The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-16
Idle AT MOORlNGS
FEW SIGNS OF LIFE ON BOARD
THE BIG SINGLE-STICK
YACHTS
PRAYING FOR BREEZE TODAY
Both Sides Anxious for weather
Conditions That Will Test the
Relative Speed of the BOats-Sir
Thomas Tired, but Hopes There
VIII Be n Race Secondary of Rest
for Crews.

Thomas Tired, but Hopes There
VIII Be Race SOon-Day of Rest
for Crews.
| NEW YORK, Oct 15.-The Columbia
and Shamrock did not leave their moor
ings inside Sandy Hook today. Not
! sail cover was taken off, notwithstanding
the fact that the sun shone brightly
good part of the day, and would have
/ afforded an excellent opportunity to dry
out what dampness there might have been
! IN the canvas. 1t was an off day for the
crews of both boats and, barring watch
| OF half a dozen men on each craft, not
a soul was on board
Capt. Barr spent most of the day In
town He has every confidence in the
| Columbia, for, he says, the months that
he has sailed her in all kinds of weather
| during the past summer have convinced
him that she is superior to the English
cutter.
The sight of the big kites that the
Shamrock has been displaying during the
past two weeks, especially the huge club
topsail, does not cause the little Scotch
man any alarm, for he feels that they
will not be of any use in breeze that
will move the challenger at anything
more than a snails pace.
| The Columbia's crew is not suffering a
bit from the many attempts to have
race, but the men would like to see a
good sailing breeze before the snow flies,
they say, as they are not anxious to
handle sails when 1t is cold enough to
stiffen the canvas and rigging.
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the hull of the Columbia, and when the
St. Michael's came up to the city at noon
all but seven of her crew were brought
along for a little outing on shore while
the tender was being coaled. Most of the
ShGmrock's men were ashore at Sandy
Hook all the forenoon. They visited as
many points of interest about the place
as the government officials would allow.
A number fshed for a few hours off the
point of the Hook, but they had little
luck.
Shortly after u o'clock they went
aboard the Plymouth for dinner, and re-
NAMED on board while the steamer was
cruising about the bay with Sir Thomas
Upton and some Of his guests on the
quarter deck. The men want some wind
for tomorrows race just as much as the
Columbia's crew do, and 1t is plainly seen
| that the continuous failure of wind on
race days has had a depressing effect on
them.
WEATHER SHARP
Capts. Hogarth, Wringe and Parker
| have predicted that there will be no wind
until Tuesday or Wednesday, or until
the moon changes, and as they made this
statement several days ago to Sir Thomas
Upton, and the forecast has so far
proven true, the opinion of these experts
| is thought worth considering.
Capt. Matthews, of the Erin, a Skipper
with as long, If not longer, experience on
the water, holds a contrary opinion and
says there is just as likely to be a steady
wind tomorrow as a week from that time.
ana that the change of the moon has
oeen proven by statistics to have nothing
Whatever 20 DO with weather conditions
Sir Thomas Upton owner of the sham
rock, is now commencing the seventh
week Of his stay on the Erin in Sandy
Hook, during which time he has been
| ashore but few times, and then for only
few hours at a time. He admits that
the past two weeks have been very tire
some because of the frequent Gains but
says that the presence Of many guests
on race days aboard the Erin has heen
enjoyable to him.
oir 1nomas is very patient man, but
ne frankly admits that it will be q great
relief to him when the series is ended
HAeo Ii WINE ne says all he can do Is TO
"at 1or WIND enough to drive the yachts
around the course inside the time limit
he hopes to see the races finished this
week '''i7
Inc postponement of the contests from
DAY to day has lnterfered seriously with
the plans Of several of Sir Thomas
| guests, and because of the breaking out
| OF the war in South Africa it will be alb
solutely necessary for several of them 70
return
Lord Beresford is very anxious to see all
the races, but as he is a member of par
hament ne may have to take his depar-
ture any day now, in order to be present
at the opening session. Several of the
guests will sail for England next Wednes-
day.
SIR THOMAS TALKS.
Sir Thomas was asked today WHY he
| did not sail on the Shamrock during tho
races.
ITO tell the truth" he said. INV men
do not want me aboard. Thev saw if is
apt to make them nervous and more liza
Die to make mistakes. I have so much
! confidence in my men that l am perfectly
! willing to keep off the ship, and know
that they will do their best to win. When
! racing against the Prince of Wales cut
ter Britannia, on the other side. 7 was on
the Shamrock, but since coming over here
the only day 1 have sailed on her was
! the time her gaff broke. when we were
giving her a little tuning up outside
! Sandy Hook
Il do hope there will be some wind to.
morrow. It's rather hard on the people
! to spend their money to come down here
and then not see any race. If there was
| any way l could help to bring about a
race, you can rest assured | would do
my best but no one can be blamed for
fog or lack of wind, and all I can do is
hope for better race conditions tomorrow.
l have feeling that when we get some
wind the series will be finished irnme-
diately, and I hope the public will not lose
interest in the contest"
Sir Thomas was anxious to know what
the feeling was among the people about
| the Shamrocks chances OF lifting the cup,
and seemed highly pleased to learn that
his boat had a great many friends and
hackers. He felt that the Shamrock's
showing in light weather justified a
change in the opinion that she would not
be in it with the Columbia when the wind
was very light
When discussing the Shamrock's rig,
Sir Thomas said he did not count
on the huge club topsail that has been
sent aloft the past two race days.
1T is magnificent SAIL said he but
| do not think it will be serviceable in
any race that can be sailed in less than
five hours In running before the wind 1
think it will be useful, and in light air L
count on it as being of just as much ben
eft as her mainsail, but then we have
topsails of all sizes, and If necessary my
men can lover the largest and have a
smaller one in place in ten minutes so
that it will not lose US much time if we
do have to take it off in race