The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-05
TO RUN FOR THE MUG TO-DAY.
SHAMROCl& AND COLUMBIA WILD
HAVE 4 HEAVY SEA.

iSelAn ana His Crew We'll Satisfied
With the COlun,bia's Performance.
sir Thomas LiptOn Is Not worry
| Ing, Hut says His nOat IL Going i'm
20 Win-CIenr Course Has Given
Great satisfaction on All Sides
VIII Be over Same Course.
New York. oct Some uncertainty has
prevailed as to the course which will he
saiIcd tomorrow by The Columbia and the
Shamrock
! The matter was settled, however. this
afternoon at the meeting of the Regatta
Committee. which was held at the New
York Yacht Club House. After the meets
ings Nicholson Kane announced that to-
morrow's race would be as on Tuesday
fifteen miles 10 windward or leeward, and
a beat back.
II seems that the agreement between
/ Sir Thomas Upton and the Coumbia's
owners relates that where It Is imposslb,s
to finish a contest within the time limit
the same class of race must be continued
untli a decision is reached. Consequently
teforc the two boats can meet on the three
leg bout, IL win lie necessary to settle the
capabilities of The two champions on the
straightaway run of fifteen knots
In consequence OF the quickly waning
daylight at this time Of the year. the Re-
gatta Committee 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
lhe line.
The inconclusive ending of Tuesdays en-
counter has tended materially TO whet the
Interest Of the yachting enthusiasts in the
final outcome of the battle that will sea
the cup still spiked 20 tho deck as Capt.
Bob Evans terms Il. or wrenched up and
carted away TO the country which, for so
many years, has been unsuccessfuly fight
ing for il,
Columbia the best Boat.
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. il there are no hulSy winds and no
elements OF atmospheric luck TO be cal-
culated, the American representative can
both outfoot and outpoint the foreigner
The offraclng day was a busy one for
the sailor men on the two cup racers.
The Columbia went out for a short trial
spin outside Sandy Hook shortly after
noon to-day, principally TO try new club
topsall. which her managing owner, G.
| Oliver Iselin, wished to have stretched and
ready for tO-morrow's race. The sail set
perfectly.
c. oliver Iselin, who, with Mrs. Iselln
and their guests Woodbury. Kane, Her
| bert Leeds and Nebury Thorue, Is quar-
tered on the 81. Bliehaels, said 10 an AS
sociated Press representative this after-
/ noon:
81 am satisfied with the Columbla's work
during yesterday, but not with the wealth
er conditions. None Of US could tell whero
the wind was coming from, not even the
| sailing master. In all my yachting don't
remember when / have seen a hukier day
| than yesterday. With all that, however,
we had ovcrhaulcd the Shamrock for the
| third time when the race was called on.
| She could not have crossed our bow II
| she had gone about at that time. our
| crew worked well from start TO finish.
II has been understood in some quarters
that Capt Rhodes of the Defender would
| be on board the Columbia in her races
10 look after the trimming OF the sans.
| and in an advisory capacity. on board
The St Michaels member Of che crew
| said tonight:
Capt Rhodes has not been with us yet
| but we all wish he was along lie may
| come yet, and if he does he viii be wei-
come"
lie Has Firm Faith.
Skipper Charlie Barr is not worried a
| bit about the result OF the races. He
| sticks to his original assertion that tho
| Columbia is the fastest single stick yachg
ahoat and that in windward or any other
| work she is more than match for the
| Shamrock.
Sir Thomas Upton is not worrying over
| Tomorrow 's race, either On the con-
trary, when seen to-day on the Erin, he
felt confident that his craft would give a
| good account of herself, no matter what
| kind of breeze there IS. He wants a
| good fresh breeze, however, so that the
relative speed Of the defender and the chal-
lenger can be thoroughly demonstrated.
Sir Thomas did not care to make any
| statement about to-morrow's race, except
| that the Shamrock would carry exactly
| the same sails as she dM in yesterdays
| contest, ard that her crew would do their
/ best to cross the finish line first. The
| English challenger Is in the best of condi-
/ tion for the coming race. Not piece OF
wire in her rigging nor an inch Of canvas
was found to be damaged in the &east de-
| gree when her crew looked over her mis-
/ morning.
! Sir Thomas received hundreds OF cable
| grams to-day from all parts of the world,
/ congratulating him on the splendid show
| ing his boat made In light ar against the
| defender.
Liked the Clear Course.
In speaking about the manner IN which,
the course was kept clear sir Thomas said:
| IL can't get over the great organization
| that has been here to keep the course
| clear. Yesterdays course was the clearesc
| we ever had, or ] ever saw IN England,
| and only proves that what ! said before [
| came TO America, that in an previous
| races the best boat has always won.
may as wen say now that the Shamrock
| Is the fastest boat ever built In Britain,
| aud the workmanship was the best that
! money could buy. / can't tell what her
| cost was, but 1t was probably more than
! YOU have any idea Of She cost as much
as six Vakyres. The estimates already
given are away below the mark
The indications at Galilee. N. j., to-
night are that the wind for to-morrow'S
yacht race will be from the southwest in
the morning, veerng to south with indica-
tions OF going TO southeast by noon.
There viii be quite a hard sea.