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FKANKLIX Ml RPHY XOMIXATKD
UNANIMOUSLY NAMED FOR GOVERNOR BY THE NEW-JERSEY
REPUBLICANS.
Ex-Attomey-(jeneral John W. Griggs presided at the Kepul)lican State
Convention at Trenton yesterday, which unanimously nominated Franklin Mur
phy for Governor.
The convention was unparalleled for harmony and enthusiasm in the history
of the Republican party in the State.
A message pledging the loyal support of the party in New-Jersey was sent
to President Roosevelt.
• platform points to the fact that more than 9800,080 has been applied
to the reduction of local taxes, and appeals to the people to support the Repub
lican party because of the fulfilment of its promises.
CHEEKS FOR MURPHY.
THE CONVENTION HALL CROWDED—
y^n ' ' '¦ ' "•*'" ¦ ¦-¦ ¦ ='¦¦ ; - • ; •¦-¦ ¦•'¦ ¦¦
; DELEGATES ENTHUSIASTIC AND
HARMONIOUS.
Trenton. N. J., Sept. :.'<, < Special). — With confl
uence in the unity and strength of their organi
sation, a-id with harmony and enthusiasm un
jaral!eV»<l in the history of the party since it
has been in the ascendancy in the State, the Re
publicans of New- Jersey to-day nominated
Franklin Murphy, of Newark, as their candidate
for Governor. The Taylor <"»pera House, with a
seating rapacity of more than one thousand,
was crowded, and many spectators were com
pelled to stand in the rear of the seats and in
the fide aisles. It was remarked as noteworthy
that not a representative Republican in the
State, with the single exception of Senator Sew
ell, was missing from the throng. So conspicu
ous was the absence of the Senator, and Bo fre
quently was It alluded to. that in response to a
resolution offered by Senator Keaii. a telegram,
expressive of ihe hope of the convention that
Senator BeweU would soon be restored to health,
wss cent to him at his home In Camden. Al
most immediately afterward the convention, at
the suggestion of General Joseph W. Congdon,
of Paterson. ordered a telegram sent to Presi
dent Roosevelt, pledging to him the loyal sup
port of the New-Jersey Republicans.
When Mr. Murphy appeared before the con
vention to accept the nomination he received a
atost hearty welcome, the people rising ln every
part of the house and giving him three resound
ing cheers, and then adding three more for good
measure.
The opening of the convention was made im
pressive by th« band playing and everybody
rising and pinging 'Nearer. My God, to Thee,"
President M'-Kin!ey'6 favorite hymn. Hundreds
of tear stained faces and quavering voices grave
valid testimony to the sincerity of the offering.
A large portrait of President McKinley, draped
with black, and hung above the centre of the
«tase. was lowered during this ceremony.
Ex-Attorney-General John W. Griggs, who
•was the chairman of the convention, was the
recipient of even greater applause than that
which greeted him when he was nominated for
Governor, six years ago. His address was the
feature of the day. ". , . . "'" ' . •
.The only incident that interrupted the formal
proceedings in the nomination of Mr. Murphy
occurred when the motion on the adoption of the
resolutions was pending. "Farmer" James Van
R;p«r wanted to amend the platform, and wag
proceeding to make a rather rambling speech,
when Senator McCarter, of Essex County, good
taturedly moved that "the gentleman be given
ptrmlEElon to print his remarks." But the old
man, who. with his long white hair and a gray
bean] nearly concealing his features, presented
a unique appearance among the delegates,
bravely stood his ground, and afforded the audi
ence much amusement by his appeal for the
recognition of the Boers. He was generously
applauded as he eat down, and the platform
was adopted without amendment, although he
warned the convention that the Democrats were
•ure to adopt a resolution In consonance with
tin one he wished approved.
Congressman Charles N. Fowler, of the Vlllth
District, made a brief speech in response to re
peated calls by the convention. He referred to
the excellent organization of the party through-
JUt the State, and said that with such a candi
date as Franklin Murphy for Governor there
should be no doubt as to the result of the elec
tion. But, he continued, the greatest danger
*a« in overconfldence. There was unprece
dented prosperity to recommend the Republican
Party to public favor and indorsement, and the
outlook was bright with the p-romise of success.
He hoped that every delegate- and every one ln
tie audience would not only work constantly,
aa if every step of the way to victory was up
kill, but that each and every Republican pres
ent would remind every other Republican with
¦*hoin he came in contact that his work was
r-5-eded for the accomplishment of the result
*'hich every true Republican desired to achieve.
The chairman of the convention was author
lied to appoint at his convenience four "mem -
Vrs-at-large of the State committee. It was
¦oteret <¦••!•'. that the new committee would be
composed of Franklin Murphy, of Essex County:
William Bettle. of Camden County; Charles N.
