The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-21


bed this morning to- get n look ut the +,
weather. and there was gloom and dis !
may along the waterfront. The old !
salts shifted. saw the mist wrcaths and |
shook their heads.
NEW YORK. Oct. IA blanket OF
fog over the course and the utter alb
sence OF wind caused the fifth success
i've fizzle when another attempt was
made today to sail the first OF the CO.
series for the inter
national trophy. The yachts will try
again tomorrow.
The early morning hours at Sandy
Hook bay gave little promise of race.
The weather was fairly clear for a few
miles seward at 5 o'clock. and there
was light breeze from n little south
of west. but up to- the noTthward. to-
ward the NarTows, the fog still hung
thickly.
Mainsails were hoisted early on both
yachts. and soon after 9 o'clock they
cast of from their moorings and were
towed out to Sandy Hook lightship
Club topsails were maSthcaded on the
way out. the Columbia setting a small
er one than was shown on Wednesday
afternoon. The Shamrock's was ap-
parently larger than any yet seen aloft.
1t was bent on two light aluminium
spars, and its narrow cloth rddiatcd
from center band like q jib.
The yachts arrived of the IightShip
at 1910 a. M. Casting off their tow
lines and breaking out their headsails.
they circled about the lightship for an
hour or so in the light southwest
breeze. waiting for the committee boat
to arrive. The fog showed a disposi-
ton to clear off about this time. but
Thpr, HARDLY wind to civ
the yachts steerage way. For an hour
after the committee boat arrived there
was no more wind. and no prospect OF
any, so at 1910 o'clock. after a CONSUL
tation between those in charge OF the
yachts, both agreed to call the race of.
gun was fired and the code signal
letter r. was hoisted. announcing
that fact to the assembled fleet. \ few
minutes later, as agreed on a few days
ago, another gun was fired. calling at
tention to the signal that the race
would be run Friday. The Manning
and other revenue cutters. the torpedo
boat Porter and all other vessels hav-
ing the signal letters hoisted them. so
that all the fleet might know OF the
committees decision before going
back 10 the city.
The sails of both yachts were taken
in as they were lowed back to- their
moorings in the Horseshoe. where they
arrived at 1880.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-The winds
| asleep in their caverns and a CoveTle'
of white fog drawn over the bosom oil
the dTOwsy ocean today heightened the
| unprecedented record Of lukes in tn,
| cup contest to- six. As on Tuesday
| the yachts did not leave their anchor.
| age inside Sandy Hook. 1t was useleS.
| to max. another attempt In such wea
Their. 60 NJ the hour set for the star
| the regatta committee boat poked on
| to sea through the dense bank OF va
| por aod announced TO the group OF YES
sells assembled about the lightship tn,
| same moECtonous story that Their,
would be no race teddy.
Everybody Is thoroughly Disguised
| The patience uf the public Is almos
exhausted. From $4,000 people wh'
went out on the first day the crowd
have dwindled until IL Is perfectly SAT
to say that less than 5000 people wer
afloat today. The outlook was :
gloom from 4 mcney-making stand
point that some OF the excursion boat
which sold tickets for the series O
races we're trying - redeem them wit
the intention Of abandoning their ~
| CurS!Gls altogether.
The repeated pUstronements hav
also wOrl\the patience Of the commit
tee and the owners OF the two yacht
Sir Thomas and Commodore Morga
each have company Of invited gues
aboard heir yachts. but IL Is very de-
olate fer the hosts as well as the
guests % lie quietly NJ anchor insi1
the dr.afy sandspit with nothing
look 81 but blank walls Of fog. The d
LAYS have been equally trying upon q
crews Of the racers. For more ths
. F, ten DAYS the taTS have been keyed Z
10 racing pitch and they are beginnii
J to feel the effects of the strain.
, Experts estimate that the big cl'
= topsail which the Shamrock show
) Yesterday for the first time Contai
=, about 500 more square feet OF CauV
; than the similar sail of the Nank
, boat. Add to this the excess OF :.
3 area CT her lower sails, rs shown
: the on -ial measurements, and the Il
3 eigner Is capable OF spreading son
3 thing like 1900 square feet more q
3 vas 20 the wind than the Columbia.
= light oiTs, therefore. the Sh1mru
= must have 4 great advantage anu I
y patriots are whis;ling for spank
o breeze that will prevent the hoisti
Q of these sky-scrapiug sails and hTi
o the TWO boats down TO even terms
. the matter OF canvas. Another atteu
, will be made to race tomorrow.
,, one OF the Columbia's wooden q
s sail -l-is was cut in half lengthw