The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-03
WILL BE A YACHT RACE
EACH DAY FROM NOW ON
Owners Of the Two Boats Decide to Push the
Contest to An Early Finish
indications Are Favorable for Brisk Breeze Today When
Another Struggle for Cup Will Be Pulled Off,

New York. Oct. yachting enthu-
siasts and the general public are to-
night expecting a most exciting race
tomorrow between the Columbia and
Shamrock II. They base their high
hopes on the strong wind blowing to-
night. and which the local weather
prophets assert is likely 10 continue
for twenty-fOur hours o. more. The
Washington weather bureau adds to
the expectations. which it is hoped Will
be realized, by holding out a promise
of g. strong breeze of Sandy Hook.
The bureau says:
Fresh northwest winds and fair
weather for tomorrow. Ine winds
ought to hold good throughout the
day"
The contest between the two yachts
tomorrow will be over a thirty mile
triangular course. the same as that at
tempted on Tuesday. Under the con-
dftions Of this. the second race, the
yachts Will be sailed ten miles on each
OF the three legs OF The course. II is
the intention Of the committee tonight
20 sail the first leg to windward. which
VIII make the other two a broad reach
and a close reach, provided the wind
does not shift.
At Sandy Hook tonight everything is
ready for tOmorrow's race and if the
weather predictions prove true the
yachts viii have plenty OF wind. At
P,3O tonight the wind shifted suddenly
in a squat from south to northwest
and began to blow hard from that
quarter. At 10 o'clock the velocity vas
tnirtysix miles an hour.
While II was quiet day with the
Facnts lying at their mOorings inside
sandy Hook. the officials Of the New
York Yacht and Royal Ulster Yacht
clubs had a busy time of it in comply
ing with the request Of Sir Thomas
Upton, backed by the assent of z. D.
Morgan Of the Columbia. that in flu
ture the races should be held on con-
sscutve days, not counting Sunday. In
addition there came a request from
George L. Watson. the designe r of
Shamrock II. for a remeasurement be-
cause of his Intention to take out bal
last before tomorrows race
VIII Race Every Day.
On the first proposition ar agreement
was finally reached between the ChaI-
lenge committees OF the two clubs for
a race every day. but on the second.
Mr.. Watson, after further considering
the matter decided to let IL drop and
The yacht will sail tomorrow with ex-
actiy she Same amount of ballast which
she has carried in previous races. This
VIII not prevent Mr.. Watson taking
rf't Naltast at en- +f--o 10 NOV wish
which Of course the club is willing to
he e uone at any time
~. however, after tOmOrrOws race
Mr. Watson decides to take out bal
last 1t is probable that there will be. no
race on Friday. as under the new ar
rangement either yacht is at liberty
TO decline to race on the next day.
This viii be seen in the agreement
which was drawn up and signed this
afternoon. which is as follows:
The agreement determining the con-
dition and governing the races for the
Americas cup as agreed upor by the
committees Of the New York Yacht
club and the Royal Ulster Yacht club
are hereby modified as follows.
Strike out clause beginning: The
hrst race shall be sailed on Saturday.
sept 2, 1901, and substitute the fol-
lowing
The races shall be sailed on the
Following dates until the series be COM
pleted. namely. sept. IS. Sept. 2S. Oct
J and Oct. g. 1901. and each following
day except Sunday; provided. how