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ance, had lost somewhat by the error:
but this she was able to make UP In meas
ure by going for the mark with started
sheets.
Baby jib topsails were taken in before the
mark was reached. The Reliance sent up q
reaching lib topsail and the Shamrock a
balloon. and in breaking out these two
sails the Shamrock's men were much the
smarter, getting the sail drawing right on
the mark while the Reliance was twenty
two seconds slower In setting balloon
Capt. Wringe had shown good judgment.
The wind was over the starboard quarter
and the balloon drew well, and on the Re-
lance a change had to be made, the reach
ing jib topsail lowered and balloon sent
up in its place.
Some time after rounding the first mark
each yacht set n spinnaker, and 1t was this
Reliance. She has wonderful turn OF
speed off the wind. and although the spin
maker forced her to run to leeward OF the
course, she opened out on the Shamrock
and made a distinct gain Finding they
were romping off the course, spinnakers
about twelve minutes on the Reliance,
and eighteen minutes on the Shamrock.
At the next mark the Reliance gybed and
lifted the balloon jib topsail over the stay.
The Shamrock lowered her balloon lib
topeail, set a lib and forestaysail, and after
stuI up UhDy LOpSul, aUSi HeEo
again Capt. Wringe showed the better judg-
ment of the two shippers. The wind was
forward of the beam, and the balloon .jib
topsail on the Reliance was knocking that
boat off her course, 80 that In few min
utes 1t had to be taken in and for six Of the
miles on the way home she sailed without
any jib topsail up at all. Then the wind
lightened somewhat, and she broke out a
baby jib topsail, which she had been carry
ing in stops As they neared the finish the
Reliance changed her baby Iib topsail for
No. 2, while Shamrock sent up a No. l.
In spite Of the errors mada on the de-
Tending yacht, she outsailed the Shamrock
on every leg of the course. Turning to
windward she beat the Shamrock 40 Sec
onds, boat for boat. This is taking into
consideration the 10 seconds handicap
the Shamrock had at the start. The gain
made by the Reliance was 40 seconds a
mile, On the second leg Of the course,
with spinnakers, the Reliance gained /
minute and 20 seconds, which is an average
gain of s3 seconds mile. On the third
leg OF the course, close reach, the Reliance
gained As seconds, and her average gain
was As seconds mile. The Reliance has
to allow 80 seconds mile, 30 that on all
points Of sailing in Yesterdays race the
American boat more than saved the time
allowance.
They sailed closest on the last leg, but
there was very little more difference be-
tween them In turning to windward Over
the entire course the Reliance beat the
Shamrock minutes and 81 seconds, boat
for boat, timing with Shamrock from when
she crossed the line at 11:02:ls, so that she
beat her an average OF SO seconds mile
Taking into consideration the allowance
the Shamrock gets, the Reliance yesterday
showed that in light weather she is Just
two seconds mile faster than the challeng-
ing yacht.
The Shamrock is a good boat, every one
will concede. She could carry much more
sail than she has now. If Mr.. Fife had put
On thousand square feet more of canvas,
it is thought by designers in this country
hat, while the Shamrock's allowance would !
have been reduced by perhaps a minute,
her speed would have been Increased con- /
more than what she would have ,
ost in allowance
According to the thermometer on the |
ooint Of the Hook at II o'clock the wind |
blew nine miles an hour, from IL until noon
t blew eight miles, from noon until o'clock
I blew six miles; from till o'clock 1t
,lew seven miles and from to 3 o'clock
t blew thirteen miles.