The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-28
HOPES FOR A BREEZE
SIR THOMAS Upton SAYS SHAM
ROCK CAN USE ONE.
He Has i'm His Boat and
Wants No More Such "Proces-
sions'' as that of Thursday.
CAPT. BARR, TOO, HAS FAITH
SAYS COLUMBIA is GOOD As EVER.
But NEEDS WIND
Odds Made Longer i'm the Betting on
the Defender-LondOn Conn
mcnt Is Pessimistic.
CAPT. BARR, TOO, HAS FAITH
SAYS COLUMBIA is GOOD AS EVER.
But NEEDS WIND.

NEW. YORK, Sept. 27.-The first race of
the Americas cup series. which, after a
disappointing day of fuky airs. was aban-
dOned i'm a dead calm on Thursday, will be
resailed tomorrow over a course off the
Sandy Hook lightship. A beat to windward
or a run 10 leeward and return will be
sailed, the course depending on the direction
Of the wind at the time the yachts arrive
at the lightship. According to the agree
ment. the first, the third and the fifth races
are TO De sailed fifteen miles to windward
or TO leeward and return, the second and
the fourth races being over a course repre-
sented by an equilateral triangle measuring
ten nautical miles to the leg.
Late Tonight the Weather Bureau issued
the following bulletin:
THE wind off Sandy Hook on Saturday
will be fresh and easterly in the morning
and probably will shift TO the northeast in
the afternoon, increasing to brisk
According to the definition of a fresh
breeze interpreted into figures from the
standard of the Weather Bureau, in the
morning the velocity of the wind will vary
from ten to nineteen miles an hour. BY a
brisk breeze is meant one driving anywhere
between twenty and twenty-nine miles an
hour.
1--WE must nave wind" Sir Thomas Upton
sale, land from the present indications, we
shall get it tomorrow. If it comes and
there is "A race. all America and all Britain
will rejoice, Tor then we shall nave the first
adequate test of the yachts.
why, none here has seen that boat sail
as yet" he declared. Give her a chance.
The race of Thursday was a procession of
1pLroc an1 n, ho1pIIpt nf GzzIac Whiob II
would be hard to equal, even If searching
the records of the races two years ago.
Il am just as confident as ever, and all
abOard-Captain Sycamore, Mr.. Watson.
Dir. Ratsey and Mr.. J~ameson-share my
conviction. We have seen the Shamrock
sail and know what she is capable of. We
for the first time this year, and we know
what she can do. We are more confident
than ever. But give the Shamrock a fair
What do you call a fair breeze?" he
was asked.
oh. a nice breeze"
AT about what speed of wind?'
Say ten or twelve or fifteen knots. any
thing. in fact, over eight knots an hour.
We do not mind "A sea if only we have the
wind TO drive us. The sea will not bother us
unless, indeed, like last time, there is a sea
and no wind. We do not want a regular
easterly gale. for that would make things
unpleasant for all concerned. But we hope
for a nice breeze and good race tomorrow.
Even had one of the boats been able TO
lulSU NllIll the llHt lliIlll III thursday :
race. the test would have been highly UNI
satisfactory, regardless of the winning
boat.
'Al I desire is a swapping breeze to-
morrow said E. ID. Morgan managing
owner of the Columbia, on board the Park
City, the COlumbia'S tender. Don't inter-
pref this to mean that In a strong wind the
Columbia can win, for, as to that, only
the test can tell, but l want a race, a good
bona fide contest. where the mettle of both
the marine SteedS will be tested.
sfXaCtardoX We trial ua nnf only mo rQNa
but 1t was no contest. Because the Ameri-
can boat was in the lead when We had
flukes in the wind it is no reason why we
should declare that the Columbia has out
classed the Shamrock. Time alone can
solve that problem. We hope for victory,
but that is all We can do at present. The
as she was yesterday, and never was she
i'm better condition than she was then. We
are all hoping for a good breeze and now
there are some slight indication that we
may nave it,"
Columbia and Shamrock lay quietly at
their mornings in Sandy Hook bay to-day.
the Shamrock had no flags at either the
foremast or ~taffrail. There was no in
tention on the part of the American boat
crew to send her out for a spin to-day,
Captain Barr had his crew at work over
hauling some of the light sails. He said
he thought the Columbia was going as fast
as she ever did, and that when in a breeze
she will give a good account of herself.
she does not need any more spins just
now" he said. "She is in very good
shape"
Everything was quiet on board the Sham
rock. The owner went aboard about II
o'clock and remained for some time.
From an authentic source il was learned
to-day there is a very strong protest or
the part of Captain Sycamore and those in
charge of the at what they term
crowding of the Shamrock at the start yes
terday by Captain Barr.
IF he is going to continue those tactics
there will be serious trouble said the per-
son quoted. What he did yesterday would
| not be tolerated for an instant in a race in
British waters. He must not expect US TO
stand it, and we won't. Our relations with
the New York Yacht Club and with the
principals in this event nave been so ex-
tremely pleasant that it is TO be hoped one
mans actions shall not be permitted to mar
them"