The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04

these races for the Americas Cup. but i never
anticipated that there would be such gather
| ing Of vessels Of all kinds. The arrangements
! to keep the course clear could not pos
slbly have been better. As far as l could
see tho officers who were trying to keep the
course clear had little TO do. as every captain
| seemed determined that tho yachts should
have fair show The yachts had all the room
that was necessary. and there cannot be any
! possible ground for complaint as to interior
| ence. think may say that there Ia no city In
| the world that could turn out such an enor-
| nous fleet that would he handled as easily as
New York city.
"As far as the race Is concerned, OF course We
are delighted. We never claimed that the
Shamrock was a wonderful boat In light
weather. and the reports that we have received
about the ability OF the Columbia to sail In
light breezes caused us TO be rather afraid Of
her. Naturally we are very much elated
that tho Shamrock should have done 80
well. The Shamrock's best wind 10 much
stronger than that which prevailed yester-
day. She wants a strong breeze to make her
soil her fastest. and certainly think that we
have a good chance to lit that Cup judging by
to days performance. OF course o-day's race
was no real test. The wind was banning all day
long. and 1t was hard day for the captains.
who did remarkably well under the condi-
tons"
Capt. Hogarth OF the Shamrock is man OF
few words. He declined to discuss the race at
all. but remarke ed that he was well pleased with
the showing that the Shamrock had made and
he thought that she would do much better
before the series ended.
Capt. Matthews OF the Erin said: shamrock
did better in the light air than we ever thought
she could do, and naturally everybody on
board Is delighted at the showing they made
even IL they wore disappointed that the race
was not finished. The Shamrock's strongest
point In smiling is in breeze OF fifteen miles or
better and then she can 60 faster than any
thing have ever seen in my life I hope we
will have one good breeze during the series"
Lord Charles Beresford said They are
wonderful boats. 1t Is remarkable that they
should be built so far apart and yet be so close
together. Each boat was we'll handled and we
had grand days sport"
As soon as the sailors Of the Shamroc got
on board the tender Plymouth. Sir Thomas
Upton. Lord Charles Boresford. Arnold Nor
ley and DR.. Mackay got into the steam launch
and went over to visit them. Sir Thomas con-
graduated Captains Hogarth and Wrings on
the way the boat had been sailed and said
few words to the men. which they highly APP
prociated.
Capt Hank Haf. who sailed the Defender In
the last series OF races. was an interested spec
tator yesterday. He said: Columbia has the
biggest job on her hands boat ever had. That
Shamrock is the more slippery than any yacht
ever sent over here. and l would not be a bit
surprised II 1t succeeded in taking the cup
away. I think that In q steady breeze down
the wind Shamrock can beat Columbia. but
what surprised me most was the way she went
to windward.
There seemed to me to be more life in the
Shamrock than in the Colum bia. and Capt.
HoEarth handled her beautifully. In making
the few short bitches after the boats had
hauled on the wind he picked up considerably
on tho Columbia. and this was done by tho
skillful manner by which he put his boat about.
letting her fore-reach on every tack SO that
she was constantly eating out to windvard.
Columbia made a mistake in lacking in
shore when she had tho weather position OF
tho Shamrock. 1t seems to me that tho proper
thing to do when you have boat beaten 10 to
stick TO IT, and not let her get away fuke-hunt-
ing. / have not seen the two boats out OF
water but l think the Shamrocks superiority
lies in tho fact that she has plenty OF boat on
which to carry her big sail area. while Mr..
Herreshoff has relied on lead"