The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-09
THE SPEEDY SHAMROCK,
She Developed Splendid Qualities
in Saturdays Third Fluke.
CONFIDENCE IN TEE COLUMBIA.

But the Betting in Favor OF the Amer
lean Boat Is Influenced Rather by
Local Pride Than by the Judgment
of Yachting Experts.
New York, Oct. 9.-The third at
tempt of the Columbia and Shamrock
to sail over full course in an Ameri-
cas- cup contest was abandoned Satur-
day when the yachts we're five miles
from the finish. 1t was a very even
race, with the honors slightly In favor
of the Shamrock the challenger start
ing II seconds after Columbia, over
hauled the American cup defender and
was first around the stake. She also
showed herself to be superior in wind
ward work while the breeze lasted.
Shamrock stock has taken another
rise. There is feeling about town
that the historic cup is in greater dam
ger than ever before.
The more Saturdays performance Is
considered and discussed the less en-
couraging it seems to the American
yachtsmen. The Shamrock is Won
der in light we -ther That is settled
beyond doubt hy the three days of
drifting. She has surprised her own
people and has sven the other people
a great shock. She handles sp endidiy,
and there are men on board VINO know
how to do the handling.
The feeling Of the American yachts
men that tie challenger was entering
the races UGprepared and untried has
disappeared. TLey have seen her lit
fer the struggle. and they know that
she is ready 10 do her best.
In response to an inQIiry made last
evening as 10 what Was being dae
by way Of pre- sion, her nan )
said: IN, aI-. There sac is, le..uy
for l.. lGa."
e. s.5c is still confident, but it
must lie ao-'.tcd that the yacke Of
the green BE- / i.ge showing the most
hope. Tie: : they know WHIT SIZE
can do in he W weather. 1t only ye-
Quiled these days of drift to convince
them that she WIS just as good in l.''t
airs The wIy,e Shamrock contiu . t
is h'ppy C..e, and there is no one 10
begrudSe then theG pleasant mo-
ments.
The Columbia peSple are not unhaD-
py, by any lac AS. On the contrary,
they still c ntIdently assert that, Of
course, the cup Stays. But they have
been she I'd, and they have been
shocked III Il most de .siye manner,
1ney know thee will lie 10 waikover.
They know r.9le tim this, but they
are not telling what it Is
TIE betting is still slightly in the
Columbia favor. but this is not based
on the judgment of yachting experts.
There is more Columbia money to he
had, because of local pride, and this
Is the influencing fact IN the matter.
The opinion VAS quite general yes
terday that there was something in
Saturdays racing BY which a line
could be drawn on the merits of the
boats. There was wind enough for a
couple of hours to furnish test lie
first real te.t OF he week, and whie
1t lasted and tie h9Gts were u!l.4r
equal conditions the Shamrock did BET
ter work
Th"t is the reason for the rise in tho
Sh mrorh :, !, today. She is good in Il
run 4" 4 6 the wind. She is god
in bet t. edward. What she will
do in a re i is undecided, but the i'm
prcSsiGha ire against her ON this point
of sa'..~. -.,.
AdlllaI 7. icy will rot be able to
see tpmarrN a-@ce from the Elm. He
has So m ~" c. sements 1irrt he finds
it imnnS to be present, and so
tc'cerarheu Sir Thomas Lip,on yes
terGay.
BY mutual agreement between The
of the New York Ia,4t
cluD and tie Royal Ulster Yacht club
the CGlHmh!l and Shamrock will sail
every d'I fer next Thursday until
tie question Of international yachting
is established. The request
for such an arrangement came from
Sir Thomas Upton. owner of the
Sir Thomas wanted the
races TO be smiled daily after tomorrow, :
Dut the members Of the New York ,
Yacht Glib "eflSed to assent to such
IN arrangeu ent.