Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-24

LADIES' hearts by his 4OnC1tat1On lot their
welfare. he going SO far as to have had
beef broth and other sick-room concom-
itants prepared for their use. From the
ships bridge he has Just been cautioning
norid man against leaning over the rail
too far, saying that 1T was more COM
Portable on board than in the water" Mr..
Smart man shouted back, Captain. one or
two people would never be missed or the
Algonquin" Capt. Wadsworth waited an
instant. then replied: Perhaps you are
right, it all depends on who falls over
board The laugh which followed was
not at the captains expense.
Beginning Of Saturdays Race.
When the excursion fleet had lined up at
the starting point yesterday about IL
O'Clock, both of the big cutters had been
towed out past Sandy Hook lightship and
were already maneuvering for position at
the starting line, which had been estab-
lished by the race committee, and was
about six miles to the east of the light
ship. The course was signaled at 11:2O
am. and was fifteen miles to wind and
hack, with the direction in which the ten
knot wind was blowing the line ran
little west of southwest. After some f1f-
teen minutes of sharp jbing and lacking
the two boats crossed the starting line
Shamrock leading by three seconds) and
started off in the windward course, follow
ed by the excursion fleet. These boats
showed a disposition to crowd up on the
course, but so well did the revenue cutters
police it the yachts were not hindered in
the slightest.
Close and Exciting Race.
The contest resolved itself into a close
and exciting one, for while Reliance seemed
to pick up and be to windward of Shamrock
she was unable to get by. At few min
utes after II the American swung around
on a port tack and headed for the Jersey
coast. This move was initiated by Sham
rock a moment later. The tack was pro-
longed into long run against the strong
flood tide coming up the Jersey coast, and
as time went on 1t became evident that
Shamrock was doing better on the port
tack than on starboard. At 1 o'clock this
long tack was broken by Reliance when
she went sharply about to regain the
course. Shamrock kept inshore for a few
minutes then veered and made a run to
squeeze by and get the windward berth.
She was compelled to tack. however, to
avoid being blanketed by our boat.
Reliance Getting the Lead
At the moment when Capt. Wringe flung
his boat about, 1t became clear to us that
Reliance was getting the upper hand of
the challenger, and at a point about half
way to the outer mark Reliance had the
lead by a short distance On the yachts
sdlIeu, anu SHdSIllHS
sea. When the wind softened Reliance
would gain, when 1t pulled harder, Sham
rock held her own.
Most Exciting Part Of Race.
After gaining position we'll to the Sham
rocks starboard, Reliance tackled to port
and headed for shore again, Shamrock con-
tinued her starboard tack until a trif1e to
windward of Reliance's wake then headed
sharply In shore.
At this time and during the third tack
and the excitement was at the breat hless
point. At the third port or offshore tack
Reliance went well in the wind and sprint
ed ahead to a point which seemed fully
half mile abeam Of her antagonist, and
the American enthusiasts began to feel that
their gallant defender had the race well
In hand.
Turns the Stake First.
1t had taken quite a while for Reliance
to catch, overhaul and draw clear of Sham
rock, but once in the lead the American
boat set a pace which the challenger was
unable to equal, and slowly but surely she
heightened the distance between herself
and Sir Thomas boat until at 80 pm. on
a short starboard tack she turned the gilt
tering stake buoy three minutes and
tWenty-four seconds ahead of the English
man, set her immense spinnaker to port,
and like great bird with mainsail and lib
drinking the wind she sailed straight down
the fifteen-mile stretch to the stake boat
to victory, her great canvas expanse aiding