The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-05

land. and The license Of the pilot Of the
yacht White Ladys. He had charge OF the
Tsvenxe cutters and togpe1o SsAsss 10
which the treasury department. has Assign
ed the sssx Of keeping ssse cosrss Of inc
yacht race free from ;rssrfsfenes, and ina
oysn1sng cnhcszis. IL In clalmef, failed to
observe thu regulations
rsskss SsSssA Shamrock.
TIE World says that Capt Fen Pnsksr.
Of Emp~rsr wilhm's yacht xets0r. wss
ca board Shamrock during Taesa~ys faco
and that he sailed her: tnat ne was On
saanrock yesterday giytng advice and NAT
hs Ia virtually IN charge.
C~ssss 81 TsAsy's oses.
Some uncertainty he's prevailed ~ 10 me
cousss which Mill be sailed tomorrow ~
Columbia and Shamrock. Ta< rnsttsr vas
settled. however, this afternoon ~ meet
lrS Of the regatta committee. which WAS
held AZ the New York Yacht Club hours.
After the meeting e. D. Nicholson kans
announced that the next race would bs Ne
on Taesday--nfte<n miles 20 windwsrd or
lesward and . beat hack.
q, seems that the agreement between CIR
Thomas IApson and columbsa's owner re-
lases thai whenever IL IL impossible 70 m.
tsfs a contest xt,n.n the tine limit, the
nns class a race must b. continued until
q decision IL reached. Consequently. bsfore
sfse two boats can n,est on the thrss LEG
bcaS II wli be- necessary 10 ssttje the capa-
blllties Of the two champions In . straight.
away run Of nftsso knots. In eoossqveree
of Tho quickly waning daylight NJ this TIM
a the year, the regatta cousmittss today
dstefmined tina, tho start would be made at
from tho time previously fixsd for the
yachts going ovsr tho line.
Issesess Mseh 1sesesseS.
The ending of tuesdays encounter has
tended materially TO whist the interest II
the yachting enthusiast In the nnAi out
come Of the battle that win see the cup
stin spiked TO the deck ~ Capt Bob Evans
terms H. or wrenched up and cartsd away
to the country which for 70 many years
has been unsuocsssfully fighting for II.
Coiumb.a's performance on Tuesday In
generally regarded az proving her thu
bstter boat Of the two. The consensus Of
opinion Ii that. given equal conditions,
that - when there are no nuky winds
and no elements Of atmospheric luck TO
be calculated. the American representa-
tive can both outfoot and outpoint the
foreigner. II was contendcd that while
the Fife creation held her own In the
errAtic and paitry breezes which marked
the FIRST race. another tale will be told
whsn Columbia has q chance TO exhibit
her particular qualities of sailing large
and free II 10 asserted also that there II
nothing tangible In the contention that
the emerald sioop will prove stronger In
breess than the defender. II was OBJ
ssrvabis that Shamrock Kicked up much
more fuss In tho choppy sea than did
Columbia. and II Is inferred that when
che does meet a blow she viii thrash
and make much worse weather Of II than
her competitor
All . Matter Of specwlation.
However. when ali Is said and done,
this descanting upon superiority Of ore
boat over another Is only so much specu-
iation. Generally speaking. the first race.
considering the conditions under which
u was sailed. proved nothing and gave
no more Idea OF what either yacht Is
capable OF really doing than II the con-
test had never been sailed That Is the
opinion OF Impartial and calm minded
yachtsmen who saw and studied the first
trial between Shamrock and Columbia
Hoaarth = netter seaman.
One thing Is universally agreed TO
among yachtsmen. and that Is that Ho-
garth proved himself better seaman
than Barr. IL was generally conceded
that the favorinx OF the aukes which at
tended Shamrock were due not NO much
10 Lip;en's luck as to- Hogarth's better
judgment
The predictions for tomorrow. while not
predicting perfect yachting weather.
point to favorable conditions for a good
race According 10 the forecast tn.
weather will be cloaay with variab,.
winds shifting TO fresh easteriy. This
latest Indication would seem 20 offset tn.
reports sent cut early this morning that
the second meeting Of che Yachts xxonis