The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-04

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defender by giving his boat good full
and letting her romp away at fast clip
while Captain Barr pinched the Reliance
close to the wind and cleverly nursed her
toward the turning mark. The Shamrock
III at first footed faster, but the Reliance
more than made it good by outpointing
her.
For more than an hour they sailed or
that tack down past the shore OF Sandy
Hook and the highlands of Navesink to
Seabright. and all that time the Reliance
! steadily worked up to the windward Of the
beaten challenger, outpointing ana out
| footing her at the same time, and. pass
ing 20 wirdward of her when they tackled
| or Seabright. heading seaward, the Amer
ican boat had gained a quarter of mile
straight to windwa ard of the British craft.
On this new tack Captain Wringe again
gave his boat a good full, and she cut
through the Reliance's lead at an alarm
ing gait. but all to no purpose. Pinched
into the wind or with a rap full the Sham
rock was hopelessly outclassed. After
half an hours turn OF shore they sailed
toward Long Branch for half an hour.
STEADILY GAINING.
Captain Barr attempted to make hitch
OFF shore. but the Shamrock would not
follow ana he took the Reliance around
again to keep her company.
Meanwhile the Reliance had steadily
gained, and when at $40 both boats head
ed Off to the mark, six miles away, the
Reliance was a good mile ahead and gain
ing.
Heeling to freshening wind and jump
ing into rising sea, which at times threw
their long bows high out OF water, to
came down with a splash that sent min
iature clouds Of foam flying from under
their powerful shoulders, the boats were
making a pretty spectacle of it.
The boats were gaining speed with ev-
cry mile, and the Shamrock was a long
mile astern when the Reliance whirled
about the mark and towering stretches OF
canvas broke and bellied out from her
spinnaker pole and over her lee bow. The
homeward stretch had begun.
The boats were timed at the turn as fol-
lows:
Reliance. s:4o:ss.
Shamrock III. s:51:45
The Reliance had gained eleven min
utes and three seconds in the thrash to
windward, and, barring accidents. the VIC
tory was hers.
As the boats started to run honeward
under spinnakers and balloon jib toptails.
a split about three feet long appeared
In the foot Of the Reliance's spinnaker,
but, as 1t drew well, Captain Barr con-
tinued to carry 1t. For three-quarters of
an hour the only variation was slow
gain by the leading boat.
FOG ROLLS IN.
The sky was clear and the slanting rays
Of the yellow Western sun were limiting
a beautiful marine picture with the two
yachts as the center picture, when at 40.
with almost half the course yet to be
sailed, thick bank Of fog came rolling in
before a southeast wind and hid Shamrock
III in a gray mist that shut her out OF
sight of the fleet. Reliance ran along for
five minutes longer with the sun glinting
upon her sails until the fog bank reached
her, and she, too. disappeared from sight
As It caught her she felt also heavier
wind from the southeast. smothered her
spinnaker, and leaned to the wind through
the mist.
The two racers sailed in that dangerous
fashion at top speed for an hour. Mean
time the Navigator. carrying the Regatta
Committee. hunted for the lightship to es-
tablish the finish lire. 1t was $40 before
she found 1t and the fleet began to gather
about her. All was a wall OF fog.
Ten minutes they waited.
Then the Reliance. heeling before the
wind. her sails bellying hard and her lee
rails dragging up the splndrift. burst
through the fog upon the vision of the ex-
pectant watchers on the little excursion
feet
Hardly had they recognized the familiar
features OF the American craft when. with
her great balloon jib topsail fiuttering into
the arms of the nimble members of the
crew out on her bowsprit. she fed across
the line down through the lane Of yachts
to victory.
YACHTsMEN HAPPY.
The whistles of every craft in the feet
opened wide in recognition of her achieve
ment. The delighted yachtsmen danced
about the deck Of ]. P. Morgan's big black
steam yacht. The Corsair. and hilariously
congratulated one another.
Reliance's tug searched the fleet for the
racer and then towed her through it with
yachting ensigns flying from her mast and
spreaders. while some flags appeared at
various points on -he spars and rigging of
The Corsair. and the whistles Of the feet
again saluted the defender.
Meanwhile the Regatta Committees
tugs whistle yelled It's guiding signals to
the missing Shamrock III.
Reliance mad crossed the line at b:3o,o2.
and 1t was after o'clock when the fog
lifted q bit and disclosed the challenger
hove to. north of thesline. Captain Wringe
had missed IT in the fog and passed by
to the east of It. Shamrock did not at
tempt to cross the Ene. but after a feeble
salute from the feet. was taken in tow
to the Hook.
The feet started for home, and the Sc
ries Of races In defense Of Americas Cup
for 1905 were ended, and American ge-
Mus. brains and seamanship were once
more triumphant.