The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-11

New York. Oct. 10.-Har6l luck con-
tinNes to pursue the big single stick
ers. On the three days last week when
! the yachts made attempts to sail. light
I fluky winds left them ON the course
when the time limit expired Today a
fog bank prevented them from even
leaving their maoring buoyS inside the
| spit of land which forms the Sandy
| Hook at the entrance of the lower bay
! This was by far the most dismal
/ fiasco of all. City and bay We're done
up in the grey swathing clothes Of i'm
( penetrable mists when the yachtsmeus
1 jumped out of bed this morning to get
/ look at the weather and there was
gloom and dlsmay along the water
| front. The old salts shifted saw the
mist wreaths and shook their heads.
Nothing doing or the ocean today
was their verdict. But the weather bu-
reau with it's scientific meteorological
methods, had predicted fair weather
with fEeShening winds for today and q
few chung vainly to the hope that the
weather bureau representations would
turn out TRUE for once.
Of course the poor, misguided public
went like lambs to the slaughter. They
backed Uncle Sans weather oracle and
put TO sea But not i'm such numbers
b
who witnessed the three fiukes at an
/ average cost per fIuke of from S. to- S25.
had lost their interest and it will take a
| race to restore 1T.
The Fog's Gray Curtain.
Meantime the racers lay at% their
buoys inside the horseshoe The fog
had let down its gray curtains all
around them. The circle Of vision was
barely 200 yards fiji diameter. The
yachts were as completely shut Off from
/ the resS of the world ass1if they had
been inside a big circus tent. The
gray water matched the gray mist and
blOtted out sky and sea slime.
The sun tried to bore into the gloom
and once or twice its dim outlines look
ing like a shining SILVER dollar could
just be discerne6f through the haze.
There was NO wind to LIFT the cloud Of
mist that literally rested on the water
If anything the curtain seemed to- grow
denSer as the time for the yachts to- get
under way approached.
1t was manifestly impossible for the
yachts to put to sea in such weather.
Sir Thomas and Mr.. ISelin had agreed
at 0 O'Clock not to sail until the fog
lifted and there was a suitable breeze
So the big slOOps lay idly at their moor
ings. Their crews l0afe1 about the
decks with nothing to do but VISIT The
time good enough to even Justify them
in removing the covers from their
mainsails. About them lay the littla
ff0tilla of bottle holders who attend
upon the fighters of the deep-tenders,
baTges and launches.
Indications More Gloomy
Sir Thomas and his guests aboard the
Erin and the flagship of the New York
Yacht club the Corsafr with Comnno-
d0Te Morgan and his guests. Werea with
in hailing distance of the yachts. The
great bell at tine Hook t0lfedE it's warn
ing to mariners, while frorIN the dis
lance flOated in the deep. vail Of the
fcghorns of the excursion steamers as
they felt their way out toward the
starting line.
Shortly before IL O'Clock the commit
tee boat, which had gone outside to
take q last look around returned and
reported no indications Of a. change in
the weather so the formal announce
ment was made that there would be
no race today. Soon afterWard the
ships of the excursion feet which had
been drifting about in the vicinity OF
the light Ship got wind at the decision
of the committee and one by one they
began to appear in the circle Where the
racers lay. looking like ghost ships as
they struggled through the mist il
Indian file.
By 1870 a perfect mob OF vessels were
milling around the yachts Big steam
ers like the Grand Duchess the Jeffer-
SON of the Old Dominion line the Ply
mouth, City of Lowell and Monmouth
plowed their way through the smaller
craft in the moss reckless fashion. sa-
lutiug the yachts and Keeping their
bands going i'm al vain endeavor to
make their passengers believe they
were getting something for their
money.
EngHshmen Were Disappointed.
Aboard the Erin the Englishnen were
in the dumps. A ffuke or two they
could stand, but such beastly luck
crushed them. Some Of them have en-
gagged passage on the Oceanic, which
will sail tomorrow and consequently,
they will go home without having seen
a race. Sir Thomas. disappointed as
he was. maintained an outward show
OF good huInor.
Il thought You clever Yankees could
do anything" he shouted over the rail
to- some Of his newspap per aeouaant-
anees. but you don't seem able to pro-
pftiate old BOreasa When YOU come
over on the other side next wear 70
bring back the cup. I'LL guarantee you
at least two races a week and more II
you want thenls
solOEll9$ e@Alcl A - y 49, - =.
ing WITH Sir Thomas and Mr.. lselin,
il was decided to abide by the decision
Of Yesterday not to sail a race tOnor-
row The next attempt, therefore, viii
he made on Thursday, and thereafter
daily until the series is completed
Half an hour after the excursion
fieet had started for home the sum
struggled through the gloom for a few
minutes. but the effort seemed to havs
haan too much for the old boy and he
went back Later in the day. however.
it cleared up, and though the weather
bureaus prediction Of q fresh bTeaze
was not realized, there, was enough air
stirring for the Columbia to hOist hsr
sails ard make fifteen minutes splfa
to try her new club topsail and sec how
her newly cut rnainsail fit. Both Were
pronounced perfect by the experts and