The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-05

New York, Oct 4-The off-racing day
was busy one after ali for the sailor
men on the two cup racers. Mr.. Iselin
and Sir Thomas Upton, however en-
ployed their hours in different ways.
The Columbia went out for a short
trial spin outside Sandy Hook shortly
after noon today. principally to try a
new club topsail which her managing
owner. C Oliver Iselin wished to have
stretched and ready for tomorrows
race. Under mainsail and jib the yacht
filled away from her moorings and was
under the influence of a fresh south
west breeze she was soon passing the
point Of Sandy Hook.
Captain Barr brought the yacht
around to wind when the new topsail
was ready To hoist and in a few mo-
ments the big sky-reaching sail was
mast-headed. 1t is one of Hathaway's
latest and best productions and when
laced TO the topmast gaff it set like a
taller made gown on a pretty woman.
After lacking several times to get the
sail well stretched the Columbia was
headed back for her mooring buoy in
Sandy Hook bay, where she arrived
about p H. The mainsail was slowed
and all hands sent to supper on board.
Iselin Is Satisfied
c. Oliver Iselin. who with Mrs. Iselin
and their guests. Woodbury. Kane, Her.
bert Leeds and Newbury Thorne is
quartered on the ST. Michaels. said to
an Associated Press representative this
afternoon:
Il am satisfied with the Columbia'e
work during yesterdays race, but not
with the weather conditions. None of
US could tell where the wind was COM
ing from, not even the sailing master.
In ali my yachting 1 do not remem-
Der when I've seen flunkier day than
yesterday. With all that however, we
had overhauled the Shamrock for the
third time when the race was called
of. She could not have crossed our
bow if she had gone about at that
time. Our crew worked well from start
to finish
Asked what he thought the weather
would be for tomorrow's race, Mr..
Iselin said.
Il think we shall have a good breeze
from the southwest. 1 hope SO, any
way. for l should like to get one race |
off my hands and know where we
stand.
Regarding the criticism that the
Columbia's mainsail was slack in yes
terday's race the Columbia's manager
said:
Mainsail Is Fixed
lHdl mas deem IlAeO. 1t was a little
slack but not enough to affect the
yachts sailing
1t has been understood in some quar-
ters that Captain Rhodes of the De-
fender would be on board the Column |
bia in her races to look after the |
trimming of the sails and in an ad- |
ViSory capacity. On board the St |
Michaels a member of the crew said:
*Captain Rhodes has not been with I
us as yet, but we all wish he was |
along He may come yet, and if he |
does he win be welcome
Sandy" the Columbia's mascot. is |
the same yellow dog that helped to |
pilot the Defender TO victory. He is /
well fed, sleek looking and carefully |
guarded by the steward. The crew. to |
a man, feel that Sandy Is Indispensable |
TO the success of the yacht.
Skipper Charlie Barr is not worried |
a bit about the result of the races. He /
sticks to his original assertion that the /
Columbia. is the fastest single stick |
yacht afloat and that in windward or
any other work she is more than a
match for the Shamrock.
Upton Is Confident
Sir Thomas Upton is not Worrying
over tomorrow's race one bit. On the |
contrary. when seen today on the Erin,
he felt confident that his craft would /
give a good account of herself. no mat /
ter what kind of a breeze there is. He
wants Il good, fresh breeze, however,
so that the relative speed of the de-
fender and the challenger can be thor
oughly demonstrated.
He had just returned from visit to
the Shamrock late this afternoon when
seen by the Associated Press represent
alive. After taking a cup of tea and a
little toast, Sir Thomas spoke about
his sail on the grand old schooner yacht
America. the boat that caused all the
trouble" 60 quote Sir Thomas. He
said he had a splendid sail around the
bay for about two hours, and that from
the speed the old boat made in the
stiff southwesTerly breeze. he did not
wonder that she had lifted the cup
on the other side. nearly fifty years
ago.
The Shamrock Crew Will Bet.
Sir Thomas did not care to make any
statement about tomorrow's race, ex-
cept that the Shamrock would carry
exactly the same sails as she did In
yesterdays contest, and that her crew
would do their best to cross the finish
line first. The English challenger is in
the best Of condition for tho coming
race. Not a piece OF wire in her rig
giag or an inch of canvas was found
to be damaged in the least degree
when her crew looked her over this
morning. The members of the crew ,
are quite confident as the Shamrock's
owner that she will prove winner,
and some of them are ready to lay a
few guineas IL they get the chance
Sir Thomas received hundreds of
cablegrams today from all parts of the
world congratulating him on the splen-
did showing his boat made in light air !
against the defender.
Some eff the cables" said Sir Thom-
as. ARE from people I do not know
personally, but that only goes to show
what great interest is being taken in
these races. One of them read thus: ,
Tommy, don't make room for your (
uncle"
In speaking about the manner IN
which the course was kept clear. Sir
Thomas said: