Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-09
COLUMBIA NOT SURE
Shamrocks Performances Prove the Amei !
iCa's Cup is in Greatest Danger.
,ERlCAN YACHTSMeN FEEL DUBIOUS
ipton's Boat Surprises It's Own Handlers 10
Three Days Drifting,
ColUMBINs HACKERS STILL HAVE FAlT h
Their Confidence of Winning, However, 10
Not What it Once VAS
RACE EACH DAY AFTER THURSDAY NEXT
Hints Columbia's People Eisow Moro
Than They Are willing to Tell
ipton's Boat Surprises Its Own Handlers 10
Three Days Drifting,
;olUMBIRS HACKERS STILL HAVE FAIT h
Their COnfdsnos of Winning, However, 10
Not What it Once Was.
RACE EACH DAY AFTER THURSDAY NEXT
Hints Columbin's People Eiaow Moro
Than They Are willing to Tell
some of the Consolation
Talk that is Heard.

NEW YORK Oct. S.--By a mutual agree
ment between the representatives of the
New York Yacht club and the Royal Ulster
Yacht club Columbia and Shamrock will
sail every day after next Thursday until
the question of international yachting
supremacy is established
The request for such an arrangement came
from Sir Thomas Upton, owner of the chal-
lenger. Sir Thomas wanted the races to
be sailed daily after next Tuesday, but the
members of the New York Yacht club re-
fused to assent to such an arrangement.
The meeting at which the arrangement
for such a change in dates was reached
was held at the New York Yacht club today.
There were present II. G. Sharman Crawford
and II. NJ McGill Downey representing tho
Royal Yacht club, and Louis Cass Ledyard,
j. V. S. Oddie, +. w. Hurst, Edward NJ.
Brown and IL. Il. Lippitt, representing tho
New York Yacht club. At the conclusion OF
the meeting the following agreement was
drawn Up and given out for publication:
The foregoing agreement (the challenge
agreemenD is further modified by mutual
consent as follows:
Strike out the clause beginning
THE first race shall be sailed on Tuesday,
October 8, 1899" and substitute the fol-
lowing:
The races shall be sailed on the following
dates until the series be completed, viz:
October 10, 1899, October 12, and on each folr
| lowing day, except Sunday, provided howa
| ever, that Immediately on the conclusion Of
| the race of October II and CT each subse-
| quent race the regatta committee shall in
| quire of each contestant whether he is will
| ing to start the next day, and should either
contestant answer in the negative one day
shall intervene before starting the next race. !
| Sunday shall not count as such intervening
day"
The agreement was signed by the members
of the committees representing both yacht
| clubs interested.
An Agreement Signals.
At the conclusion of the meeting Secretary
Oddie said
In case the boats sail on the day follow
| ing q race the committee boat will display
the International code letter 81" of blue and
yellow squares. If there is to be race
the letter "M," blue with diagonal white
stripes Will be displayed from the commit-'
tee boat. The club suggests that each yacht
and boat present take up and display tho
| signal given by the committee boat
There was no friction in reaching the
agreement as to the change of dates Sin
Thomas Upton at first asked that the race
be started daily after Tuesday. The club
decided that this would hardly be prudent.
In the first place it would be entirely unfair
to the public. Thousands of persons have
made arrangements to attend the races on
a certain day. Hundreds Of excursions have
been arranged for and to make a change
in the racing dates on so short a notice
would not be right to the public.
The club is deeply grateful for the man.
ner in which the public has been acting
at the races. There has been no interference
with the boats whatever. The club is CRATE
full to the public for this and 1t would not
be right to make such sudden change in
racing days. We are endeavoring to please
the public as well the visitors"
Shamrock stock has taken another rise.
There Is a feeling about town tonight that
the historic cup is in greater danger than
ever before. The more yesterdays PERFORM
ance is considered and discussed the less
encouraging it seems to the American
yachtsmen.
Shamrock is a wonder in light weather;
, that Is settled beyond a doubt by the three
= days of drifting. The yacht has surprised its
own people and has given the other people
a great shock 1t handles splenddy and
. has men on board who know how to do
, the handling.
| ne leelluB OF lHe American ydCnlsueu
that the challenger was entering the racea
: unprepared and untrled has disappeared.
They have seen 1t is fit for the struggle and
they know that it is ready to do its best.
In response to an inquiry made this after
noon as to what was being dope by way d
preparation, Shamrock's managers said:
: Nothing. 1t is ready for the gun"
J. Each side Is still confident but It must
: be admitted that the hackers of the green
10 boat are showing the most hope, They say
Ie they know what it can do in heavy weather
IS 1t only required three days OF drift to con.
? vince them that it was just as good in light
airs, The whole Shamrock contingent is
a happy one and there Is no one TO begrudg,
I'd them their pleasant moments.
Ly Columbia'9 people are not unhappy by any
means. On the contrary, they still conf
e. IDENTIFY assert that, OF course, the cup stays
& But they have been shocked and they hav,
DO been shocked in a most decisive manner
ef They know there will be no wakover, The!
ge know more than this, but they are no
er telling what 1t is
Is Leaving entirely out OF the question
American pride in the American boat al
ly true sportsmen are rejoicing Here Is
L. contest worth having. Here is a yacht rae
In that is worth all the money that has beef
le spent, all the time and care that have beei
IA given. 1t is great struggle and no maj
can name the winner This Is the feelinl
in New York today and this is again for tn
Shamrock side, for did it not start the weel
y a bad second?
~ Betting suII with Columbia.
ne The betting is stl slightly in the Colum
n bias favor. but this is not based on tn
iiv judgment OF yachting experts. There 1
lii more Columbia money y be had because O
local pride and this is the influencing facto
z in the matter OF odds,
le, Both yachts are still at the Hook today
II was a day OF rest on the racers, Mr. Isei
a. and his friends coming to town, leayin
" Captain Charlie Barr on board.
60 Sir Thomas Upton aud his friends ar
m near their boat on the Erin and there the
= | will remaln nntll the last race Is oYar. 81