Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-31
THREE STRAIGHT
Reliance Sure Winner
Over Shamrock.
CUP WILL STAY HERE
Barring Possible Accidents
and Flukes.
COURSE WAS CHANGED
CAPT. BARR, AS USUAL, OUT
GENERALED COMPETITOR.
Wind Was Blowing Twelve Miles an
Hour at Start, but Decreas-
ed Gradually.
COURSE WAS CHANGED
CAPT. BARR, AS USUAL, OUT
GENERALED COMPETITOR.
NEW YORK. August 31.-Reliance turned
outer mark at 300 40, unofficial time.

outer mark at 3:O0.45, unofficial time
NEW YORK, August 31-An autumnaI
storm. which had kept Reliance and Sham
rock for seventy-two hours within the shell
ter Of Sandy Hook bay, had blown itself out
sufficiently this morning to enable the two
racers to venture once more into the open
sea for continuation of their races for
the Americas cup.
The gale, however had left as a token of
its strength. a very heavy swell so that
when the two boats. with Shamrock In the
lead, turned the point of Sandy Hook they
at once began to roll and wallow like a
couple of coal barges.
The day had little attraction for specta-
tors. for the dark clouds. which still hung
low seemed to threaten rain at any moment,
while the uneasy ocean had little to invite
any except the stoutest sailor.
Smaller Fleet Followed.
The decision of the yachts owners to
start the race and terminate if possible the
series was welcomed on all sides, as the in
terest in the races had been pretty well
dampened by the numerous delays.
1t was not surprising, therefore, that the
fleet which followed the two racers was a.
mere ghost of that which saw the yachts in
the previous contests.
Instead of by fiotilla, the yachts were
accompanied to the start by scarcely half
dozen tugs, few steam yachts and two
or three excursion boats, so that the reve-
nue. cutters which arrived on the scene a
little late had very little to do in keeping
the space about the lightship free from in
reference.
Well Out at 10 O'Clock.
The yachts hoisted their mainsails before
leaving for the start and were well out to
the lightship by 10 o'clock, an hour before
the time set for the contest.
On reaching the lightship they found that
the wind was about east northeast with
velocity Of about ten miles Both racers at
1915 dropped their tow lines and broke out
their jibs.
They stood off and on about the lightship
trying the strength of the wind and sea.
and then began setting small club topsails.
While this work was going on. the tug
Navigator arrived with the regatta COM
mittee and stopped near the lishtship, whila
the committee determined the direction of
the wind and the chances of starting the
race from that point.
Began Active Preparations.
Captain Barr of the Reliance and Captain
Wringe of Shamrock III evidently believed
the race would be sailed for the crews of
both boats put up their jibs and staysails in
stops and began active preparations to go
out. Sir Thomas, on the Erin, smiled hs
said
"Well, guess we're all pretty bad judges
of the weather here. 1t looks more like a
calm than a breeze and heavy sea"
Captain Barr said there would he one OBJ
lection to the day If the breeze continued TO
fail, and that would be the choppy sea,
which would retard the boats and prevent
their doing the course inside the time limit
The rain of the early morning had clear
ed at SIS and along the horizon line was