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2 HOW THE YACHT RACES WILL BE REPORTED BY WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY NEW YORK, Oct. 2.— Just as com ■ plete arid perfect in detail as would have been possible had a •network of wires' been spread leading from the office of the Herald to the course to be followed to morrow by the Columbia and Sham rock is fhe gch me orranged by Signor Marconi for reporting for the Herald and Oa[ll the series of yacht races. Every possible point of interest will be under careful and constant observation and every Incident worthy of consider ation will be immediately bulletined by ■v Ireless t< legraphy. Foremost In the ft>et of excursion steamships that will follow the com :-■ yachts will alternate the Ponce .'mil Grande Duchesse, from each of ■which messages will be Hashed d-scrib- Ing the maneuvers of the two racers. ( •'■ '"■ will !)•■ Si :nor Marconi. having general direction of all the send ing and receiving stations. On thf Grande Duchesse T vY. J. Clarke and C. K. Ricard will operate the send in? apparatus. From the towering foremasts of these two Bplendid steam ships mysterious waves— variously known us lit rtzlan, ether and light — will carry the signals to be Interpreted icperts ai Navesink Highlands and on board the 0 i iship Mackay- Bennetr. From the moment a bulletin is writ ten by the trained expert aboard the party to leave the station was the citizens and army and navy officials, who had gone to New York to meet the famous admiral and rt him to Washington. They were quickly followed by the admiral him and when he appeared to take Ins : ; ' at in the carriage the crowd went almost wild with excitement. The Marine Band gave the four flourishes which naval etiquette requires, and then played "Under the Double Eagle" by Wagner, which is said to be a spe cial favprlte with the admiral, and which, at his request, the Olympiads band played as the fleet sailed out of the harbor of Hongkong to give battle to the Spaniards at Manila, and again when the famous ship started on her homeward voyage. The carriage which the admiral oc cupied with Mr. Moses in going from the Btation to the Whit- House was strikingly handsome and was drawn by four spirited bays ridden by postil- As he to,,k his seat the cavalry troops at the word of command swung out into the' street In front and. wheel ing to the left, began the march up historic Pennsylvania avenue. The entire escort being mounted, the party proceeded rapidly toward the White- House, the cavalry at .: trot, with the admiral and his immediate at tendant's closely following. There were . but the party moved so Quickly that it was past the 1 crowd on the avenue as a rule before it realize] that Dewey had ''■>'■ As the admiral's carriage swung around the treasury toward the Whit House/a brilliant spectacl was spread i c him. : . To the right Lafa: Bquare wm^ ablaze with electric lights, the great (trees and flower beds pi M.ng with fnany-hued lights, while In the midst • shone out In luitv electric letters-. "Welcome. Admiral." The Navy I). •part;] 1 . ;.t beyond was ablaze with lights, as were the White House izv* iiirids.: A mighty ronr went up from the crowd as the admiral alighted at the portico- of the Executive Mansion. As he stepped ' from the carriage. Colonel Blngham, representing the President, stepped forward to escort him to the Bast room, wl etary Long, As sist;; tary Allen and a brilliant oiblage of naval officials were ready to extend to him the greeting of th- navy. Secretary Long was at the door,- and as the admiral entered the taxy grasped his hand and with enthusiasm said: "Admiral. I welcome you home. This Is the Navy Depart ment for the moment, and your asso ciates of the navy are assembled here to give you a hi arty greeting. " "Thank you, thnnk you." responded Admiral Dewey, first exchanging a few words of greeting with th^ Secretary and then with Mr. Allen and the other officials. These Included Hear Admirals Crowninshield, O'Neill, Melville, Van ADVERTISEMENTS. '■■; ■ Hit Jojlp CM Often changes to the jaded woman. "I cn't see what's come over Mary ; she used to be such a jolly girl," was th<; remark of a young woman visiting a married school • mate. Marriage _ changes a wom- /£%ss?