New-York tribune., 1885-09-13
THE FOURTH ATTEMPT a FAILURE.

NOT WIND ENOUGH TO srART-THE INSIDE COURSE
To BE SAILED TOMORROW.
The weary yachtsmen and wOuld-be yachtsu en-
who have been getting up at all sorts of uncomfort-
ablo hours and pitching about on old Oceans heay-
ing bosom through weary hours OF daylight and lar
into the night during the last week all In the hope
of seeing race for the Americas Cup. growled eX-
ceedingly A. they tumbled out at the usual unusual
hour Yesterday. YEARLY. but with air of deter
minaton that said we will 6aht IL out on this line
If IL takes all winter" they betook themselves TO
the excursion steamers and sought shady eorper
on the smoking deck. The general public. how
ever, who have had enough yachting experience 10
keen them I'm sunburns and saline expletives for
some time TO come, discrcetly stayed at home. a
large number OF the most intensely nautical citizens
who have not sufficient determination. leisure time
and spare cash TO put in three weeks time out of
the busy season In the cndeavOr the question
of acutter versus sloop settled, went about their
regular business. keeping one eye on the bulletin
boards however
Three hundred and fifty misguided mortals with
persistent determination worthy of q better reward
embarked OH the Taurus, which was the only one OF
the iron Steamboat Company's boats that was TO
visit the scene OF the much. awaited conflict. Two
or three hundred still more desolate sight-seers
wandered about the great decks of the steamer
Grand Republic and cheeTed each other with every
hopeful scrap OF information or prognostication
that dropped from the lips OF the weatherwso. The
station Island Rapid Transit people gave up all
hope OF invoigling any one on board their y
o'clock boat. but said that their o'clock boat the
Thomas A. Morgan, would go down to the course
When l o'clock came. however. their hearts failed
them, as well as the breezes and the tide of eager
tIcket-buyers, so that boat was also taken oil.
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on other days were seen. The Sandy Hook boats,
which have heretofore taken down n little knot OF
snectators seeking posts of observation along the
.Jersey shore ran as empty as though yacht race
within sight of the Hook was an unheard-of thing
All day long the East River filled with strings
of trim little sloops and schoOners flying the PEN
napts of the Eastern and other New England yacht
clubs all pointing toward He'll Gate and sailing
aiono sulenly in the wake OF the stuify little tugs
They had evidently learned not to depend on New
yorl, breezes and acted on the not unnatural con-
elusion that steam tug is an Indispensable ao-
cessory in yachting at this end Of the Sound. Al
tbough their week was up and Boston Offices
awaited their return these enthusiastic sailors had
seen no race where they expected to have witnessed
ALI three. They had seen enough. however. to as
sure them that their champion was quite able to
take care of the Genssta and did not need tho moral
departing from iankeo lihu vi 'no cup hoi"
America.
The history of tho fourth attempt TO make race
between the rival yacht champions was short and
devoid both Of incident and interest. The blast OF
the Luckenbach's whistle Of preparatory signal
was sounded. but before tho yachts crossed the
line the committee decided that II would be I'm
possibIe to make windward course. and as Sir
Richard sutton objected TO start, the race was
declared off for the day.
From the hour of dawn the hope of sufficient
breeze was forlorn and intangible. Tho sun had
set the night before in lurid haZe-the dull
promise of a still, calm day. All night long murky
clouds dragged themselves YEARLY over the sky,
and when morning came. they began to bank
heavily against the horizon. They were not such
clouds as bespoke a fresh breeze behind them.
they looked as if they hung around purely because
they could not summon resolution enough TO take
themselves away. Al $50 the steam tug Lucken.
bach left its pier bearing its regular passengers
the Americas Cup Committee OF tho New-YOrk
Yacht Club Ii put of down the bay, pausng
moment near the famous cruising schooner In
trepid to receive her owner, Lloyd Phoenix. whose
services were required By the committee
10 represent tho New-YOrk Yacht
Clnbon board the Genesta. A few minutes later the
tug steamed up TO tho Rear Commodore Lawrence's
schooner yacht Vixen and Nr. Lawrence was added
TO the club officers on board tho Luckenbach. No
other stop was made until the Genesta reached
On her way out TO the lghtship Phe Genesta's