Fowler, of Union County, and Thomas N. Me-
Carter. of Essex County. William Itiker. Jr.,
*M retire as a member of the State committee,
Dot will continue to be its treasurer.
,A committee to fill vacancies, in compliance
•Hh the State Election law. also will be ap
pointed by the chairman of the convention.
VH. GRIGG&S Sl'i:i:<H.
HE COMMENDS MR. MURPHY AS ONE
WHO EXEMPLIFIES mi; BEST IX
REPUBLICAN POLITICS.
Trenton, N. J., Sept. 26 Special).— Senator
Efiwud C Stokes, of Cumberland County, called
l ** Republican Convention to order to-day. Af
.«* a brief speech, 'in which he denounced
tn * r chy, and reviewed State issues, he intro
duced Mr. Griggs, who said in part:
.*- ere are times when the ordinary note and
BBj of political language fail, or are inappro
'•*» J his day Is such a day. In our eara still
£*«-r the sound of funeral dirges and tolling
#5 and on our faces still remain the marks
on. i\ n ' PubHc deling and sentiment through
v*r» * broad land have been touched to their
. r depths. Deep has called unto deep, and to
"•'th ,w ere we cann <>t but still be overwhelmed
¦in ... solemnity of the awful event that we
'Wh°t», reC i nt i y P assed through. And yet.
bom? . '¦'•¦.' '¦'¦' must be carried to their long
«m gh the mou «"ners go about the streets,
'raiCV;*? o **.??' the cou ntry still lives, the gov
««wtrV » a Preserved. As a part of life and
Wt to a i government exist parlies, and we
«'«r-t« t« - ln „ th * ordlnar y progress of time and
•«*»Oca] "¦'¦ Cl ? ar f, e lhe hiKh duty ot lhe great
fl TU--.1 * nlzatlon to " hich we belong. Our
- l *ioltrt\ ou , r , Bre f t l lf>ader - although lamented
¦ r<4ani °/ ld and by a » "Is countrymen with
i»WtesMa Yt pa 2'2 ' believ «« In tlie necessity.
XL 1 !,?* * mcacv of party organizations
¦ and ,l C,C ,° rretr * ct means to popular govern
'!* i'4S ro?fM a ?' W " need not be ashamed to
Th *M« ?h ffcr^ n A ° r mCTnb «r« of n party.
* lament fo- T£\ d Way ln thc * American Gov-
L^^ofthepSiile'f- &nd pffectu *tJn& the
r^VlFff: V *ilr of , th^ party?
Jjrknow Vhat Tult wa , lte<l ln a nxious mind
5l the •bu«n«, t »? BP S ornln I R ¦i vouM brl "& ¦¦¦'¦" A
£ ! »ng -'flnanrt!t*?i : •'• a -"' i '" •""• «hat ap
'**»> M the i~. d -? aR J er ml « ht after thp
•* fc^____^jrr*^t k-ad^r what comforting as-
*W»aaa4 aa Cearta »•««.
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PROSPERITY THE ISSUE.
MR. MURPHY BO DECLARES IN HIS
SPEECH ACCEPTING THE
NOMINATION.
Trenton. N. J., Sept. 2fi (Special).— ln accept
ing the Republican nomination for Governor
to-day, Mr. Murphy said:
It is difficult for me to find words fitly to
express ,my appreciation of the high com
: pliment you have done me in naming mo as
sour candidate for the sice.( office of Governor
of New-Jersey. To/receive this nomination a*
you have given it to me, the unanimous and
cordlai expression of your desire. Is an honor
ho great as to call forth all I have of thanks
[ f<nd service. There are in th" Republican party
i in this State many men amply qualified to "•'.:
[ the place far which you,- partial kindness has
; chosen me. Just why you have done so. I am
I not sure. If it is because I have served you
so long:, I can only say that such service as I
have given has been a labor of love, and has
brought its own reward. Hut whatever the
reason, I thank you Hincereiy and •!•;•".. '•' <1
I accejit the nomination.
I have faid that the Governorship of New-
Jersey l.- .-. great office. New-Jersey is v great
State. Fortunate in her situation, varied In her
industries, fertile in her fields. intelligent, in
dustrious and virtuous In her people. I prom
ise you, if later on the people of the
State shali approve your selection, to give them
ali I have of loyal, faithful and devoted service.