&%& an - Th e ra^ ns are so often the fiMki s£ V%& sequence of SJ^ h*\k marriage rob fiaßt £& r her of all vital- - y back her former • ■ J I strength and I Y^ as she was a J^2SE*\ K 1 maid. Doctor i^^^^^^ l^eSfshin^ ~fsf\ stops the pains. ig|ji|Pv*gV. It cures ulcera- "^"^^^P.X tion, inflanima- tion and female : . • weakness. It ■""■■" " makes weak women strong and sick women well. For two years I had been 1 sufferer from chronic diseases and female weakness," writes ■ Mrs. Allen A. Bobsoa, of 1125 Rodman Street, Philadelphia, Pa. "I had two different doctors, and they gave me medicine which only relieved me for a time. My niece advised me to 'take Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription. I con- cluded that to open a correspondence with you for your advice would be safest, so I did, and have been highly benefited. I find that after takiiiE six bottles of ' Favorite Prescription ' ami five of 'Golden Medical Discovery' and follow- ing your advice in regard to local treatment, I am now a strong women. Accept my sincere thanks for the interest manifested in my case and the happy results obtained." * Sick women are invited to consult Dr. Pierce by letter free. Correspondence pri- rate. Address Dr. R.V. Pierce, Buffalo, N.Y. l(\W\ Pierre's Prescription 7^ e^^ l^ Out-Ra^Sr^ißts ,f?fV Drua Co. 1128 Market Street. 8. F. - 1 Ponce or Grande Duchesse until It Is posted on the boards in New York and i San Francisco an average of less than two minutes will elapse. At Naveslnk W. W. Bradfield will receive messages ; from the Ponce and Grande Duchesse. The receiving station aboard the Mackay-Bennett boat will be in charge of Mr. Bouden, another of Signor Mar coni's assistants. The receiving ap paratus on the cable ship was Installed to-day, and is similar in every way to that which has been successfully test -led at Naveslnk. Signals Hashed from the Ponce and Grande Duchesse will be recorded In both the receiving sta j tions. This is made possible by giving i each of the machines what may be crudely described as the same.elcc'iical " key. A bettor understanding may be had by illustrating the system by means of tuning forks. Two forks of the same key will re , spond sympathetically each to the other if either be set in motion. Forks of dissimilar keys will not affect each other, even though they be brought al i:i' s\ in contact. So it is with the , Marconi instruments. Arranged by the master's hand, a score may be sta tioned about, and each will respond to tiny signal from any <>f the others. But, by a simple reversal, the appara ] tvs may be Individualized and signals ■ between two. while none of the other eighteen respond. To morrow the stations at Navesink Highlands, on the Mackay-Rennett, on the Ponce and on the Grande Duchesse, will all be on the same cir ; cult and each will respond to the Reypen, Hichborn, Bradford. Sampson, | Major General fifties, Adjutant General Corbin, Genera! Haywuod, commanding the Marine Corps, Captain Lemley, 1 judge advocate general of the navy, and many others. There was little need of Introduction, as Admiral Dewey had served alongside most of these officials. There was r.o formality and alter the • greetings Secretary Long Invited the admiral t<r accompany him to the President's library, where Mr. McKln ley and the members of the Cabinet were awaiting him. Arm in arm. Secretary Loner and the admiral proceeded by the elevator to the upper floor of the mansion. The members of the <".:i -u ■ t had assembled In the Cabinet room, while the Presi dent was alone in the library adjoin ing. As Secretary Long entered with . the admiral the President i ame for ; ward to greet the famous sailor and, ! grasping his hand, wished him a hearty welcome. The admiral acknowledged the cor dial sentiments expressed by the Presi dent and then asked as to the h\-mh of Mrs. McKinley, saying he had h ard with great regret that she had nol beei well. In reply the President th.v the admiral meet Mrs. McKinley. They stepped oul to Ih • corridor, where Mrs. McKinley makeg a sitting room, and here found her with some of her lady friends. The admiral was present ed and received from Mrs. McKinley, a.s well as the President, a must hearty me home. Returning to the library the Presi dent invited his Cabinet associates to mp»»t the admiral. Secretary Haj head .