The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03
BRISK WIND FOR The YACHTS.
GOOD RACE BETwsEN COLUMBIA
AND SHAMROCK EXPECTED.


Tho Columbia and Shamrock will race
every day now except on Sundays, until
the scries Of roccs for the Americas Cup
In ended. Sir Thomas Upton yesterday
sent a letter TO the New York Yacht Club
suggesting that the yachts should race
every day. Sir Thomas and Mr.. W. b.
Duncan. Jr. talked the matter over after
the fzxlc on Tuesday and both thought
then that II was In the interest Of all parties
that the match should be decided a. soon
rs possible. In ht- letter to the New York
Yacht Club Sir Thomas suggested that
after a race the Regatta Committee should
20 to cach yacht and ask " those on board
would be ready 20 20 on the next day and
n both parties agreed then tho race should
he sailed.
A. a result Of this letter n meeting Of
sho committees representing tho New
York Yacht Club aud the Royal Ulster
lach, Club met NJ the onicc Of Commodore
Lewis Cas- Ledyard, Wall Street. In the
afternoon. The two committees soon
came to an agreement and the conditions
governing the races were modified as
follows:
strike out clause beginning The first race
shall lie sailed on Saturday. sept. n. 1901.
and substitute the following The races
shall be sailed on tho followine dates until
the ~rrie> he completed. namely. sept %,
Sept -. Oct aud Oct =. 1901. and each
following day except sunday; provided,
however, thai immediately on TIE conclusion
Of tie race of Oct .. and of each subsequent
race. the EesstiE -hah inquire
of each contestant whether he - willing
10 start the next day. and should either con-
tcs,ant reply In the Negative. one day shall
..a-..n. I.I,ea afaWfIna the naNt ruge
sunday shall not count NJ suci intervening
day
Per the New York Yacht Club.
LEWIS CASs LEDr sED, Chairman.
For the Royal lister Yacht Club.
q. q saAnMAS-CE,w rorp,
vicc-Conmoiorr
Those who were nj the meeting were
Commodore Lsdyard. Secretary j. V. :.
Oddie. Rear Commodore C.. = l.. Robinson
and y, Nicholson Kane. representing the
New York Yacht, Club. and Nicc-Commo-
dore Sharman-C Crawford. Secretary Hugh
Kelly and II NJ McGildowney. represent
ing the ROYAL Ulster Yacht Club. Sir
Thomas IAp,on was notified Of the result
of the meeting n soon n the agreement
had been reached.
In the evening the Regatta Committee
announced hat a. soon a u was decided
after tbs race had been ended whether
ito yachts would race the next day the
news would he signalled TO the feet. The
order issued NV The committee Ia N follows.
Hereafter. at the close Of any race.
whether finished or called Oh. " there In to
be a race on the following day the Regatta
Committee boat Navigator will display
letter G.. Affirmative. white pennsnt with
red ball. IL there 10 To he no race the fol-
lowing DAY the semc vessel will display
letter d. negative. bluc p~cnnant with white
ball.
IAN veSscls are requested to repeat this
signal while returning To port
The Indications las, night wew that Sir
Thomas Upton and hts friends on the Erin
would have their wish gratlhed a. far a.
weather Is concerned. and hat there will
lie a fresh breeze and smooth sea for the
race. There was n nice southeriy breeze
blowing yesterday and IL vas rather an
poying to the yachtsmen to have II going
to waste. hut according TO III weather
predictions there will he plenty Of wind
to-day, and from just the quarter thai will
make a fair test Of the two Yachts. Early
In the day the Weather Bureau reported
that TO the west Of this city the wind was
blowing about twenty miles an hour. and
that % would reach here In time to start
the yachts.
The following special forecast was issued
from Washington: Outlook favorable for
racing breeze from northwest quarter on
Sandy Hook Thursday. Weather viii be
overcast. followed by CLEARING
Mr.. Emery Of the local bureau late last
night said that there would he fresh north
wcsf winds and fair weathe to-day. and
that the wind ought 20 hold good through
out the day. When asked what he called
fr-sh winds he said ten to twenty knots.
II was reported during the day that Sir
Thomas Upton had ssked for q remeasure-
ment Of HE yacht. This. IL was raid. was
20 be done becauee II had beer decided
20 tighten the yacht and try TO improve her
when sailing In light weather. The light
ening would shorten the water line and
consequently cut down the time allowance.
Late In the afternoon. however. Sir Thomas
said no change would he made In the yachts
trim for the present at Ieas, and that she
would sail to-day a. she had In the former
trials and with the same sails. He said
that the mainsail had not been changed
and that at present every one was we'll
satisfied with the work Il was doing.
Sir Thomas was sitting OF the shape
deck OF the Erin when q reporter Tor n
SuN boarded that yacht In the afternoon.
is u not annoying Ia have n good breeze
like this going To waste.' said the Irsh
knight. 1T Ia a perfect Shamrock day.
Just the weather we have bccn wanting
since we came here. We used TO get u
during tho trials before the races for the
Cup began hut since we started racing
we had hight weather every race day and
good winds on the on days. I think. though.
that We are TO have a breeze tomorrow
and then We will have q fne race. I have
had a talk with my men about racing every
day and they are all anxious 10 keep on
racing until the match Ia settled. II we
race every day therr nice winds can't dodge
ur and we ought tn be able 10 settle the
matter very soon. ! have lots OF con-
fslepc~ In the Shamrock yct. although
fully realize that one notch against US
II a lot TO overcome. that Columbia In a
wonderful host and the yacht that beats
her must he q good one.
The hxzle on TUESDAY ] think just OF
rets the one al last Thursday, One day the
Columbia led. and the other the Shamrock.
The~~ races. or rather attempts n race~.
told nothing. When the Columbia got the
brccxc she proved 10 h the faster boat. and
wh~n the Shamrock got the win why she
was the faster. felt very much hattered
NJ the reception J got yesterday from the
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