The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-27
FAITH IN THE COLUMBIA.
Hope Revived by the Defenders
Initial Performance.
The Unfinished Race With shamrock,
To BE ResaiIed Tomorrou-CaptnIn
Barr Confident That the American
NHcht VIII DO Well I'm Good wind.


Barr Confident That the American
NHcht VIII DO Well I'm Good wind.
NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-THE first race Of
the series for the Americas Cup. which
ended in a fiuke yesterday, will be re-
sailed tomorrow. Practically the same
coalitions as governed yesterdays con-
test will obtain tomorrow. although. Of
course, the direction in which the yachts
Will sail and a few other minor details
will depend upon the wind prevailing
when the racers arrive or the Sandy
Hook HEhtship. The Weather Bureau
prophesies for tomorrow light variable
winds. mostly easterly. and not over nine
miles an hour in velocity.
The defender and the challenger were
lying quietly at their moorings in the bav
at Sandy Hook this morning. A breeze
from the northeast Of ten miles an hour
Strengthened out the flags on the Erin.
the Porto Rico. the tender Park CITY. and
the Columbia. The latter flew the Stars
and Stripes. but the Shamrock had no
flags at ,iJh,r her masthead or tafrran
r D. Morgan, Of the Columbia. after
some enquiry about the prospects Of a
breeze for tomorrow s race. was asked
II the Columbia would go out for a spin
today. He said: NO. think not II
Is not likely that we shah leave our
moorings
Captain Barr, Of the Columbia. had his
crew at work soon after breakfast. over
hauling some Of the light sails. AT sis
clock they began unbending the foot of
the mainsail. After the cover was taken
on Tor about thirty feet the clew Of the
san was unshackled and taken on decl,
and some saiImakers were put to work On
II making alterations
Captain Barr says that he thinks thu
tne Columbia is going as fast as sb, .,-.r
N'u ana Ihat when a breeze comes she
-" "IH give good account Of herself. she
u"eS not need any more spins hlst now %
IL. S''il- she IS In very good shape.
me Shamrock's men viewed the CoI1Ir,-
'-' win more respect this morning than
AT any time since the American Yacht b,s
IAN near them. As a matter ~ fact +t.
chalIenger's Hen had something az an
lura mat the defender was going 10 he a
very easy proposition and they have ne,.-
ef lost an opportunity 10 so declare tber,-
selves But now their eyes are opened
very wide
While yesterdays race was rot deci-
slEe, Il al least tended to restore conf
dence 10 the minds Of those who though,
that the Shamrock was going 10 walk
away with the cup. The experts who
picked the Shamrock to win. however. are
not yet convinced that the Cup is safe.
ne American yacht meyer showed "a
better advantage in windWsrd work than
ln yesterdays race. CaptrIu Sycamore
as general thing did YOt attempt to
plnch his yacht as close as Captain Rarr
held his charge The Shamrock footed
swiftly enough, but even in this resuect
the Columbia held a slight advantage.
And then. too, while the Shamrock ex-
hibued a tendency 20 be rather slow I'm
stays, Captain Barr spun his yacht from
fun 10 fun like a top. In short. It was
the Coiumbia's day and the Shamrock
must do better than she did yesterday IL
she Is 20 win the trophy