The record-union., 1899-10-05

Well say now InaI the shamrock Is the
fastest boat ever built in Great Brit
ain, and the workmanship was the best
that money could buy. / can't tell
what her cost was, but it is probably
more than you have any idea of. She
cost as much as six Valkyries. The es-
Inmates already given are away below
the mark
Chevalier de Martino, the marine art
ist, who has been commissioned by Sir
Thomas to paint a series of pictures
of the races, was one of the party that
enjoyed a sail on the America.
Among Sir Thomas guests tomorrow
on the Erin will be Rear Admiral
Philip, U. S. N, commandant of the
Brooklyn navy yard; Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas A. Edison, w. Bourke Cochran,
Richard Croker, Rear Admiral Lord
Charles Beresford and Lady Beresford,
Sir Arnold Morley, Sir Henry Burdette,
Charles Russell and the Lord Chfer
Baron of Ireland, Baron Pollas. On
either Saturday or next Tuesday Ad-
miral Dewey will be one of Sir Thomas
guests on the Erin.
Lord Mimic. Governor General of
Canada, will witness Saturdays race
from the Erin, and Rear Admiral
Schley has accepted an invitation to
be on board the same day. George
Westinghouse, the inventor, will also be
a guest on board Saturday.
To offset the Columbias mascot
Sandy" the crew of the Erin and
Shamrock also have a good 1uck-a
small fox terrier puppy. Matthew, a
Cingalese servant of Sir Thomas, and
another mascot, are rehearsing a song
to be rendered upon the announcement
of the Shamrocks victory. 1t is set
to the tune of Wearing of the Green.
the last line of the chorus being:
We'll say good-by, Mistaire Yankee,
When we bring that flag on back
When asked concerning the condition
of Designer Fife, Sir Thomas said "Dr.
Reid Mackey my doctor, is with him.
and l understand he is not much bet
ter. am sorry, for / miss him very
much. His illness at this time is very
unfortunate
The indications at Galilee, N. J., to-
night are that the wind for to-mor-
rows yacht race will be from the SOUTH
west in the morning, veering to south,
with indications of going into the
southeast by noon. There will be quite
a head sea.
Two bets on the yacht racing series
We're made on the Stock Exchange to-
day, one at $1,000 to $500 on the CO.
lumbia and one at $1,000 to $500 on
the Columbia.
Some uncertainty has prevailed as
to the course which will be sailed to-
morrow by the Columbia and Sham
rock The matter was settled, however.
this afternoon at a meeting of the Re-
getta Committee, which was held at
the New York Yacht Club house. After
the meeting c. S. Nicholson Kane an
nounced that the next race would be as
on TueSday-15 miles to WindWard or
leeward and a beat back. 1t seems
that the agreement between Sir Thomas
Upton and the Columbia's owner re-
lates that where it is impossible to fin
ish contest within the time limit, the
same class of race must be continued
until decision is reached Conse-
quently, before the two boats can meet
on the three-leg beat it will be neces-
saryssto settle the capabilities of the
two champions on the straight-away
run Of 10 knots. In consequence of the
quickly waning daylight at this time
OF year, the regatta committee to-day
determined that the start would be
made at 1915 a. m, a difference of
hfteen minutes from the time previ-
ously fixed for the yachts going over
the line.
The ending of Tuesdays encounter
mas tended materially to whet the in
terest of the yachting enthusiasm in
the final outcome of the battle that will
see the cup still spiked to the desk,
as Captain Bob Evans terms ii. or
Wrenched up and carted away to the
country which for SO many years has
been fighting for it.
The Columbia'S performance on Tues
day is generally regarded as proving
her the better boat of the two. The
consensus of opinion is that. given
equal conditions, that is when there are
no fiuky winds and no elements of at
mospheric luck to be calculated, the
American representative can both out
foot and outpoint the foreigner. 1t
was contended that while the Fife Gre
alton held her own in the erratic and
paltry breezes which marked the first
race, another tale will be told when the
Columbia has a chance to exhibit ber
particular qualities of sailing long and
freed.
1t is asserted also that there is moth
ing tangible IN the contention that the
Emerald sloop will prove stronger in
breeze than the defender 1t was OBJ
servable that the Shamrock kicked up
much more fuss in the choppy sea than
did the Columbia, and it is inferred that
When she does meet a blow she will
thrash and make much worse weather
of it than her competitor.
However, when all is said and done.
this decanting upon the superiority of
one boat over another is only so much
speculation. Generally speaking. the
first race, considering the eccentric con-
ditions under which it was sailed
proved nothing, and gave no more idea
OF what either yacht is capable Of really
doing than if the contest had not been
sailed. That is the opinion of impartial
and calm minded yachtsmen who saw
and studied the first trial between the
Shamrock and Columbia. One thing is
universally agreed to among yachts
men, and that is that Hogarth proved
himself a better seaman than Barr.
1t was generally conceded that the
favoring fukes which attended the
Shamrock were due not so much to
Liptons luck as to Hogarth's better
Judgment. The predictions for to-day.
while not predicting perfect weather.
point to favorable conditions for a
good race. According to the forecast
the weather will be cloudy with yari-
able winds, shifting to fresh easterly.
This latest indication would seem to
offset the reports sent out earlv this