The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-26
DETAILS OF. RACE
Challenger Lost Nineteen Seconds in
Getting Started.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, August co.--In the pre-
& lImlnary jockeyng Captain Barr, OF the
Reliance, got the wlndward POSITION
blanketlng the Shamrock III, and clung
to 1t through various manoeuvres until
tie warning gun had been fired, when
CAPTAIN Wringe had got clear Of the Re-
lance.
AT the sound Of the gun Shamrock -.
! bore off to leaward and away from Ke-
lance while Captain Barr tackled under
the stern OF the Navigator as the start
Ing gun was fired, and crossed the lne
only thirty-six seconds behind the gun.
The Shamrock III kept away from the
line almost until tho handicap gun, then
tackled and crossed 1t. handicapped by
nineteen seconds. for which no allowance
was made TO her. The nineteen sec
onds was dead loss
The official starting time was:
4. Reliance. 1l:o0:S6.
Shamrock III, 11:G2:0o.
The actual starting time OF Shamrock
was 11:02:l0.
once fairly away Captain Wrinso. OF
Shamrock ILL.,, resumed his tactics or
the previous race, gave his boat q goon
rap full and sailed through the Re-
liance's lee and got under her lee DOW.
Captain Wringe's nuanoeuvre gave MN
q wind clear Of Interference, and when
once satisfied that Reliance could not
blanket his boat he attened In his
sheets and began 10 point closer to tho
wind. Captain Barr, however, was nurs-
ing Reliance up to windward In mastery
fashion
WIDENED GAP.
Half an hour nfter the start tho gap
5jbetween the Two boats had widened ma
terially. Reliance was pointing higher
and the Shamrock footing faster They
were half a mile apart when they tackled
off Highland Beach,, at lag. The Re
liance was the first TO 90 about When
both yachts were filled away 1t was clear
. that the Reliance was gaining. n sham
rock III was far astern and very little
10 windward OF the Reliances course.
Meantime the wind had been increasing.
and was now blowing at the rate OF seven
knots The race was being fought out on
the same lines as the previous one. The
Reliance sought to make her gain ~
outponting the British boat while the
latter endeavored to make up for what
she lost in pointing By footing faster
with a rap full.
At noon the wind had increased TO ten
Inots, and hauled about a point to west
ward, so that both yachts could lay
straight course TO the turning mark, not
more than two miles distant. Without
making another tack both boats had made
the turn of the first mark as follows:
s3a Reliance ................,......l2 go.
"S's y
tt., RUN BEFORE WIND.
M Though the Reliance had lead OF
three minutes and fifteen seconds. she
still lacked six seconds of making uI
the time allowance and the difference Of
one minute and twenty-four seconds at
the start. Both. captains broke out bal
loon jib topsll, when they squared for
the second turn. Tho wind was SO far
aft that they quickly discovered thai
instead OF being broad reach. as intend
3D. the course to the turn was a run
81 Spinnaker booms were guyed out and thu
great sails added to the tall reaches o.
canvas. Both yachts were heading OF
their course bit In order TO make thci
spnnakers draw well. and they ran tina
way for half an hour when the Reliance
sluothcred her spinnaker and began t
set her staysail. Ten minutes after Rel'
ance. the Shamrock also took IN lie
spinpaker With the wind oyer the
qua >rs. both yachts made fast time @
It. ~, It was apparent that Reliance wa
gaining. They made the second turn q
follows;
Reliance ..,.,..........,....,I;l 4
Shamrock .l:2l:io.
Tho Reliance was leading by three min
IA utes, fty,fve seconds. having gained
forty seconds IN the run across from tn
FIRST to the second mark. She had over
difference at the start and established
a margin 10 her credit OF thrty-fou
seconds. With a close race still to b
made. there was faint hope for the cl1nl
lenger.
CLOSE REACH.
The Reliance whircd about the mari
gybed over trimmed In her sheets an
rompcd away on a close reach toward
Sandy Hook lightship and tho finish lini
She was three-auartcrs OF a mile ava
before the Shamrock rounded the mari
Both yachts were heeling before lively
knot wind from south by west. and WEI
railing at least one mile an hour fasl'
than the wind was blowing, Their shee
were eased just enough to put them I
almost their best point OF sailing. al
pne upon which the Reliance has Oft
demonstrated that she Is faster than al
racing craft ever built, She was heel
Just enough to bring her long overhang
bear and give he. the beneht of her gre
sailing length,
WIND SOTrEEED.
As the wind softened the Reliance hr