The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-09
THE YACHTS
ARE TO SAIL
EVERY DAY
After Next Thursday Until the
Question Of Supremacy of
Yachts Is Established.
CHANGES MADE IN THE RULES.
While Shamrock has Gained Some
Admirers Columbia Back.
ers Feel Confident.

NEW YORK. Oct. Spy a mutual
agreement between the representatives
OF the New York Yacht Club and the
Royal Ulster Yacht Club the colum-
bia and shamrockwlll sail every day af-
ter next Thursday until the question
Of international yachting supremacy is
established.
The request for such an arrangement
came from Sir Thomas Upton, owner
Of the challenger. Sir Thomas wanted
the races to be sailed daily after next
Tuesday, but the members of the New
York Yacht Club refused to assent to
such an arrangement.
The meeting at which the arrange
ment for a change Of dates was reach
ed was held at the New York Yacht
Club to-day. There were present r.
G. Sherman Crawford and H. NJ. Nc
Gllldowney, representing the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club, and Lewis Cass
Ledyard, j. v. s. oddle, P. w. Hurst,
Edward NJ. Brown and H. F, Lippltt.
representing the New York Yacht Club,
At the conclusion Of the meeting the
following agreement was drawn up and
given out for publication:
The foregoing agreement tthe chai-
lenge agreement) is further modified by
mutual consent, as follows:
Strike out the clause beginning The
first race shall be sailed on Tuesday,
October 3, 1899. and substitute the fol-
lowing:
"The races shall be sailed on the fol-
lowing dates until the series be COM
pleted, viz: October 10. 1899. October 12,
and on each following day. except Sun
day, provided, however, that immedi-
ateIy on the conclusion of the race on
October 12 and of each subsequent race.
the regatta committee shall inquire of
each contestant whether he is willing
to start the next day. and should either
contestant ansYeF n HE negative, one
day shah Intervene before starting the
next race. Sunday shall not count as
such intervening day.
The agreement was signed by the
members Of the committee representing
both yacht clubs interested.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Sec
retary oddle said:
"In case the boats sail on the day
following race the committee boat
will display the international code letter
IL" Of blue and yellow squares. If
there is to be no race the letter M
blue with diagonal white stripes, will
be displayed from the committee boat.
The club suggests that each yacht and
boat present take up and display the
signal given by the committee boat.
"There was no friction in reaching an
agreement as to the change OF dates.
Sir Thomas Upton at first asked that
the race be started daily after Tuesday.
The club decided that this would hard.
~ be prudent. In the first place, 1t
would be entirely unfair to the public.
Thousands OF persons have made ar
rangements to attend the races on a
certain day. Hundreds OF excursions
have been arranged for. and to make
change in the racing dates on so
short notice would not be right to
the public.
"The club is deeply grateful for the
manner in which the public has been
acting at the races, There has been
no interference with the boats what
ever The club is grateful to the pub
lie for this, and 1t would not be right
to make such sudden change in rae
ing dates. We are endeavorlng to
please the public as well as the vis-
itors."