The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-01
YACHTS RACE TO-DAY
n,,D TRIANGULAR COURSE TO BE
THE TEST.
BOTH CROWDS CONFIDENT.
UPTON HOPES TO MOVE THE CUP
LITTLE.

w-ith such weather as
Yesterday Sir Thomas
s,,amrock Might Win-Bettihs
variable, hut Columbin's
tons Have Quit Taking Long
,,.-CoIumbia Had Wash Day
Yesterday and the f"ch'
rurned Into a Floating Lh""urs'
Thomas wants "a Good "scup-
-, Breeze From the Northeast
Nov, York, Sept SO.-Everyone Is
,yhistlfng for a favoring wind WISH
,ha Columbia and Shamrock meet To-
marrow in the second race Tor the
Americas cup. Interest is tuned 10 'ne
,igbest pitch as a result of the grano
aon+eet Of Saturday, confidence is su-
,,e on board the Erin and the
shamrock as it is with American
yocbtsmen. The course is to be tri-
,o,,lar ten miles to leg; a beat to
uindward and two reaches or run
and a reach, this however, depending
,non the wind The start may be ex-
nected about 1890 clock.
The Official forecast lOA odhOy I1OOh
from Washington is as follows:
Washington, Sept. 30.-The Weather
Bureau tonight issued the following
forecast for to-morrow's yacht races
at Sandy Hook:
"'The winds will be light to fresh
northerly in the morning, but they
probably will decrease toward noon
and become variable and light"
shamrock weather Yesterday.
A rafting wind without too much
to-day. while the two great yachts lay
at anchor in the horseshoe at Sandy
Hook. 1t was such a day as made the
sailors on both the challenger and de-
fender envious. Sir Thomas Upton
called it Shamrock weather and said
that with such a breeze tomorrow he
would surely move the cup a little. On
board the Columbia there was mo boast
ing, but comfortable degree of con-
tidence and a certainty that if the de-
fender wins tomorrow there will be
nothing in it but three straight.
Betting to-day showed the effect of
Saturdays wonderful contest. The talk
of long odds was silenced and two to
one en- Columbia seems 10 have been
the best recorded on the general result,
while on to-morrow's race these odds
were shaded down, and in one instance
to G to 5. As a matter of fact, how
ever the actual bets recorded are at
such varying figures as to odds that no
egulaF quotation can be given as
Standard.
Wash Day Aboard CoIumbia:
II It was wash day. on board the Co
alunbia, and soon after daylight all
fha1is were down on their knees on
deck each man scrubbing his white
Wordng suit in which he will appear
to-norrow. 1t required two lines.
Stretching from the bowsprit and to
a point abaft the rigging to hang all
the clothes on, and when the men got
Through every suit was as white as the
Columbia's shapely hull. After break
tast of the crew the mainsail was
brought on deck. Sailmakers and rig
gers went to work at 1t, making some
sight alterations and fixing a portion
OIL the iron work about the boom. 1t
Is said the Shamrock is to have a new
halhsail and jib for to-morrow's race,
put no move was made during the day
10 chanee these sails. Some jibs were
holsted and stretched and some wire
ngglng was spliced and served. Capt
sycamore and Sailmaker Ratsey were
N frequent conference during the day
ana both agreed that a good strong
Dteeze from the northwest or southwest
WIN smooth water is what the Sham
iCVK @ wants Tor the triangular race.
Manager Jameson and Designer
watson came to the city early and re-
NAMED all day. Sir Thomas Upton,
When asked what weather he would
like, said
Upton Wants "A scupper Breeze.
Give us a good 'soupper' breeze,
from the northeast and I'm sure the
shamrock will win. She is very fast
, oh the reach and in smooth water. or
d sea she will do we'll"
T. ID. Morgan and Herbert Leeds of
me Columbia visited Sir Thomas on
Upoard the Erin during the afternoon.
MI Morgan expressed a desire for a
st'ong breeze so that there might be
W Wno question about the best boat in the
1gce Tt and also to avoid a postponement.
ne famous old schooner yacht Amer.
10 t,% was sailing about off Sandy Hook
M "li uay. She will so out to- morrow to
witness the start.