New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30
NEXT RACE TOMORROW
NOW CONTEST EVERY DAP.
Gale Too Strong yesterday for
Yachts to Meet.

With wind blowing more than half a gale,
with q tremendous sea running AZ Sandy Hook
Lightship and the weather so thick that the fog
syrens were blowing, il is no wonder that those
in charge of the yachts Reliance and Shamrock
III decided early yesterday morning not to take
any risks by racing the yachts in such weather.
The next race will be sailed tomorrow.
c. Oliver Iseln. for the Reliance, and Mr.. Nc
Gildowney. for Shamrock III and the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club met early on the tender Sun
beam. at Sandy Hook, and agreed that. while
the yachts themselves might be able to weather
the blow under snug canvas, the danger to the
crew too great to risk It for the sake of
pulling of a race.
Accordingly, the regatta committee of the
New-York Yacht Club was called up and in
formed by telephone of the result of their de-
nberations The latter in turn informed the
yacht club stations and others interested in the
races, so that no steamers went down the bay
on a fruitless erTand.
At noon there was a meeting NJ t,e cbaI1ey,.s
committee at the yacht club. c. Oliver Iselin and
Mr.. McGiIdowney being present The regatta
committee after the meeting gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
Through mutual agreement between the challenge
eomFittees of the Royal Ulster and New-YoTk
gust 81 1905 and the match viii be contnued m on on
@ CONSECUTIVE @ DAYS SSuadays QUO until three out of
The weather being heavy this morning out at
thick that there would have been uc much hS dcaItg ag
N pckinE H2 ne mark MesSrs selin and McGil
clubhouse ut It an a m. that they We're not prepared
tees tSes were sent to the different club stations and
The iron Steamship Company steamer Taurus
has been chartered for the use of members and
1903. She win leave the foot of West Twehty-sec, &c,
@ondrst @ at 4, S;So a. M and win land there on her
gust e. 70 for the Monm9utn. win be good on the
same commlttee VIII be IN charge of the steamer
as on previous days
crossed the finish line fba men ybbcnt b mas mas
race to.morrow?3 IN. The Yacht Will answer with the
live Should each display the letter .C'' the com
mittee BOAT VIII set the letter Z There will be
BY the patrol fleet; If either yacht should desire
not to race the following day, and should so an
swer. one day viii intervene before the next
There was general disappointment among the
guests Of Sir Thomas Upton who assembled at
Pier A, at the Battery. waiting to be taken
aboard the Erin by the steamer William
Fletcher, when H. Hier Davis, Sir Thomas Lip
toms personal representative, announced that
the race had been postponed.
It unofhcially stated that Sir Thomas and
his party would return from the Erin in the
afternoon and spend last night and to-day in the
city.
anchors were dropped and plenty Of chain paid
out to hold the yachts. for the wind was whis-
ting through their shrouds and singing weird
song, while the driving rain squalls frequently
obscured the land and almost extinguished the
riding lights.
Just before darkness shut in, Captain Bevis,
of Shamrock l. took some Of his crew on board
that yacht, and housed her topmast, so that she
would ride easier in the storm. The Reliance
lying closer in shore, presented less resistance
to the wind, and as she was in no danger of
dragging her anchor her topmast remained on
end. Captain Barr had her anchor carried out
ahead and then hove taut on the chain to ease
the strain the mooring buoy
Anchor watches were set on all three OF the
ninety -footers and also the tug Cruizer. the
tender Sunbeam and the tug Guiding Star
Steam kept UP all night on these three
vessels. so they could be ready in an emergency
TO render assistance to the yachts
Commodore Robert z. Tod sailed his schooner
yacht Thistle down TO Sandy Hook Bay and
anchored near the Reliance and the Shamrocks.
She rode out the storm with two anchors down.
and yesterday morning she towed back TO
her anchorage off the clubhouse at Sea Gate by
the press tug Edgar Luckenbach.
When seen on board the Erin yesterday Sir
Thomas Upton said:
There is no one who would like better to
see the yachts come together in a strong breeze
and good sea than I but feel that It is too
rough out there to-day. am willing 10 confess
that 1 am fearful of accidents. and I think
have cause to be. would much rather lose the
Cup dozen times over than take my men out
side and have them hurt through the falling OF
a spar or the carrying away OF some of the gear.
It was a miracle that the mast OF Shamrock III
did not so over the side the day that the
maInsheet traveller carried away. We expected
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