■! Tin party, followed by Secretary Hitchcock. Postmaster General Smith. Attorney General Griggs, Secretary Root and Secretary Wilson. Former Secretary Alger was also present, hav ing been requested by the President to .1 in the party, and was among those to j m<>et the admiral. The greetings with the Cabinet were brief and then the President and Admiral Dewey headed the party toward the reviewing stand. , They passed out of the rear of the White House, down the gravel walks and i vi to the street in the rear of the treasury. The crowd seemed to know that the hero was approaching, for a great wave of cheering went up and Pennsylvania avenue was bathed in light from end to end. The stand had been erected at the head of Pennsylvania avenue, just south of the Treasury Department building, anil as Dewey moved through! : the stand to the prow built out from its front leaning on the arm of President McKinley the crowd started a mighty cheer, which passed down the avenue and was taken up for blocks. The ad ! miral frequently bowed his acknowl edgments. The President and Ad ! miral Dewey were joined at the front : of the stand by Secretaries Hay. Root, ! Hitchcock and Wilson and Postmaster General Smith, officers of the Olympia and 'other naval officials. As the cheer- j ing at length died away the admiral I turned to President McKinley and the two, seating, turned to conversation while awaiting the procession. The head of the civic parade which had been arranged In honor of the ad miral began to pass in review before him shortly after 8 o'clock. There were ' many novel and interesting features re lieving the sameness of the ordinary I civic parade. The spectacle, as the I marchers came up the length of the avenue In the glare of the red lights, • under sweeping arches of stars from ; thousands of roman candles, was beau tiful and impressive. The beginning of I the march was heralded by the burst ! ing of thousands of giant crackers, ! while bombs along the line sent show- I ers of fire into the air. The column was headed by General i George Harris, chief marshal, leading | a numerous body of bicyclists. The j wheels were interwoven with garlands i and wreaths of flowers and greens and jTolored bunting, and every wheelman carried Chinese lanterns. Many were in costume. Close behind the splendid j Marine Band came the veteran organi \ zations, and Dewey, himself a veteran , and a Grand Army of the Republic , man, looked with pride, mingled with i sorrow, upon the gray heads who ; marched past with as bold a step as advancing years permitted. Rounds of ' applause went out to the veterans of | the Spanish war, who mustered in , creditable numbers for the parade. A formidable detachment in the line l was that of the International Machin ists, following a great 5-inch rifle can . non from the Washington navy yard, 1 bearing the inscription: "We make the guns for Dewey." The Catholic societies of the District j made a special effort to do honor to j the admiral and with excellent results, I for their contingent was one of the j most numerous and effective in the j column. They bore great illuminated j crosses. Many of the orders were in ! uniform, and all of the marchers car i ried flaming red torches. The letter carriers had all of the j local postal cars in line, ablaze with I electric light, spelling words of welcome to Dewey. One of their features was a gigantic illuminated envelope addressed to Admiral George # Dewey. Manila, and J marked "Returned" to Washington." THE SAN FE AN CISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1809. NEW YORK, Oct. 2.— Naval Constructor Francis T. Bowles, who docked the Columbia and Shamrock in the navy-yard, said to-day when asked his opinion of the relative merits of the two boats: "It is hard to form an opinion ■which is of any value on a mere inspection of boats as they lie in the drydock, so much depends on the distribution of the weight and sail. From all that I could see, however, the advantage ap pears to me to be decidedly with the Columbia." others. The United States Government fully appreciates the importance of the re searches and expeditions made by ir Marconi into the mysterious world of electricity. After the yacht ! l-aces th.