W" meet to-day In the shadow of a great nu
tionai calamity. <i Our hearts are filled . with
sorrow because our chieftain Is gone. In the
lciig line of great men which the Kepnllican
party has given to the country there are many
whose names will make brilliant forever the
pages of our country's history. But I think I
do not go too fur when I Bay that, there are
none to surpass William McKinley. In his
breadth of mind. In his superb mental equip
ment, ln his perfect understanding of the will
of the people, in the readiness with which he
met and solved new and untried questions, in
lofty purpose, in purity of character, ln gentle
»ncss of disposition, he stands almost alone. pn
the Sunday morning after his untimely death
I walked home from church with a friend whose
heart was full of sorrow, as mine was. and he
said to me: ¦ "The greatPJ»t ruler in the world
lies in hi? coffin in Bur "\ stricken with the
asassln's bullet." I think my friend was cor
rect in hip estimate. The dead President wbf
a greater man than the country realized, or
yet realizes, and when the history of hie ad
ministration comes to be written. I venture to
Bay that he will oe called tin- first man of his
time.
But the nation lives if the ruler dies. We
turn from the dead to the living. The mantle
of Elijah has fallen upon Kllsha. Our new
President, coming Into responsibility In these
maddest of circumstances, Invited at once th«"
confidence of the people by paying as he took
the oath of office: "The policy of President Mc-
Kinley will be absolutely maintained." Of his
; capacity for the great office to which he has
been so suddenly called there Is no question,
nor is there any question of his high character
or his lofty purposes. Let us as Republicans
bid him godspeed and hold up his hands.
I mips from the convention to-day a familiar
face, known and honored by all of you. It Is
not often that the Camden delegation appears
in a State convention without General Sewell
at its head. If he is not here to-day in per
son, we know he is here in spirit, and that so
long as he lives he will have very close to hi*
heart the welfare of th» Republican party I
cm sure I voice the sentiment of the conven
tion when I say that I hope he will speedily
recover his complete health, and that his family
and the party and the State may have the
benefit of his companionship and counsel for
many years to come.
And now I must say Just a word to you about
the campaign upon which we enter to-day. I
will not take your time to discuss ln detail on
this occasion the Issue of the campaign; I had
intended to do so, but will leave that for other
occasions— and yet I may state It. The Issue, it
! seems to me. is clear. In a word, it Is that of
continued prosperity. From one end of this
bread land to the other the sun of prosperity
is shining with a fierce and brilliant light. Was
the like ever seen before In any country or In
any time? Every factory Is busy, every work
lngman is employed at good wages. We be
lieve that this unparalleled condition Is the re
sult of the legislation of the Republican party
and of the ability and high purpose of those
j Intrusted with the direction of affairs. The
great question of this campaign, and I think
; the only important question, is. Do the people
1 desire to have this condition continued? Po
litical parties are it •-> men. They have the
nuns virtues and the same vices, the same
hopes and ambition!*, the same burdens and
responsibilities. Where you find a man who is
truthful and able, and honfst and faithful, you
trust him. Will you do less with our party?
I do not believe you will. This Is the question
before the people, and the only one at Impor
tance that is likely to be discussed in this cam
paign. And yet, the very fact of our prosperity
may. perhaps, lull us to slumber, when we
should l>e awake and active. Wh*»n things are
going well, we are so apt to believe they will
continue to go well. If this campaign is to be
v.on by the Republican party In the State of
New-Jersey this fall, it will be because the
necessity of giving expression to the will of the
pec pie at the polls will be urged by those I
row address, and others like them throughout
the State. ' Our one danger is in overconfldenee.
I shall try to do my share In the coming cam
paign; I hope and believe you will do yours.
TAX KATI TO BE REDUCED.
Trenton, N. J.. Kept- 2« (Special).— The plat
form, as adopted by the Republican Convention
here to-day, after mentioning national affairs
as outlined in The Tribune of yesterday, con
cludes as follows:
The Republican party since its organization has
been the friend of labor. Its industrial policies
have brought American labor and its compensation
to the highest standard ever attained in the world
It pledges Itself to maintain the rights and lib
erties of the working people and protect them from
any encroachment thereon.
We heartily approve and indorse the administra
tion of Governor Voorhees. Under his watchful
care, reforms have been accomplished, the inter
ests of the people have been made paramount to
partisan end?, the resources of the State have been
carefully husbanded, and the public moneys wisely
and economically employed.
Under the policy inaugurated by the Republican
party in this State, over $800,000 was appropriated
at the last session of the legislature toward the
payment of the State school tax. every dollar of
which is a contribution toward the reduction of
local taxes More than $1,500,000 of the State's In
come i? now annually disbursed to our various
taxing districts as their dividend from a wise ad
ministration of State affairs.
These achievements are in part the fulfilment of
pledger made. If continued In power, the Repub
lican party pledge? itself to guard the sources of
income of the State and to use the surplus thereof
for the further reduction of the rates of local taxa
tion, the enlargement of our school system, the
extension of our Rood roads-, the benefit of our
agriculture and our industries and th» common
Interest and welfare of the whole people.
