The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-11
ANOTHER HARD LUCK STORY.
SINGLE STICKERs MISSED A GOOD
WIND THE THIRD TINE.

Despite Weather Bureaus Predic-
tions There Was Nothing Doing
ON the Ocenn"-Mist settled over
the Yachts and Committee Called
the Race OT-EngIlshmen Going
Home Disgusted with American
Wenther-Lipton's Good Natured
BANTER.
New York. Oct. 10.-Hard luck continues
TO pursue the big single stickers on the
three days last week when the yachts
made attempts to sail, light flukey winds
left them stranded on the course when
the time limit expired. To-day a fog
bank prevented them from even leaving
their mooring buoys inside the spit of land
which forms Sandy Hook at the entrance
to the lower bay
This was by far the most dismal fasco
to all. City and bay we're done up in
sray swathng clothes of impenetrable
mists when the yachtsmen jumped out of
bed this morning TO get a look at the
weather, and there was gloom and dsmay
along the water front
The old salts shifted, saw the mist and
shook their heads: Nothing doing on the
ocean to-day" was their verdict.
But the Weather Bureau, with its scen-
hhc meteorological methods, had predict
ed fair weather with freshening winds,
for to-day, and few clung vainly to the
hope that its Demonstrations would turn
out true for once.
OF course, the poor, misguided pubic
went like lambs to the slaughter. They
. backed Uncle Sans weather oracle and
put TO sea, but not in such numbers as
last week. Many of the sightseers who
witnessed the three flukes at an average
cost per fuke of from s. to $25, had lost
their interests, and it VII take a race 10
restore it.
Lay Tied to Buoys.
Meantime the racers lay tied to their
big buoys inside The Horseshoe The fog
had let down its blank gray curtains all
around them The circle Of Wis on was
barely 200 yards in diameter The yachts
were as completely shut off from the rest
OF the world as if they had been inside d
big circus tent.
Shortly before y O'Clock the COMMITTEES
boat which had gone outside to take a last
look around returned and reported no in
dications Of change in the weather. SO
The formal announcement was made that
there would be no race to-day. Aboard tre
fiuke or two they could stand, but such
beastly luck crushed them. Some Of them
have engaged passage on the Oceanic,
which viii sail tomorrow, and consequent
ly they viii go home without having seen
a race.
Sir Thomas, disappointed as he was,
maintained am outward show of good hui
NOR. q thought you clever Yankees could
do anything" he shouted over the rail 10
some OF his newspaper acquaintances but
you don't seem able to propitiate Old Bo-
reas. When you come over on the other
side next year to bring back the cup, Ill
guarantee you at least two races a week
and more if you want them.
Shortly after l O'Clock, after consulting
with Sir Thomas and Mr.. Isehn, it was de-
cided TO abide by the decision of yesterday
not to sail a race tomorrow. The next
attempt therefore will be made on Thur
day, 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
wos enough air stirring for the Columbia
to hoist her sails and make a fifteen min
utes spin to try her new club tOpsail and
see how her newly cut mainsal fits. Both
were pronounced perfect by the experts.