed it to
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 Co
lumbia." But when the racers had
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 a cheer.
AS they approached the finish line,
Columbia leading by half dozen
lengths. all the pent up enthusiasm
burst forth. About a quarter of a
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
throats. 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,
Morgans 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 H.
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 | am just as hopeful as
was before the race. for | feel that
if | only have a wind | am all right
Ii was a fair and square race, not g
fuke. but it was not the Shamrock
dav. We want a breeze that will put
that deck six inches under water, anC
then you will see a race. Be sure Of
one thing was licked fairly today.
/, Captain Bob Wringe, who was OF
) the bridge of the Erin at Sir Thomas
, Lipton's elbow, said: IF we get ;
J fresh breeze we will lift the cup yet
A 9 to II knot breeze is what W,
: want"
e. D. Morgan, while highly pleased
over the result of the race, had littl'
comment to make.
: 1--WE beat them fairly" he said. "Al
) though the wind conditions were no
} all that could have been desired afte
turning the outer mark, we were conf
p dent of bringing the Columbia home
+ winner. | will venture no prediction
l as to the outcome of the future races
e We have carefully avoided boasting
: but shall put forth our best endeavor
t to keep the Americas cup on this sid
l. OF the Atlantic"
e Captain Barr also was much graf
;, fled over the victory.
r 1T was a close race. but a clea
= one" he said wind conditions were
e perhaps, not all that could have bee
e desired, but such as they were on
r boat was never in danger, | believe
f at any point"
Sir Thomas Lipton's Erin narrowl
S escaped a serious accident. Just afte
a the Shamrock and Columbia rounde
l. the line the United States revenu
e cutter Gresham collided with he
p Both boats were doing patrol duty, tn
d Gresham in the hands of Thomas
L Walker and the Erin for the day
II charge of Lieutenant John Bodecke
=. Of the United States revenue cutie
n service. In starting to clear the cOurs
l. for the home stretch the Gresham a
4 parently tried to cross the bows {
e the Erin. There was evidently a mi
e understanding of signals by the Ores
e am and the danger was seen too lat
n When at last she tried to back on
the Erin put on full steam ahead. tt
r revenue cutter struck the yacht
y glancing blow on the port quarter son
At 80 or 40 feet from the stern. A plar