Show OUR LATEST VICTORY HE GRANDEST CONTEST in intile inI THE I tho tile history of international yacht races has hall been concluded and the tho bit of silver over the tho posses possession sion gion of which the tho yachtsmen of two nations have hare expended so 50 much money money energy and inventive genius i has bas been saved to America All the races were closely and I gamely contested but the last was won by the narrowest margin It IL must have hav been a n heartbreaking do de feat for the thc gallant challenger In Inthis Inthis this race boat for boat his bis craft had made the tIle host best time It had bad crossed the tho starting lino line fifteen sec eec seconds seconds ahead of its it opponent but as this time elapsed ola ed after the firing of the handicap gun the tho gain was due to successful jockeying and could not rightly be counted against Sham Shamrock Shamrock Shamrock rock It would have bave been more satisfy satisfying satisfying ing lug to American pride had bad the tho race been won outside handicap time In fart fact if it were wore put to a n vote the ma majority majority majority of the people in tho th country wo we think would prefer to see seo the handicap abolished In its place a n linit of measurement over all might be established that the yacht builders would have to confine themselves to If within this limitation a n yacht builder could design a craft pable of carrying more moro sail than its adver adversary adversary adversary sary his boat would not Dot be made to suffer for the advantage his skill had hod achieved This would give fairer test of the relative merit merits of the boats find and their crews rows But the tile handicap rules are the ones under which the race was sailed so 60 the Columbia is eminently entitled to all the tho honor of victory It is every overy bit as much winner vinner as asit it would have ave been had hod it won by a mile or more Sir Thomas must return a second time to England without tie the t o coveted trophy Though Shamrock is not Dot a victor she has bas shown herself to be bo beby boby beby by long odds the handiest craft that over challenged the yachting su supremacy supremacy prem of America She made a splendid showing in every overy rate rae and like her opponent as perfectly handled There wore no disputes or bicker ings such as have been too often the case caso in those these contests Sit Sir Si Thomas has bas added to the esteem and admira admiration admiration tion he be won from Americans two years ago There is no gamer loser in the tho world than he If he decides to 1 again agRin American Ameri an yachts yachtsmen men will be proud to battle with him bim And if the cup is over to be bo lost there is no one to whom Ameri Amen Americans cans Ans could lose 1080 it with bettor better grace than this gallant British knight |