The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-27
Contest Simply a Race Between
Reliance and Time.
The British Boat Proves a Reg
uIar Tortoise.
DRIFTS 2 MILES AWAY.
American Boats Desperate Eff
fort to Finish.
Wind Light and Slow Time Is
Made.
Leading English Yacht by Two
Miles.
DRIFTS 2 MILES AWAY

New York. Aug. 27. 3:4O p. m.-Re-
nanee four and a half miles from finish
and so minutes left. Her race against
time will be a very close one.
New York Cby MarconD-There is lit
tie prospect of the race being finished
within the time limit.
New York. Aug. 27.-At s:46 Reliance,
in tow. started for the lightship.
At 9:05 Shamrock, under tow, fol-
lowed Reliance towards the lightShip.
9:55 a. m.-Wind is freshening and
prospects for race are improving
1920 a. m.-The regatta committee
has signalled the course for a wind
ward and leeWard race.
1871 a. m.-The regatta committee
has just set signals. and the course
will be southeast. Wind very light,
scarcely more than three or four miles
Wind is increasing. and is now blow
ing at six miles an hour.
1886 a. m.-Warning signal was fired
at 1888, with both boats TO windward
Both yachts have crossed the start
ing line.
Official starting time, both yachts, is
Both boats had such a close fight for
position that neither crossed before
the handicap gun was fired so that ap-
parent time for the start is 11:O2:0O, for
both boats
Twenty minutes after start Reliance
had apparently lead of half a mile.
11:40 a m.-Reliance seems to have
struck a Duff of wind and is moving
quite fast. Both are on port tack
1850 a. m.-Yachits have sailed about
three miles. Reliance is leading by about
half a mile.
1900 D. m.-Reliance looks to be near
~ a mile ahead.
1910 D. ma dispatch by Marconi
confirms that both yachts were handi-
capped at the start. Time for both
yachtS ll;Oz:OO.
1913 p. m.-Wind freshening now
about seven miles and hauling further
20 southwark.
:. New York. Aug. 27:-12:25 p. m.-Re-
nance seems to be leading by mile and
a half.
12:42 p. m.-Reliance is estimated to
be five minutes in the lead of Sham
rock.
1:O4 D. m.-Reliance still has com
manding lead. She is four miles from
the outer mark.
BY Marconi, lis p. m.-Reliance is
Leading by eight minutes and is dead to
windward.
1:35 p. m.-Reliance is very near the
outer mark.
BY Marconi. 1:4s p. m.-Reliance is
leading by a mile.
Reliance turns the outer mark. I'm
official time at outer mark: Reliance
1:42: Shamrock 1:4S.
BY Marconi-Reliance turned the
center mark II minutes and 80 seconds
ahead of Shamrock.
2:3O p. m.-The smoke and haze al
most obscures yachts. But one can be
seen.
2:3s p. m.-One yacht barely dis
tinguishable running home under spin
maker. She has covered about three
miles since the turn.
2:43-Reliance is running to lightship
very slowly. but 1t is estimated she
will finish within the time limit unless
wind further decreases.
2:5O p. m.-Both boats are in view
Reliance apparently leading something
more than mile
$40 D. m.-Reliance will barely finish
within time limit; if she is able to do 50
at ALL Wind dropping off and she is
sailing about four miles an hour. To
further retard her is the full course of
the ebbing tide.
Ten miles from finish Reliance was
leading Shamrock by a mile. Wind
was steady at five knots and indica-
tions that finish would be within time
limit.
3:2O D. m.-Contest has developed into
race between Reliance and time. Reli-
snce is still six miles from the light
ship and one hour and ten minutes
within which to cover that distance.
Shamrock is hopelessly astern.
3:25 p. m.-On passing an imaginary
line Reliance was leading by Is min
utes. Shamrock nearly two miles
nstern.
New York, Aug. 27.-It was dark and
lowering this morning when the crews
of the two big yachts appeared on deck
to prepare for the third contest. The
sky was overcast and at o'clock light
showers of rain were falling in many
places within a radius of 80 miles of
Sandy Hook
The southeast breeze which blew fine
~ all day yesterday had blown itself
out by dawn this morning and although
there were faint breaths of air from that
direction there were many calm spots
out over the ocean
Yesterdays southeaster had left some
thing of a ground swell and the surf
along shore was fairly heavy, but not so
strong as that which prevailed week
$50 on the first day in which the yachts
endeavored to race
Notwithstanding these dull conditions
the air was surprisingly clear and from
Sandy Hook vessels could be distin-
guished many miles out to sea.
About 1880 the wind began to breeze
up from little north of east. thereby
carrying out the predictions of the
weather bureau. Still at this hour the
air did not have strength enough to
warrant the starting of race and three
end half hours before the time ior the
yachts to cross the line the chances for
a postponement seemed better than for a
race.
At o'clock the wind had freshened
somewhat and was blowing about four
miles from the east. on the racers there
had been no attempt to get ready as has
usually been the case on race day morn
ings.
Mr.. Herreshof. the designer of the
Reliance. who is aboard his steam
yacht, predicted that while the yachts
night start. they would hardly be able