Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-31
Do What Her Captain and Grew
Might She Could Not Touch
Reliance
Time AGAIN WINS THE RACE.
Very Little Interest Taken in the Con.
test by the General Public in
New York.
ONLY FEW ExCURSIONlSTS OUT.
While Weather was Not Very Favor.
able the Irish Boat Made Probably
The Worst Showing Yet.


able the Irish Boat Made Probably
The Worst Showing Yet.
4,52 p. m.-Reliance has dropped her
splnnaker and is now heading for the
finish under n large balloon jib. 1t
looks 40 II she had about two and a
half miles to go. The contest between
her and the time Is exceedingly close.
New York, Aug 81. 1888 n. m.-The
committee boat slgnaed that the course
viii be 10 miles TO windward and re-
turn.
The regatta committee has fixed the
starting about four miles south by west
Of lIghtship.
11;07 a. m.-The course viii be north
northeast,
Preparatory gun fired at 1880.
11:4l a. m.--The warning gun was
fred at ll;40 a. m.
The starting gun was fred at ll:45
a. m; starting time unofficial:
Reliance, 1850
Shamrock. ll:45:24.
Official time Of start by Marconi:
Both boats crossed the line at il;4j,26,
natianan pnfntt,p cnn.t9.r,Lt,. ktoh
er and Ii a quarter OF mile to wind
ward OF Shamrock
1886 r. m.-Reliance stlll holds her
advantage to windward though she has
not gained in the last few minutes,
1850 p. m.-Yachts are stlll holding
on shore on port tack, sailing not more
than four miles an hour In the light
breeze.
1895 p. m.--shamrock has picked up
somewhat. Reliance "a well 10 wind
ward and a sixteenth Of a mile in the
lead,
BY Marcon. 1880 p, m. Half way to
outer mark Reliance was leading by
quarter mile Both boats pounding bad
ly,
1880 p m. THE turn is now about five
miles away and Reliance Is a quarter Of
a mile ahead Of Shamrock's weather
bow.
BY Marconi, $40 p. MA shift OF
wind to northeast has put Reliance one
mile TO windward OF Shamrock.
BY Marconi--Four miles from the
turn Reliance was leading by about two
miles.
BY Marconi, 2.4O p. m.-One mile from
turn Reliance Is leading by two miles
wind i've knots,
New York, Aug 8l--Rellance turned
outer mark a. 9'O0A5 unofficial time
Shamrock turned the outer mark al
$3.50 unofficial.
9.i5 o. m.-With q Hight shift in the
wind Reliance has get her splnnakers'
BY Marconi.-Sh Shamrock turned thu
outer mark at 1921 90 unoaicaial
-----s
on Marconrs time Reliance boats
Shamrock TO outer mark 20 minutes an.
% seconds.
ais D. m.-Rellance has gone about
five miles on the return trip and lead
Shamrock by about two ana MAJ
miles. The wind Is about four miles al
hour az this time.
capt Barr Of Reliance and capt
Wringe OF Shamrock I'll evidently he
leyed early in the day the race woul'
be- sailed for the crews Of both boat
put up their jlbs and sails stops an'
began active preparations to go out 81
Thomas Upton on the Erin smiled al
b. said
BAD JUDGES OF WEATHER.
wei, guess we're all pretty bar
Judges Of the weather here. II looh
more like e calm than breeze AM
heavy sea"
capt. Barr - there would be on
objection TO the day II the breeze con
tinued 10 fail and that would Ne W
Choppy sea which would retard 10
boats and prevent their dong IN
course inside the time limit
GOOD INDICATIONS.
The rain OF the early morning ha
cleared AT S.l5 and along the horlzo
line was a streak Of light that gay
the Impression that there would D
plenty of bright sunshine weather Or
fore noon hour arrived. The wind wa
10 miles an hour at $50 ana BON rac
ers were ready TO be- lowed out DuIln
The early morning hours the sea gre,
c5lmer. The huge mountains az greer
foam canned waves that had sent terro
10 the hearts of owners OF small crai
had entirely disappeared anu TONS 'p'
retreated only as they reached the beac
took their Mace. IL Is this sea, hc1efe
that racing yachts do not take to KIND
ly. Ii catches them at the stem anu
they are carrying much sail Il " ar
20 strain both mast ana fgglns az
c8use break such as occurred
Shamrock II two years ago Whe
bounding down In a heavy sea 81
broke stay and dropped her topnas'
AZ o'clock both yachts raised lhe
mainsaiis and were waiting the arrlN'
Of the Navigator with the commit
aboard. The wind was blowing stei.
ily at 10 miles at the Hook but WV
Indications that Il would not so fresno
outside or near the llghtship. a..
At 9.0S both yachts TOOK O Tow hl
from their tenders and starred out
the dock 80 as TO be down at the s'a
N time.