The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-10
COMING week Of RACING.
YACHTsMES DELIGHTED WITH TINE
PROSPECT or a vJSIsM.
Evident YesIsss Of Nervousness
~ 90 OSseome-Hes sails Besss
Css over - Core Defects - Ths..

NEW YORK. Oct te-There IL q bouyant
feeling OF expectancy and excitement
among the yschume. tonight. not that
they feel sure Of a race tomorrow. bat that
they know every day will lie race day
from row on 20 the nnish. with the scep-
ton Of Wednesday. The agreement Of The
regatta committee and the Shamrock AID
Columbia people has proved popular IL
is Il fair proposition and every one likes
the manner iD vnich II II met.
WoSvyisg On CoSssbsa.
ThiS has been fogzy dag down around
the bofresboe. and everything mas been
quiet with the feet there. except on the
deots Of Columbia, whsrs tbs crows
have been cutting and renting sails. THIS
s nothing 10 be gained IN trying 10 put
aside facts. They are worrying Oh CoIum-
bta, they are calm and confident Of shhfB-
rock. The reason for al This IN that ue
English boa, has done tho better work on
three days Of the rukss. Look al II from
whatever standpoint you will. these plain
facts stare you ~ the face. on two M the
days, at tbs moment the signal race or
was set Shamrock Was IN the iesd. ON the
third day sfe WAS no worse than on even
terms Indeed the weight 81 opinion In That
she WA ahead. considering her position
and the fact that shs started some seconds
behind Columbia. Add 20 this her time al
lowance u six seconds and tho chances
ar. still more IN Bsr favor. There In good
reason for nsrvOusBass among the Amsri-
cans, and nothing has occurred to-day 10
diminish ~. ~ In an uDpi.assit truth, but
IL IN Just as well 10 admit o.
weather Man Promises - BSssss.
The weather In the important thing now.
Three days OF drifting have changed the
character Of the speculation. !. IN now
quite as much "wiil there be- a racer" an
Which will winY'
The weather man In Washington prom
ises a souibsfIy, Increasing bfsezs. IL IL
comes IL viii be - welcome wind 10 thou"
sands Of yacbiEDsn VINO have come many
miles 10 witness the contest. II this pre-
dtction " fglhlled the fnGers Will bs sent
over tho limo 10 vindwsrd down this Jersey
coast, tho course tes ssfna ~ Saturday,
but that tbs order 81 sailing II reversed.
tho first leg 10 windwafd with a run home.
TIT, will Dee more satisfactory. as ~ gives
q bottsT chance for skill IN maDsuyerin1
for the weather berth ~ thu start.
nssSieas~ Fmiiea ia Comment.
The fog siren ut sandy Hook emitted It's
doiefui warning all day through the layers
Of mist. Dreary az tbe 1ay was, u broke
at least the rule N good wind on of
days ind Gains ON racing days. and on
all sides there was hope that the wind for
once would he good and true on the day
Of days. The weather observers for the
noncs kept their hands for time Of thu
business u signaling. Both Mr.. IseIin and
Sir Thomas Upton appreciate all that they
have done for them. bat that hurricane
bulletin which the weather men rushed
In on sunday caused worry on both sides.
The hurricane turned DOT 20 be stretch
Of fog which settled down over tbs sea.
A. soon as ffathaway's salifnaksrs got
through with the alterations on Column
bias mainsaii This morning the sail was
hauled up from below. bent 20 the mast,
boom and asfr and hoistod
After inspection by Managing Owner Ise.