The times., 1899-10-13
NO Wind FOR THE YACHTS
The International Cup Contest a
Fiasco for the Fifth Time.
Floating Calmly on the Water. the
sioops Wait for "a Breeze which
Never Comes--Sfr Thomas Grows
Fncetious-Iiord Beresford and
Captain Evnns Figure in Collisions.


around the old Sandy Hook lightship this
morning, and for an hour or more foated
calmly end peacefully on the bosom of the
ocean. Finally the familiar mo race" flag
arose from the deck of the regatta com
.nittee's tug andl hung limp on its stay.
There was not enough wind to blow the
bunting out, much less sail a yacht race,
so Tor the nth time, a record without par
| allel in the history of the Americas Gun
| contests, the duel between the Columbia
and Shamrock was postponed. Another at
| tempt viii be made to start the yachts
over the course tomorrow.
The weather forecast for tomorrow in
brief is: Cloudy Friday, with light south
| erly winds This is about all the satisfac-
| tion to be obtained from the expert prog
nosticators. They say no gales or storms
are in sight, and the only thing to do IS
to go out to the Sandy Hook lightship at
II o'clock, and hope that the wind will he
strong enough to send the yachts off on
| their journey.
| After the race had been declared off to-
| day, Sir Thomas Upton said: THE con-
stant delays are very Disappointing but
We must be patient. There will be wind
some day and then we shall have a race.
In the mean time we must wait | am will
| ing to do anything the committee sug-
| gests and will go anywhere that they think
we may get breeze. Why, two of my
crew told me this morning they have
cabled across for their families to come
! over. | hope we get breeze before they
arrive. Seriously, though, / have nothing
more to say than what l have already ut
tered / see that am credited with bet
ting thousands of dollars on the Shamrock
That is all false. / never bet a shilling
IN my life Some of my friends have bet
on the boat, | believe. but | have not.
Mr.. lseiin was seen after he had returned
to the Horseshoe. Referring TO the new
club topsail, he said: 1T is the largest
topsall the Columbia possesses, and think
1t will be plenty large enough if we ever
get wind enough to sail the race. No mat
ter how large the topsail is, it will not win
race If there is not enough wind l think
all We can do Is to keep at it every day
until We get the breeze, and we are bound
to get it if We are patient.
Collisions in the Fog.
Interest was added to the race fasco to-
day by several collisions. Lord Charles
Beresford and Capt. Bob Evans went
to see the races, as is their custom. and got
into the fog, along with the rest Of the
world. They had a collision apiece. Lord
Charles was on the William Fletcher, which
lett the barge office pier shortly before
CLOCK, with the guests of Sir Thomas
Upton, who weresto be taken down to the
horseshoe and transferred 10 the Erin.
When at the end ofiGoverEor's Island a
terryboat got in the way and the bow of
the Fletcher struck her a little forward of
the wheel on the stafboard side. There
was erunching OF wood. spIinters few.
daVlt OF the Fletcher was embedded in the
mouse OF the ferryboat. the Shamrock flag.
which was floating from a staff on the
Fletcher, was knocked5fnto the water. and
the bow of the Fletcher stuck under the
guard OF the ferryboat and in the wheel
which was badly smashed
Lord Charles Beresford Idirected the
clearing away Of the wreckage preparatory
10 getting the vessels apart, The tug E.
D Atwood was near, and the captain took
line from the Fletcher and pulled astefn.
Inen, With crunching and breaking of
timbers the two boats came apart The
ferryboat's rail was cut in two, the side
of the cabin was smashed, and the paddle
wheel was so badly injured that the en-
gIne could not turn it over. The Fleteher's
bow was smashed and the rail splintered.
The Fletcher returned to the barge Office
and the guests went down on the Atwood
to the Erin a little later. 1t was found
afterward that the Fletcher was making
water fast. Her seams amidships had been
OPSAtCI, GIu II NOuIi NOT nave Dee0 Dru-
dent TO make the trip on her.
Lord Charles said that the accident was
within two seconds Of being very serious
II the Fletcher had struck the West Brook
lyn little farther forward there would
In all probability have been some swim
ming.
Captain Bob Evans was, of course. on
the revenue cutter Manning, and his old
friend the British yacht White Ladye, ran
Of Of HI - r~sce ~.
after the excursion feet had got under way
for home. The revenue cutter got the
worst OF it. The White Ladye got off with
the loss OF her bowsprit while the revenue
cutter superworks were much damaged.
The White Ladye, bought from Mrs Lang
try by j. N. Lawson, of London, who is
aboard of her. is the yacht which, through
a misrepresentation Of her rights in the pa
troll line, caused herself to be reported to
the Treasury Department by Captain Ev-
ans after the first days racing Because
OF the accident the White Ladye will not
be able to go down to the Hook tomorrow,
and, as she must get under way for Bos-
ton in day or two, she will probably not
see any completed race.
The .sNo Race, Signal Gun.
The Manning, the Erin, and the White
Ladye were lying very near to each other
as the signal gun on the committee boat
announced mo race" The White Ladye
had come down past the sound steamer
Plymouth near Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht,
and was waiting for one of her guests to
return from the Erin when the Manning
attempted TO cross her bows. The British
yacht had stopped her engines and was
waiting for the return of her l.unch She
was slowly drifting into the Manning's
course. Lieutenant Brown, on the bridge
of the Manning, stopped her engines, but
held his course Captain Roberts, of the
revenue cutter, ran up on the bridge and
called out to the White Ladye: Back
your ship ~ 10
Captain Caws, who was on the bridge of
the yacht, gave three toots for the Ply
mouth, astern Of him, and put his engines
full speed astern,; but X was too late. The
Briton's great horxsPrit brushed the Man
nings forward rigging, scraped over the
forward rapid-fire gun, and then, as a swell |
lifted the White Ladye's bow, the bowsprit |
rose up and tore through the bridge rails. |
carrying them through the smokestack |
guys. Down 1t iameSagain, crashing On
the strong back f the.Torward davits, and |
in two, crushed on oyer the hurricane deck, |
sending Captain EyaTs guests scurrylng to |
the starboard rail!EH ceught an old Hotch- |
kiss gun, taken from 1he Spanish cruiser
Vizcaya, wrenched ftSofEits mount, and sent
IT tumbling down the Agangway. The en- |
counter with the capMIred Spanish gun
snapped the bowsprit off at the prov. and |
after taking a rapEat one of the Manning's |
ventilators, it rolled off into the water.
The Manning picked up her injured |