The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-09
SHAMROCK IS A WONDER
The Historic Mug Is in Great
Danger
Of CROSSING THE. POND
1t Is the Grandest Contest in the Whole
Fifty Years OF International Rae
ing = Columbia Backers
Ara Confident.

has taken another rise. There is a feel
ing about town tonight that the his
toric cup is in greater danger than ever
before.
The more yesterdays performance is
considered and discussed, the LEGS en-
couraging it seems to the American
yachtsmen. The Shamrock is wonder
in light weather. That is settled be-
yond doubt by the three days of drift
ing. She has surprised her own people
and has given the other people great
shock. She handles splendidly and has
! men on board who know how to do the
| handling.
The feeling of the American yachts
men that the challenger was entering
the races unprepared and untried has
disappeared. They have seen her fiji
for the struggle and they know that
she is ready to do her best.
In response to an inquiry made this
afternoon as to what was being done
by way of preparation, her managers
said
Nothing There she is, ready for the
gun"
Each side is still confident, but it
must be admitted that the bankers on
the green boat are showing the most
hope. They say they know what she
can do in heavy wind. 1t only required
three days of drifting to convince them
that she was just as good in light air.
The whole Shamrock contingent is hap
py and there is no one to begrudge
them their pleasant moments.
The Columbia people are not unhap-
py, by any means. On the contrary,
they still confidently assert that, OF
course, the cup stays. But they have
been shocked and they have been
shocked in a most decisive manner.
They know there will be no walkover.
They know more than this, but they
are not telling what it is.
sportsmen Rejoicing.
Leaving entirely out Of the question
American pride in the American boat.
all true sportsmen are rejoicing. Here
is a contest worth having. Here is a
yacht race that is worth all the money
I that has been spent. all the. time and
care that have been given. 1t is
great struggle and no man can name
the winner. This is the feeling in New
York to-day and this is d gain for the
Shamrock side, for did not she start
the week bad second? The betting is
still slightly in the Cplumbia's favor,
but this is not based on the Judgment
of yachting experts. There is more CO.
lumbia money to be had because of the
local pride, and this is the influencing
yachts are still at the Hook to-day. 1t
was Il day OF rest on the racers, Mr..
Iselin and his friends coming to town,
leaving Captain Charlie Barr on guard.
Sir Thomas Upton and his friends
are near their boat on the Erin and
there they will remain until the last
race is over. Sir Thomas said to-day
that under no conditions would he
leave the horse shoe until the contests
were over. He seemed very much Wor-
ried about the Illness Of Mr.. Fife and
he insists that the Shamrock Is under
great disadvantage in not having him
on board
The opinion was quite general to-day
that there was something in yacht rae
ing by which line could be drawn on
the merits Of the boats. There was
wind enough for u couple of hours to
furnish test, the first real test of the
week, and while it lasted the boats
were under equal conditions. the Sham
rock did the better work. That is the
reason for the rise in the Shamrock
stock to-day. She is good in run
dead before the wind. She is good IN 3
beat to windward. What she will do IN
a reach is undecided, but the impress
! sions are against her on this point Of
sailing.
There was another high northeaster
| to-day and Sandy Hook waterN were
! cEurned up in fine style. On Tuesday
| the struggle will be resumed.
Captain Barr spent the best part OF
his day on board the Columbia. Mr.
| lselin left Saturday night with his en-
| tire party of Corinthians and when the
| captain arose this morning 1t was 10
| the task of looking after a number OF
| things which Mr.. 1seiin himself ordln-
| arily attends to. .
Spoiled the Trial.
All the Columbia's sails wyre unhent
| on Saturday night hut at thaa time
| it was expected that one of the morn
| ing tasks would be to set them again.
The Sunday trial has always been
feature up to this time. The state of
weather to-day spoiled all hope along
| that line and the men did not mind the
| deprivation.
stripped of her canvas the defender
| looked very bare. She was headed into
the gale or as much Of it as got inside
the Hook and the man forward on
watch kept under the lee as we'll as
he could.
Captain Barr spent most of his time
below Altogether the day was 4
dreary one. There was nothing left for
the men to do but to loll on the tender
and wish for breeze on Tuesday. Last
Sunday they had plenty of visitors who
cheered the boat. These crafts We're
missing to-day. The Sandy Hook boat
came alongside and those on board sa-
serted today except for the newspaper
boats. In spite of all the past fizzles.
the sailormen on the Columbia seem
confident of success. The presence of
the Shamrock near by simply makes
them more firm in their belief of vic
tory when a real trial comes.
The race of Saturday operated as
tonic on them all. Up to that time they
had heard SO much about their skipper
being outgeneraled that some of them
may have begun, perhaps. to fear that
there might be something in it. The
Saturday race, however, showed them
a different phase and everyone on
| board felt they would show the English
shippers yet what was possible.
The men had no other comment to
make on the race. The policy of those
in charge of the defender is not to talk
at all, and the men follow the implied
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