Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-10
YACHTSMEN BU0YANT
EVERY DAY A RACE-DAt WV
EXCEPT To-MORROw.
THE AMERICANS ARB NERVOUS.
There f. Reason for Their Nervous
ness, Too-What VIII To-Day's
weather s-Sbnmrock People
Expect No Wind Again.
ness, Too

NEW YORK, october s-There is
buoyant feeling Of expectancy and excite
ment among the yachtsmen tonight. not
that they feel sure OF a race tomorrow.
but they know every day Will be a race
day from now 20 the finish. with the ex-
cepuon OF Wednesday. This agreement
of the Regatta Committee and the Sham
rock people has proved popular. IL Is
a fair proposition. and every one likes
the manner I'm which it is met.
This has been a foggy day down around
the Horseshoe. and everything has been
quiet on the fleet there. except on the
decks of the Columbia, where the crews
have been cutting and rentting sails. This
is taken I'm yachting circles to indicate
nervousness There is nothing TO be gain
ed in trying 70 put aside facts. They are
worrying on the Columbia. They are calm
and confident on the Shamrock. The rea-
son for all this IS that the English boat
has done the better work on the three
days OF the Aukes.
REASON FOR NERVOUSNESS.
There IS good reason for nervousness
among the Americans and nothing has
occurred to-day TO diminish IL. IL IS an
unpleasant truth, but 1t Is just as well
30 admit IL.
The weather IS the important thing
now. Three days Of drifting have changed
the character Of the speculation. The
weather men in Washington promise
southerly, increasing breeze. II It comes,
| il will be a welcome wind to the thou
sands Of yachtsmen who have come many
miles to witness the contest. II this pre-
| dlction is fulfilled the racers will be sent
| over the line 90 windward down the Jer-
/ sey coast, the course the same as Satur-
! days but that the order of sailing IS re-
/ versod the first leg being 20 windward,
with n run home This will be more sat
| isfactOry. as ii gives q better chance Tor
! skill I'm manoeuvring for the weather
B berth at the start.
HOPE FOR WIND TO-DAY.
The fog siren at Sandy Hook emitted
its doletul warning all 10 day, through
tho LAYERS OF mist. Dreary as the day
was it broke az least the rule Of good
wind on 0n-days and Gains ON racing
days. and on all sides there was hope
that the wind, fer once, would be sOod
and true ON the day OF the race.
As soon as Hathaway's sailmakers got
through with the alterations Of the Col
umba's mainsail this morning, the sail
was hauled up from below. bent TO the
mast. boom. and gaf, and hoisted After
inspection by Managing owner lselin and
! Captain Barr, IL was decided that the
sail was not fit to do battle with to-mor-
row. so IL was lowered, and after some
minor alterations was hoisted again at
o'clock. when il became almost as hat as
n board. except for d few wrinkles W
near the head under the gaff.
NEW CLUB TOPSAIL ALSO
A new cIub-topsan was also bent, but
not hoisted II was made up on the yard
and covered, To keep It dry, for the all
was full Of what old sailors call Scotch
mist"
Tho mainsau was lowered soon after
o'clock. slowed on the boom, and covered
FOR tho night
G. Oliver Iselin arrived from the city on
q tug just before noon. When seen on
board tho steam yacht, soon @fterward
no said:
I'VE are an hoping for n breeze to-mor
row. so that we may finish at least one
race. / should ike 10 get this through
before Christmas"
/ BOTH SIDES EXPRESS CONFIDENCE.
Mr.. Isolln did not care to make any
comment on the last rnce. further than
To sav that some OF the newspaper re-
p0rters' criticisms OF the ColumOia's tao
tica were unfair and uncailed for The
Columbia's crew. he said We're all eager
for tho next race. III we have n good,
steady breeze" said he, 81 have ever
confidence I'm the yacht
on both Shamrock and Erin an air Of
confidence is noticeable. and the men VIII
bo greatly surprised IL they do not cap
mre the cup Sir Thomas himself Is as
certain Of carrying the coveted silver cur
over To- the Royal Ulster Yacht Club as
I he is that there are 90 be az least three
] more races. but ho does not care to win
on "a nuke OF any sort. His sole desire Is
for the better boat 10 win. and If he can
not win with the Shamrock. it Is more
than likely that he will come again neXi
year with another boat.
BREEZE NOT EXPECTED.
The owner OF tho challenger voiced th'
sentiment OF those on the Erin that
there would be no wind tomorrow. They
thought that the fog which hung heavily
over the horizon to-day would not cieal
mn for over twenty-fOur hours but eX
pressed a wish many times that knf
Eolus would blow his bellows vigorously
tomorrow. so that the racers could have
n chance at each other i'm something be
sides O drifting match.
When asked what had been done aboar'
the Shamrock during the day, 81
Thomas replied that the crew had no
touched n piece of rigging or sail since
the green craft came into her mooringi
saturday night. and that his boat wal
ready 10 sail another race an hour atte
Saturdays race was declared or.
no WIND AT 2 a. NJ
NEW YORK, october l0.-At 2 A. NJ.
Sandy Hook reports: Dense fog nc
wind"