The fidelity with which the party has redeemed
Its pledge!-- warrants us In again appealing to the
patriotic voters of New-Jersey for continued con
fidence and support. Believing that the principles
and declaration* herein set forth will commend
themselves to nil patriotic citizens, and recalling
th" fart that great cood has come to our common
country and our State through their united efforts
in >-.-.'i Mit years, we confidently ask. for the support
of th* people of the State of New-Jersey, to the
end that th« wise policies which have Veen estab
Il*h«d by lonjt an<l ,nrduoii» effort, and which h*v«
b««n »c productive of good, may be continued.
NEW-YORK. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1901. -SIXTEEN PAGES.- by The c ?rcr.V^w
CASTRO TO DECLARE WAB
HOSTILITIES MAY BREAK OUT
TO-MORROW,
VENEZUELA MASSING MEN ON THE CO
LOMBIAN BORDEB A FINAN
CIAL CRISIS.
Port of Spain. Islnnl .»f Trinidad, Sept. 28.—
A<iv-ces received here from Caracas pay Venez
uela win probably declare war on Colombia Sep
tember 2*.
A financial crisis exists Ir Venezuela, owing to
the refusal of the Bans nf Venezuela and the
Pank of Commerce to comply with President
Castro's demand that they subscribe to a forced
Iran.
Wlllemstad, Island of Curacoa. Sept. 26 (via
Heyt'.an Cable Company).— The Ven**uelan
gunboat Kestaurador, formerly Geor^- ' '-•i.Ms
yacht the Atalanta, arrived here !"> . iiight,
coaled, and returns to Maracaibo tO-<Juy.
An emissary to President Castro from an in
flu«-iit Venezuelan oiT'cial at Marar-a>b'i pa reed
through here yesterday, and Is due at Caracas
to night. The .emissary Is charted to persuade
President Castro to refrain from taking aggres
sive action on the frontier, but to hold the
troops on the Venezuelan Bide ready to repel a
Colombian advance, "should any be made. This
plan Is strongly Indorsed by certain Conserva
tive Venezuelan officials .it Maracail and Gua
jira, where hopes are entertained that President
Castro will be persuaded to adopt the sugges
tions made.
It is reported here that Venezuela is actively
recruiting in the State of Carabobo. and that
the Venezuelan authorities intend .•¦ending three
thousand men. with arms and ammunition, to
guard the frontier on the GuaJlra Peninsula.
Further details, received from a Colombian offi
cial regarding the Guajtra engagements, are to
the effect that a battalion of Venezuelan troops,
forced to fight against the soldiers' will, deserted
from the Venezuelans to the Colombians during
the fight at Corozua, September 14, and began
fighting on the side of the Colombians. The offi
cial also says that Colombia had twelve hundred
men ln the GuaJlra engagements. Reports re
ceived here Bay that three hundred Venezuelans
and four cannon were captured, and that six
hundred were killed or wounded, or are missing.
It is also sfiid that a brother of President Castro
was wounded.
NIOARAGUANS INVADE COLOMBIA.
AN' EXPEDITION FROM CORINTO LANDS
FIFTY MILKS SOUTH OF PANAMA.
Colon, Sept. 26.— Panama for a week or more
has been terribly unsettled, owing to apparently
well founded reports brought by incoming
steamers and received from other sources, which
assert that an expedition, numbering between
150 nd 200 men, under General Domingo Diaz,
which .sailer! from Corlnto, Nicaragua, two
weeks ago, effected a safe landing at a place
called Channe, about fifty miles south of Pana
ma. Chame offers splendid natural facilities for
resisting attack, and the expedition is said to be
well armed and equipped, and to be In posesaion
of modern guns.
General Diaz, whose son played a prominent
part in last year's battle at Panama, is a Co
lombian and a large cattle owner.
A noteworthy feature of the present situation
Is the fact that the Colombian rebels under
General l'atlno, who a month ago, dally and
nightly pillaged most of the defenceless rail
road stations, have not been heard of recently.
It is supposed that the troops under Victoriano
Lorenzo, who were recently In the vicinity of
Panama, have already effected a junction with
Pa ti no's troops, and are now near Chorrera, only
one day's journey from Panama. Probably they
are awaiting union with the Nicaraguan con
tingent under General Diaz in order to make a
combined assault upon Panama.
I The government is on the alert, and has al
ready dispatched a force of two hundred troops
to Matachin Station, the nearest point on the
railroad leading to Chorrera.
Fully alive to the fact that Venezuela. Ecua
dor and Nicaragua are openly aiding the Liber
al, or insurgent, cause, the Colombian author
ities are making strenuous efforts to maintain
sovereignty by large Importations of rifles, guns
and ammunition. They have also bought in
Europe two additional vessels. The State of
Antloquia, always patriotically conservative and
loyal, has offered to supply 17,000 men in case of
an emergency. Other States will doubtless fol
low this example. ¦ :^"j ¦-„'; V-i
The recent decree of the Mayor of Panama
enforcing military conscription has met with but
little success. It Is rumored that 300 persons of
the prescribed age, but having insurgent sym
pathies, are missing, and the assumption Is that
they have joined the Liberals.
