The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-05
A BRISK BREEZE.
Yachtsmen Chafe at
Day Of Forced
Inactivity.
COLUMBIA TRIES NEW SAIL.
Both Yachts Are Relying
on Dogs for Their
Mascots.
COLUMBIA TRIES NEW SAIL.

| New York, Oct. 4.-The off racing day
was a busy one, after all, for the sail
ors Of the two rival yachts Mr.. Iselin
and Sir Thomas Upton, however, en-
ployed their hours in different ways.
On the Columbia stint of work was
put in. The breeze was good from the
! southwest to west, too good, Mr.. Iselin
must have thought, to waste, for he
made a sail on his boat, which was at
its best and went outside.
The day on the Erin was one of So
ciaI success. for Sir Thomas Upton and
an exceedingly happy one, as he ex-
pressed it. Sir Thomas was pleased at
the prospect of good race tomorrow.
The Columbia went out for short
| trial spin outside Sandy Hook shortly
| afternoon, principally to try new club
! topsail, which her managing owner C.
| Oliver Iselin. wished to have stretched
| and ready for tomorrow's race. Under
mainsail and jib the yacht filled away
| from her mornings, and under the in
fuence of fresh southwest breeze she
| was soon passing the point Of Sandy
Hook. Capt. Barr brought the yacht
around head to wind when the new
topsail was ready to hoist, and in few
moments the big stay-reachihg sail was
mastheaded.
1t is one of Hathaway's latest and
best productions and when laced to the
! topmast and gait it set like tailor
made gown on pretty woman. After
setting taut on the sheet and tack sew
eral times to get the sail well stretched,
the Columbia was headed back for her
mooring buoy in Sandy Hook bay,
where she arrived about D. M The
mainsail was slowed, and all hands
sent to supper on board the tender st.
Michael's.
c. Oliver Iselin, who, with Mr.. Ise-
Inns guests, Herbert Leeds and New
bury Thorne. is quartered on the ST.
! Michaels, when seen by a representa-
tive of the Associated Press this even
ing. had this to say about the yachts
Il am satisfied With CUiumbia's work
| during the race, but not with the
weather conditions. None Of us could
tell where the wind was coming from,
rot even the sailing master. In all my
| yachting | don't remember when I've
seen a. fiukier day than yesterday. With
all that, however, 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 that time. Our crew worked well
! from start to finish.'
LpCllll iGllIetl heQ LIldL Inc SQdlll-
rock was d fast yacht, but he did not
care to express any opinion on the re-
| suit of the races. He was particularly
pleased with the way the excursion fleet
| behaved. I'VE were not bothered at
any stage Of the race said he, except
for few moments at the start, before
the boats had been directed how to
proceed"
Asked what he thought the weather
would be for tomorrow's race, Mr. Ise-
| lin said: 81 think we shall have a good
breeze from the southwest 1 hope so,
anyway, for I should like to get one race
off my hands and know where we
stand"
Regarding the criticism that the leach
of the Columbia's malnsail was slack
in yesterdays race, the Columbia's
manager said THAT has been fixed. 1t
was a little slack, but not enough to
affect the yachts sailing
1t is understood in some quarters that
Capt. Rhodes, of the Defender, would
be on board the Columbia in her races
| to look after the trimming of the sails,
and in an advisory capacity. On board
| the St. Michaels member of the crew
said tonight: Capt. Rhodes has not
been with us yet, but we all wish he
was along. He may come yet, and If he
does, he will be welcome
Sandy" the Columbia's mascot, is
the Defender to victory. He is we'll fed,
sleek looking and carefully guarded by
| the steward. The crew to a man feel
| that Sandy is Indispensable to the
success of the Bristol boat Skipper
| Charley Barr is not worried bit about
| the results of the races He sticks to his
| original assertion that the Columbia is
| the fastest single stick yacht afloat and
| that in windward or any other work she |
| is more than match for the Shamrock |
| Sir Thomas Upton is not worrying |
over tomorrow race. When seen today
he felt confident his yacht would give a
good account of herself, no matter what |
kind of a breeze there is blowing. He
wants a good fresh breeze, however, so
that the relative speed of the defender
and challenger can be thoroughly de- |
monstrated. He had just returned from
a visit to the Shamrock when seen by |
the Associated Press representative |
grand old schooner yacht America. The |
boat that caused all the trouble" to |
quote him exactly.
He said that he had a splendid sail |
around the bay on her for about two |
hours, and that from the speed the old |
boat made in the stiff southwesterly |
breeze. he did not wonder that she had |
Gifted" the cup on the other side nearly |
fifty years ago. Sir Thomas did not care |
to make any statement about tomor- |
rows race, except that the Shamrock |
would carry exactly the same sails as |
she did Yesterday and that her crew |
would do their best to cross the finish |
line first. The English challenger is in |
the best of condition for the coming
races Everything on board the Sham |
rock was found to be in perfect condi- |
ton when looked over this morning. The |
captains of the Shamrock are quite as
confident as her owner that she will |
prove a winner, and some of the crew |
are ready to lay a few guineas If they |
get the opportunity.
Sir Thomas has received hundreds Of
cablegrams today from all parts of the |
world, congratulating him on the
splendid showing his boat made in |
light air against the defender.
Some of the cables said Sir
Thomas, ARE from people l do not |
know personally, but that only goes to
show that a great interest is being
taken in the races. In speaking about |
the manner in which the course was |
kept clear. Sir Thomas said: II can't |
get over the great arrangements that |
have been made to keep the course
clear. Yesterdays course was the