- inventor of wireless teleg- j raphy is to conduct a series of demon- ! strations for the benefit of the experts ted by ti ! - Secretary of War. These demonstrations will probably be made on land as well as at sea, and a riew long-distance record may be ex- ; . j Representatives of the navy will be stationed on board the Ponce : - nd at Naveslnk Highlands to-morrow i tor the purpose of watching the work j The German societies had a most creditable representation, and alto gether the civic parade was a worthy one As the rear of the column passed the public fell in behind ? nd before the reviewing stand, for an hour to get a glimpse of their hero. Dewey The crowd was so eager to see Dewey that they spoiled the effectiveness of this part of the arrangements b> breaking through the ropes and surging about the grand stand, where they gave vent to wild cheering and a noisy demonstration that completely upset this part of the review. Admiral Dewey gave frequent acknowledgment to the cheers for him and, seeing that the review had lost its distinctive char acter as a procession, quitted his place early and with the President, followed by the members of the Cabinet, left the stand the admiral proceeding to the home 'of his hostess, Mrs. McLean, and some of the others -accompanying the President to the White House. The procession was in line for a hair hour later and there were frequent sa lutes in ignorance of the admiral ab- It was 9:10 o'clock when the fatigued recipient of the day's demonstration reached the residence of Mrs. Washing ton McLean, mother of the Democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio, on X street, facing Farragut square. He -was accompanied by Chairman Moses, his two aids. Lieutenants Brumby and Caldwell, and his son. George C. Dewey, arriving at the same time. The admiral was met at the head of the staircase by Mrs. McLean and her daughters, Mrs. Hazen and Mrs. Ludlow, and her grandson. Captain Frederick Beger. Mrs. McLean welcomed the admiral and turned over the house to him for his use during his stay in Washington. Mrs. McLean and the members of her family then left, going to her country residence, Beaver, in the suburbs of Washington. The admiral had arrived sooner than was expected and before a crowd had collected. Presently the people surged on all sides and for some time would not believe the officer, who said the admiral was inside. A band came up and serenaded the admiral, the crowd cheered and cheered and fin ally Dewey appeared at the window and bowed his ackowledgments. Cries of "Speech, speech" were heard on every side, but met with no response. Luncheon was served by 9:30 o'clock and then the admiral retired. Crowds lingered about the house for some time. NOW COMES THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL STRUGGLE FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP Continued from First Pagp. to be a white float, carrying a red ball with horizontal white stripes. The po sition of the mark will be indicated by a two-masted tug lying about one hun dred yards beyond. The tutr will carry a red ball at each masthead and will swing a red ball from the triatic stay. I Should a mark be wrecked its place will be taken by its marking tug, which will display a red flag with a diagonal white stripe in addition to other indication?, and the turning tug directions for the mark will govern. These are the starting signals: Preparatory— A gun will be fired, the "Blue Peter" set and a red ball hoisted. Start— Fifteen minutes later a gun will te fired and the ball will drop. Handicap time, two minutes later, a gun will be fired and the "Blue Peter" hauled down. Should a signal gun miss fire, a pro longed blast of a whistlo will be Rivrn. At the finish a short blast will be given as each vessel crosses the line. Preliminary— Should the start be mate rially postponed (fifteen minutes or over), a preliminary signal will be made by the discharge of a gun and the display of a yacht ensign fifteen minutes prior to the preparatory signal. At night after dark at the marking tugs and at the finish line the committee bo;it (and stake boat, if the start has been shifted from the light ship) will show four red lights horizontal ly, and the guide vessel will show four white lights in a similar manner, and the marks will hang two white lights verti cally. Fog— At three-minute Intervals the marking tugs will give five short w"histle blasts, with two-second Intervals between the second and third and the fourth and tlfth, and if the start has been shifted from the lightship, at the finish line the committee boat will strike five strokes upon the bell. The races shall be sailed on Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays until completed, commencing on Tuesday, October 3. The racing rules, time al lowances and system of measurement of the New York Yacht Club shall govern. Best three out of five races, each thirty nautical miles in length, over the ocean courses outside of the headlands and with a time limit of five and a half hours, the first, third and fifth races being fifteen mlies to win ward or leeward and return, and the second and fourth being around an equilateral triangle, ten miles to a leg. In every case the outward course shall be laid to windward if possible and from Sandy Hook lightship. If a race has not been started by 1:30 p. DO. the committee may postpone it for the day and no race shall be started after 8 p. m. The committee may postpone the start In case of ac cident or if the course cannot be laid from the lightship, as already stated. | done by Signor Marconi and his eorp3 of assistants. To-day Signor Marconi received the folowing message relative to tests during the trip down the bay i on Sunday afternoon: , GOVERNORS IST. AND, N. V.. Oct. 2.— i Signor Marconi: Captain Squier wishes , to have me convey to you his compliments .md congratulations on yesterday's work. WIL.DMAN, Signal Officer. W. J. Clarke, general manager of the i United States Electrical Supply Com ] pany of this city, who will be in charge ] on the Grande Duchesse, began experi -1 menting in wireless telegraphy in the year 1881, when he was a resident of ; Trenton, Canada. Mr. Clarke was the ■ first in this country to take up and ; follow the work of Mr. Marconi, and al ; though many others have followed in I the same line, Mr. Clarke has been by • far the most successful. The transmitter which will be used upon the Grande Duchesse will consist ]of a specially designed transformer which converts a perfectly harmless current of a small storage battery into , a current of hundreds of thousands of ; volts. One terminal of the transformer ; will be connected to a perpendicular j wire hung from the foremast of the 1 ship and the other terminal will be im mersed in water. Immediately at the I transformer, however, the two ter i minals will be provided with brass balls on oscillators placed about half ;an inch apart. The transmitter key is : somewhat similar to the ordinary tele graph key, and is arranged so that : when it is pressed a current from the battery is turned into the transformer if in their opinion the space around the starting line is not sufficiently dear in case of fog and if both vessels assent to a postponement, !n which case the time of starting will be fixed by the committee. The committee boat will display the I committee flag and at the finish of each race she will display a red ball. The courses will be laid by Lieutenant Commander H. H. Hosley, United I States navy (New York Yacht Club). The guide vessel will be under com | ma ml of Lieutenant R. T. Mullivan, United States navy (New York Yacht Club). On starting she will display two speed cones, and when half way down the course will masthead a third. When stationary the cones will be re versed. Should it be necessary to move the starting line from the lightship an emergency tug will act as stakeboat at the start and finish, and a like com mittee boat will display a red b&ll. The seagoing tug Luckenbach will be the committee boat and will take up a po sition near the lightship, the line be tween the two being the line which the yachts will cross at the start and at the finish. SHAMROCK SECURES A TIME ALLOWANCE NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-One of th« greatest surprises for yachtsmen since the arrival of the Shamrock In these waters was the announcement officially made at the New York Yacht Club to-night that the Columbia would have to allow the Shamrock six and thirty-one hundredths seconds on a thirty-mile course. It was generally supposed by yachts men who have sees both yachts sail and in the drydock that the Shamrock by reason of , 1( -r greater sail spread and apparently larger hull, would have to give the Columbia something like a minute time allowance over the thirty mile courses which they are to sail. It appears, however, that Designer Fife, while giving the Shamrock a larger sail ; plan than the Columbia has, at the same time so constructed her hull so as to give her greater free board, less displacement and consequently a shorter waterline by almost two feet. At , o'clock