The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-10
HER OWNER CONFIDENT
SURE HE WILL CARRY THE CUP
HOME.
TO RACE EVERY DAY SAVE WEDNESDAY,
This is the Agreement. It is to be Kept up Un-
til the Finish. They Fear There
viii be no Wind
To Day.

New York, October 9.-There is Il
citement among the yachtsmen tonight,
not that they feel sure Of race tomor-
row, but they know every day will be a
race day from now to the finish, with
the exception of Wednesday. This
agreement of the Regatta committee
and the Shamrock people, which was
entered into yesterday, has proved pop
ular. 1t is fair proposition and every
one likes the manner in which it is
met.
This has been foggy day down
around the Horseshoe, and everything
has been quiet on the fleet there except
on the decks of the Columbia, where
tn crews have been cutting and refit-
ting sails This is taken In yachting
circles to indicate nervousness. There's
nothing to be gained in trying to put
aside facts. They are worrying ON
Columbia; they are calm and confident
on the Shamrock. The reason for all
this is that the English boat has done
the better work on the three days of the
flukes.
There is good reason for nervousness
among the Americans, and nothing has
occurred today to diminish it. 1t is an
unpleasant truth. but it is just as well
to admit IT, The weather is the ini-
portant thing now Three days of drift
ing have changed the character of the
speculation. The weather men in Wash
ington promises eoutherly increasing
breeze. If it comes it will be well
come one to the thousands of yachts
men who have come many miles to wit
ness the contest. If this prediction is
fulfilled the racers viii he sent over
the line to windward down the Jersey
coast, the course the same as Satur-
days, but that the order of sailing is
reversed, the first leg to windward with
Il run home This will be more satis-
factory, as it gives a better change
for skill in manoeuyering for the wealth
or berth at the start.
The fog siren at Sandy Hook emitted
its doleful warning all today through the
layers of mist DreIry as the day
was, it broke at least the rule OF a
good wind ON off days and Gains on
racing days and Cn all sides there was
hope that the wind for once wCUld be
good and true On :ha day of the race.
As soon as Hathaway's sailma%trs
got through with tne alterations of tho
Columbia's mainsad this morning, the
sail was hauled up from below, benz
to the mast boom aud slT and hoisted.
After inspection l,y managing owner.
Iselin, and Captain Barr it was decided
that the sail was noc TIT 10 do battle
tomorrow, so it was lowered and after
some minor alterations it was hcistcd
again at 3 O'clock y. m, when it set
almost flat as Il hoard, eXccpc for = few
WI nkles up near The heal under ;he
gaff.
A new club-topsail was also bent. but
not hoisted. 1t was male mp on the
yard and covered, to keen il Try, for ;he
air was full of what old sailors call
Scotch mist" The mainsai was low
cred soon after O'Clock, slowed on the
boom and covered for the night.
The owner of the challenger voiced
the sentiments of those on the Erin that
there would be no wind tomorrow.
They thought that the fog which hung
heavily over the Horseshoe today would
not clear up for over "a hours, but eX-
pressed wish many times that King
Eolus would ply his bellows vigorously
tomorrow so that the racers could have
Il chance at each other in something be-
side a drifting match.
When asked what had been done
aboard Shamrock during today Sir
Thomas replied that the crew had not
touched piece of rigging or a sail since
the green craft came into her moorings
Saturday night and that his boat was
ready to sail another race an hour after
that of Saturday was declared off.