New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23

| yachts followed with sheets checked in bit, so
| they would not reach there ahead Of the COM
| mittee boat
At11:05 the letter "S" signifying fifteen miles
| to windward and return. was hosted, and five
! minutes later the signal "A r L" announced
! that the course would be southwest. Shamrock
| III in wearing" soon after got "knockdown"
that made Captain Wringe decide to change his
clubtopsail for a smaller one. Sailing alongside
the committee boat, he announced his intention
the men then being aloft ready to cast off the
Iacings The sail was taken in and a smaller
backyard set in exactly eight minutes.
At the preparatory signal set at 11:3O, Barr
had the Reliance the starboard tack, passing
on the port side OF the committee boat. Sham
rock III passed to starboard of her.
THE SHAMROCK GETS BEST OF START.
At three minutes before the warning signal
Barr having gybed the Reliance had the Sham
rock under his lee beam. and was trying to keep
her there. while both were heading to the north.
Barr luffed and Wringe followed when the
warning gun was fired. both yachts crossing the
line on the port tack If starting, to guage the
direction of the wind Then they stood to the
southwark until there were three minutes left to
the starting signal
Shamrock ILL., being astern. was closer to the
line wringe kept her off. Barr followed suit.
At two minutes Wringe gybed to port just as
his yacht passed outside the tug Unique, mark
ing the west end of the line. The Reliance
reached the same spot and gybed twenty sec
onds later.
1t was a bitter fight for position at the
start and far wringe had the better of 1t.
He kept his boat going parallel to the line Barr
following There were only ten seconds left
now. Wringe begins to luff Bar well.
At the gun both hauled close on the wind on
he 10
along the starboard side of the Navigator, By
"pinchng' her Wringe was just able to fetch
by the tugs bow without lacking. The Re-
lance, about three lengths on the Shamrock's
weather quarter. had the better position If she
could hold it, but subsequent events showed
that she could not
The official time Of the start was:
Yachts. I'M 8
Reiiance n
Four seconds in the lead was all Wringe could
claim With his time allowance added he was
minutes second to the good.
SHAMROCK LEADS AT FIRST.
It was one Of the hardest thrashes to wind
ward ever seen in a Cup contest. There was
wind enough and to spare for both yachts.
They had crossed the line the starboard tack
with lee rails almost awash and without any
ibtopsails set. The Reliance set hers first at
11:47, the Shamrock's going up minute later.
All hands close up under the weather rail
on both yachts.
Those first FIVE minutes after the start were
| anxious ones for the friends of both yachts.
It soon became evident that Shamrock III
was not only holding her own but pointing
fully as high. The breeze freshened at once,
and the Reliance plainly the more tender Of
the two. When five minutes had passed the
challengers admirers chucllled when they saw
that yacht had gained on the American boat
At IL o'clock fifteen minutes after the start.
the Reliance seemed TO be having more trouble
in Juggling her canvas. for she waved badly
at times, and during the next five minutes she
was headed off until she seemed almost in the
wake of Shamrock III.
Captain Barr let her come about to the port
tack at 1910. Wringe swung the Shamrock to
| the same tack two minutes later. 1t was then
| seen that her jibtopsail had been taken IN
Barr doused the Reliance's jiotopsal at
12:l4:30
Al l2:15. half an hour after the start. Sham
rock III was g clear half mile on the weather
beam of the Reliance, in splendid position. me
breeze strong and steady, and her chances
| looked very good at this time. Captain Barr let
the Reliance come about to starboard at lZ:4O
| and she had been steadily gaining to Windward.
| Wringe put the Shamrock about four minutes
| later. This brought them closer together with
| the Reliance few lengths on the weather beam
| of the Shamrock The latter continued 10
| forereach on the Reliance until at 1:02 Wringe
| thought he could by lacking, cross ms rival S
| bow He had no sooner filled away on the port
| tack than Barr tackled right on his lee DOW
| giving the Shamrock back wind out OF the de-
| tenders sails. 1t only took thirty seconds LOT
| Wringe to see the folly of his continuing in
/ that position. so he flung the Shamrock back TO
| the starboard tack again, while Barr held on 10
| his port tack Wringe kept the Shamrock on
| the starboard tack for minute and half
| lust long enough to get his wind clear-then
| let her come back to the port tack.
Rarr kent the Reliance the port tack Tor
| thirty-six minutes ffty-seven seconds. Wrtnge
/ held on for eighteen seconds longer When they
| both had settled down again on the starboard
tack the Reliance was about a quarter OF mile
! on the Shamrocks lee bow. The wind had light
| ended a trife by this time. and 50 Wringe set
| the Shamrock's jibtopsail again. Barr sent up
! a baby jibtopsail the Reliance minute later.
| RELIANCE LEADS AT FIRST MARK.
| 1t was about 1870 when the outer mark was
si~hted 1t had been set about five miles from
| the Jersey beach off Asbury Park. 1t looked
for a time as If the yachts had overstood the
mark, and both yachts were given good full.
| The shippers soon found they were mistaken.
however for the wind fell much lighter here,
| and headed them in a few minutes. and while
| the water sot smoother, they met the mood tide
| which set them to leeward.
The Shamrock held her huff. while Barr gave
| her rap full gaining little thereby, but he was
/ obliged TO tack to starboard at 1879. The wind
which had headed her off on the other tack
favored her on this, so that she was able to
cross the bow Of Sham -ock ILL., which was still
on the port tack. Barr tacHed on his rivals
weather bow and they were then not more than
thirty seconds apart.
Both were approaching the mark on the
port tack, with the Reliance to windward, and
g few lengths in the lead Neither able TO
fetch. the mark, for the wind had fallen very
light and the flood tide still sweeping
them TO eeward The Reliance here got another
slant of wind which let her up a bit, so that