Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-09
Mrs. Barnhart Enjoys Life Once More.

BARNnART, New CASTLE, PA.
Thomas said. today. that under no condi
tions would he leave the Horseshoe until
the contests were over. He seems very
much worried about the Illness of Mr..
Fife and he insists that the Shamrock i
under a great disadvantage in not having
him on board.
No race has ever attracted more inter
est about the city. II is the one thing
talked of night and day al the clubs, Ht
the hotels and on the streets. Wherever
YOU go il Is the Columbia ana the Sham
rock All classes are Interested ana
everybody has turned yach;sman. The
excitement has grown because II is now
a well established fact that IL is a close
thing.
The opinion was quite general, today,
that there was something in yesterday :
racing by which a line could BE- drawn on
the merits of the boats. There was wind
enough for couple Of hours To- furnish
a test. the first real test. this week. and
while IL lasted ana the boats We're under
equal conditions. the Shamrock did the
better work.
That is the reason for the rise IN the
Shamrock stock. today. She is good in Il
run dead before the wind. She is good IA
4 beat ID windward. VIVA, size Will d in
4 reach IL undecided, but the Impressions
are against her on this point " sailing
There was another high northcaster, TO-
day. and Sandy Hook waters Were
churned up in fine style. on Tuesday, thr
struggle will be resumed.
Capt. Barr spent the best part of the
day Nh board the Columbia. Mr.. Isclin
left. Saturday night. with his entire party
of Corint hians. and 50 when The captain
arose. this morning, ii was To- the task
OF looking after number Of The things
which Mr.. lselin himself ordinarily a;-
tends to.
All the Columb!a's sails We're unbcn'.
Saturday night. but a THAI time it was
expected tha, one of the morning tasks
would be to set them again. Tne Sunday
trial has always been a feature up TO IN S
time. The state ~ the weather today.
spotted an hope along thai line. ana thr
men did not seem to mind the dcprivl
ton.
Stripped Of her canvas the defender
looked very bare. She was headed into
the gale. or as much Of it as got inside
the Hook ana the man forward on the
watch Kept under the lee as We'll as he
could. Capt. Barr spent most of his
time below. Altogether the day was a
rather dreary one. There was nothing
left for the men to do but to loll on the
tender ana wish for a breeze on Tues
day. Last Sunday, they had had plenty
of visitors. who cheered the boat. These
craft We're missing, today. The Sandy
Hook boat came alongside and those on
board salutcd the defender. The Hook
was deserted. today, except for the
newspaper boats. In spite of all the
past fizzles the sailormen Oh the Co
lumbia still feel confident of success.
The presence of the Shamrock nearby
simply makes them more firm in their
belief Of victory when a successful
trial comes.
The race Of Saturday operated as a
tonic on them all. Up 10 that time
they had heard so much about their
skipper being out-generalled 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 different
phase. and one on board said that they
all felt they would show the English
shippers yet 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 pro-
gramme for Monday is one of rest. The
men will do some little work, but it is
not expected that the Columbia will go
out to see at all and the nergy will be
reserved for Tuesdays race.
Sir Thomas Iipton spent the greater
part of today on board the old schooner
yacht America as the guest of Lieut..
Col. Butler Ames. He arose early, not
withstand the fatigue resulting 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. Pirrie and Mrs. Hir-
rie. Hon. Charles Russell, DR. Mackie.
Mr. ]. F. Young and Sailmaker Ratsey.
AS soon as the party was safely on
board, the America left her anchora &c
and under reefed mainsail, foresail ill,
and staysail. knocked about the Horscshe
for couple Of hours. The staunch OLD
boat was sailing at her best in the stiff
preeze and the party enjoyed the outing
very much.
Mr.. Ratsey was glad to get on board
the Aferica. for he had heard much from
his father about the craft that came over
from America to England, 4S years ag1,
and captured the cup that the Shamro L
has come over to lift this year.
When the America was on the other
side, Mr.. Ratsey's father frequently saw
the craft. ana got his first ideas about
building sails that would set natter than
the type Of English sails which were en-.
baggy at that time. The elder Ratser
was following the same vocation that his
fathers had followed for generations be-