The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-30
FIGURING ON NEXT RACE.
SOME NEW YORK YACHT CLUB
 MEMBERS ANXIOUS.
Safe Unless Columbia Wins To-mor- rOw's Triangular Contest Qualities of That She Will be Victorious Barr's Sharpness Much Depended Upon,
Sharpness Much Depended Upon,

! l New York, Sept. 29.-An anxious but i determined lot of yachtsmen gathered
 at the New York Yacht club tonight
 for another talk over yesterdays excit- i ing race, the chances of the Columbia | in her next contest with the Shamrock 1T on Tuesday, but above all that
 dreaded question of the prospects of
 the famous cup at last returning from whence 1t came after being in Ameri- can hands brief month over half a century.
 The anxious members seemed to be
 in the majority although the grim air
 of determination not to give up the cup
 was quite prevalent Every member
 frankly admitted that he had exper-
 fenced something like scare and no
 one wanted to have the Columbia win
 another race by so close margin The
 bulletin board on which was tackled
 the committees brief summary of
 yesterdays race was the chief attrac-
 ton at the club and before 1t all the
 evening was group of more or less
 amateur shippers debating the ques-
 ton of what the Columbia would be
 able to accomplish in the triangular
 race on Tuesday. Every one hoped
 for the best and many recalled that
 during the preliminary racing with the Constitution and Independence the Morgan boat had shown much speed when sailing with started sheets.
 Tn the race on Tuesday, if the wind holds true, two of the legs of the tri- angle will be sailed under these condi- tions. One of the legs. probably the first will be beat of ten miles to the windward, the next will be broad reach under large jibtopsails or balloon jibs, while the third leg will be a close fetch to the finish line.
 On these two reaches all the racers have shown great speed and the Colum- bia has frequently made one of the ten mile sides of the triangular races in something under three quarters of an hour. It is said that the Shamrock II. has shown good fourteen knot gait in reach, which Is a trif1e better than the Columbia has done, but such timing cannot be considered absolutely rella- ble At any rate with good breeze, the race on Tuesday should be fast one.
 Much will depend on the position of the boats at the start but at the yacht club tonight there seemed to be the utmost confidence in Captain Barr of the Columbia, despite the fact that he was outgeneralled yesterday by the skipper of the Shamrock II. With the Columbia holding the weather position at the start it seemed to be the gen. eral opinion that she would keep it to the first turn. But here came the ques- ton of the ability of the American boat to hold the Shamrock in the next two legs. With her long lines there were many who seemed to think that the challenger might outfoot the defender, and that Captain Barr's only resource would be in a hot luffing match That | there will be an attempt by one or the other skipper to Huff out to windward n the two reaching legs on Tuesdays l ace seems almost certain, provided of | ,ourse the yachts are anyways close at 1 he first mark or end of the beat to | vindward. Captain Barr has been sing | 1larly successful all the season in his | uffing matches, with the exception of | hat with the Constitution in the run rom New Haven to New London dur ns the club cruise last month. He won the last race with the Constitution by sharp sailing and there were several other occasions where he btained a decided advantage by such actics which it may be said are per- ectly fair and honorable. It is on this hat the members of the New York yacht club are relying to win Tuesdays ace-the ability of Captain Barr to erth his boat to windward at the tart, his skilfulness in holding her here to the windward mark, the speed f the Columbia on reach and finally f lacking slightly in these, speed for he run home. Again, Captain Barr's leverness in stiff lufflng match.
 If Captain Barr can win Tuesdays ace the clubmen will heave long sigh f relief but until that triangular con- est is decided in favor of the Colum- ia the cup will be considered in dan CT.