New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
YACHTS NAY NOT START.
NOR4CE IN FOG AND GALE.
Linton Denies He Said He Would
Not Challenge AgGin.

Sheltered from the southwest gale and heavy
sao prevailing offshore by the point of Sandy
t1oo< the Cup yachts Reliance and Shamrock III
,.,a securely at their moorings yesterday, with
a.. s+eann Yacht Erin and the tug Cruizer an
oborAd near by. and ready to render assistance
a, case of accident to either Of the racing craft
The Reliance's tender the Sunbeam, also had
steam up ready for an emergency, for the WIND
,ras blowing over thirty miles an hour at times,
svvaeniDg in fierce squalls over the bay. The
storage barge Commander, belonging to the Lip
son feet: The houseboat Nirodha and the canal
boat Moonstone. in which the Relance's extra
sails and gear are slowed. all had two anchors
down.
The wind off Sandy Hook at midnight was
eoe+-northeast. with a velocity Of thirty-two
miles 1t was raining ana thlcK oIshore' with
q heavy sea running.
There &c not much prospect of a race to-day
unless the weather moderates, for yachtsmen
and coas+ing men say il would be folly TO send
the yachts out nthe teeth Of such gale and In
such a sea as was running ofshore yesterday.
They say it would not only mean the loss OF the
spars from both yachts, but probably some loss
of life Besides even if they were able under
reefed canvas to weather the blow, they would
he unable IN the thick weather and driving rain
10 find the outer mark to say nothing or the
danger Of being run down by incoming vessels.
Anart from all this there is the danger to some
Of the boats OF the excursion fleet to be con-
sidered. If they went out in such weather
there would surely be some serious acci6-Sss as
well as continuous discomfort to their passen-
gers.
The weather indications last night seemed to
make II an even chance that the storm will hold
over long enough 10 cause postponement of
the race At the Weather Bureau it was said
that the centre Of the present storm is still
located in Western Pennsylvania and that there
Is another storm central in Iowa, that there
are no definite indications of a letup, although
the wind may blow itself out in time to permit
the
Sir Thomas Upton remained on board the
Erin all day. delegation Of newspaper men
who went down the bay in the press tug Edgar
Luckenbacb found him in the Erinss chart
house, opening his extensive mail.
Glad to see you boys! Come out Of the
rain" was the CHEEKY greeting of the owner OF
the three Shamrocks and Of thirty other craft
that fly his flag. He did not look act like
whose last hope was gone He may be,
and probably is, grievously disappointed at the
result of the Cup races to date, but by his in
domitable will and his cheerful disposition he is
able TO conceal much of the real nature of his
feelings.
When asked if this was the kind of weather
he would like to race Shamrock III in, he said
NO 1 would not send my boat out in such
blow. 1t would not be right. I should not care
much about losing spar two-they could
be replaced-but there is the danger to the men.
If we should lose man. could not replace him,
and there is taking any such risks. In a
wind blowing up to twenty knots I might send
the boat out, but not in thick weather like this.
think she yet has chance 10 win in a strong
breeze and some If it blows like this to-
morrow it is not likely there viii be a race"
When asked If il was true that he had said he
would never challenge for the Cup again. he
said: 4 wish you would deny that. never said
1 would not challenge again. and that does not
mean that 1 will challenge. It is time enough to
talk about that when these races are over
have always said that Mr.. Herreshoff is a Won
derful man in his line. and he has certainly
produced Il wonderful boat in the Reliance"
The gale compelled Sir Thomas Upton to de-
cline with regret the invitation sent him to dine
al the Atlantic Yacht Club at Sea Gate last
night 1t would do" said he, for me to go
away and leave my boats exposed TO the fury of
this gale Suppose something should happen to
them while ! away at Sea Gate unable to
help them with the Erin. Besides" he added
smiling, you boys say l one of the life
savers of Sandy Hook, and / must not desert
my post. Commodore Tod has been very kind
10 me, but know he Will excuse me in this
Beitors are so certain Of the result Of the next
tahu PROBABLY lasU yacht race that no wagers
Were made in Wall Street yesterday There
Were few offers at from and : TO l. but no
takers appeared The Reliance, the bettors be-
hefe' mas shown her superiority so unquestion-
ably that offers even Of 10 to ! fail to attract
the former supporters Of the Shamrock
At tne AeW-1 oTk Yacht Club house last night
commodore 5. Nicholson Kane said that there
was doubl as 10 there being any race to-day
owing 10 the weather, although he was unable
10 make any definite statement about it, The
oHuClaIs o. me races would receive message at
I O'Clock this morning as 10 the weather con-
diuons of Sandy Hook and would be governed
entirely by the contents of that message
ae understood the wind was at nearly forty
miles an hour there last night