The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22

southwest at rate of to 10 knots, and
from a perfectly cloudless sky. There was
every indication that the matchless yachts
which represent the two nations would
sail finished race. The breeze. which
had died down somewhat during the night.
had shifted to the south of west and in
creased in strength as the sun rose. A
perfect day broke and the air was dry and
cool, with no indications of a return Of
the sultry conditions which prevailed at
the same time Thursday.
The sea still had somewhat of roll and
there was not a little surf breaking along
the Jersey shore. The wind was strong
enough to send a coasting vessel along at
a lively rate. Some of the little fishing
vessels, anticipating an increased wind
before the day was over, had one or two
reefs in their mainsails.
Committee Is Puzzled.
With the wind little to the westward
of southwest there was considerable
speculation as to the direction in which
the committee would send the yachts. It
would be impossible to start the race from
the Sandy Hook lightship and send them.
either to windward or to leeward for ff-
teen miles without having the turning
mark either on the Jersey or the Long
Island shores It seemed as if the COM
mittee would be obliged to move the start
ing point from the lightship four or five
miles eastward and send the yachts on a
fifteen mile beat toward the Jersey shore,
With the turning mark just, OF Long
Branch. On the otiser hand, a shift Of
wind more to the westward would compel
the committee to change the mark to the
neighborhood Of the Scotland lightshfp and
send the boats on a run to leeWard with
the turning mark off Long Branch on the
Long Island shore. The conditions gov
erning to-day's race are the same as those
of Thursday, the fuke counting as no
race, SO that fifteen miles to the windward
and return will be the course.
AT Sandy Hook bay all was activity and
hustle on board the racing craft as early
as 6 o'clock and the prospect Of fast racing
weather seemed to imbue the men with
more life. Before Z o'clock both boats
had put their jibs and staysails in stops
and taken the covers off their mainsails,
while the captain and mate Of each boat
had been aboard and inspected blocks and
| tackles. The sun burned away the early
morning fog and showed a clear sky, ex-
cept for the feecy bits Of cloud to wind
ward which gave indications that the wind
would keep up during the day.
Shamrock Weather, Says Wrinse.
Both Captain Barr Of the Reliance and
Captain Wringe of Shamrock III. were
| jubilant. Captain Barr said:
If this blow continues and 1t looks as
If it would. We'll have great race in good
time" and Captain Wringe said: This is
Shamrock weather. We can do it in
| this"
| At $3.50 o'clock the wind blowing at
| fully twelve miles an hour from the south
west and with no sign Of abatement or
change Of direction. This would lay the
course down the Jersey coast close in to
shore, and If the wind did not abate,
would get the race off within three hours
'Lee rails will be under water to-day
said Sir Thomas Upton as he took his
early morning constitutional on the deck
Of the Erin. land I look for great things
for my boat
| Shamrock to Be Remeasured.
Shamrock III will be remeasured in Erie
basin Monday morning in the presence Of
a representative Of the Reliance. Lewis
Cass Ledyard, chairman Of the racing
committee Of the New York Yacht club.
notified Sharrnan Crawford, vice commo-
dore of the Royal Ulster Yacht squadron,
to that effect in the following telegram: