The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-12
THE cur CONTEST.
The Outlook for a Successful Race
To-day Between the Yachts Is None
ofthe Best-Both Sides Confident.

The Outlook; for a Successful Race
To-day Between the Yachts Is None
ofthe Best-Both Sides Confident.
NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-THE outlook
for a race between shamrock and Co
lumbia tomorrow is none Of the best.
Even the hitherto Optomistc weather
bureau will not promise a breeze. The
revised agreement calls for start ev-
cry week day from this time on, so that
there Is possibility of the fate Of the
cup being decided this week.
Looking as fine as two hddles tuned
up to concert pitch. the Columbia and
Shamrock lay quietly at their moor
Ings all day with their tenders close at
hand, and tugs standing by for a call.
During the early morning hours. the
fog was even thicker than on Tuesday
but when the sun came up toward noon
the fog cleared away under the intiu-
ence of light breeze from the SOUTH
southwest.
Many fog-bound Atlantic liners
which had been waiting for hours to
cross the bar, passed into the harbor
and up to quarantine. Among them
was the White Star chip Oceanic.
which rounded the southwest spit soon
The cover was taken of Columbia's
main sail tust before noon, and It was
given thorough overhRullng and dTy-
Ing. The new club top sail was also
looked after and the running gear IN
spected fore and aft.
Speaking OF the new club top sail
made for the Columbia since the last
race and set on Tuesday for the nrst
time, Mr.. Iselin said:
Yes, 1t Is a larger sail than any OF
the others and / am pleased with the
way 1t sets. Whether 1t Is larger than
any OF the Shamrock's am moi, pre-
pared TO say You who see the poats
under sail from the distance ought 70
be able to tell that, for have not seen
the sails OF either boat from u dls-
The utmost confidence in the Ameri-
can yacht prevails among her crew.
Many OF them have wagered montn 8
wages on her and all agree that sne
cannot be beaten. JUST give US
breeze, like we used to have az SeW-
mort on some days" said one, ana we
viii show what she can do. Those who
think she Is Just light weather ooat
will get left. that's all. The harder II
blows the better the boat VIII go, down
the wind or any other way. II does
not matter so long as 1t blows a good
steady breeze from start to finish. we
know we have hard boat to beat but
we shall beat her Just the same.
Sir Thomas Upton was as cheerful
as usual. full Of hope for q nreezs to-
morrow, and full Of confidence IN the
Shamrocks ability to lift the cup.
There she is" said he, with a show
of pride in his voice and gesture, as he
pointed to the green be1uty, ylne
peacefully at her buoy. Nothing mas
been done TO her since the last race
and nothing needs to be done. She Is
nil ready to start when the gun Is
fired"
AT the New York stock exchange to-
day. offers OF 10 to Oa the Columbia
found no takers. There was no money
backing the Shamrock In the hands OIL
commission brokers
Money ut the New York yacht CLUB
and other clubs has found no shamrock
takers, and the Columbia seems to be
the fayorIt, yet with American bettors.
BettIng has been even 10 TO and 10 TO
To-day. In Columbia circles, but mo
money is ready for the opposition and
no betting OF account has been done.
one to 4 bet In hundreds was recorded
at the Hoffman House, but all the other
centers have no report OF wagers'