to-night two of the regu lation measurer's certificate ns, one showing the Columbia's measurements the other the Shamrock's, were posted on the bulletin board of the New ¥ork Y;i< hi club's house. They were Bigned by the dub's official measurer, John Hyslop, and read as follows: Dimensions— Length of water line Co lumbia 98.66, Shamrock 57.69. From after end of mall boon to forward point of measurement, Columbia * 181.62 feet, Shamrock I&U3. From foresail i f foremast to forward point of measu -ement, Columbia 73 35, bhumroek 79.46. Extreme of spinnaker boom, Columbia (3.X5, bhamrook 79,-iii. Main gaff, Columbia 64.95, Shamrock ' G< .64. Topmast— Columbia's length 64.50 minus 1 one-fifth, equals 61.60; Shamrock's top mast s,viM>, minus one-fifth, equals 4-;.4... Height of upper side of main boom to topsail halyard block. Columbia 134 7;, Shamrock 126.28. Square feet of sail area ;us per rule, Co lumbia 114.61, Shamrock M.h>. Hailing length as pei run . ( lolumbia 102.135. Shamrock 101.92. Tlu- Shamrock's topmast measures 58.6, one-iifth uft, leaving 46.45 feet. By these figures it will be seen that all the Shamrock's spars, except the topmast, are longer than those of the Columbia. For instance, the Columbia's main boom measures 108.27; the Sham rock's 109.67, making the latter spar 1.40 longer than the Columbia's. Meas urements of the gaff show 2.69 in favor of the Shamrock. The Shamrock's spin naker boom is 6.11 longer than the Co lumbia's, but her topmast is 6.44 shorter than that of the American boat. Judging from the stability of the Shamrock during her recent trial spins off gandy Hook Designer Fife has been able to give his boat a greater amount of lead ballast than at first supposed by the yachting sharps who have predicted that the Shamrock would not be able to carry her sail. Thof-e yachtsmen at the club to-night who heard of the measurements of the two yachts agree that the Shamrock will really prove a worthy antagonist of the tenth defender of the America's cup. It was half-past 1 o'clock to-day be fore the Shamrock was warped into the drydock where the Columbia had been measured and the coissc.-n closed, making the water smooth for the meas urements. Just before going on board his yacht, Sir Thomas Lipton said: "I am extremely sorry that Mr. Fife is not present. It is a very unfortunate thing at this time. He Is unable to leave his hotel, but I hope he can be with us to-morrow during the race. \W have done the best we could without him to-day." Sir Thomas, Vice Commander Sher man Crawford and H. McGill Downey of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, with Henry F. Lippltt of the New York Yacht Club, who will represent the lat ter club on the Shamrock during the race, then went on board with Meas urer Hyslop, his assistant and Captain Nathaniel Herreshoff, the designer of the Columbia. After the measurer's steel chain had be?n stretched from the topmast down the mast to the top of the main boom and from the bowsprit end to the main boom end all those who will sail in the Shamrock during the race, some thirty In all, including Sir Thomas Lipton, sat on deck on each side amidshipe while Measurer Hyslop, Captain Hereshoff and Harry Lippett proceeded to meas ure the yacht's waterline. This work occupied two hours and a half. The and a high tension current is generated immediately and across between the two balls, or in other words, the per pendicular wire is rapidly charged and discharged and electric waves gener ated by this peculiar action pat-s out into space until they reach the receiv ing apparatus on the cable boat, which immediately responds to every impulse of the transmitter. While the whole arrangement of the apparatus appears simple in the ex treme there are many little details which experts in wireless telegraphy are alone capable of managing, and al though when everything is perfectly adjusted it is an easy matter to trans mit at the rate of twenty words a min ute, if anything should go wrong with the installation it requires the trained eye of an expert to locate and remove the difficulty. Mr. Clarke says that wireless telegraphy is rapidly ap proaching such perfection of detail that it will be but a very short time until it is capable of bMng operated easily by ordinary Morse operators, and fur ther than this, predicts that it will be but a year or so until operators will be able to transmit by