Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-26
YACHTS ALL RIGHT
Weathered Yesterdays Storm
 Like Winged Birds.
CONSTITUTION WAS A WINNER.

Announcement Just Made Of the Time
 Allowance in the Recent Races
 Constitution Won Two Races .n the
 Trials and Columbia Didn't Win Any
 --Lipton Surprised When He Learn
 cd That Shamrock Was Handicap
 ped Yesterday.
 New York, Aug 26s-An alleged wire less report from the yacht Erin, which is equipped with the Deforest wireless system, published in a morning paper to the effect that Shamrock III was seriously damaged during yesterdays $ storm and that there was possibility of Sir Thomas asking for postpone ment, caused considerable excitement in yachting circles this morning. In vestigation promptly proved that the statement was without foundation. Shamrock rode out yesterdays sQuall without the slightest damage, although the big anchor was dropped as an addi- tional precauhion.
 Reliance sustained no damage in the squal, either.
 There was no particular evidence at Sandy Hook to-day of last nights blow except the broken bowsprit ot the Giralda, which her crew was making as presentable as possible. c. Q. lse- lin aboard the Sunbeam, the defender $ tender, said that as far as he knew there was no material damage to any one. The. English yachts were in some immediate danger, he said, from other boats, but as to any bad strain on the racers he believed they gave such little resistance to the blow that 1t would have taken a great deal more to hurt them.
 Manager Iselin, Captain Barr and Designer Herreshoff of Reliance had a long conference on board the Sunbeam to-day, but MT Iselin refused to say anything for publication as to its char acter.
 It was learned through Herbert O. Leeds that the Reliance's new gaff is a duplicate of the one she has carried since the cup races began. MT Leeds said Measurer Mower was expected later in the day, but it was not antici- pated that any change in the sailing length would be found.
 The time allowance under which Re- hance, Constitution and Columbia have sailed preliminary races this year was made known this morning. These times have been kept secret Reliance allowed Constitution 1 mir I 46 seconds and Columbia ? and Al seconds in all races. hese times it is figured that Constitution won two races from Reliance, but Go 1timbia failed to score.
 Sir Thomas Lipton refuses to give up hope. He was very much surprised this morning to learn for the first time that Shamrock III was handicapped 19 seconds at the start of yesterday $ face. Being some distance away from She lightship and seeing nothing but the official times last night, he be deved that the Shamrock crossed with the handicap gun. That's very bad,' 2 he said, but made no other criticism.
 General Henry c. Corbin, who with Mrs Corbin is guest on board the Erin, this morning sent dispatch to resident Roosevelt saying that Lord and Lady Shaftesbury, who are also guests aboard the Erin, would like an opportunity to pay their respects to the president before leaving for home. Ii a favorable answer is received the Efin will probably go to Oyster Bay.
 The Eureka and the Giralda. the two yachts that were in collision last night went up to Erin basin for repairs dur ing the morning. Tn reference to the reports of great excitement aboard these boats and heroic rescues, those aboard said to-day that there was al no time very grave danger and thai the owners and guests on them were not especially perturbed.