The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-04


Is a very fast yacht That she Is speedy
In light winds was shown by her work
on the first half OF the first leg OF the
course That she Is quick in stays was
amply proved bv her windward work,
ana IL "a also fact that she stands up
10 her canvas equally well with the CO.
lumbia. In the matter OF handling safls
there was little 10 choose between tho
two, and II anv mistakes were made II
was more the fault OF the fiuky breezes
than OF the Judgment of the sailing
masters Some idea OF the windward
work OF these two yachts may be gath
cred from the fact that In the twelve
miles sailed from the outer mark ~
where the race was concluded the CO.
lumbia made % tacks and the Sham
rock %.
POLICING THE COURSE.
Aside from 4he Yacht race itself the
most Interesting and novel picture OF
the day was the policing OF the course
by the revenue cutters and torpedo
boats assigned for this duty ~ the
government. lt was the first time that
such "A thing had ever been attempted
by government vessels a.d there was
much curiosity as 10 what could be ac-
complished.
The experiment was entirely success
full No Yacht race in the world was
ever sailed IN a fairer course. This was
secured firsb by the prompt and eff
dent service OF the government boats
and second by the prompt and good
natured obedience 20 every order un
the part of all excursion boat and
yacht captains. Cant. Evans ana Lieut.
Commander Fremont have good reason
10 be well satisfied with the results.
No favors We're shown. All vessels
were treated alike. Little steamers
Ill =
out OF the way I'm the same polite but
firm language whenever their captains
became careless of their positions
The revenue cutters Manning. Win
dom, Oncndaga. Gresham and Algon-
quin were first out. ana they kept the
space about The line clear FOR a good
while on N.ther side. Then came the
fleet Of TORPEDO boats which came down
with a rush and i'm fine line from the
navy ward. The Porter was In The lead.
and she was the flagship OF the feet,
which consisted Of the Dupont Morris.
Winslow. Mackenzie and Stiletto.
once the course was sgnaled from
the committee boat. the little black
SQUADRON went about its business. At
the preparatory gun the course was
clear. the cutters lining up on the left
and the torpedo boats on the right all
headed down the Jersey coast. There
were no bic steamers 10 blanket the
racers and there We're no small craft 20
get in the wav. The work of clearing
away the big fleet fell more especially
on the Porter with Lieut. Commander
Fremont on board She was here there
and everywhere. All hands recognized
her authority and her orders were
quickly obeved Whenever she sig
nailed for the big feet TO move further
away from the line the movement took
the form OF a naval maneuvre. so
prompt and unanimous was the re-
sponsa. \ clear space was also kept
about the outer Vark. and. 50 far as
racing the Vachts went on the beat
home. thew found clear water every
where and no sign OF interference.
ENGLISH PRESS COMMENT.
London. oct. 4.-The momentary dis
appointment that the first race for the
Americas cuD should have fallen
through has been followed by a feel
-iHg-eE satisfaction -that-the- -Shamr.ock X
has shown herself "A worthy challenger.
and hope runs high that she viii wipe
out a long record of defeat Among
yachtsmen great admiration Us ex-
pressed for the way i'm which Capt.
Hogarth appears 20 have handed the
yacht.
The afternoon Dapers comment IN
much Che same terms as the morning
papers. An think that the chances or
the Shamrock are about equal and ~
are gratitied at the extreme fi.en Y
ness displayed by the Americans.
The Pail Mall Gazette says Never
have the qualities SO peculiar u Anglo
Saxons-chivalrous determination "a
fight "A contest Ia the end on a fair
field and withoUS favor-been morc
conspicu0us than they were in yester-
DAYS race
The MARQUIS OF Dufferin and Ava.
commodore Of the Royal Ulster Yacht
club, replying TO the Associated Press
Nelegraphs as follows:
From yesterdays abortive race il is
quite impossible TO form reliable
opinion a. to the result of future con-
tests"