General Alban since his return from Bocas
del Toro has been engrossed bywaffairs at Pan
ama. His energy is untiring. He directs and
supervises all important matters and many that
are not Important, often coming into collision
with the heads of departments and always con
triving to have ills own way. General Garcia's
case is one in point. Although this officer had a
splendid record, his services on the isthmus have
been dispensed with.
The foreign warship*? now at Panama are the
lowa, representing the United States; the sloop
Icarus, representing Great Britain,' and the sec
ond class cruiser Protet. representing France.
At Colon are the United States KuniJoat Ma
chia* and Uie F»«aci» erul««r Sachet.
CQMTNC, TO TTTE PTAUTTNC, T.TN"R.
Shnmr.irk bl.ink'-'ert by the rvilumhln
LOW'S EXCISE VIEWS.
HA VF. NO 7 CIL \ NG EV HA DI
CALLY SINCE 1897, BE SA TS.
IN THAT YEAR HE HELD THAT THE LAW
SHOULD REFLECT CITY'S PUBLIC
OPINION DECLARE HIM
SELF IN LETTER.
Seth Low. the fusion candidate for Mayor,
was iskeil yesterday at his home whether he
had changed his views with reference to the
excise and Sunday observance in this city since
the mayoralty campaign of 1807.
"1 don't suppose that I have radically changed
my views since then," said Mr. Low. "Josh
Billings said, you know, that a man after reach
ing thirty-five years never changed his habit"
because he was kept busy steering his old ones.
l do not winh at this time to discus* anything
that will properly need consideration in my let
ter of acceptance."
In his letter of acceptance, printed in The
Tr;b\ir.> on September 14. 1S«)7, Mr. Low said:
(Jo campaign in th« city of New-York turning on
local lssm-H can he conducted, In the present con
dition of rxris<- legislation, without some reference
to the exclM question. The Balnea law, In my l<r
llef, contains the germ of an excise svst. m far bet
ter than that which it supplanted, in that it ha*
relieved the lt-;uor traffic of the arbitrary control
of excise boards, anil has substituted fur this a,
Krnnt of explicit rights that can be .••.forced at
law. Where the Rainea law fails as applied to
New-York. It fulls because it docs not take Into ac
count the public j-entlment of the city. New-
York, while characterise an American city, Is
also, as the Germans say. a world city. It Is cos
mopolitan In fact and cosmopolitan In sentiment.
Men of every sort of upbringing must be able to
live In such a city happily ami naturally— of course,
with <iv«- regard to the rights and convictions of
others. Legislators on this subject should never
forget that th« excise law stands midway between
the laws that everybody believes In and the. dead
laws that nobody believes ln, and that the effective
public sentiment behind it, locally, is the only per
manent force on which to defend In its administra
tion. For this reason. In my opinion, an excise law.
so far as It affects the dally life and the habits of
the people, should reflect the public opinion of the
city. On such points, In case of radical differences
of opinion, I should take, the appeal to the people
themselves. In a community like this I know' of
110 better way to secure for an excise law the sup
port of a public sentiment that will sustain its
even enforcement.
President Low's attitude toward the excise
question Ib regarded as tremendously Important
ln the Impending contest with Tammany. It
¦was learned lnst night th.it the Tammany lead
ers are preparing to charge the anti-Tamnmny
people with desiring to go to the extreme In en
forcing the Sunday laws. This is to be one of
the main Issues, and the small shopkeepers al
ready are being told that if they do not vote the
Tammany ticket they will be harassed night and
day by those who wish to turn Tammany out.
Mr. Low's friends say that his attitude toward
excise and Sunday observance will be clearly
set forth in his letter of acceptance, and thai he
will run even better this year than he did four
years ago, when thousands of German Demo
crats supported the Citizens Union ticket.
Mr. Low. Edward M. Grout and Charles V.
Fornes, the candidates on the fusion city ticket,
will be officially informed of their nominations at
(> o'clock this evening at the home of Mr. Low,
No. ::»» East SlJtty-fourth-st., by a committee
from the Citizens Union consisting of the follow
ing:
BOKOUOU OP MANUAT ISOUOfOi! OF BROUK
TAN*. IAN'.
]{. Fulton Cutting. V~ H. Bowker.
<J»-.rK«- Haven Putnam. Willis U C*d»n.
Isaac N. Scllgman. Michael J. Flaherty.
James Carroll. A. J. lumlton.
Qustav H. Schwab. BOROUGH OF THE
Kverett 1-. Wheeler. HRONX.
William H Huber. F. L. Marshall.
