The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-30
YACHTSMEN ARE UNEAS s lose Finish of Cc$S.Mbia
 Caused Sc MR. UPTON IS CONFIDENT Much Depends on the Start
 Next Tuesday. Americans are Placing Reliance on the Sharp Sailing of Captain
 Barr-Clubmen Express
 Some Anxiety. r.. F..
MR. UPTON IS CONFIDENT

New York. Sept. 2s.-An anxious. but letermined lot of Yachtmen gathered at ihe New York Yacht Club tonight for mother talk over yesterdays exciting lace; the chances of the Columbia in her next contest, with the Shamrock H, on Tuesday, but above all that dreaded question of the prospects of the famous sup at last returning whence it came After being in American hands a brief m ,nth 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 expressed something like a scare and no one wanted to have the Columbia win another race by Sc
 Hose 8 margin. The bulletin board on which was tackled the committees brief ,ummary of yesterdays race, was the thief attraction at the club and before it all the evening was a group Of more or less expert, amateur shippers, debating the able to accomplish in the triangular race on Tuesday. Every one hopes for the best and many recalled that during the preliminary racing with the Constitution shown much speed when sailing with '' in the race on Tuesday If the wind holds true two of the legs of the triangle <. One of the legs probably the hrst, VIII ne beat of ten miles to wihdWard, the next will be a broad reach under large jib top sails or balloon jibs while the third fee will be a close fetch to the finish line. On these two reaches all the racers have shown great speed. and the Coium- bia has freguently made one of tne zen three quarters of an hour: It is said tnst the Shamrock II has shown . good knot gait in re&ch, which Is q trine het- sssni1,S cannot bs considered ahsoluteIy tSe raca an. Tuesday shguld be . fast pAs hdsss Ees at y e qsRsra stsTf Sat S a the Yacht cSt tonight thete seemed to be the mmos' eo1lifdence in Captain Barr ot the Coium' bia, despite the fact that ne ,s.,s Mas oust at She Shamrock II. With, the Columbia hoIdingg2he weather position at the start : 1t seerhed to be the general opinion that that ehe wo,iia keep 1t to the first turn. But harA csiTie the question of the American boat's ability to hold the Irishman m inc next two legs With her long lines there were many wno seemeu ,1S+ U 3he siuhA dnA fender and Captain Bars only resource will be in a hot luffAng match.
 That there will be an attempt oy one Ward in the two reaching legs on Tues" days race seems almost certain, provided. of course, the yachts are any ways close at the first turn or eno or tne Doat 10 windward. Captain Barr certainly won the last race with the Constitution by sharp sailing, and there were several oth. er occa sions where he obtained decided advantage by such SscnGs' sa;r @S %Sn Sonorshe @ ii is on this that the members or the New York Yacht Club are relying to win Tuesdays race, the inability or Capta1n Parr to berth his boat to wlndWard at the start, his slSillful holding her there io the windward mark, the speed or the Eolumbia on a reach, and, finally 1T lack- Ing slightly in these. speed. IT .S Sap.aih irh men will have a long sigh Of relier, put nntiI that triangular course contest IS decided in favor of the Columbia. the cup viii be considered. If not in actual oan- rer of returning, at least as rocking in ''a rSa cvvners. captains and crews of the yachts Columbia and Shamrock II nao quiet day of 1t at Sandy Hook today.
 Sir Thomas and his party. at the invi- tation of Butler Ames of Lowell. the owner of the schooner-yacht AmeElca' the famous cup winner - or ndrS yhicS yeScS SU. ws: lying at anchor close by and took took sal down the bay. They left at S:SO P. m.' returninE about an hour later to the an- choraRe Sir Thomas said:
 "captain Walker of the Gresham and are oid friends, and the fact that his boat ran into mine accidentally. will no not mar the friendship for minute. The damage is not so very serious"
 When asked if he wished to say any thing concerning the alleged story that his captain had sold out last year, DIT Thomas said:
 That Is an old story which denied some time ago.
 Of Saturdays race he declared hehad nothinE 10 cay except to repeat that with a eoo6 eSrong breeze the Shamrock would do better than she did on Saturday.