The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-07
FOR THE YACHT RACE TO-DAY
INDICATIONS OF fl FRESH WIND
 AND HEAVY SEA.

A"tter VIII 1O oOwn as the Uohses' |. Proceeds-Both Yachts Ready for
 Their Third dstruggle-sailsK Kept from
 the Rnin-AII the Crew of the sham
 rock Have Their Hair Cut short.
 Galilee reports the following tonight
 ''The wind tonight is N., NV, with
 heavy sea running. The indications
 are that there will be a fresh wind at
 the commencement of the yacht race
 tomorrow, also heavy sea, but the
 sea will go down as the race proceeds :"
 received from Bay Ridge, l.. l., to the
 effect that the wind was moderating.
 The Columbia at that time was riding
 safely at anchor off Bay Ridge
 At 1 o'clock this morning the follow
 ing dispatch was received from Sandy
 Hook "Wind still from the north and
 blowing at the rate of thirty-two miles
 an hour The skies are clear. There
 has been no change in the position of
 the Shamrock, the Erin or the tender.
 Everything appears all right from the observatory
 With her great mainsail snugly stow
 ed on the boom under water proof
 cover, the yacht Columbia lay at an-
 chor on the Sea Beach Pier at Bay
 Ridge to-day, riding out the easterly
 storm under the lee of the land. All
 her other sails were unbent and slowed
 below, where they will be kept dry un- til needed. Should there be rain and a strong breeze, however, the sails will
 not be spared tomorrow on that ac-
 count, for rain or shine, barring acci-
 dents, the yachts will start in their
 race and make third attempt to com plete the course of fifteen miles to wind ward or leeward and back. The Colum- bia was brought up from the Horseshoe to ride out the threatened storm at Bay Ridge
 The Shamrock lay all day on the white-capped waves off the Horseshoe and watched anxiously from the deck of the Erin by Sir Thomas Lipton and his guests. The only sign of life upon the deck was sturdy sailor clad in oil skins, pacing back and forth keep ing watch. When Sir Thomas was told the Columbia had departed for a more sheltered anchorage, he asked ]aughingly if the American beauty could not stand the wind and weather l,A hnv Nntt Iii whatever has been done to the Sham rock since yesterdays race, as the light airs which foated across the water then would not have broken linen thread and the overhauling of the rigging and halyards was dispensed with. Everything that ingenuity could contrive or skill effect has already been done upon the challenger and she is now ready to meet the issue, be it what ever it may. She is in perfect condi- tion for to-morrow's race. This morn ing the entire crew, including both shippers of the challenger, had their hair cut short in order, as Hon. Charles Russell, guest of Sir Thomas on the Erin, remarked, with twinkle in his eye. that there should be no extra weight aboard.
 Sir Thomas Lipton stated that Cap tain Ben Parker although he was on board the Shamrock in yesterdays race took no part in sailing her. Sir Thom- as stated that the Shamrock had proved herself to be an excellent drifter, and that he was very much pleased with her performances in light airs. He said the challenger was at somewhat of a disad- in that she could not command the services of MT. Fife, her designer, who is still confined within doors by while MT. Herreshoff was always on hand to give advice and over see any alterations or changes on the | Columbia which might be contemplated or carried out.
 Sir Thomas Lipton was considerably l yexed to-day over the knowledge that | what purported to be signed statements from his Shamrock shippers had been published. He desired the Associated | Press representa- tive to make public the | fact that immediately upon receiving the information that such statements | were being circulated he had gone to the | tender Plymouth to inquire of Captains Hogarth and Wringe about the matter. 'Tt was exactly what I suspected" said Sir Thomas. "Neither HOgarth nor Wringe had seen members of the press after either of the races. In fact, no press boat has been allowed along the Plymouth or Shamrock. All the money in America could not lure these men to give away things on the inside" con tinued Sir Thomas "These shippers are men of honor, and I trust them inn plicitly."
 Among the most prominent of the guests aboard the Erin during to-mor- rows race will be Rear Admiral Schley and the governor-general of Canada, Lord Minto. Admiral Dewey, it is stat ed, will not be able to accept Sir Thom- as invitation before Tuesday, anyway, and nothing definite has been settled upon for that day, but it is Admiral hope that he can witness at east one race from the Erin.
 When seen by an Associated Press nan on board the tender St. Michaels this afternoon C. Oliver Iselin, the Co., umbia's managing owner, speaking of unfinished race, said: ''We xnow practically nothing more of the merits of the boats than we did on Tuesday. If anything, we know less, or we did not turn the outer mark this