Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-25

Cnicial time of start:
Reliance ............. ........ w. oo "
Shamrock ................... Luz w
Official time of finish:
Reliance - oo w
Shamrock ..................... z: ~ Az
Ealpsed time:
Shamrock .............. . 10
Reliance
The Reliance deducting the handicap
OF one minute and fifty-seven SECONDS
wins by one minute and nineteen Sec
onds.
New York, Aug. 25.-Prospects for
another good contest between Reliance
and Shamrock today We're encourag-
ing at seven. A fine seven knot breeze
was blowing out OF the southeast. the
sea was fairly smooth, and the horizon
clear for many miles. There was every
indication that the wind would hold
thruout the day, giving the yachts. es-
pecially Shamrock, every opportunity
to prove their worth over the thirty
miles Of the triangular course, which
according to the program must be salt
ed In the second contest between the
boats.
The crews of the two contestants
were out early, and before breakfasting
had taken the covers off their main
sails and raised their jibs and stay
sails in the stots. After breakfasting
at seven Shamrock's crew started at
once to work on the new main sail.
AT 7:45 they had 1t well under way,
while Reliance at the same hour began
to raise hers.
while thu crew was at breakfast on the
tender. Sir Thomas Upton on the deck
OF the Erin was inclined to be less con-
municatise that asual. he inaiiy
said:
"I think we viii get a good race today
and hope our new sail may be q sue
cess" Iseln was in excellent good
humor and to query said: 1t looks
like good racing weather, looks like
Reliance weather also.
Reliance dropped her moorings just
before nine and under main sail and
club top sail was ready to so to the
start Shamrock at 800 took line
from Cruiser, her tender, and was tow
ed out with her main sail set. AT 9:00
the wind was still blowing seven knots,
the sky partly cloudy and the atmos-
phere clear.
The American yacht left Under sail
for the first time. On Thursday and
Saturday OF last week she had the
services Of a tug. Before going our,
No. 2 club topsail, one OF the largest or
the boat was sent aloft and breaking
out two lower headsails, she shipped
away from her moorings and cash.
rounding the point of the hook, stoo1
to eastward thru the main ship canal.
Two or three miles off the hook Reli-
Rnce took a line off from her tender,
dropping her fore stay san as she pick
ed up the tow line.
About this time the regatta COM
mittee on board the tug Navigator and
accompanied by other tugs OF the club
fleet, came down from New York and
passed out by the hook.
Excursion Fleet.
Far up the bay the vanguard of the
excursion fleet could be seen coming
down thru Swash channel with four or
five revenue cutters in the lead. An
hour and quarter before the time set
for the start, the sky, although partial
ly cloudy, gave little indications of any
disa greeable Weather during the day.
The wind which had been about south
southeast during the early morning,
hauled bit to southwark, blowing n
point or two east of south. 1t still con
tinued however, at about en-knot
gait, and these conditions seemed to
prevail over a wide stretch of water,
SO that there was at this time every
prospects that the race would not only
be started on time, but the boats be
able to cover the course within the
time limit, 6k hours.
triangular Course.
At 1925 the signal was hoisted for
the triangular course The regatta
c.nnnittee's tug Navigator coming to
anchor about half mile to the west
ward Of the light ship. AT 10;3o the
course signals were hosted and five
minutes after the regatta committee
had set the signal for the triangular
race three sets of flags were broken out
on triatic stay, denoting the direction
OF the three legs. AS read from shore
the first leg was south, giving the boats
a beat down the Jersey shore. The
next was northeast by east, ne-haif
east, which under conditions of wind
prevailing at the time would give the
yachts a broad reach from the first to
the second mark on the starboard tack.
The next leg is northwest by west to
the finish at the light ship, another
broad reach on the port tack.
The preliminary signal was fired at
1045 and Immediately after the fight
for position began. AS usual Reliance
followed Shamrock in her various ma
neuvers about the line, neither boat GO
ing very far away from the starting
point. When the preliminary gun was
fired, both We're to the eastward of the
light ship a bit, but returned and be-
gan sailing up and down the line. When
the warning gun was fired at 1920,
Shamrock was close to the committee
boat. She Immediately headed along
the line on the starboard tack and Re-
iiance coming down from windWard