The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-28
BOTH PRAY FOR WIND
GIVE US A BREEzE,5 SAYS SIR TOM,
AND WE'LL SHOW YOU
THINGS
WILL HAVE TO BE SHOWN,
Says Morgan, Before He'll Believe
Shamrock Is Better Than
Columbia, in Fair Wind
Foul.


NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-The first race
of the Americas series. which after a
disappointing day of f1uky airs, was aban-
doned in dead calm Thursday, Will be
resalled tomorrow over the course or
the Sandy Hook lightship A beat to
Wlndward or run to leeward and re-
turn will be sailed, the course depending
upon the direction of the wind at the
time the two yachts arrive at the Hight
snip According to the agreement the
hrst, the third and the fifth races are
to be sailed fifteen miles TO windward or
TO leeWard and return, the second and
the fourth races being over course
represented by an equilateral triangle
measuring ten nautical miles to the leg.
AT late hour tonight the weather
bureau issued the following bulletin:
The wind off Sandy Hook on Saturday
VIII be fresh and easterly in the morn
ing and will probably shift to the nortn>
ward In the afternoon, increasing to
brisk"
According to the definition of fresh
breeze" interpreted into figures from the
standard of the weather bureau in the
morning the velocity of the wind viii,
vary from 10 TO 10 miles an hour Bv a
DISK breeze is meant one driving any-
where between 20 and % miles an hour.
I'VE must have wind" Sir Thomas
Upton said, tand from the present indI-
cations we shall get it tomorrow. If It
comes and there is race all America
and all Britain will rejoice. for then we
shall have the first adequate tests OF
the yachts
Why, none here has seen that boat
race as yet" he declared Give her a
chance. The race of Thursday was a pro-
cession of fukes and a bouquet of fizzIes
winch 1t would be hard to equal even in
searching the records of the race two
years ago.
am just as confident as ever and all
on board-Capt Sycamore, Mr.. Watson.
MI. Ratsey and Mr. Jameson-share my
convection. We have seen the Shamrock
sail and know what she is capable of.
We have also seen the Columbia sail and
not for the first time this year, and we
Know what she can do We are more
confident than ever But give the Sham
rock a fair breeze
What do you call fair breeze?'' was
asked
oh, nice breeze
AT about what speed of wfndY''
Say ten or twelve or fifteen knots
anything in fact, over eight knots an
hour. We do not mind sea if only we
have the wind to drive US. The sea. Will
not bother US, unless indeed, as last
time, there is a sea and no wind We do
not want regular easterly gale, for that
would make things unpleasant for all
concerned. But we hope for nice breeze
and good race tomorrow. Why, even
had one of the boats been able to finish
within the time limit in Thursdays race,
the test would have been highly un-
satisfactory, regardless of the winning
boat
''All I desire is swapping breeze to.
morrow, said E. D. Morgan, managing
owner of the Columbia, on board the Pr
City, the Columbia's tender DON'T in
terpret this to mean that in a strong
wind the Columbia can win, for as tt
that only the test can tell, but 1 want
race, a good, bona fide contest, where
the nettle of both the marine steeds car
be tested
Yesterday s. trial was not only nc
race, but it was no contest. Because
the American boat was in the lead wher
we had fukes in the wind is no reason
why we should declare that the Columbia
has outclassed the Shamrock. Time alone
can solve that problem. We hope for vic.
tory, but that is all we can do at present
The Columbia is in as good condition
today as she was yesterday. and never
was she in better condition than she was
then. We are all hoping for gooe
breeze, and now there is some slight in.
d1SdIiOil THAT we may nave 1t.
The cup defender Columbia. and the
challenger, Shamrock were lying quiet
ly at their mornings in the bay at Sandy
Hook this morning. The former flew the
Stars and Stripes, but Shamrock had no
Hags at either her masthead or taffraiI
There was no intention on the part OF
the American boat to send her out for 9
spin today Capt Barr had his crew al
work overhauling some of the light sails
He said he thought Columbia was Coins
as fast as she ever did, and that wner
breeze comes she will give a good ac-
count of herself
now he said. "She is in very gooe
shape
Everything was quiet on board Sham
rock Shortly before IL o'clock Sill
Thomas Upton, with Mr.. Jameson ane
Mr.. Watson, went aboard
From an authentic source it was learn.
ed today that there is very strong pro
test on the part Of Capt Sycamore ano
those in charge of Shamrock at what
they term crowdfng of Shamrock at the
start yesterday by Capt. Barr IF he
is going to continue those tactics there
will be serious trouble said the person
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 New York Yacht club and with the
principals in the even Have been SO pleas
ant that it is to be hoped one mans &C
tons shall not be permitted to mar them.
Odds on the Columbia advanced to 2 tc
1 after the first Columbia Shamrock IL
race at the various hotels and clubs
where yachtsmen gather. A number OF
small wagers were recorded at these
figures.
Results at Hawthorne.
CHICAGO, Sept. 27-Artena came home