The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-25

shift of wind to the westward which
enabled n racers to lay a course di-
rect 10 the mark .This robbed the Re
lance of most of the advantage of her
windward position and put the boats
on almost even terms. They held that
relative position until they had sailed
eight miles, when the wine backed
TO south by west, again making it a
dead beat to the mark and restoring
to the Reliance her former advantage
in being to the winward of Shamrock
III.
When they made their first tack at
1920 Shamrock III was 10 the leeWard
and astern a few hundred yards. The
shower had passed. Then for the first
time the British challenger gave the
1 admirers of the defender a a scare.
Without apparent reason. she began
to DOT faster than the Reliance. pass
] ed to leeward of her and drew away
| ahead. but still to leeward. 1t looked
for a moment as though she was go
ing to show her heels TO the craft
which was carrying the hopes of all
Americans. but when came about
and the two boats met. the admirers
of the Reliance discovered that while
the challenger had been out footing
her. he American craft had been out
pointing the challenger and had even
increased her lead. h boats were
nine miles from the starting line and
the Reliance had a lead Of a quarter
OF a mile. In a dropping wind the
British boat twice repeated the per-
formance OF slipping past the Re-
lance to leeward, but she was losing
| ground in the windward thresh by rea-
son of the Reliance sailing closer to
the wind.
When four miles from the turning
mark. at 1:25 r.. m. they started on a
long leg out to sea. AS they came
about it was apparent that the Re
lance was a mile ahead. The wind
dropped TO a little better than a fla
calm and the racers were moving very
slowly. In a vain effort to WOO the
tickle airs. the yachts changed their
h~eadsails. but the race had degen-
Grated into a drifting match. F1ukey
streaks of gentle air drifted across the
course. One of these fukes when the
Reliance was more than two miles
from the mark, sent ner off at a good
gait. while the Shamrock III was
headed off by an unfavorable slant I'M
til she pointed two points further off
the actual course than did h Re
lance. ' -"
Three and a half hours after the start
it was evident that the race could not
be finished within the time limit. the
Reliance had steadily gained, and was
then a good two mile dead hea of
her rival, when observers noted that
Shamrock III had caught little slant
of wind from the west n was cutting
down the lead. The Reliance prompt
ly went about when a mile away from
the turn, catching the westerly
wind, scurried away for the mark at
almost a racing pace. The wind con-
tinued to freshen until h swep round
the mark at 3:31:20. heeling to a smart
northwest breeze and giving the first
real exhibition of her speed.
The defender hauled on the wind for
L. 80 80
luted by the whistles of the big fleet.
Shamrock III was coming at a fast
clip to meet the returning defender.
but she had been so far aStern that
it was eight minutes after the Re- |
lance turned the racers met going in
opposite directions. indicating that the |
ReIiance's actual lead was sixteen
minutes. |
Just at that m the regatta |
committees tug displayed the signal
The race is Off" and the Shamrock
III came about and ollowed the Re
lance a short distance. Shamrock III
never turned the mark. They were
taken in tow of tugs and the fleet.
hurrying homeward quickly dropped
them.
NOT DISAPPOINTED.
Sandy Hook, n Y, August 2O.-Sir
Thomas Upton was the first of the
owners to return to the hook, coming
back on the Erin with his one nun
dred or more guests. He was busy
bidding them adieu. but he tOppe to
say:
mo. l am not in the least disap-
pointed with my boat or its efforts to-
day. The wind Vas so variable Meth
er boat had a good chance and par
ticularly mine with the smaller sail
area. Wait till we get n good breeze"
The single stickers did not arrive at
the Hook until after 6 o'clock. The
captains Of both boats refused to talk
for publication and all that Mr.. Iselin
would say was w are perfectly salts
fled. We always have been"
DISAPPOINTED IN LONDON.
London. August 2O.-The calling ot
of the race for the Americas cup caus- |
ed a decided disappointment in Lon
don. The papers published hourly edi-
ions throughout the day. The first
reports regarding the weather. at Sandy
Hook inclined the public to believe
that the Shamrock had ideal condi-
ions, and the news that the Reliance
had out footed her in the drifting
match was a complete ~disilluSion. Sew |
eral papers had arranged to announce
the progress and result of he contest
by fire works n balloons. Crowds |
fingered in the streets. in the dismaleSt
SUI IL LOIIuOI uIlHAle III Lie HopS lndl
the wind would freShen and permit n |
finish, but early in the evening it be-
came apparent that he race could not
be finished within the time limit n
the crowd dispersed, leaving only a
few enthusiasts around the tickerS in |
the hotel corridors to receive the Of |
fetal announcement that the race a
been ecalled off.
Patent Pill Pleasure.
Tho Mills tbo+ GRO potapt in tbair 90 |