The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-13
DISAPPOINTMENT NUMBER 5.
AGdIN THE SHIMROCK AND COLUM-
BIA FAIL TO MAKE 4 START.

The yachts. the tugs and the excursion
steamers gathered around the old Sandy Hook
I.ightshp as in duty bound yesterday morning
and for an hour or mora hoated calmly and
peacefully on the bosom OF the ocean. Finally
the familiar NO race" flag arose from the
deck OF the Regatta Committees tug and hung
linn on its stay. There was not enough wind
to blow the bunting out. much less sail n yacht
race so for the hfth time, n recor without
parallel in the history Of the Americas Cup
contests. the duel between the Colum bia and
Shamrock was post poned. Another attempt
will be made to start the yachts over the course
to-day.
The fog hung SO thick in the harbor that
many Of the yachts tugs and excurs ion boats
were forced to stick close to their docks long
after the time set for their departure 1t was
considerably after g o'clock before they started
for the Lightship. The Regatta Committees
boats were caught in the East River. the fog
being very thick OH Twenty sixth street where
the New York Y. G. has a station and where
the tugs were told to report. In consequence.
the Walter +. Luckeno bach. with the commit
tee on board and the VI. Z. Luckcnbach. which
is used to log the course were the last two
boats TO pass the Battery and head out through
the Narrows. 1t was expected. IN fact 1t was
reported from Sandy Hook. that there was only
a little mist outside. but when the excursion
lists reached the Ightship they found ths haze
SO thick that one could not see more than Il
half mile in any direction. The sun shone
brightly. and the wind. what there was OF it.
was from the wost northwest, but it was Try
lazy aud refused to travel moro than two miles
an hour.
Passing the Hook there was wild scramble
among the fag end division OF yachts and
excursion boats to reach the Lightship. But
as the Regatta Committees tugs were in the
bunch. every one knew that the late corners
would reach their destination in time to see
the start il there was to be ono.
When the fleet had gathered around the
IiGhtship it found the Columbia and Sham
| rock on the scene The rival yachts were
| lowed out from their moorngs in the Horse
shoe shortly befort 10 O'clock They rounded
! the Hook under mainsail and club topsal
| but after casting Off their tow lines. which
! they did not do until they reached the centre
| Of the stage, they broke out staysails and
| ibis. Both wore larger club topsails than they
| have shown heretofore on race days. The CO.
| lumbia's sail was a new one and was to be
| tried for the first time in contest. 1t APP
peared to be a fine setting piece OF canvas,
| but whether the head OF it will nutter as did
real test OF a race comes. The challenger's
| club tops9il was. according to Sir Thomas
| Upton, the IargeSt one she has in stock.
| Capt. Hogarth waited until he saw how big II
topsail the Yankee would send up before de-
tended twenty feet beyond the peak OF the
The wind was so light at o'clock that the
two big soops hardly had steerage way. They
| dTifted around eastward OF the Lightship
had the
i sS b and ns sas N Sgs e
Of breeze, Mrs iseln in suit OF white stood
near the wheel. The sailors were grouped up
tnD hA lIink w
follow II attempts to settle the questIon of snpe.
riority between their boat and the green vessel
on noard the Shamrock a similar state OF
affairs prevailed, The hearty English sailors
~ checkers had they so desired for there was
absolutely nothing else for them to do The
aud everything in readiness for what might
The Regatta Committee appeared about IL 80
O'Clock. III. boat steamed up into Tho centre Of
the colony Of excursionists. and the gray har red
officials shifted the air TO windward and then
look ed duhiously at each other. There was not
one chance N Il thousand for a breeze TO snrinG
up strong enough to ensure start at l2:io
O'Clock. which. according to the agreement. IL
the limit. While tho committee was wondering
whether it would hoist the No race signal
mel the doefuI whistle on the Sandy Hook
Ghtship bean s9nndee is r6n fog h.S
shut in again and every breath OF wind had
N' At ii As o'clock Sir Thomas Upton, who is
steam iaunch to the starboard side Of the Erin
and. boarding it. went over TO where the com
mttee toat lay. He did not 60 on that boat.
but had short talk 81 coincidence. with the
officials, after which he steamed back to the
The 'l' newspaper Few tugs and the smaller excurs on
bonts followed him around ike children after
still as milIpond. EVERYTHING was peaceful at
1903 O'Clock. when suddenly gun boome!
tho eSis s 9 tn sT 1Ua run up
the stay. 1t meant that there would be no
and hsn h G9D e.. me Anpth"r
gun was fired. and the sigma letter. L.. blue
and yellow squares. was hoistsd. This was s :,
the owners OF the Columbia and Shamrock
Offered no "hJeetiGn to following Of out the h,
2Ra }"S n'j James T'' S"s
steamed ny 10 The shamrock and the tug
rass@d lines to the yachts aud storsd back to
the Horseshoe, the big Sloops taking in their
TRe weather forecast for today in brief is
Cloudy Fri:ay with light southerly WINDS
This l. about all tho satisfaction to be obtained
ir m the cxprrt prognosticalors, They say no
gales or storms ara IN sight. and the only thing
q ,n1 ho sns ano ha "% wn Viii !.
strong enough to send the yachts OIL on their
When When the tug +. :. Atwood. with the guests
Of Sir Thomas Upton on hoard. reached the
Erin, Sir Thomas, who had been informed ny
s soct9us st about each c guest He was Glad they
| nal all gov OH 30 PtSllJ. wv Nhh DUTY Iho
Sh0mrock's flag had been lost
There were several guests already on the
Erln. among them being the Right Hon, Arnold
Morley, Mr., Pirrie, MAJOR Burbank, and stan
from Fort Hancock Mrs. Burbank and thy
Capt, Campbell. u A.. Sir Henry Rurdette
was being towed in md when she got near the
Erin the sailors lined M against the side and
gave three hearty cheers for til" Shamrock and
then three more for Sir Thomas Upton. Thhe
passengers on the Erin returned the compli'
mcnt. Sir Thomas leading the cheering Tive
more mascots were received on the Erin yes
Tor lay Oue was \ black puppy with biz
green ribbon around his neck. He was sent bN
Cant Thompson OF the Atlas Line. The othel
was small Iair ot bellows "a utcd green. On'
'arctious udmirrr, wrote Sir Thomas that h,
knew the reason the wind did not blow was p
cause the Yankees had stopped blowing aoon
the COlumbin. After Sir Thomas and Mr.
Morley had re urn"l Ia tho Erin from the com
mittcc boat Sir Thomas said:
MIR Ratsey has JuS' told m" that he thinks
hp will 20 home and visit his family. tOlC
him that we wantci him here to LOOK after th'
sails. but he replied that he would be bacI
again in time for the FIRST race"
Just after the race had been declared on
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