The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-09

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| terest about the city. pIt IS the one
! thing talked ofiaF tnesclubs. atithe ho-
tells. on the street. Wherever you go
1t is the Columbia and the Shamrock.
All classes are interested and every
body has turned yachtsman. The ex.
element has grown because II IL now
a Wen established fact that it Is a close
thing.
The opinion was quite general last
night that there was something In sat
urdays racing bv which line could
be drawn on the merits OF the boats
There was wind enough for a couple OF
hours 10 furnish a test. the first real
test of the week. and while N lasteJ
and the boats were under equal condi-
tions. the Shamrock did the better
work
That Is the reason for the rise IN the
Shamrock's stock. She is good i'm "a rI,
dead before the wind She is good I'm
beat 10 windward. What she win do
i'm a reach Is undecided. bur the Inn
pressions are against her on this point
of sailing.
ON BOARD THE COLUMBIA
capt. Barr spent the best pant Of
yesterday on board the Columbia Mr..
Iselin left Saturday night with his an
tire parry of Corinthians and whom
the captain arose yesterday morning
he had 60 look after number of the
Things which Mr.. Iselin himself ordina-
rily attends to
All the Columbia s sails were unbent
on Saturday night. but az that time II
was expected that one of the morning
tasks would be to sat them again. The
Sunday trial has always been a feat
ure up 10 this tme. The state of the
weather spoiled all hope along thar
Inc and the men did not seem to mind
the deprivation.
stripped OF her canvas. the defender
looked very bare. She was headed into
the gale. or as much OF II as got inside
the Hook and the man forward on
watch Kept under the lee as weu as he
could.
capt. Barr spent most Of his time be-
low. Altogether che day was rather
dreary one. There was nothing left for
the men To do but 10 Toll on the tender
and wish for a breeze on Tuesday Last
Sunday they had had plenty of visitors
who cheered the boat. These craft were
missing yesterday. The Sandy Hook
boat came alongside and those on board
saluted De defender The Hook was de-
sei'ted except for the newspaper boats
In spite Of all the past fizzles. the sail
ofmen on the Columbia still feel conf
dent Of success. The presence OF the
Shamrock near by simply makes them
more firm i'm their belief Of victory when
a successful trial comes.
NEITHER SIDE TALKING.
The race Of Saturday operated as a
tonic on them all. Up to that Eime they
had heard So much about their skipper
being outgeneraled that some of them
may have begun. perhaps. To fear that
there might be something in ii. The
race, 10 their mind. h,NveVer.
showed them a different phase, and
one on board said that they all felt they
would show the English shippers yet
what was possible.
The men had no other comment TO
make on the race. The policy Of those
in charge OF the defender is not TO talk
MT all. and the men follow the implied
TO the letter.
The program for Monday rs one Of
rest. The men viii d. little work. but
IT IS not expected that the Columbia
will go out TO sea at all, and their en-
erges viii be reserved for Tuesdays
race.
Sir Thomas Upton spent the greater
part of Sunday on board the old schoon-
Pr yacht America, as the guest of Lieut..
.Dl Butler Ames. He arose early, not
the fatigue resulting from
race. and, after breakfas,-
ng, spent q couple OF hours reading
the newspaper Then he wen. on
board :he America in one of the + in's
in company with Sir. Henry
3urdette Rt Hon. w. j. Pirria and
Mrs. Pfrrie, Hon. Charles Russo, DR.
Nackie. Mr.. j. T.. Young and Sailmaker
Thomas Ratsey.
AMERICA OUT.
AS soon as the pan was safely on
,oari the America left her anchorage.
md, under a recfed lnainsai. fore,ail.
I'D and staysail Knocked about The
Horseshoe for a couple OF hol'> The |
taunch old boat was sailing at her bes,
n the stim breeze. and the par.y en- |
Dyed the outing very much. |
Nh Ratsey was glad TO ges on Board |
he America, for he had heard much |
rom his father about the ctdft that |
anne over from America 60 England iS |
'ears ago and captured the cup thas |
he shamrock has come over to "lirt' |
his year.
When the America was on the. oth =
ide Mr.. Ratsey's father saw the craft |
requently. and got his first idea about
,uilding SAILS that would set hatter |
han the type Of the English sails.
rhich were cut baggN at that tine The
lder Ratsey was fnlloWing the same I
ocation that his fathers had followed
or generations before. that OF sail
1akng and he admired the America
. much that NJ had a model made.
'hich is in the Ratseys office TO this
ay.
When the America came back to her
nchorage at o'clock Sir Thomas sig
aled for his launch, and came over
b the Associated Press yacht Wanda.
fter greeting those on board SIR |
homas's first words were isn't II
ingular that we always get a strong
reeze after "a race day.
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