The sun., 1903-09-03
WIND AGAIN DESERTS YACHTS.
ONE MORE POSTPONEMENT AZ
TER A DREAMY WAIT.

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small Fleet Gses Ous 10 the Atsrttng
llne-r~s Week spent In Trytng 10
Complete the Raccs-To-day's weather
Again the faithful went out to the Sandy
Hook lightship yesterday to watch the
Reliance and Shamrock Ill sail the third
race Of the series for the Americas Cup,
and again they were disappointed. For
two weeks now these two yachts have
been trying TO complete three races, ana
NO far have brought only two contests to
q finish 1t is generally conceded that
In any kind of a breeze the Reliance will
win again and the contest will be over,
but just now the wind seems to have gone
to other parts OF the world.
A heavy fog hung over the lower bay
and outside Sandy Hook early yesterday
morning There did not seem to he an
ounce of wind and the outlook for race
was exceedingly poor. The yachts were
made ready as usual. and mainsails were
hoisted about o'clock on the racers.
and then the largest club topsails were
sent aloft. All that time the sun was trying
desperately to drive the mist away. and
was to be seen hanging like big ball Of
gold in the sky Old Soils best efforts
were fruitless, and soon the mist rolled In
again from the ocean The Reliance took
line from her tug, the Guiding Star. and
started for the lightship about $50 o clock.
with the Shamrock III. in tow ofthe Cruiser,
only little way astern.
The boats were soon lost in the mist
and they were not picked up again until
they were near the starting line, where
the Regatta Committees feet of tugs was
on hand waiting for the weather to clear
and some wind to come
There were six revenue cutters outside
the Hook, four tugs engaged by the club.
four press tugs, Two excursion steamers
and several steam yachts. The feet was
in marked contrast TO that which steamed
out by the Hook two weeks ago TO be present
al the first meeting Of the yachts.
On account OF the mist the tugs and
steamers had TO pick their way slowly
down the Bay, and there was a constant
footing Of whistles The steam siren on
ing. and the fog horn on the lightship was
also sounding its doleful note. II WAS
some time after 10 o'clock when the vessels
reached the lightship, and then the COM
mit,ee boat, the Navigator, was flying the
letter j.
The "J- meant that the race was post
poned, and long. dreary wait followed.
At times a light air came over the water.
first from one point and then from another.
but 1t would not strengthen. and shortly
after noon the Regatta Committee ran
alongside the Reliance and Shamrock and
talked with those on board the racing
yachts.
There was a wait after that until 1890
o'clock, and then the committee signalled.
asking II postponement was agreeable.
The signal had hardly been set when the
assent signal was waved on both yachts,
Then the letter *" was set, which meant
Race postponed fer the day"
There was more signalling, and it was
soon announced that another attempt would
bo made to-day. The Weather Bureau
predicts light north to northwest winds
for to-day, but they must blow at least
seven miles an hour in order to enable the
yachts 70 sail fifteen miles to windward
or leeward and return.