Timothy Healy. BOROUOH OF QUEENS.
John J. Younic. I George B. Blackwell.
noßorrm of Richmond, Colon*! \v. s cogiwtii.
Arthur Ilnlllck.
Mr. Low saw the newspaper men at his home
last evenlnp. and answered a running fire of
questions. Some of the conversation was as Ist
lcws:
"How soon do you expect to begin making
campaign speeches?"
"Not until after the Tammany people have
made their nominations The campaign will not
actually be open until then." -";'
"It Is understood that you have received a let
ter from a prominent Republican protesting
against one of ' the candidates on the ticket.
Will such a protest have any weight with you?"
"The making up of the ticket was something
I had nothing to do with. . I am fully satisfied
with it."
¦\\ ill there be a general campaign headquar
ters?"
"I should Judge there would have to be. Of
course, each organization in the alliance or
union will conduct its own campaign, but I
should Judge that unless there were' a central
committee there would be difficulty in prevent-
Ing things getting tangled up."
As the reporters were going, one of them
said: "Good night. Mr. Mayor."
"Is your greeting reminiscent or prophetic?"
asked Mr. Iyr.v, with a broad smile.
A Republican notification con:mlttee t.!'l wait
upon Messrs. Low, Grout and Fornes to-mor
row at 4 p. m., and a committee of a similar
character from the Greiter New-York Democ
racy will make It* call Wednesday at 4 p. m.
William Hepburn Russell and MaUh«='.v P. Breen
called on Mr. Low yesterday In behalf of the lat
ter organization.
A TRAIN EVERY HOUR FOR- BUFFALO.
Every accommodation, 'quick- time, 'low fare, an
interesting and Instructive ride, a [ml Exposition
at the end of it. and Niapara <'„' - only 22 miles
away, with 62 trains a Jay by the New-York Cen
tral.—Advt-
FIRST RACE ENDS IN A FLUKE.
YACHTS UNABLE TO FINISH FX THE TIME LIMIT— TEE
COLUMBIA AHEAD AT THE CLOSE.
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Fifteen-mile outer mark —
Columbia ................................... 3:03:32
Shamrock II .............. «.«^. .••«•••«.«« ................................... ,liia:4T
Columbia* «-l:i|>Hfil time 3t54t43
Slmnipoc-k'n elapsed time '. , 4*>li4a
Columbia* unln, 7 ml oaten 3 neconds.
IVext race, to-morrow: utiirl, II n. m.. nl Sandy Hook I*la»ht»hlp.
GREAT FLEET WATCHES
Failure of the wind that was bearing her
• along to certain victory was the only thing that
prevented the yacht Columbia from defeating
Fir Thomas Lipton's challenger the Shamrock
yesterday in the first of the series of races to
be sailed for the - possession of the America's
Cup. After the first five miles of the thirty-mile
course had been sailed, the defender was always
in the lead, and she Increased her advantage
constantly, rounding the outer mark more than
seven minutes before the challenger, and being
about a mile and a quarter ahead of her when
the unwelcome gun from the committee's boat
announced the melancholy fact that the time
limit of five and a half hours had expired, and
j that the contest had ended without a decision.
The Columbia was at that time nearly ten miles
from the finish line. ' '
Almost upon the report of the gun the Colum
bia came up into what little wind there was.
her jibtopsail fluttered to her deck, followed by
her other small- sails; up from the attendant
fleet came the defender's tender, every one of
j the excursion fleet at once bore away for home,
I and the first of the Cup races of 1901 had ended
; in a tluke.
Hut. for all the disappointment attendant upon
the failure of either boat to score upon her
rival and the knowledge that the effort must
i be made again, many a yachtsman turned his
face homeward last evening with a sense of re-
I lief, for it was almost the unanimous judgment
I of critical observers that the cup was safe for
i another year.
"Unless," said one veteran yachtsman, as he
smilingly watched the Columbia's canvas come
down— "unless the Columbia shows a change of
form very much for the worse, or the Shamrock
shows an Improvement of remarkable quality
in her next attempt. Sir Thomas will not lift"
the Cup this year." And this pronouncement
was to be heard on all sides. Of course, nothing
of Ihe sort came from official sources, but on
board the Chester W. Chapin, which carried
many members of the New- York Yacht Club and
their friends, and on the Gay Head, which was
chartered by the Atlantic Yacht Club, there were
many echoes of this cheering belief, qualified by
I provisos about the Shamrock's showing in the
future unexpected speed in heavy weather.
THE COLUMBIA'S IMPRESSIVE SHOWING.
