Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-09
LOOKED VERY BARE.

She was headed into the gale, or as
much of it as got inside the Hook. and
the man forward on watch kept under
the lee as we'll as he could. Captain
Barr spent most of his time below. Al
together the day was a dreary one.
There was nothing left for the men to
breeze on Tuesday. Last Sunday
they had plenty of visitors who cheer
ed the boat. The crafts were missing
to-day. The Sandy Hook boat came
alongside and those on board saluted
the Defender. The Hook was deserted
to-day, except for the newspaper boats.
In spite of all the past fizzles, the sail
ormen on the Columbia still feel conf
dent of success. The presence of the
Shamrock nearby simply makes them
more firm in their belief of victory
when real trial comes.
THE RACE OF SATURDAY
operated as tonic upon them all. Up
to that time they had heard so much
about their skipper being outgeneralled,
that some of them may have begun,
perhaps, to fear that there might be
something in it. The Saturday race to
their mind, however, showed them a
different phase, and one on board said
that they all felt they would show the
English shippers what was possible.
The men had no other comment to
make on the race. The policy of those
in charge of the Defender is not to talk
at all, and the men follow the implied
instructions to the letter
The program of Monday is one of
rest. The men will do some little work
in the line of making surer, but it is
not expected that the Columbia will go
out to sea at all, and the energy will
be reserved for Tuesdays race.
Sir Thomas Upton spent the greater
part of the day on board the old
schooner yacht America, as the guest Of
Lieut.. Colonel Butler Ames. He arose
early, Notwithstanding the fatigue re-
sulting from yesterdays race, and after
breakfasting, spent a couple of hours
reading the newspapers. Then he went
on board the America in one of the
Erin's launches, in company with Sir
Henry Burdette, Right Hon. w j. Pr
rie, and Mrs. Pirrie, Charles Russell,
DR.. MacRie, Mr.. J. E. Young and Sail
maker Thomas Ratsey.
AS soon as the party was safely on
and under a reefed mainsail, foresail,
jib and stay sail, knocked about the
horseshoe for a couple of hours.
The staunch old boat
WAS SAILING AT HER BEST
in the stiff breeze, and the party en-
joyed the outing very much.
Mr.. Ratsey was glad to get on board
the America, for he had heard much
from his father about the craft that
came over from America to England
forty-eight years ago and captured the
cup that the Shamrock has come over
to lift this year.
When the America was on the other
side Mr.. Ratsey's father saw the craft
frequently and got his first ideas
about building sails that were set fat
ter than the type of the English sails
which were cut baggy at that time.
The elder Ratsey was following the
same vocation that his fathers had fol-
lowed for generations before, that of
sail making and he admired the Amer
lea so much that he had model made
which is in the Ratsey Office to this
day.
When the America came back to her
anchorage at 2 o'clock Sir Thomas
signalled for his launch and came over
to the Associated Press yacht Wanda.
After greeting those on board Sir Tho
mas first words were: isn't it singu-
AdA mat VIZ
ALWAYS GET A STRONG BREEZE
after race day."
The owner of the Shamrock. when
seen later by an Associated Press rep
resentative on board his steam Yacht
Erin said he would like TO have a strong
breeze for the contest on Tuesday so
that the two boats could finish a race,
for if they did not do so pretty soon.
he would have to build a house on
Sandy Hook. He mentioned a dispatch
he had received from ST Johns, N. F.,
begging him TO come down there aud
sail the races, where there are plenty
of wind and lots of water
Sir Thomas said the crew of his
yacht were as happy as larks, and that
they were eager to have trial of the
Columbia in stiff breeze. for they
were more confident than ever Of win
ming the cup, now that they had shown
how speedy the Shamrock was in light
air