Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-29
STRANGE OFFER
TO SIR THOMAS.
For Series of Races Between
Shamrock and Reliance with
The Crews Changed.
TODAY'S RACE WAS POSTPONED.
For the First Time In History oil the
Americas Cup the Wind was
Too Strong

London, Aug. pa cable dispatcn
was sent to Sir Thomas Upton today
offering to guarantee the expenses II
he will agree for a series Of five races
between Reliance and Shamrock III
with their crews exchanged.
In approving of Sir Thomas report
ed determination not 70 challenge again
for the Americas cup, the Globe this
afternoon voices the deS9air which
marks all the comment on the cup rae
Ing, saying;
"There comes a time when constant
and inevitable defeat Yearies even the
most enthusiastic and Sir Thomas ~
well advised to relinQulsh the struggle
while his pluck is so generally rec'g-
niEed and before his failures have be-
come a lest While the American yocht
builders are so superior 10 their English
rivals we are not likely TO regain the
cup"
ToDAY's RACE POSTPONED.
New York, Aug. 29,--For the first time
In the history of the Americas cup
contest a race has been postponed be-
cause Of too much wind. Today the
have been sailed. Following the futile
attempt of Thursday, when there was
not enough wind 10 complete the race
within the time limit, II was earnestly
hoped by yachtsmen that todays con-
test would be decisive and the series
completed. Ten hours after Thurs
days drifting failure a storm broke
over the course and ragged about Sandy
Hook, The water was tumbled into
waves that troubled even an ocean lin
err The wind blew with a velocity
estimated between 40 and 80 miles, and
the rain driven before It obscured the
vision beyond u mile or two
Within the shelterlng bend Of Sandy
Hook, where the two racing yachts rode
at their moorlngs, the water was COM
paratlyely quiet this morning, while
across the Sandy peninsula on the
ocean side, the surf doomed as II broke
upon the beach. At o'clock the re-
gatta committee met at the New York
Yacht club house and decided to post
pone the race for today The meeting
was then adjourned until p m, when
decision as to race being sailed
Monday will he reached. In the mean
time a tug was sent TO Sandy Hook to
secure the feeling OF Mr.. Isein and
Sir Thomas Upton In the matter, and
upon the return Of the tug definite ac-
ton will be taken.
A prominent member Of the yacht
club said this morning he was in favor
Of n race Monday and now that Sir
Thomas has openly expressed himself
upon the abilities Of both boats and ac-
knowledged himself defeated. II was
| thought advisable by many Of the
members Of the yacht club that the race
he sailed Monday and the series COM
pleted as soon as possible.
TWENTY EIGHT NILES AN HOUR.
New York, Aug, 29-Tweniy-eight
miles an hour was the record shown by
the Sandy Hook wind guage al half
past six this morning. Rain was fall
ing and the weather thick with no
signs Of clearing or Of the east, north
west wind moderating.
The sea along the New Jersey coast
Is very high and postponement OF to-
days Reliance Shamrock III race is
quite possible.
The committee OF the New York
Yacht club named Monday as the day
for the next race. II was also decided
TO hold the races every day thereafter
until the international contest is de-
cided.