The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-05
TO TRY It AGAIN TO-DAY
a Good Fresh Breeze Is What
All Hands Want.
SIR THOMAS is CHEERFUL
Confident That the Shamrock Will Give
a Good Account OF HerseE-Cc-
lumbia's Yellow Dog Mascot
Is in Fine Spirits.

and Sir Thomas Upton, however, en-
The Columbia went out for short trial
spin outside Sandy Hook shortly after
noon to-day, principally to try a new
club topsail which her managing owner,
c.. Oliver Iselin. wished to have
stretched and ready for to-morrow's
race
Under mainsal and iib the yacht
filled away from her moorings and was
under the influence of a fresh south
west breeze. She was soon passing the
point Of Sandy Hook Captain Barr
brought the yacht around to the wind
when the new topsail was ready to
hoist and in few moments the big sky
reaching sail was mastheaded. 1t is
one Of Hathaway's latest and best pro
ductions, and when laced on the top
mast gaff, it set like tailor gown
on a pretty woman.
After tacking several times to get the
sail well stretched, the Columbia was
headed back for her moorings in Sandy
Hook bay, where she arrived about 4
p. m. The mainsail was slowed and all
hands sent to supper on board the ten
der st. Michaels.
c. Oliver Iselin, who, with Mrs. Ise-
lin and their guests. Woodbury. Kane,
Herbert Leeds and Newbury Thorne,
is quartered on the st. Michaels, said to
an associated press representative this
afternoon:
Il am satisfied with the Columbias S
work during yesterdays race, but not
with the weather conditions. None of
US could tell where the wind was COM
ing from, not even the sailing master
In all my yachting | do not remember
when I have seen tiukier day than
yesterday. With all that, however, we
had overhauled the Shamrock for the
third time when the race was called Off
She could not have crossed our bow
if she had gone about at that time
Our crew worked we'll from start to
finish
Asked what ~ thought the weather
would be for toSnlorfoW's race, Mr. Ise-
lin said:
Il think we shall have a good breeze
from the southwest. ] hope so, any
off my hands and know where we
stand.'
Regarding the criticism that the CO.
lumbia's mainsail was slack in yes
terday's race, the Columbia's manager
said:
THAT has been fixed. 1t was little
slack, but not enough to affect the
yachts sailing
1t has been understood in some quar-
te1s that Captain Rhodes of the De-
fender would be on board the Columbia
in her races to look after the trim
ming of the sails and in an advisory
capacity. On board the st. Michaels,
member of the crew said:
Captain Rhodes has not been with
US as yet, but we all wish he was along.
He may come yet. and il he does he
will be welcome"
SANDY" the Columbias mascot. is
the same yaller dog that helped pilot
the Defender to victory. He is well
fed, sleek looking and carefully guard
ed by the steward. The crew, to
man. feels that Sandy is indispensa-
BILE TO the success of the yacht.
Skipper Charlie Barr is not worried
about the result of the races. He sticks
to his original assertion that the Co
lunbia is the fastest single-stick yacht
atloat and that in a windward or any
other work she is more than match
for the Shamrock.
Sir Thomas Upton is not worrying
over to-morroW's race one bit. On the
contrary, when seen to-day he felt
confident that his craft would give a
good account of herself no matter what
good, fresh breeze. however, so that
the relative speed of the defender and
the challenger can be thoroughly dem
onstrated He had just returned from
a visit to the Shamrock late this aft
ernoon when seen by the associated
press representative.
After taking a cup of tea and little
toast. Sir Thomas spoke about his
sail on the grand old schooner yacht
America the boat that caused all
the trouble" said Sir Thomas.
Sir Thomas did not care to make
any statement about to-morrow's race,
except that the Shamrock would car
ry exactly the same sails as she did
in yesterdays contest, and that her
crew would do their best to cross the
finish line first The English challeng-
er is in the best condition for the
coming race. Not a piece of wire III
her rigging nor an inch of canvas was
found to be damaged in the least de-
gree when her crew looked her over
this morning. The members of the
crew are quite as confident as the
Shamrock's owner that she will prove
a winner.
Sir Thomas received hundreds of ca
Diagrams to-day from all parts of the
world congratulating him on the splen-
did showing has boat made against the
defender.
Some of the cables.' said Sir Them
as, ARE from people I do not know
personally, but that only goes to show
what a great interest is being taken
in these races. One of them read thus:
Tommy. don't make room for your
uncle. ;"
In speaking about the manner in
which the course was kept clear, Sir
Thomas said:
Il can't get over the great organiza-
ton that has been here to keep the
course clear. Yesterdays course was
the clearest we ever had, or l ever
saw in England, and only proves what
I said before / came to America. that
in all previous races the best boat has
always won. ! may as we'll say now
that the Shamrock is the fastest boat
ever built in Great Britain and the
was the best that money
could buy / can't tell what her cost
was. but it is probably more than you
have any idea of. She cost as much
as six Falkyries. The estimates al
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