The showing of the old defender, which had
-won the extraordinary honor of defending the
cup for the second time against the efforts of a
! challenger, was all the more impressive because
it was made In the sort of weather which many
of the critics have said was best suited to the
1 Shamrock and In which she was most to be
- feared. The Columbia was known to be a re
[ m.-.rkable craft In heavy weather, and capable
; of wonderful speed in a "rip snorter of a blow,"
' but when it came to light airs it was feared
that the Irish boat would slide away from her.
But while there was no wind yesterday, after
i the race started, that could be called heavy. it
; was yet noted with amazement that the Co
lumbia left her rival faster in the light airs
than when the wind was blowing at the rate of
j ten knots an hour, which was about as high as it
got at any time during the racing hours.
Luck, which so often comes In to snatch vie-
I tory from the fastest boat, played little part
In yesterday's great contest. What little there
was favored the Shamrock. It was after the
yachts were about five miles from the starting
line and the wind had died away to a mere
breath that the fluke occurred. The Columbia
had drawn about two hundred yards ahead, and
Captain Barr thought it the proper time to go
¦ about on the port tack. Captain Sycamore.
i instead of going with him, stood in toward
' the Long Island shore in search of wind. He
j was in hick, for once, and found it there, while
I the Columbia found nothing but a calm whither
I she had gone. The defender came about again
I M soon. as she saw that her rival had found
a breeze, but the mischief had been done, and
Captain Sycamore secured a perceptible' lead.
j and the much coveted weather berth. But
i aside from this exception the race was sailed
j under equal conditions, and the superiority of
; the Columbia, under the prevailing circum
stances of wind and weather, seemed decisively
demonstrated.
A MAGNIFICENT FLOTILLA.
A magnificent flotilla went down the Bay to
see the two racers do battle for the international
I supremacy and for the Cup brought hither from
j the "tight little Island" so many years ago.
From 7 o'clock on the harbor was filled with
craft of every, description, from the tiniest cat
boate to the big Sound steamers, fairly black
with humanity. Every sort of boat that would
carry sail or make steam seemed to have been
pressed into service, and all were headed In
the same direction. No finer fleet has ever wit
nessed the start for an America's Cup race than
! the one that gathered at a respectful distance
'¦ from the Sandy Hook Lightship between 10 and
11 o'clock yesterday morning. The fleet differed
in some respects from those of previous years.
] There were not so many sailboats as formerly,
I while the number of magnificently gleaming
j steam yachts, gay with streamers and "dressed"'
j In rainbow fashion from stem to stern, was
i greater than ever before. The change in the
character Of the attending fleet added to the
picturesqueness of the scene, as well as to the
i safety of the vessels composing the nautical
multitude.
The earliest corners among the spectators
I found the Columbia already in tow of the tug
t Wallace B. Flint, and bound out tor the starting
| line. The white yacht bore no canvas as yet,
i and her crew lay idle upon her deck. Captain
Barr stood at her wheel, and near him were to
i be seen E. D. Morgan. the manger of the yacht;
11.. M McGlldowney, who represented ihe Royal
Ulster Yacht Club aboard the defender, and
! Colonel R. T. Emmett. At least a mile and a half
behind her came the Shamrock, in tow of the
tug Lawrence. On the Shamrock were Captain
Sycamore, W. G. Jameson. Thomas Ratsey, the
sailmaker, and Willir.ni Watson, her. designer.
; The challenger had her mainsail and clubtop-
I sail set before ev?r she left her anchorage.
• Down to seaward, fully a mile from the light
ship, the Columbia was towed, and her crew at
i once sprang Into action at. the word of com
mand. Up went the defender's white mainsail
as the sailors pulled with a will. Thirty seconds
i later two seamen appeared as by magic up
' atrninat tha ultrlln* In her shrouds, ami Ininw.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
THE ]\I)E ISIVK CONTEST,
diately afterward the clubtopsail went aloft. It
required several minutes to set the sail to suit
Captain Barr. but when it was* done the fore
sail, the jib and the jihtnpsail followed in short
order, and the defender, cut loose from IMS tug ,
fell off before the wind and was ready for work
In dead earnest.
_ THE CHALLENGER CUT ADRIFT.
Meantime the challenger's tug had brought
her well down to the lightship and rut her adrift.
Rapidly her crew shook out the headsails. Cap- '
tain Sycamore put his wheel hard over and the
Shamrock bore away for the lightship.
The Columbia had cast off at 10:34 o'clock and
the Shamrock ten minutes later, but as the de
fender was further from the line than her rival,
they arrived at the "starting line at about the
same moment. As the two racers swept grace
fully into the free water above the lightship
thousands of glasses «m fixed upon them.
