The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01
FINE WEATHER, LIeHr WINDS
Past Records Point to These Conditions fol
Cup Race bays,

Past Records Point to Theso Conditions for
Cup Race Days,
Many yachtsmen who have seen the Column
bia and the Shamrock sai are OF the opinion
that the result OF the races Tor the America
Cup will depend largely on the weather. The
Colum bia has proved herself to be remark
able light weather boat and tho Shamrock has
done her best sailing when the wind has been
stronger than twelve knots. so II 10 argued that
in light weather the Column bia will win and in
heavy weather the Shamrock will have the best
chance. The Weather Bureaus records are
interesting Just now because they show what
kind OF winds lay be expected early In Octo-
Der. TIE SuN is able to give these records
through the courtesy OF Z. H. Emery who has
charge OF tho Bureau In this city.
Last year the wind on Oct was light
and variable. At IL O'Clock in the morning IL
was from the south and blowing six miles an
hour. At l O'Clock it shifted to the southeast
and later to the southeast again. but at no time
did II blow stronger than nine miles The day
was cloudy. too. In 1897. on Oct. 8. the
wind was from the northeast. 1t was blowing
Q even miles at ] O'Clock and freshened to NJ
teen miles at 2 O'Clock. Then It shifted to the
east and blew thirteen miles. The maximum
force between o'cack In the morning and
o'clock at night was nineteen miles.
In 1895 Oct. 5 was light day. tho wind blow
mig from the northeast all the time and vary
ing from elk to eight miles In 1893 1t was
from the north varying from seven to eleven
milss on hour until 1 o'clock when 1t
shifted 10 the northeast and brw eleven miles.
In 1894 at IL o'clock In the morning the wind
was from the southeastat fourteen miIes iteot
lighter and at 8 o'clock was only BLOWN. Ave
miles aud then shifted to the south, In 1898 II
o TIC the e
force was from six to ten miles.
The SECOND race 10 to be sailed on Thursday
Wind on t1is day wa" 81 miles. Al ii ecloss
in, the morning i was south and glowing q
south and at 4 o'clock It was from the south-
cloudy and there were oc .a.ional showers
In 1925 The day was q quiet on. The wind
was IRON the south until Ia n the a,ternoon
there was a fresh wind at arst from the north
sSS to tSs fS TRe from
thirteen to tiftren miles; SO that 4 was steady
O'Clock. north at . o'clock. ana It's strength
was from eleven to sixteen miles In 1898 tho
e ococs and o % at ns from
seventeen to twenty miles, In 1893 the day
and it Blew neren miles r1 hour at
The third race i to be sailed on n oct. Last
east and blew twelve m les steadily. In 1897
| twas from the south and southwest and varied
IN strength from four to seven miles.. In 1893
| thu wind blew from the northwest and it's
| strength varied from nineteen to twenty-six
| miles In 1875 1t was light from the south
and southeast and meyer blew more than ten
miles an hour. In 1904 II was light from he
| southeast. south and southwest and its force
was from five to seven miles. In 1893 there
was fresh breeze from the .outh vest It was
| steady all day and Its force was from twelve TO
fifteen miles during the time that the racer
are likely to be sailed.
Those who intend witnessing the races are
hoping for fine weather. During the last ten
yrars there have only hesn eighteen rainy days
from the 3D. to the 18th OF October. 80 1t may
reasonably be expected that there will not be
m UGH rain to mar the sport this year.