The record-union., 1899-10-16


Captains Hogarth, Wringe and Par
/ ker have predicted that there will be
no wind until Tuesday Or Wednesday,
or until the moon changes, and as they
made this statement several days ago
to Sir Thomas Upton, and the fore
cast has SO far proven true, the opin-
ion of these. experts is we'll worth con-
sideration.
Captain Matthews of the Erin,
skipper with long, if not longer ex-
| perience on the water, holds the con-
trary opinion, and says that there is
just as likely to be a steady wind to-
| morrow as week from that time, and
that the change of the moon has been
proven by statistics to have nothing
whatever to do with the weather con-
ditions.
Sir Thomas Upton, owner Of the
Shamrock, frankly admits that it vii
| be a great relief to him when these
races are ended. Meanwhile, he says,
all he can do is to wait for wind
enough to drive the yachts around the
course inside the time limit. He hopes
! to see the races finished this week.
| Because of the breaking out of the
war in. South Africa. it will be abso-
lutely necessary for several of Sir
| Thomas guests to return to England
very soon. Admiral Lord Beresford is
very anxious to see all the races, but
as he is a member of Parliament, he
may have to take his departure any
day now in order to be present at the
opening session. Several of the guests
will sail for England next Wednesday.
Sir Thomas was asked to-day why
he did not sail on the Shamrock dur
ing the races. ITO tell the TRUTH he
said, my men do not want me aboard.
They say it is apt to make them rer-
vous and more liable to make mistakes.
1 have so much confidence in my men
that 1 am perfectly willing to keep off
the ship and know that they will do
their best to win
There is a feeling among the Colum-
bia people-and by this is meant the
men who are managing the boat-that
the public has been misled to a degree
in regard to the handling of the Co
lumbia on race days. They feel that
certain comments have been unjust in
that they lead one to believe that Cap
tain Barr is entirely alone, so far as
professional talent is concerned. At
the New York Yacht Club to-day a
yachtsman of national reputation, and
one deeply interested in the success
of the Columbia, authorized the Asso-
ciated Press to say that not only is
Captain Barr not alone in the sailing
of the American boat, but he has at
all times at his side for immediate
counsel and advice the most skillfuf
yacht sailor in all the world in the
person Of Nat Herreshoff
The owners and hackers of the Co.
lumbia, including the amateur yachts
men on board, have the utmost conf
dence in Mr.. Herreshoff, not only as a
skilful designer of racers, but also as
a great race sailor With Captain Barr
at the wheel and Designer Herreshoff
at his side the Columbia people are
| firm in their conviction that the best
professional sailors in the land have
been engaged. Further than this, the
owners and hackers of the Columbia,
who are now on board. have also the
feeling that the professionals have the
| backing of the best amateur talent OBJ
! tainable. They have just as much con-
fdence in Mr.. Iselin and his friends as
ever and they point to success, and a
whole season of admirable management
as foundation Of their confidence.
This is the feeling among all the Co
| lumbia people tonight, and, so far as
can be learned, it is the feeling of the
New York Yacht Club. There is no
| lack of harmony in the management,
and lest the American public so much
interested in the boat. should misunder-
stand, a leading yacht clubman has
asked this TO be made public
Fair weather is again the prediction
for tomorrow. For a period of ten
days or more an almost unbroken calm
has prevailed around and about New
York. To the north along the New En-
/ gland coast and over the famous Mar
blehead course which Eastern yachts
men are so fond of talking about
good yachting winds have prevailed. In
strength they have at times reached
as high as ten to fifteen knots. From
the south and west similar reports