I Hundreds of the watchers had seen the two fly
! ers before, but more had not, and it was a crit
ical, collective gaze that swept the racers as,
; stripped for the contest, they Jockeyed about
the line. It was the general verdict that the
visitor from across th sea was the prettier
I boat. As she dipped to the swell and careened
! gracefully to the fresh breeze, she showed her
: burnished sides of manjranese bronze, and they
glittered brightly through the clear September
sunshine, while high above rose that incom
parable suit of sails, the finest of Ratsey's
handiwork, that filled so smoothly in the breeze
that they looked like as many Parisian gloves
fitted upon so many graceful feminine hands.
The mellow, slightly creamy color of the canvas
seemed t#» blend with singular fitness with the
burnished bronze of the hull, and, all told, the
Shamrock looked the prettiest racer that ever
tame over the high seas to take the Cup away.
"HANDSOME IS THAT HANDSOME DOES."
That Sir Thomas's boat outlooked the defender
must be frankly confessed. Somebody told E.
D. Morgan that fact the other day, and he re
torted. "Oh, well, handsome is that handsome
does," the truth of whii.-h remark needs no dem
onstration at this late hour. The Columbia's
sails were a glittering white, and they fitted
her well, but there was here and there a slight
wrinkl- in the leech, while on her mainsail, down
i near the boon:, appeared her class letter and,
' number. which did rot improve her appearance, ••
] In the layman's eyes, at least.
! At 10:30 o'clock th*; committee boat had taken
I up its position opposite the lightship, and as
the wind he^l east by north "Course C" was
signalled, which meant fifteen m!!es to wind- •
; ward and return, the <>ut -r mark being stationed
about a n,il» and three-quarters off the Long;
Island coast. The fleet of revenue cutters, to
which had ! •»< giver the responsibility of pa
trolling the course, had done its work so wel!
{ •hat none of th? observation fleet encroached
upon the territory needed by the yachts for thsir
I preparatory evoluiions. The Or sham, the Sem
inole, the Onondaga. the Dallas, the Algonquin.
! the Duquesne. the Dexter and several steam
yachts appointed for the purpose discharged the
patrol duty, and so well that no fault could be
found with their work. Each yacht had all the
searoom she could possibly require, both before
: the start and while the race was on.
While the two racers were circling about, all
the other countless craft lay head to the lumpy
! sea and watched. Suddenly, at 10:55 o'clock, a
; puff of blue smoke shot from the committee
boat Navigator, followed by a sharp report. It
! was the preparatory gun. fifteen minutes be
i fore the starting gun. Ir the intervening time
| the Columbia bore down to the Navigator.
! crossed the line and came around the lightship.
j but the challenger remained to leeward of the
; Navigator.
THE WARNING GUN.
At 11 iX> o'clock came the warning gun. and
! only five minutes more remained before the
; start. Cautiously the big yachts drew near th»
line, pointing up to the wind and falling off
before It, according to the distance and the time
! remaining, each skipper with his eye upon his
! watch. It was close and clever work, and. so
: far as appeared. Captain Sycamore worked with
a- view to putting the Columbia over the line
before the final gun. without going over him
self. In this, however, as failed. He put the
Columbia over, indeed. but he had to go over j
himself, and a second or so later the starting:
gun was filed. Both yachts had to come about
and across the line, and in this manoeuvre the
Columbia was a bit the faster, as she got across
&t 11:10:10 o'clock, while the Shamrock's ofll
cial starting time was 11:11:01.
Soon after the start each yacht went about
on the port tack and stood off to the southward,
away from the observation fleet. Just how*tho
gain was achieved could not be seen from the
fleet, but when the two boats came about again
the Columbia seemed to have secured an a;- '
prtdahle lead, a lead which was Increased so .
that when the American boat again came about I
she crossed about two hundred yards in front of '
the challenger. After this the two yachts stuck j
to each other, tack for tack, until there came ;
that bit of luck already described.
Captain Barr was generally criticised for leav
ing the Shamrock when he had the advantage
of her. but he made up for this mistake, after
he had thereby lost the lead, by sailing the
Columbia in such a masterful fashion that he
managed to eat out from under the Shamrock's
lee and secure the weather berth again, and
when that had been gained the Columbia out
pointed her rival In a decisive manner.
WIND RISING AND FALLING.
The wind was constantly falling and then
gently rising, and the observation fleet was .
forced again to lie by while the racers worked
out before them, so that at times it was hard
to tell which boat was sailing the faster, but
when the two straightened out on the last tack
and bore away for the mark, which could b»
seen glistening in the distance, it was seen that
the Columbia was a gcod half mile ahead. She
held this advantage to the mark, which she
rounded at 3:03:52, dousing her jlbtopsall as sha
came up into the wind and breaking out ber
balloon jib for the reach home. The big sail
was splendidly handled, .and . as the defender
made' the turn there was a great chorus of
steam whistles of all tones, calibres and quali
ties. The Shamrock held on her course and
went around the mark at 3:12:47. holding to all
ber s&Us u&tU as* aaA come about. Xb.«a ak«X