Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-06

Vigiant Great Britain and the United
States, John Bull aud Uncle Sam, the
''Stsrs aud Stripes" and the Blood and
Cuts" faced each other to-day for the
Americas Cup. The weather at S a. m.
was dull, damp and dreary, light
northeasterly breeze was blowing and
the weather shsrps had it that clear
day was In prospect later on.
From grey dawn until sunrise aud
from sunrise to until the last putting
tugooat left Manhattan Island, Long ISL
and. Staten Island or the jersey shore
for Sandy Hook, every man, woman
or child With a spark Of aquatic sport
ing fire in his or her breast turned their
noses Atlanticwards and resolved TO see
the race for the sailing championship
OF the world. They went in iOurs and
and they went in threes, they went in
dozens aud they went In scores;
they walked, they ran, they rode
on sL's" or were driven on horse
cars-they stroll,d or they hurried; but
they got there by the many tens Of
thousands, for such an outpouring 20 see
yacnt race was never before witnessed
on this terrestrial globe. Hereabou's
people have gradually been educated up
10 a point in acquatics where man or
woman Is cIassed as several thousands
OF wears behind the times II he or she
cannot tell the difference between sioop
and cutter, schooner aud yawi, CLUB
tOpsai. and balloon ji0,
sPINNAKER AND sTAYsAIL,
main sail and gaH topsai not to mention
such easy ones as dead-eyes, buttock-
shrouds, bOb-stays, d0iphin-strlkers,
main trucks, sWabs, Delaying pins and
lubber holes. NO-the visits OF the
Genesta, Gaatea and Thistle from over
the water Of recent years have done
great deal towards educating our peo-
Die In maritime matters and so 10 was a
well posted crowd, as a rule, which
crowded Oceanwards 40 an early hour
this morning FROM New York, Brook
lyn, Jersey City, Philadelphia, Bosten
and many other places.
of course the weather had a some
what depressing effect upon the yachts
men and their friends, for IL was hazy
about the Hook, but IL looked like clear
ing weather, so everybody was happy.
Talk about steamboats,! Why, every
thing steamable 10 these water which
could get away, and Jhelr number was
big legion, loaded themselves with
good things, ice, beer, wine, rum and
other refreshments; pretty girls, plump
matrOns and their escorts all started for
Sandy Hook lightship ever so early. 1t
was a case Of we've got TO get there
and we willard they did. The tug
boat com mDanies never did such busi-
ness in the history OF tugbOating, and
10 would take a column Of space 20 tell
of all the big and little crafts gathered
of Sandy Hook this morning, previous
10 the start OF the great international
race. There vas the ocean steamer,
the cOasting steamer, the bay steamer,
Abe river steamer, the steam pleasure
Yacht, the tug, the schooner, the slOOp,
the cutter, the CatbOat, the propeller
aud the side-wheeler, the craft OF the
millionaire and the putfer OF canal
flats. They were all on deck fairly
alive with flags.
BAD MUSIC AND ENTHUSIASM,
How those boats we're crowded. SUI
fering humanity packed them TO the
utmost, aud tried tO look pleased as
everybody hugged his or her wraps and
put on the airs OF thorOughbredS born
20 the ocean blue. 10 was a great day
for the OCean--in more ways than one.
Five dollars aticket for standing room
only" on board a decent steamer was
considered reasonable, aud one dollar a
foot for hanging on bY the eyelids"
was looked upon as being dirt cheap.
The police boat Aurors, manned by a
determined crew OF biuecOatS under the
command OF Superintendent BYrnes,
was among the first boats to put In an
appearance of the Hook, resolved TO
keep the course clear II Il took the
whole OF the Broadway squad TO do It.
According TO the sailing directions,
the start was 10 be made OF Sandy
Hook hghtship, the preparatory signal
being given a. 1l:l5 a. M, az the start
ing signal ten minutes later, the yachts
were 70 get of as quickly as they could;
that being the starting time of both, no
allowance being made 10 either
boat for falling % set across the mag
mary line quick enough. The course
determined upon for the 6rss race was
fifteen miles to windWard or leewArd
and return, both yachts turning a
mark anchored at the fifteen mile point
and starting and finishing across an
imaginary line drawn between CommO-
dore Morgsn's flagship, the May, and
the Sandy Hook Lightship. The marks
were red floats displaying red flag
with 3 white stripe; the position OF the
foat was indicated by tug showing a
red ball, and stationed about one hun
dred yards beyond it.
RACING CONDITIONS.
The racing rules, time allowance and
system OF measurement OF the New
York Yacht Club shall govern, with
the proviSO that any excess OF load
water line over IS feet shall be counted
double in calculating the sailing length
and also that the load water line length
shall not exceed SCI feet Best three
out Of five races, outside OF headlandS,
over courses each thirty nautical miles
IN length and wis time limit OF SIX
hours.
The first, third and fifth races shall
be 90 the windward or 20 the leeward
and return The secopH and fourth
races shall be around an squiiateral TIL
angle, one leg land the ifst II the Wlnd
permit) being TO windWafd. One day
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