The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-16
EEADY FOR ANOTHER TRY.
,oLUMBIA AND SHAMROCK TO RE
SINE OPERATIONS To-DlK

STNE OPERATIONS To-DIK
Yacht, Deserted in the Horseshoe Except
nv Their watchnen-old Cup Defender
Columbia visits Her Namssake-Sir
Thomas Lipton's Trip to Consy Island.
mother attempt will be made to-day to sail
the first race OF the series between the Column
h,a and the Shamrock for the Americas Cup.
!, will be the eighth trial. Three times the
r,chts started but were unable to finish within
me time allowed; twice they went out to the
Iroh,.hlp but did not start because there was
rot wind enough. and twice they remained at
,,chor inside the Horseshoe because OF fog.
such A continuanc OF light weather has not
bo.n known at this time OF the year since the
rocords have been kept
The outlook for a race to-day is not very
bright on Saturday night there was thick
toc. It cleared away yesterday morning. and
during the afternoon there was light breeze
Moving that enabled few yachts to sail down
tie bay and visit the two racers. Among these
we're the old schooner Columbia. which de-
,cpdcd the Cupin 1871 against tho Lavonia and
,bs schooner Halcyon from Portland. Tho
gambia sailed very close to her modern name
.,La and the difference between their models
,,s shown yery clearly. Toward sunset big
,, bank rolled in from the sea and shut In
thick 1t made navigation dangerous and sew
o,,l vssse,s decided to anchor down the bay
Tho fog hung around all the evening and there
seemed to be little prospect It's clearing away.
An old sailor who ought to know som ething
,hout the weather said yesterday that there
xonld not be wind enough for the yachts to
race until the moon 10 full. This will be On
Wednesday,
inston at 1910 O'Clock last night BY Acting
Chief williams:
"Thsre will be light east to southeast winds
nm Monday morning In the afternoon the
wind may reach, but will hardly exceed. ten to
twelve miles an hour"
The two yachts were at their moorings all
day long and no work was done on either OF
them. On the Shamrock there was the usual
watch OF two men and on the Columbi there
we're four. c. Oliver Iselia and his guests
went to New Rochelle on Saturday night They
will return this morning in time to board the
Cou N ba before tho yacht leaves for the start
ing point The tender st. Michaels with the
crew on board went for an outing up the har-
tor during the afternoon and returned to the
Horseshoe just before the fog shut in.
The Erin had fifty tons OF coal put on board
during the day This coal was to have been
delivered on Saturday. but owing to the fog
the barge was not able 10 get down the bay.
The tug James A: Lawrence vent to the city
a G2Iea P b'n with Sir TSo@as Ipson and
the SFs and cant Htthew. aH the Erin
went to Coney Island. whore the afternoon
peP' rambling "a ABOUT sHu the Island The
iii. work OF cleaning the underbody Of the
The yacht was heelsd fret to one aide and then
t. The Sthe, and the crew cstnsd The bronze
GoWn a to CT Clean Oh the lover part Of tho Eesl
The yacht was d not dirty bHt it vas thought sd
The race to be attempted to-day il still the
lTst O. the series: The start. 4 there e one.
T. yindvq ward, Or ..T1Fa II. race must be
The English Yachting papers which have
lust arrived contain comments on the hrst trial
tnd they figure out that the shemrook has a
Enod chance TO win the cup The Yachting
World says:
Taking one consideration with another,
Nth shanrocks racing debut IN American
waters A. true test Of the qualities OF the
tors TO the, race. but ths closer you anslSze it
mr sr Tb become. that but for the time
XIV wop on n 6sr Lpsons CHALLENGER would
, :srly morning had LASTED, there is no saying how
,hp d ne CHALLENGER would have been ahead at
Shamrock travelled the faster OF the two. fhe
Yachts ran down the Jersey shore m ds accord
ing to American expert opinion. ideal weather
,br the defender. and yet Columbia's lead at
ne b fs marx ,C wa; ba.ignsant In the getting
wind SHIFT for the British yacht led her across
me me. and kept drawing away from her be-
fore the wind. Americans had made up their
minds that the sha m rock could not run in any
KIND OF weather. and the fact seems to be that
IN Columbias own weather she is at least the
tnuai OF her rival. The race, inconeusive as 1t
Sailing by the wind. however. Coium bia wa.
taSrcr in the light airs but here again We are
laced WITH the fact that every time the breeze
took a little heart Shamrock did better. The
not only outpOinted the Fife boat but beat her
sal.lng and once or twice in the beat home she
was absolutely at her best. Shamrock doas not
care for light winds and likes them least Of ali
WIEN the swell is lust enough to keep her light
hN! moving; Yet with all Colum bias supe-
rorlty in light head winds obviously the fact is
not heat shamrock. Not only are her cheating
Qualities discounted by time limits but with
tWo-hrds OF the luck and all the available
e"ni khoWledge. she cannot get as near the
rock '''n' 10 '''a'i''
:. ~, h" challepgers long board .eaward Ger;
IN, ~ my heiped her to the lead she held toward
what followed the move. for the sastsrly wind
Vas there for the ono as we'll al for the other.
~ waSa tactical hunder Of Barrs to overstand.
y nniGh the ehalepxer was better than the de:
, ,rnner Shamrock was magnificenty handled
trpm prnmlslnE start to premature finish. and
,olS Sonh,rnrlson the handling, and sailing OF
rngnns made few errors OF Judgment. and tho
~" unner them worked with tho machine
Th4 meth that comes Of constant drilling.
trT and the dsappointm an I In America is prob
10y all the keener that Shamrock turned out
"oe Letter than was imagined"