Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11
Hoodooed?- or is There q Jonah
on Board?
THE FOURTH DISMAL FAILURE
Old Borsas Refused to Bestir Himself Yes
terl sy. No Race Was Run. Yachts1nen
In the Dumps aud Weather
Nau's Reputation Gone.
CRy Telegrapl1.)

NEW YORK. Oct. 10.-Hard luck
| continues to pursue TIE big single stick
erS. M# ".. "a#
On the three days last week when the
, yachts made attempts to sail, light.
tlukey- winds left them stranded on the
course when the time limit expired.
Today a fog bank prevented them from
even leaving their mOOring buOys in
side tho spit Of land which forms San
dy Hook at the entrance to the lower
bay. This was by far the most dismal
fiasco of all. The city and bay were
done up in grey swathing clothes Of i'm
penet IA Bile 1niStS when the yachtSmen
jumped out Of bed this morning to get
Il look at the weather and there was
gloom and dismay along the water
front
OLD SALTS WAC THEIR HEADS.
The old salts saw the mist wraiths
and shook their heads.
Nothing doing on the ocean today"
was their verdict.
But the weather bureau. with it's
scientific meteorological methods. had
| predi cted fair weather with fresheninE
winds for today and a few chung vainly
to the hope that the weather bureaus
! Demonstrations would turn out true
| for once.
OF course the poor, misguided pub
| lie went like lambs to the slaughter.
| WEATHER MAN FOOLED EN-.
| They backed Uncle Sans weather
oracle and put to sea. But not in such
|
| Many of the sightseers, who wit
messed the three tlukes At an average
cost per iluke OF from IS to $25, had lost
| their interest and it will take a race to
restore it.
Meantime the racers lay tied to their
big buoys inside the Horse Shoe. The
fog had let down its blank gray cur
tainS all around them. The circle Of
vision was barely 200 yards in diameter.
| The yachts were so completely shut off
from the rest Of the world as if they
had been inside the big circus tent.
RACE DECLARED OFF.
| Before II o'clock the committee boat
which had gone outside to take a last
look around, returned and reported no
llndcat tons of change in the weather.
so the formal announcement was made
! that there would be no race today.
Aboard the Erin the Englishmen were
stand. but such beastly luck crushed
them. Some Of them have engaged
l,assagc on the Oceanic. which will sail
| tomorrow, and consequently they will
go home without having seen a race.
SIR THOMAS DISAPPOINTED.
Sir. Thomas. disappointed as he was.
maintained an outward show Of good
| hEnlor.
Y thought you clever Yankees could
do anything" he shouted over the rail
to some Of his newspaper acquaint-
&nces, but you don't seem able to
lropitiate Old Boreas. When you come
over on the other side next year to
bring back the cup, I'll guarantee you
at least two races a week and more if
| you want them"
Shortly after O'Clock. after consult
ing with Sir Thomas and Mr.. Iselin, i.
was decided to abide BY the decision Of
yesterday not to san race tomorrow.
NEXT ATTEMPT Thursday
| The next attempt will be made on
Thursday and thereafter daily until
the series is completed. Later in the
| day It cleared up and though the
weather bureaus prediction of a fresh
| breeze was not realized. there was
enough air stirring for the Columbia to
| hoist her sails ana make Is minutes
spin to try her new club topsail and
see how her newly cut nainsail fit
! Both were pronounced perfect by the
experts at=