The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-30
QUIET DAY ON THE VESSELS
SIR THOMAS VISITS THE GRESHAM
AND SAILS IN THE AMERICA.
considerable Damage to the Erin in
Saturdays C~OIIisiOn-Mrs. jane
son Not Badly Hurt.

test with SnamrOck IL on IueSudy, oul'
above all, that dreaded question, the pros
poets of the famous cup at last returning
whence it came, after being in American
hands a brief month over half a century.
The anxious members seemed to be in
the majority, although the grim air of
determination not 10 give up the cup was
quite prevalent. Every member frankly
admitted that he had experienced some
thing like a scare, and no one wanted to
have Columbia win another race by so
close a margin. The bulletin board, on
which was tackled the committees brief
summary of yesterdays race, was the
chief attraction at the club, and before it
all the evening was a group of more or less
expert amateur shippers debating the
question of what Columbia would be able
to accomplish in the triangular race on
Tuesday.
Every one hopes for the best, and many
recalled that, during the preliminary racing
with Constitution and Independence, the
Morgan boat had shown much speed when
sailing with started sheets.
In the race on Tuesday, II the wind holds
true, two of the legs of the triangle will
be sailed under these conditions. One or
the legs, probably the first. will be a beat
of ten miles to windward, the next will be
a broad reach under large jb topsails 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 Columbia has frequently
made one of the ten miles of the triangu-
lar races in something under three-quar-
tiers of an hour. 1t is said that Shamrock
III has shown a good fourteen-knot gait in
a reach, which is a trifle better than Co.
lumbia has done. but such timing cannot
be considered absolutely reliable. At any
rate, with a good breeze, the race on Tues
day should be a fast one.
WEATHER GAUGE WANTED.
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 Columbia,
despite the fact that he was outgeneraled
yesterday by the skipper of Shamrock III.
With Columbia holding the weather posi-
ton at the start it seemed to be the gen.
eral opinion that she would keep it to the
first turn. But here came the question Of
the American boats ability to hold the
rishman in the next two legs. With her
long lines there were many who seemed
10 think the challenger might outfoot the
defender, and that Captain Bars only
resource would be in a hot luffing match.
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the ether skipper to luff out TO windWard
in the two reaching legs in Tuesdays race
seems almost certain, provided, of course,
the yachts are anyways close at the first
mark or end of the beat TO windward.
Captain Barr has been singularly success
full all the season in his luffing matches,
with the exception of that with Constitu-
ton in the run from New Haven to New
London during the club cruise last month.
He certainly won the last race with Con-
stitution by sharp sailing, and there were
several other occasions where he obtained
a decided advantage by such tactics,
which, it may be said, are perfectly fair
bers of the New York Yacht Club are re-
living TO win Tuesdays race: The ability
of Captain Barr TO berth his boat to wind
ward at the start, his skillfulness in hold
ing her there to the windward mark. the
speed of Columbia on the reach, and, final
ly. If lacking slightly in these, speed on
the run home. Again Captain Bars clev-
erness in a stiff luffing match is taken into
account.
If Captain Barr can win Tuesdays race,
the clubmen will heave a long sigh of
relief, but until that triangular-course con-
test is decided in favor of Columbia the
cup will be considered, if not in actual
danger of returning, at least as rocking
i'm its glass case in its depository.
The owners, captains and crews of Co
lumbia and Shamrock III had a quiet day
of il at Sandy Hook to-day. After decks
the racing yachts some of the sailors went
ashore, while others remained on board
their respective tenders. Columbia's men
on the Park City and Shamrock's crew on
the Puerto Rico. Capt. Charlie Barr, Of
Columbia, visited som friends ashore, but
Captain Sycamore remained on board the
Puerto Rico all day.
CRUISE ON AMERICA.
Soon after noon the revenue cutter
Gresham anchored in the bay just ahead
of the steam yacht Erin. AS soon as she
arrived Sir Thomas Upton made up a
Marty ipcludfn0 Caoroa IKTotSoo NJ
and Mrs. Jameson, the Duke of Alba, DIR.
Mackay, Commodore Hillyard and Robert
IRE. and boarded the cutter in his steam
launch. His purpose was not to find fault
with Captain Walker. of the Gresham, for
running down the Erin during Saturdays
race, but rather to assure him that the
damage was trifiing and at the same time
repay a social call which the Captain and
Mrs. Walker had paid him recently. Sir
Thomas and his party were shown all over
the Gresham. Mr.. Watson and Mr.. Jane
son took particular interest in the engines
and the rapid,hre guns. Mrs. Jameson
was entertained by Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Hall
and Miss Hall.
After leaving the Gresham Sir Thomas
and his party. at the invitation of Mr.: But
schooner yacht America, the famous cup
winner Of fifty years ago.. went on board
close by, and took a sail down the bay.
They left at $3.50 p. m, returning about an
hour later to the anchorage The schooner
carried mainsail, Jib, fOr~estaysail, jib and
gait t~opsails. and in the northeast breeze
she slipped through the water at a brisk
pace.
On board the Erin, later, Sir Thomas
said: Captain Walker, of the Gresham,
and l are old friends, and the fact that
his boat ran into mine accidentally will not
mar the friendship for a moment. The
damage is not so very serious. Ii will ne
cessitate docking the ship, of course, but
that can be done after the races. We are
all sorry 1t happened. but, as l said before,
as long as no one was hurt on board the
yacht l shall not grumble at all, because
II might have been so much worse, you
know
When asked if he wished TO say anything
concerning the alleged story that his cap
tains had sold him out last year, Sir
Thomas said: That is an old story which
L denied some time ago. | really don't care
TO say anything more about il just now
OF Saturdays race he declared he had
nothing TO say except to repeat that with
a good strong breeze the Shamrock would
do better than she did on Saturday.
From outside the dent In the port quarter
of the Erin. where the Gresham struck her,
shows a deep depression In the sheer-strake
plate, just abaft the gangway ladder. The
end OF the plate is pushed in and some of
the rivets are sheared. TIL wooden wear
ing piece or holding at the waterways is
splintered, but a little white paint will
cover up the damage temporarily, so that
IL car hardly be seen from a little distance.
At the same time considerable damage
has been done inside, the end of a beam
having huckied and 10 repair this and the