Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-28
the TWO RACERS.
Columbia and Shamrock Lie At Anchor Read,
Tor Saturdays Fray.

TIE .AU1e1lCd cup SSilcS WHICH,, attNi
, a disappointing day of fluky zephyrs.
| was abandoned in a dead calm, Thurs
day. will be sailed. tomorrow, over a
course off the Sandy Hook lightship.
! A beat to windward or a run to lee
| ward and return will be sailed. the
, curse depending, naturally. upon the
| direction of the wind at the time the
! two yachts arrive at the lightshp. Ac
! cording to the agreement. the first,
third and fifth races are to be sailed
Il miles and windward or to leeward
: and a return; the second and fourth
' races being over course represented
by an euuilateral triangle measuring
10 nautical miles To the leg. At "A late
hour tonight. the weather bureau is
/ sued the following bulletin:
The wind off Sandy Hook on sat
urtiay Will be fresh and casterly in the
morning and Will probably shift to the
northeast N the afternoon, increasing
to brisk
/ Wind. wind; My Kingdom for a
wind" This was the united sentiment,
tonight, Of the rival flotillas which lay
behind Sandy Hook. They are oppo-
nents of each ether but they are far
| from enemies.
We must have wind" Sir Thomas
! said tonight "and from the present
, indications 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 ade-
quate test of the yachts.
why. no one here has seen that
I boat race as yet he declared. Give
her a chance. The race Thursday. was
Il procession of flukes and a bouquet of
! izzles which would be hard to equal
even il searching the record of the
! races TWO years ago. l am just as con-
| iident as ever and every one aboard,
Capt Sycamore Mr.. Watson. Mr. Rat
! sey and Mr. jameson, share my con-
viction. 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 Shamrock fair breeze. 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
Il sea and no wind. We don't want a
regular easterly gale. for that would
make things unpleasant for all CON
corned. But We hope for a nice breeze
and a good race. tomorrow. Why.
even had one of the boats been able
to finish within the time limit, Thurs
days race, the test would have been
highly unsatisfactory regardless of the
winning boat
All l desire is swapping breeze
tomorrow" said f.. d. Morgan. man
aging owner of the Columbia. Don't
interpret this to mean that in a strong
wind the Columbia can win. for. as {
that, only the test can tell: but | want
race, a good. bonifide contest. where
the mcJtle of both the marine steeds
will be tested.
''IeSte rday's trial was not only no
race but it was no contest. Because
the American boat was in the lead
when we had fukcS in the wind and a
heavy sea. is no reason why we should
declare that the Columbia has out
'laSSed the Shamrock. Time alone can
solve that problem. We hope for vic
tory but that is all we can do at pres
ent. The Columbia is in as good condi-
ton today as she was yesterday. and
never was she in better condition than
she was then"
What their generals had said was re-
pcated by their men MI hope for twu
things-Nind and victory. Lying on III.
decks, bathed in the gold Of a fun moon
the sailors who will struggle for the
Americas cup, tomorrow. discussed the
weather conditions and the boats. They
had done little all day but dry sails ana
attend to the routine wort, on the yachts
Commodore J. T. Hilard of the Royal
clyde Yacht cub. who was aboard the
Shamrock during the rae" and was to
DAY. a guest aboard the Erin said:
The test. ii is hardly necessary to SAY
was most unsatisfactory. ~ soon as w
We're over the line. Shamrock began foot
ing 50 fast that in a few minutes ",
were so far ahead that Their. was a con-
sultdiion on board whether to cross 60
tliinbia : bows at once or to wait unt!I
later. The discussion ended i'm Il decision
T. hold on our tack. as by holding a iii
- IN" southwark We expected to find
better wind. Just at that time Il tuk;
seitdk struck Columbia. enabling her IN
head up closer by q point ANA Il half ana
we decided then not t. taCk. as COlam-
bia would only follow suit ana wptl I:
shift"
Commodore billiard added that h,
thought in all probability a." Shamrock
had been sailed bit too flat to get the
best results out of her in q light wind
Mr.. RatScy said in answer to a u,ies-
ton: 80 they say we had her trimmed
TOO fat to get the lest results out Of herr
Well, maybe But know Mir. Duncan
the New York Yacht C!ub representa-
tive aboard the Shamrock COMMUNICATED
Gs on the trim Of our sails However
the criticism may be correct"