The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28

crossing the line in order to cut down
whatever time allowance there might be
in case she finished first.
Hold Their own at the Start.
The contest Immediately developed
into a close and exciting one, for while
Reliance seemed to pick up and to be
to windward of Shamrock she was I'M
able TO get by. At 12;11 o'clock the
American boat swung around on the port
tack and headed for the Jersey shore.
Shamrock kept on two minutes longer
before lacking to port.
There was no break in this long tack
until 1910. when Reliance went about.
Shamrock, however, continued four min
utes longer. From shore it looked as
if Reliance forced Shamrock about.
Reliance Takes the Lead.
1t had looked as if the challenger
might squeeze by and get the windward
berth. Reliance, however, had too much
speed, for Shamrock was compelled to
tack in order not to be blanketed by
her opponent. At12:52it looked as if the
American defender had succeeded in
| getting the upper hand of the challenger.
She was on the starbOard tack, some
distance to the weather Of Shamrock,
and slowly but surely outfooting the
latter.
1t had taken Reliance quite a time to
overhaul and draw clear of Shamrock,
but once in the lead the American set
a pace which the challenger was unable
to equal, and slowly but continuously
she heightened the distance between her
self and Sir Thomas boat. Reliance went
on starhOard tack at 1:39, but again
tackled to port at 1:43.
The Reliance turned the mark at
1:55:14 and Immediately set her spin
maker to port and. like a huge bird,
headed straight for the finish, Is miles
away, and as the wind caught her huge
eXpanse Of sail her ]Quickened pace soon
placed her another eighth of a mile in
the lead.
The Shamrock turned the mark at
1:5S:30. setting her spinnaker to port.
She tried to hoist a balloon lib toDsail,
but it seemed 10 jam half way up, and
after a futile attempt to raise it sub
stituted a balloon staysail.
Shamrock TO he R~emensurcd.
Shamrock III. will be r~emeasured in
Erie basin Monday morning in the pres
ence Of a representative of Reliance.
Lewis Cass Ledyard, chairman of the
racing committee Of the New York
Yacht club, notified Sherman Craw-
ford, vice commodore Of the Royal Ul-
ster Yacht squadron, to that effect in
the following telegram:
MIR. lselin reports that you informed
him, just before starting on Thursdays
race, that Shamrock III, when meas
ured, did not have the anchor and ca
bic on board before starting. You re-
ported it also TO the regatta committee.
This, if true, would require a new meas
uTement under the new agreement. be-
fore starting another race. l appreci-
alto that it would be impossible now for
you 10 procure a measurement before
starting Saturday and understand that
the regatta committee has requested
that Shamrock III. be remeasured on
Monday. Under the circumstances.
knowing that the error arose from an
oversight. our committee are willing
that your boat shall start Saturday, but
subject to the new measurement to be
taken On Monday next. The vessel on
such measurement is to be exactly in
the same trim as when sailing Saturday
which fact will be established by your
Owl statement.
(Signed) LEWIS CASSLEDYARD."
Mr.. Crawford's answer was:
Thanks for telegram. We were meas
ured without anchor and chain aboard.
We had not an anchor or chain On
board during the first race and we
find they are required by the rules. We
propose, with your permission, to sail
Saturday with the same trim as meas
ured and then carry out your wishes by
remeasuring on Monday with the an
Choir and chain aboard. If your com
mittee has any more suggestions we will
meet them with pleasure.
(Slgned) CRAWFORD"
G. D. Mower, the official measurer Of
the New York Yacht club, notified Mr..
Crawford Saturday morning that he
Wouud measure the yacht at Erie basin
Monday morning with a representative
of the Reliance on board. Nobody
aboard either yacht would discuss the
Measurement of the Shamrock with her
anchor and chain aboard. Sir Thomas
Upton said, however:
1t was all an oversight and the yacht
club representatives were only made
cognizant of our being measured with
out them when we told them. Neither
their representative nor ours present at
the measuring noticed the error at the
time. 1t won't make any difference"
Monument to Gen. Armstrong.
New York A 244.-Ground has been
broken at Rhinebeck cemetery on the
Hudson for the erection of a mausoleum
to the memory of Gen. John Armstrong.
who In 1913 and 1914 was secretary of
war and United States minister
plenipotentiary to the court of France.
is being erected by Henry Beekman
and James S. Armstrong