wireless teleg raphy fully as rapidly, if not more so, than by the present system. The Ponce, with a party of excursion ists, will leave her dock at the foot of Twenty-fourth street promptly at 9:30 o'clock to-morrow morning and will run directly to the starting point of the day's race. Passengers will be landed in all probability at an hour early enough to permit them to return to their homes In. time for dinner. I yacht's waterline was then marked on I each quarter with a red letter "V," and at the bow by a white stripe across her i benm. At 4 o'clock Sir Thomas Upton and I his party left the yacht, the caisson was swung open, lines cast off. and the Shamrock, with housed topmast, was towed away from the navy-yard by a tug. She arrived and mad*" fast to her moorings in Sandy Hook Bay at 6:10 p. m., receiving salutes as she passed down the East River and the upper bay from almost every passing steamer. Just before leaving the navy-yard for his steam yacht Erin Sir Thomas Lipton called his captains and gave them final instructions about the preparations for to-morrow's event, which means so much to him and them. He had evidently gathered from what he had seen and heard while the yacht was being measured that she certainly would not have to give the Columbia any time allowance, and he was cor respondingly cheerful when he came to take leave of his two skippers. The weather indications, according to the special forecast sent out from Washington, are that the wind will he fresh from the northeast. If so the yachts will start from Sandy Hook lightship and run almost dead before the wind down the Jersey coast to a point just beyond Long Branch. According to a dispatch received from Monmouth Beach Life-saving Station at 10 o'clock to-nl|?ht then- will 1>« quite a heavy sea off Sandy Hook to-morrow unless the wind moderates or shifts to some other quarter. The cup defender Columbia was the first boat of the two to be measured. When the telltale on the caisson showed that there was twelve feet of water in the dock the Columbia floated. but in order to be sure the ship was off the blocks the water continued to flow until there was about four inches short of twenty-eight feet. John Hyslop, the official measurer of the New York Club, who has put the tape on many a cup challenger and defender in past years, performed the task again to-day. He arrived at the navy-yard shortly be fore 8 o'clock and at once commenced work getting the length of the boom eraff. mast and spinnaker pole. The crew rendered all tlv- assistance they could and a man was hoisted In a boatswain's chair m tbe t,,p to carry the tape to the head of the topmast. In measuring the length of the spinna ker boom it was found that the pole was about three inches longer than the restrictions allowed -that is, from the center of the bowsprit between fib and jib topsails stays to the mast was a quarter of a foot too long. Captain Barr called into requisition a flne toothed saw and cut two inches from one end and one inch from the other of the spinnaker pole. The plans were mad- to measure the water line and over all lengths of the bo.nt. The crew\and C. Oliver Iselin, Captain Woodbury Kane, Herbert C. Leeds. W. Butler Duncan Jr. of the Defender, Harry F. Lipnitt of th<» America's cup committee, Hugh C. Kelley, secretary of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, who will sail on the Co lumbia as Sir Thomas Lipton's repre sentative in the cup races, J. Connell, also of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, Captain Nat Herreshoff and Mrs. C. Oliver Tselin were aboard the American boat when the hull was measured. Mrs. lselin. Mr. Duncan and Secretary Kelley were In the cabin engaged in conversation, while all the others on board with the exception of Nat Her reshoff, Captain Barr and Mr. Con nell were placed amidships in order to bring the boat down evenly to the 1 wa *• r line. Mr. Herreshoff, Captain Barr and Mr. ConnffH assisted Measurer Hyslop in getting the figures. The forward over hang was first measured. A plumb line was suspended from the very tip of the boom, and, getting into a boat. Mr. Hyslop. by means of a long measuring rod, got the length from the plumb to the water line on the bow. The after overhang „ was obtained In a similar manner, and after these dimensions were obtained the measurer applied the tape from the taffrail to the bow to get the