The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-05
COLUMBIA TRIES A NEW SAIL
FINE FITTING PIECE OF CANVAS
 STRETCHED YESTERDAT.

in the Afternoon-WiIIb be Used i'm To-
 day's Race-Mainsaips Slack Taken In
 Shamrock to Carry Same Sails as on
 Tuesday.
 New York, Oct 1.-The off racing day
 was a busy one after all for the sailor
 men on the two cup racers. MT. Iselin
 and Sir Thomas Lipton, however, em-
 ployed their hours in different ways.
 The Columbia went out for short trial
 spin outside Sandy Hook shortly after
 noon, principally to try a new clubtop-
 sail, which her managing owner, c. Ol-
 iyer Iselin, wished to have stretched and ready for to-morrow's race. Under mainsail and jib the yacht filled away from her moorings, and under the in- huence of a fresh southwest breeze she was soon passing the point of Sandy Hook. Captain Barr brought the yacht around head to wind when the new top sail was ready to hoist. and in few moments the big sky-reaching sail was mast-headed. It is one of Hathaway's latest and best productions, and when
 
 well as a tailor-made gown on pretty woman. After setting that on the sheet and tacking several times to get the sail well stretched the Columbia was headed back for her mooring buoy in Sandy Hook bay, where she arrived about o'clock. The mainsail was slowed, and all hands were sent to sup per on board the tender St. Michaels.
 statement by Mir. fseiin.
 c. Oliver Isein had this to say about yesterdays race: T am satisfied with the Columbia,s work during the race, but not with the weather conditions. None of us could tell where the wind was coming from, not even the sailing master. In all my sailing I don't re- member when I've seen fiukier day than yesterday. With all that, how ever, we had ,overhauled the Shamrock for the third time when the race was called off. She could not have crossed our bow if she had gone about at that time Our crew worked well from start to finish" Mr. Iselin remarked that the Shamrock was a fast yacht, but he did not care to express any opinion on the result of the races. He was partic- | ularly pleased with the way the excur- sion fleet behaved. We were not both- cred at any stage of the race" said he, | "eXcept for a few moments at the start, | before the boats had been directed how to proceed Regarding the criticism that the leach of the Columbias main sail was lack in yesterdays race, the Columbia's manager said: That has been fixed It was little slack, but not enough to affect the yachts sail ing"
 Captain Rhodes of Defender.
 It has been understood in some quar- ters that Captain Rhodes of the De- fender would be on board the Columbia in her races to look after the trimming of the sails and in an advisers capacity On board the St. Michaes member of the crew said tonight: Captain Rhodes has not been with us, but we all wish he was along He may come yet, and if he does he will be welcome" Skipper Charlie Barr is not worried bit about the result of the races. He sticks to his original assertion that the Columbia is the fastest single-sticker afioat, and that in wndward or any other work she Is more than a match for the Shamrock.
 No Change on Shamrock.
 Sir Thomas Lipton did not care to make any statement about to-morrow's race except that the Shamrock would carry exactly the same sails as she did in yesterdays contest and that her crew would do it's best to cross the fin ish line first. The English challenger is in the best of condition for the com ing race. Not piece of wire in her rigging, nor an inch of canvas was found to be damaged in the least de- gree when her crew looked her over this morning. The members of the crew are quite as confident as the Shamrocks owner that she will prove B. winner and some of them are willing to lay a few guineas if they get the chance.
 Lipton Receives Many CabIegrams. { Sir Thomas has received hundreds of ga kilograms to-day from all parts of the , world congratulating him on the splen- f did showing his boat made in light air / against the defender. Some of the I "a kilograms" said Sir Thomas, "are :, from people I do not know personally, :, put that only goes to show that a great interest is being taken in these races. , One of them read thus: Tommy, don't ~ make room for your uncle This de- ;patch has made us laugh more than once during the day"
 Sir Thomas' Guests To day. Among Sir Thomas guests to-mor- .ow on the Erin will be Rear Admiral Philip, U. s. N, comamndant of the I navy yard; MT. and Mrs. l.v Thomas A. Edison, w. Bourke Cochran, t an, Richard Croker, Rear Admiral o lord Charles Beresford, and Lady Be c esford, Sir Arnold Moreley, Sir Henry n 3urdette, K. G. R., Hon. Charles Rus n ell and the lord chief baron of Ireland, Baron Pollas. Rear Admiral Sampson would have been aboard but as he goes o Hampton Roads tomorrow it will ,e impossible. On either Saturday or F lext Tuesday Admiral Dewey will be t, ne of Sir Thomas guests on the Erin. e 4ord Minto, governor general of Can :, da, will witness Saturdays race from .. he Erin, and Rear Admiral Schley has s ccepted an invitation to be on board VI he same day. MT Westinghouse, in- q q entor of the air brake of that name, will also be a guest on Saturday.
 To offset the Columba's yellow mas