Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-10-10
TIE COLUMBIA wins.
The Gallant Defender Defeats the
Shamrock In the Third Race.
TIE RACES The CLOSESTEyER SAILED
The Columbia Crossed the Finish Line Two
Seconds Behind the Shamrock, but
Won on the Time Allowance BY
Forty-One Seconds.

in honor of her concluding triumph
in the cup races of 1901 the gallant
sloop Columbia returned to her an
chorage last night under the escort
of the entire excursion fleet. She
yesterday completed her defense of
the honored trophy in another STIR
ring race with the Shamrock II. over
a leeward and windward race. of 80
miles, crossing the finish line two
seconds behind her antagonist, but
winning on the time allowance con-
coded by Lipton's boat by Al seconds.
For the second time she has now
successfully foiled the attempt OF the
Irish knight to wrest from our pos
session the cup that means the yacht
ing supremacy of the world and
plucky Sir Thomas Upton, standing
on the bridge of the Erin, led his
guests in three hearty huzzahs for
the successful defender, "She is the
better boat" he said, land she de-
serves to be cheered."
The series of races just closed will
always be memorable as the closest
ever sailed for the cup and Sir
Thomas, although defeated, will 60
home with the satisfaction Of know
ing that his golden yacht is the ablest
foreign boat that ever crossed the
western ocean.
During both series of races not an
untoward incident has occurred and
Sir Thomas will return to England
far The most popular of all the for
eigners who have challenged for the
Americas trophy.
Yesterdays race, on paper, was the
closest of the series, but because OF
the fiukness of the wind on the beat
home, as contest of the relative
merits of the yachts 1t is not to be
compared with the magnificent, truly
run and royalty fought battles of Sat-
urday and Thursday. The conditions
Of the race at the start yesterday
were very similar to those of Thurs
day. The wind was strong and from
the shore embroidering the sea with
foam and piling up no swell--ideal
conditions for the challenger.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Columbia beat the Shamrock before
the wind last Saturday, the chal-
lenger yesterday gained slowly, but
steadily, all the way out and rounded
40 seconds before the defender, hav-
my actually gained one minute and
four seconds. Immediately after the
yachts turned their noses into the
wind for the beat home the breeze
moderated and turned fuky. The
shippers split tacks, each searching
for wind, with the result that first
one would get life and then the
other. At one time the Columbia
seemed mile ahead when a
sudden cant of the wind allowed the
Shamrock to point nearer the mark
and mile from home the challenger
appeared to be leading by fully half
mile The talent beDan TIA faAl
nervous, but as the yachts approached
the finish the Yankee skipper by some
miraculous legerdemain showed his
boat into the light air like phantom
ship and 100 yards from home the two
racers were almost on even terms.
1t was a pretty sight and one seldom
witnessed, when they crossed rail to
rail, the white yachts bowsprit just
tapping the golden boats mast. The
usual pandemonium that attends the
final Yankee victory in a cup con-
test followed. Whistles, sirens, bells,
bands and cheers united in grand
chorus Of jubilation and j. P. Nor
gan's steam yacht Corsair added to
the terrific din by firing national
salute of 81 guns,
After the Columbia had hauled
down her sails and set her victory
flag the excursion boats crowded
alongside TO cheer the Yankee sailors
and the winning skipper. Nor did
they forget either Upton or his gal
liant craft. In turn the crowded
steamers ran alongside the Shamrock
and Erin and the vanquished received
almost as much honor as the victor.
And thus with Fluctuations all around
the twelfth series of races for the old
cup which the schooner America
brought over 50 years ago ended with
the best Of feeling.
While taking his defeat gamely, Sir
Thomas Upton made no attempt to
conceal the honest disappointment
when he talked about the races last
night on the Erin. 81 am very dis
appointed" he said 81 can't hide
that. / thought within Is minutes
of the finish that we had won. I was
sure as my life we had won. When
| looked around the situation had
changed and we had lost. 1t was a
hard blow to be so near winning and
then to lose. | should like to have
got one race, just by way Of consola-
ton"
The Columbia's mainsail was unbent
before she came to anchor and soon
after dark she was lowed to City is
land. Before leaving Capt. Barr said:
1--WE did the best we could and they
did the best they could and we came
out first. That's ALL
missouri Wool Gets the Gold Medal.
Buffalo, N. Y, Oct. 5.-Missouri at
the Pan-American exposition was
a - l. II