The San Francisco call., 1901-10-03
GOOD WEATHER
FOR THE RACE
Columbia and Shamrock
to Speed Over Trian-
gular Course.
Yacht Owners Agree to Hold
Contests on Consecu-
tive Days.

NEW YORK, Oct 2-Yachting enthu-
siasts and the general public are tonight
expecting a most exciting race tomorrow
between the Columbia and the Shamrock.
They base their high hopes on the strong
wind blowing tonight and which the local
weather prophets assert is likely to con-
tinue for twenty-four hours or more. The
Washington Weather Bureau adds to the
expectations which it is hoped will be
realized by holding out a promise of a
strong breeze of Sandy Hook. Inc bu-
reau says:
Fresh northwest winds and fair wealth
er for tomorrow. The winds ought to
hold good throughout the day"
The contest between the two yachts to-
morrow will be over a thirty-mile trian-
gular course, the same as that attempted
on Tuesday. 1t is the intention of the
committee tonight to sail the first leg
to windward, which will make the other
two a broad reach and a close reach, pro-
Vided the wind does not shift.
At Sandy Hook tonight everything is
ready for tomorrow race, and if the
weather predictions prove true the yachts
will have plenty of wind. AT IL o'clock
tonight the velocity OF the wind was
thirty-siX miles an hour.
Busy Day for Officials.
While it was a quiet day with the
yachts lying at the moOring inside Sandy
Hook, the officials of the New York
Yacht Club and the Royal Ulster Yacht
Club had busy time of it complying
with the request of Sir Thomas Upton,
backed by the assent of Z. d. Morgan
of the Columbia, that in future the races
should be had on consecutive days, not
counting Sunday. In addition there came
a request from George l.. Watson, the de-
signer of the Shamrock, for a remeasure-
ment because of his intention to take out
ballast before to-morrOW's race.
On the first proposition an agreement
was finally reached between the challenge
committees of the two clubs for a race
second watson
after further considering the matter, de-
cided to let it drop, and the yacht will
amount of ballast which she has carried
in previous races. This will not prevent
Watson from taking out ballast at any
time he may wish, which, of course, the
If, however, after Tomorrow race Wat
son decides to take out ballast it is prob
able that there will be no race on Friday,
as under the new arrangement either
Yacht is at liberty to decline to race on
the next day. This will be seen in the
agreement, which was drawn up and
signed this afternoon and which is as fol-
lows:
governing the races for the Americas cup, as
agreed upon by the committees of the New
York Yacht Club and the Royal Ulster Yacht
Club, is hereby modified as follows:
Strike out clause beginning: THE first race
shall be sailed on Saturday, September q, 1901"
and substitute the following:
The races shall be sailed the following
dates until the series be completed, namely,
September 26, September IS, October l and Oc
tober 3, 1901, and each following day except
Sunday: provided, however, that Immediately
on the conclusion of the race of October and
of each succeeding race, the regatta committee
shall inquire of each contestant whether he is
willing to start the next day. and should either
contestant reply in the negative day shall
intervene before starting the days race. The
Sunday shall not count such intervening
day"
For the New York Yacht Club,
LEWIS T. CASS LEDYARD
Chairman.
For the Royal Ulster Yacht Club,
r. G. SHARMAN CRAWFORD,
Chairman.