length over all. After making a few calculations Mr. Hyslop announced to Messrs. Iselin and Herreshoff the result of his measurements. Evidently the figure was somewhat less than the managing owner desired to sail the Columbia on. for a dozen men were set ashore in the tender, and, going to the steam tender Plymouth, carried over to the Columbia twenty pigs of lead, aggregating about 1700 pounds in weight. Previous to taking the measurement a lot of dunnage was brought up from the Columbia's cabin and put in several large row boats, as it was the intention of th<^ captain to cl>\tn out from the hull all movable ar ticles. Mr. Leeds stated that the pigs of lead were placed in the Columbia to make up for the lops of weight occasioned by the removal of the dunnage, but it was noticed that when the ballast had been added the Columbia sat lower in the water than shn <1 id before. Then Mr. Hyplop measured her line again and the length, 89.66 1-100 inches, proving satis factory to the owner and Designer Herreshoff, a V-shaped mark in red LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ■ ARRIVED. Monday, October 2. j Stmr Signal, Bendegard, 3% days from Co - lumbla River. Stmr Crescent City, Stockfleth, 82 hours from I Crecpnt City. ■ Stmr Washtenaw, Croscup, 84 hours from Tncoma. Haw ship Fort George, Morse, 24 days from Honolulu. SAILED. Monday, October 2 Stmr National City, Dettmers. Grays Harbor DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT BI,AKEL.EY— Get 2— Nor stmr Aker, for Buenos Ayres. TACOMA— Arrived Oct 2-Stmr Umatllla hnc Sept 28; stmr Olympla, from Hongkong-' thin Columbia, hence Sept 19; schr C H Merchant from San Pedro. - . • . . ' | Sailed Oct 2— ship Fortevlot, for Antwerp- I Bohr O . M Kellogg, for Honolulu; stmr Al-KL for Alaska. * i DR. 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The Americain cup defender left th*> navy yard shortly after 3 o'clock, and en the trip down the East River and. :n fact, all the way down to the Hook she received a continuous ovation from steam and sailing craft, whose salutes were acknowledged by the dipping of her flags. At just 5 o'clock the craft lay all taut at her moorings on the big buoy in the horseshoe and a fresh northeast wind swung her around, s<' that her bow pointed right by the end of the Hook. The tender St. Nicholas came down shortly after and anchored near the Columbia. BETTING IN FAVOR OF THE COLUMBIA NEW YORK, Oct. 2.— There was very little betting on the yacht races to night arc-und the hotels. In fact, the element which usually has money for the bis yacht races was of the opinion that the betting interest this year is helnw the average. It is thought however, that it will pick up after to morrow's race, when the man with —^^ tance to you (you don't care to spend much) then send or call for samples of our all- wool tailor-made suits for $10, and order one that is to your taste. You will be pleased with the suit, and be- sides getting a good suit for a low price you get a year's projection. Money returned or a year's repairing free. You are safe either way. S. N. WOOD & CO., 718 Market Street and i Corner Powell and Eddy. money to put up can get a "line on the boats." The little money In sight to-night was all Columbia money. Hardly could a man be found to champion the visitor. At the Calumet Club, the Knicker bocker and the New York Yacht Club there was some slight betting In small amounts with visiting Englishmen. The odds generally quoted were $500 to $300 on the Columbia. DEPARTURE OF THE ADMIRAL FROM GOTHAM NEW YORK, Oct. 2.— Admiral Dewey arose early this morning and began prep arations for his departure at 1 o'clock for Washington. After a light breakfast, dur ing which he chatted with the members of his family, the admiral expressed him self as being much refreshed after the fatiguing incidents of the past week. He saw no visitors this morning, but kept to his room, attending to some personal business until about 11 o'clock, when, with the party escorting him, he started for a drive before proceeding to the railway station. Mayor Van Wyck called about 10 o'clock and had a short talk with the admiral, to whom he bade good-by. Before he allowed the Mayor to leave Admiral Dewey told him to thank the people of Now York for him for the remarkable demonstration in his honor. "It was magnificent." said the admiral "and far exceeded my expectations."