Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-11
NO YACHT RACE YET.
A FOG PREVENTS BOATS FROM
LEAVING THEIR MOORINGs.
THE NEXT ATTEMPT TOMORROW.
Thereafter the Races. or Attempts
to Rnce. VIII lie Daily Until series
Is COMPREHENSIVE Losing
Interest.

NEW YORK. October C.-Hard luck
Continues to pursue the big single-stick-
ers. on the three days last week when
the yachts made attempt 10 sail, light.
nuky winds left them stranded on the
course when the tiihe-limit expired. To-
day fog bank prevented them from even
leaving their mooring-buoys inside the
spit Of land which forms Sandy Hook, at
the entrance TO the lower bay. This was
by far the most dismal fiasco to all.
City and bay were done up in gray.
swathing clothes of impenetrable mist
when the yachtsmen jumped out Of bed
this morning TO get a look at the weather,
and there was gloom and dismay along
the waterfront.
The old salts shifted. saw the mist
wraiths. and shook their heads. mo
thing doing on the ocean to-day" was
their verdict.
OLD PROPS MISLEADING.
But the Weather Bureau. with its sci
entihc meteorological methods, had pre-
dicted fair weather with freshening
winds. for to-day. and Il few chung vainly
to the hope that the Weather Bureaus
representation would turn out true. for
public went Ike lambs TO the slaughter.
They backed Uncle Sans weather ora
Gle. and put to sea. But not In such num-
bers as last week. Many Of the sight
seers who witnessed the three fiukes at
an average cost per fuke OF from - to
SIS had lost their interest, and II VIII
take a race TO restore II.
Meantime, the racers lay tied 20 their
big buoys inside the Horseshoe. The
fog had let down its blank. gray cur
tains all around them. The circle Of
vision was barely 200 yards in diameter.
The yachts were ms completely shut OF
from the the rest OF the world as II they
had been inside big circus tent.
Shortly before u o'clock. the committee
boat, which had gone outside to take
last look around, returned and reported
no indications of a change I'm the Wea-
Their. so the formal announcement was
made that there would be no race to-day.
ENGLISHMEN IN THE DUMPS,
Aboard the Erin, the Englishmen were
IN the dumps. A huke or two they could
stano. but such beastly luck olUshed
them. Some of them have engaged pas
cage on the Oceanic, which will sail to-
morrow, and consequently they Will go
home without having seen a race. Sir
Thomas Upton. disappointed as he was
maintained an outward show of good
humor. y thought you clever Yankees
could do anything" he shouted over the
rail- TO some OF his newspaper acquaint-
aroes. but you don't seem able TO pro-
pitiatc old Boreas. When you come over
on the other side next year to bring back
the cup I'll guarantee you at least Two
races week. and more, IL you want
them
Shortly after / o'clock. after consult
ing with Sir Thomas and Mr.. Iselin 1t
was decided 10 abide by the decision Of
yesterday not TO sail q race tomorrow.
che next attempt, therefore. will be made
on Thursday. and thereafter daily until
the series is completed.
COLUMBIA TRIES NEW SAILS.
Later in the day it cleared up, and
though the Weather Bureaus prediction
OF fresh breeze was not realized, there
was enough air stirring for the Columbia
20 hoist her sails and make a l5-mlnute
spin To try her new club top-sail, and see
how her newly-cut main-sail fit. Both
were pronounced perfect by the experts.