The sun., 1905-05-17
FOG HOLDS RACING YACHTS.
START OF OCEAN CONTEST POST
PONED UNTIL TO-DAY.
Gloomy bay for lachtsmen at Sandy Hook
Delay Lucky FOR Fleur de Lys which
Is Damaged In Collision That
Prince Atialbert Is on the Hamburg.

Delay Lucky for F1eur de Lys which
Is Damaged in Collision Denial That
Prince Atialbert Is ON the Hamburg.
Owing to the thick fog that hung over
the ocean yesterday the start Of the ocean
race was postponed. Another attempt will
Re made at noon to-day. This was an
nounced after the starting committee had
consulted with each yacht owner at Sandy
Hook shortly after 8 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon.
The weather of Sandy Hook yesterday
reminded one OF the days when Efforts
we're made to sail races for the America 3
Cup. A thick fog was blown in from the
ocean by brisk easterly wind. and at
times it was so thick that those on the
boats could see. scarcely fifty feet away.
The wind was a fine one. and 1t would
have been good racing day ii 1t had come
from any other quarter, but an easter al
ways brings in fog. 1t was tantalizing
day for most of the yachtsmen and dis
appointing one for the crowds that had
arranged to 60 down to see the start of
the eleven hoatS that are to compete for
the Emrerors cups. 1t was tantalizing
to the yachtsrnen because rafting good
treeze was going TO waste. The owners
OF tHe square IlSEtIS, lh'hEh, "'ic 'ho'S
tran satisfied that the fog kept the boats
in port, because an east wind is the one OF
all others that they do not want The
Earl of Crawford, owner of the ship rugged
Yacht Valhalla, says that he does not want
to hear the word east from the start to
the finish OF Tie race, and it is possible
that after this wind has blown out his wish
will he gratifcd
ln
at times the sun would shine through the
fog like a ball + red fire and give The i'm
preston that it was going to clear, but then
The fog banks would roll in again from
the ocean thicker han ever and those who
had been encouraged by the sunshine
would become az gloomy as the fog with
the change.
Sandy Hook at its best il not place hat
n man looking for good time would visit.
Even when all il bright and clear it is apt
to give one the blues, and when it is
shrouded with fog it is one of the most
dismal places on the globe. The steam
sirens on the point of the Hook groan out
their warnings every few seconds. Weird
and fantastic things pass about in the fog
that give one a creepy feeling.
Yesterday morning seven Of the racers
"clC ~ uii'li'i III 'ilc ii'iS'Sho'' ~"
ther yacht hat had gone down on Monday
were also here. and lat in the day some
tugs arrived on the scene. Each time
the fog would close down the bell on each
vessel would be rung vigorously. 1t re-
minded one of New England village on
Sunday morning when the church bells
were ringing. The deep toned bell Of
the Valhalla and the lighter tones of the
other yachts bells stood for the bells of the
different churches
So it went on all day. Steam sirens,
bells. bands on few of the tugioats and
two excursion st Gamers and a few cheers
BY some enthusiasts tried to liven up
things. The starting committee on the
Supervisors tug Nigilant kept consulting
with the owners; They were roher anxious
to get the yachts away, but the owners
object ed. 1t would have been foolhardy
to have att empte eel to send the boats of in
such weat her. and at O'Clock the race was
declared off for he day
The seven boats anchored in the Horse
shoe on Monday night We're Robert h.
Tod's Thistle, Wilson MarshalI's Atlantic,
the Earl of C,rawford's Ealhalla. George
Lauder, Jr :, Endvmion, Edward h. Cole
mans Hildegarde, Allison V. Armours
de Lys.
Strict watch was kept all night, but this
was not sufficient to prevent an accident.
mudscow being towed in fouled the Fleur
No LNS 'idWH III. Ndpt
Bohin and others on the boat We're on deck
in second and found their craft badly
smashed on the starboard side. The scow
WAS disappearing in the fog. and although
hailed she kept on and was soon lost. Capt.
Bohlin and his crew examined everything
and found that the planking on the starboard
side forward of the mainlnast had been
smashed III and the rail broken. The yachts
side was scraped all the way along and some
of the stanchions were bent 10 start in
tho ynrnI- had Ia, l,, made ut and
as soon az a tug could hc found the tleur
&c Lys was towel to Naming Basin where
she arrived early in the inorting. There
another examination was made and it was
found thai The damage wa not serious and
Gould soon be repaired.
DR.. 81 msUi Was naturally very much
disappointed at what had happened. but
he notified the committee at once and told
them not to delay the start on his account,
but that tnc Flelir de Ivs would follow the
racers as soon as she was ready The fog,
While Disappointing to all others, was
blessing to pr. StimSon The Fleur de lays
was el q ct al to"e down to the baJ
'ast light 10y the tug JS Oh VI. Heath.
AS son d. TIE men On the yachts had
had their breakfast sail covers We're taken
N and Preparations made for the start
On the Nalnalla the -aiis were cast loose
On the ydIds ready to set and the Hide
more va" cone. About O'Clock the tugs
tenders e tie Ia Jag yachts, Logan TO
arii:e. They hal taken down from the
city friends OF ihe owners, and the tugs
we're t. layc .owcd the racers to the line,
/ It they Z / NJ luther than he Horseshoe
j. nennciy Tod mad a party of friends
on The unique, and they boarded the Thist lc
and lena, icd tncic INT Ill late in the after
noon, S'in" frienG, of Wilson Marshall
were on beard the tug Runyon, and that
boat stayed 10y the Al lailiic all day. The |
John 4, Bouicr went down for the Nalhalla, |
the IL. Is, Chamberlain for the Endymion,
the j. X. CiIlkinson for the rowana and
the NJ. Moran for the liildegarde.
About noon few ether tugs arrived
on the scene. One. the Catherine Moran,
had several young yacht smen on beard
and band, and they made things lively.
Then the committee boat appeared with
the committee, Commander Eeblingha,is,
I. G. N; Commander FL sey. u. S. N;
Oliver Il. Cromwell H. deb. Parsons
Newbury d. Lawton and Edward H. Wales,
Later on Commodore Frederick &. Bourne
with some members Of the New York Yacht
Club arrived on The tug Edward j. Berwind
and among the other tugs noticed were
the Nonparel, Nj, Moran, Admiral Dewey,
America, Filibuster. John Nichols and
r. B. Little, and the Supervisor and Ger
berus of the harbor pat rol feet. Only two
yachts reached tho Horseshoe. These
were the Erl King and the Mermaid, The
Cypnus the New York Yacht cMb's st ca mer