The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-10-05
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT.
Americans and Bn ons Expect to
Win the Yacht Contest.
THE COST OF TEE SHAMROCK.


sir Thomas Upton says the Estimates
Given AreAway Below the Mark-she
Cost as Much as stx vaikyries-Ad-l |
miraI Dewey 60 BE LIpton's Guest.
New York. oct. 5.-The of racing
day was a busy oIe after all for the
sailormen on the two cup racers. Mr..
Iselin and Sir Thomas Upton, how
ever employed their hours in different
ways.
The Columbia went out for a short
trial spin outside Sandy Hook shortly
after noon yesterday, principally to
try new club topsail, which her man
aging owner. c. oliver Iselin, wished
to have stretched and ready for to-
days race. 1t is one of Hathaway's
latest and best productions, and when
laced te the topmast and gan it set
like a Tailor made gown on a pretty
woman
Q. Oliver Iselin, who, with Mira. Ise,
lin ahd their guests, Woodbury. Kane,
Herbert Leeds and Newbury Thorne,
Is Chartered on the st. Michaeps, said
to press representative:
am satisfied with Columbia's s work
during the first attempt at racing, but
not with the weather conditions. None
OF us could tell where the wind was
Coming from, not even the sailing mas
ter In all my yachting l don't re-
member when I've seen a hukier day.
With all that, however, we had over
hauled the Shamrock for the third
time when the race was called off. She
could not have crossed our bow II she
had gone about at that time. Our
crew worked we'll from start to finish. /"
It has been understood in some quar-
ters that Captain Rhodes, of the De-
fender, would be on board the Column
bia in her races to look after the trim
ming of the sails, and in an adviser
capacity. On board the st. Mlchaels
member of the crew said last night:
Captain Rhodes has not been with
us yet, but we all wish he was along
He may come yet, and if he does be
will be welcome"
Skipper Charlie Barr is not wor-
ried a bit about the result of the
races. He sticks to his original as
sertion that the Columbia is the fast
est single stick yacht af1oat, and that
in windwaTd or any other work she is
more than a match for the Shamrock
Sir Thomas Upton is not worrying
| over today's race one bit. On the con.
trary, when seen last night on the
| Erin he felt confident that his Graf
would give a good account of herself
no matter what kind of a breeze there
is He had just returned from a visi
| to the Shamrock when seen by a pres,
representative.
Sir Thomas spoke about his sail OF
the grand old schooner yacht America
"the boat that caused all the trouble,
to quote Sir Thomas. He said he haC
q splendid sail around the bay fol
about two hours. and that from tht
speed the old boat made in the stiff
southwesterly breeze he did not won
der that she had lifted" the cup OF
the other side nearly so years ago.
Sir Thomas did not care to make an!
statement about today's race, excep
that the Shamrock would carry ex
actly the same sails as she did in tn,
first contest, and that her crew woult
do their best to cross the finish lin
| first. The English challenger is in tn
best of condition for the coming race
| Not a piece of wire in her rigging no
| damaged in the least degree when he
crew looked her over this morning
The members of the crew are quite a
| confident as the Shamrock's owne
that she will prove winner.
Sir Thomas received hundreds O
cablegrams yesterday from all parts o
the world congratulating him on tn
| splendid showing his boat made Il
IT,. sN,F,. H..
of the cables" said Sir Thomas, Ear
from people l do not know personally
but that only goes to show what
great interest is being taken in thes
races. One of them read thus: Tom
my, don't make room for your uncle
In speaking about the manner Il
which the course was kept clear Si
! Thomas said: 81 can't get over tn
great organization that has been her
/, to keep the course clear. Tuesday
! course was the clearest we ever haC
Or ever saw, In England. l may a
! we'll say now that the Shamrock /
the fastest boat ever built in Britain
and the workmanship was the bes
that money could buy. l can't tel
what her cost was, but it is probabl
more than you have an idea of. Sh
cost as much as six Valkyries. Th
estimates given are away below tn
mark"
Among Sir Thomas guests today o
the Erin will be Rear Admiral PhiliI
u. S. N, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Ed
son, w. Bourke Cochran, Richar
Croker, Rear Admiral Lord Charlie
: Beresford and Lady Beresford Sir Al
mold Morley, Sir Henry Burdett
Charles F. Russell and the lord chic
{ baron of Ireland, Baron Pollas.
On either Saturday or next Tuesda
: Admiral Dewey will be one of s.
: Thomas guests on the Erin.
Lord Mimic, governor general {
Canada, will witness Saturdays rae
from the Erin, and Rear Admire
! schley has accepted an invitation I
! be on board the same day. Georg
Westinghouse, the inventor. will ais
be a guest on Saturday.
Matthew, a Cingalese servant Of 81
Q Thomas, is rehearsing song to be rel
. dered upon the announcement of Shan
! rocks victory 1t is set to the tune {
}, wearing of the Green" the last LII
:. of the chorus being:
"We'll say good by, Mistaire Yanke
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