The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10
SHAMROCK GREATLY FEARED.
NERVOUSNESS OF AMERICANS is
NOT CONCEALED.

~ is an Unpleasant Truth, But They
Admit It-Much Work Has Been
Done ON the COlumbia-HOpes ana
Fears as to q Good Wind To-day.
Upton Says His Boat Is Ready on
the Shortest NOtice-TO Race Every
Day After Thursday.
New York, Oct. 9.-There is a buoyant
feeling of expectancy and excitement
among the yachtsmen tonight, not that
they feel sure of a race to morrow. but
they know every day will be race day
from now 10 the finish, with the exception
of Wednesday,
This agreement of the Regatta Committee
and the Shamrock people has proved popu-
lar. 1t is a fair proposition and every one
likes the manner in which il is met.
This has been a foggy day down around
the Horseshoe and everything has been
quiet with the fleet there, except on the
decks of the Columbia, where the crews
have been cutting and refltting sails, This
is taken in yachting circles to indicate
nervousness. There is nothing to be gained
in trying to put aside facts. They are
worrying on Columbia they are calm and
confident on the Shamrock. The reason
for all this is that the English boat has
done the better work on the three days of
the flukes.
There is good reason for nervousness
among the Americans and nothing has oc-
CURED to-day to diminish it. 1t is an un-
pleasant truth, but it is just as well to
admit it.
The weather is the important thing now.
Three days of drifting have changed the
character of the speculation. The weather
men in Washington promise southerly
increasing breeze. If it comes it will be
a welcome wind to the thousands of
! yachtsmen, who have come many miles to
witness the contest. If this prediction is
fulfilled the racers will be sent over the
| line to windward down the Jersey coast,
| the course the same as Saturdays, but the
| order of the sailing is reversed, the first
| leg to windward with a run home. This
win be more satisfactory as 1t gives
| better chance for skill in maneuvering Tor
the weather berth at the start.
working on the Columbia.
The fog siren at Sandy Hook emitted its
| do-eful warning all the day through the
| layers of mist Dreary as the day was,
! 1t broke at least the rule of a good wind on
| off days, and calms on racing days, and
OF all sides there was hope that the wind
for once would be good and true on the day
! of the race.
AS soon as Hathaway's sailrnakers got
through with the alterations of the Column
! bias mainsail this morning, the sail was
! hauled up from below, bent TO the mast,
boom end gaff and hoisted.
After inspection by Managing Owner Ise-
| lin and Capt. Barr it was decided that the
sail was not fit to do battle tomorrow,
| xkvas lowered and after minor
| alterations, it was hoisted again at
| o'clock, when it set almost fiat as a board,
| except for the few wrinkles up near the
! head under the gaff.
| new club topsail was also bent, but
not hoisted 1t was made up on the yard
and covered, to keep it dry, for the air
was full of what the old sailors call
Scotch MIST The mansail was lowered
soon after o'clock, slowed on the boom
and covered for the night.
Hoping for "a Breeze.
| c. oliver Iseiin arrived from the city on
| a tug just before noon. When seen on
board the ST. Michaels. soon after, he
| said:
1--WE are all hoping for breeze to-mor-
row. so that we may finish at least one
race. I should like to get through before
| Christmas"
Mr.. Iselin did not care to make any COM
ment on the last race, further than to
!
! criticising Columbias tactics were unfair
and uncalled for. The Columbias crew,
he said, were al eager for the next race
IF we have a good, steady breeze"
| said he, II have every confidence in the
yacht"
| on both Shamrock and Erin an air of
! confidence is noticeable and the men will
be greatly surprised if they do not cap
! ture the cup.
| Sir Thomas himself is as certain of car
| rying the coveted silver cup over to the
Royal Ulster Yacht Club as he is that
| there are to be at least three more races,
! of any sort. His sole desire is for the
/ better boat to win, and if he cannot win
! with the Shamrock It is more than likely
| that he will come over next year with an
| other boat.
Doesn't Expect n Blow.
The owner of the challenger voiced the
sentiments of those on the Erin that there
would be no wind tomorrow. They
| thought that the fog, which hung heavily
! over The Horseshoe to-day would not clear
up for over twenty-four hours, but ex-
pressed a wish many times that King
Eous would ply his bellows vigorously to-
morrow, so that the racers could have a
chance at each other in something beside
a drifting match.
When asked what had been done aboard
| Shamrock during The day. Sir Thomas re-
! plied that the crew had not touched a
piece OF rigging a sal. since the green
! craft came into her moorings Saturday
| night and that his boat was ready to sail
| another race an hour after that of Satur-
day was declared off.
New York. Oct. 10.--At a. m. Sandy
Hook reports: Dense fog; no wind"