The age-herald., 1899-10-07

1 Bay Ridge to get her out of any danger | from the northeaster. The Shamrock re- mained at her anchorage at the hook, her owner being willing to take the chances The wind blew up pretty fresh about o'clock, but there was nothing to threaten harm to yacht so well protected by ten ders and tugs, to say nothing of the pow erfu1 Erin.
 The feeling on both sides is one of conf- | dence. MT. Iselin thinks he will win. Sir l Thomas Lipton has a nice little corner in 1 the Erin all ready for the cup. The public | is in doubt and it must be said that there 1 is feeling of indecision among the expert | yachtsmen. The two days of drifting have | furnished almost nothing which to base | opinion. They have, however, seemed to l strengthen the belief that the Shamrock is 1 thoroughly dangerous proposition. This 1 is now a well grounded opinion that if the l two days of light airs have done anything 1 they have shaken that confident feeling l that has prevailed among the packers eff I the Columbia.
 Little to Choose Between Those who have watched most closely l every movement of the two yachts are firm | in the belief that there is little to choose between them in drift, and when it is remembered that the Shamrock people have never asserted that she was drifter 1t can readily be understood that there Is reason | for the rise in Shamrock stock. Twice in | the two days of acing there have been l times when both boats were sailing under 1 exactly similar conditions for an hour after l the start on Tuesday and for like length | of time after the start on Thursday. Both l were sailing dead before a light wind with l the same spread of canvas.
 On Tuesday the Shamrock drew away | from the Columbia. On Thursday the Co., l lumbia drew away from the Shamrock. No 1 one can draw lines on the racers from | this and it can safely be said that the only | change that has taken place in the feeling l of observing yachtsmen is one that tends l to increase the doubt.
 l Go d Breeze Probable l It now looks as though the first race to a l finish would come in good stiff breeze. l At sundown the wind was blowing nara | from the north. The weather was clearing l and there were good signs of pretty hard l northwestern in the morning. If 1t comes, | the world will see the greatest struggle for yachting supremacy in the history of in- l ternational racing. With her great main- l sail snugly slowed on and the boom under l water proof cover, the yacht Columbia ] lies at anchor off the sea beach pier at l Bay Ridge today, riding out the easterly storm under the lee of the land. All her sails were unbent and slowed below, where | they will be kept dry until needed Should there be rain and a strong breeze, how | eyer the sails will not be spared tomorrow for rain or shine. Barring accidents the yachts will start in their race and make third attempt to complete the course of | fifteen miles to wndward leeward and | back.
 | When seen by an Associated Press rep | resentative on board the tender St. Michaels today. c. Oliver Iseln, the Co., | lumbia's managing owner, said IseIin Uncertain "We know practically nothing more of the merits of the boats than we did on l Tuesday. If anything we know less, for | we did not turn the outer mark this time, but have every confidence in the Colum- bias ability to outsai the Shamrock on all | points when we get a steady breeze. That's what we want-some wind" Tn case there is wind enough to force the yachts to shorten sail, how would the
 
 facing or with reef points?' was asked. "With reef points in the regular way"
 replied Mr. Iselin. But I don't think we shall have to reef at any time during these
 races. These boats will carry whole sails for long time.''
 Of yesterdays race MT. Iselin added: "When we made that dast tack we were not able to cross the Shamrock's bow, but i, fin, oil tha txyi,d d ord af there was very little difference in the sail | ing of the yachts. We were in the best po- | sition most of the time and the Shamrock was only few yards ahead when the race | was called off"
 Same Guests Will be Present MT. Iselin said the same guests would be on board she Columbia in tomorrows race as were there on previous days. Speaking of Commodore J. Pierpont Mor- gan's interest in the races MT. Iselin said: '1 have not seen the commodore since we began to race, but I'm sure he is following the work of the Columbia with as much in- terest as any of us.'
 At sundown the wind jumped around to the westward of north and blew great guns for a while. Captain Barr housed the Co., lumbias topmast at once, gave the yacht llletH ldtuOlnS LnOIc CdUIt anu U1due pre- parations for letting the second anchor The weather looked decidedly dirty from
 the sailorman's standpoint so enough of
 the crew were kept on board the Columbia
 to take care of her in any emergency. As
 she is lying in berth with the shore under
 her lee, If she should part her cable in the
 night or drag her anchors some quick work
 would be necessary to save her from going
 on the beach or smashing against the sea
 beach pers
 Sailors Need Rest
 The early rising sailormen of the Colum-
 bia heard the whimpering of the wind at
 the Hook today, and they saw In the rain
 storm the prospect of a real days rest.
 They needed it. too, for, though the easy
 lolling excursion crowds who watched the
 race figured that the sailors must be work