The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-11
THE YACHT RACE
SEEMS HO0D0OED
Heavy FOgs Kept the Single-Stickers
at Their MooringS Yesterday,
Try Again Tomorrow.

NEW YORK. October lO-Hard luck
continues TO pursue the big single stick
ers. ON the three days last week when
the yachts made attempts to sail, light,
hukey winds left them stranded on the
coast when the time limit expired. To-
day a fog bank prevented them from even
leaving their mooring buoys inside the
spit of land which forms Sandy Hook al
the entrance 10 The lower Bay This was
by far the most dismal fasco of an.
city and bay We're done mp I'm grey
swathing clothes of impenetrable mists
when the yachtsmen jumped ont of bed
this morning 10 st look at the weather.
and there was gloom and dismay along
the water front.
The old salts shifted. saw the mist
wraiths and shook Their heads Nothing
doing on the ocean to-day" was their
verdict
WEATHER MAN FAILED.
But the weather bureau. with its scien-
tihc meteorological methods, had predict
ed fair weather with freshening winds for
to-day and a few chung 60 the hope that
the Weather Bureaus prognosticators
would turn ont true for once. OF course.
the poor. misguided public went like
Gle Sans weather oracle and put TO sea.
But not in such numbers as last week
Many of the sight-seers who witnessed
the three fukes. at am average cost per
fuke OF from five 20 twenty dollars had
lost their interest ana it will take race
TO restore it,
Meantime the racers lay tied 10 their
big buOys inside the Horseshoe The fog
had let down It's blank gray curtains all
around them. The circle of vision was
barely POO yards in diameter. The yachts
were 50 completely shut of from the
rest OF the world as # they had been in
side a big circus tent.
Shortly before p o'clock the Committee
boat which had gone outside 10 take
last look around. returned and reported
no indications of a change in the weather,
so the formal announcement was made
that there would be no race to-day.
BRITONS IN THE DUMPS.
Aboard the Erin the Englishmen were
I'm the dumps. A luke or two they could
stand but such beastly luck crushed
them. Some Of them have engaged a
massage on the Oceanic. wh'ch will sail
tomorrow. and consequently they will go
home without having seen race.
Sir Thomas. disappointed as he was,
maintained an outNdiN HhHN OF ENnN nut
NOR. II thought YOU clever Yankees
could do anything" he shouted over the
ran 10 some Of his newspaper acqua'n-
tances. but you don't seem able TO pro-
pitlate old Boreas. When you come over
ON the other side next year TO bring back
the Gun. IN guarantee you at least two
races a week and more II YOU want
them"
Shortly after one o'clock. after consult
ing with Sir Thomas and Mr.. Iselin, II
was decided to abide by the decision OF
Yesterday not TO sall a race tomorrow.
The next attempt. therefore. will be made
on Thursday and thereafter daily until
the series H. completed.
Later in the day Il cleared up, and
though the Weather Bureaus prediction
OF fresh breeze was not realized. there
was enough air stirring for the Columbia
10 hoist her sails and make a 10 minute
spin TO try her new club top-sail. and
see how her newly cut msin-sail ~. Both
we're pronounced perfect By the experts.