The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-05
May Be Assisted To-Day by Captain
rhodes, Of the Defender, Who Will
Attend to Trimming Sails.
Upton NOT A BIT WORRIED
HE is CERTAIN SHAMROCK WILL
MAKE A GOOD SHOWING.
Sir Thomas Also Whistling for n Semi
Gale-Bettfng Last Night in Favor
of the Yankee Boat.

NEW YORK, Oct. Som uncertainty
has prevailed as TO the course which Will
be sailed tomorrow by the Columbia and
the Shamrock. The matter was settled,
however, this afternoon at a meeting of the
regatta committee. which was held at the
New York Yacht Clubhouse. After the
meeting c.. S. Nicholson Kane announced
that to-morrow's race would be as on Tues
day-fifteen miles to winward and leeward
and beat back. 1t seems that the agree
ment between Sir Thomas Upton and the
Columbia's owner relates that where 1t is
impossible to finish a contest within the time
limit the same class of race must be con-
tinued until a decision is. reached. Conse-
q~uently, before the two boats can meet on
the three-leg bout it will be necessary to
settle the capabilities of the two champions
on the s~traightaway run of fifteen knots.
In consequence of the quickly waning lay
light at this time of year, the regatta COM
mittee to-day determined that the start
should be made at 10:45 a. m. a difference of
fifteen minutes from the time previously
fixed for the yachts going over the line.
The inconclusive ending of Tuesdays en-
counter has tended materially to whet the
interest of the yachting enthusiasts in the
final outcome in the battle that will see the
cup still spiked to the deck, as Captain
Bob" Evans terms it. or wrenched up and
carted away to the country which for so
many years has been unsuccessfully fight
ing for it.
The Columbia's performance on Tuesday
is generally regarded as proving her the
better boat of the two. The consensus of
opinion is that, given equal conditions, that
is, when there are no fuky winds and no
elements of atmospheric luck to be calcu-
lated, the American representative can both
outfoot and 6utpoint the foreigner. 1t was
contended that, while the Fife creation held
her own in the erratic and paltry breezes
which marked the first race, another tale
will be told when the Columbia has a
chance to exhibit her particular qualities of
sailing large and free. 1t is asserted, also,
that there is nothing tangible in the con-
tention that the Emerald sloop will prove
stronger in a breeze than the defender. 1t
was observable that the Shamrock kicked
up much more fuss in the choppy sea than
did the Columbia, and it is inferred from
this that when she does meet a blow she
will thrash and make much worse weather
out of it than her competitor. However,
when all is said and done, this descanting
upon the superiority of one boat over an
other is only so much speculation. Gener-
ally speaking, the first race, considering the
eccentric conditions under which it was
sailed, proved nothing, III gave no more
idea of what either yacht is capable of real.
ly doing than ii the contest had never beer
sailed. That is the opinion of impartial and
calm-minded yachtsmen who saw and
studied the first trial between the Sham.
rock and Columbia.
One thing is universally agreed to among
yachtsmen and that is that Hogarth proved
himself a better seaman than Barr. 1t was
generally conceded that the favoring of the
f1ukes which attended the Shamrock were
due not so much to Upton luck as to
Hogarth's better judgment. The predictions
for tomorrow, while not predicting perfect
yachting weather, point to favorable con.
ditions for a good race. According to the
forecast the weather will be cloudy, with
variable winds, shifting to fresh easterly