The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-21
GREATER TIME ALLOWANCE
SECOND MEASUREMENT OF LIP
TOMS NEW BOAT RESULTS
I'M HER FAVOR.

Americas cup.
Again this year, as in the two pre-
ceding series, the government will
police the course with revenue cut
ters and stringent rules have been
laid down to prevent interference by
the excursion fleet with the racing
yachts. The racers are moored inside
Sandy Hook ready for the fray. Both
yachts were given their final trial
spins Wednesday. Despite the time
allowance of 1 minute and 81 seconds
which the defender must concede to
the challenger, the friends of Reliance
are confident that Sir Thomas is again
doomed to defeat and the confidence in
the American boat is reflected in the
betting, with the odds two to one on
the Reliance. The friends of the
British boat, on the other hand, pro-
Tess the greatest faith in the ability
of Flies latest creation to "lift the
cup
Shamrock III was remeasured
Wednesday and as a result receives
twelve seconds more time allowance.
Time Allowance Increased.
It was announced at the New York
Yacht club last night that G. D..
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measured Sir Thomas Lipton's cup
challenger, Shamrock III, off Sandy
Hook Wednesday, and that as a conse-
quence the challenger would be al
lowed an additional twelve seconds in
the races, making a total time allow
ance Of l minute and 81 seconds,
against the previous estimate of /
minute and As seconds.
The new measurement revealed the
fact that q mistake had been made in
measuring the length of the topmast.
When Mr.. Mower ran his tape owe
the vessel again, he found that the
throat halyard block wes three feet
lower down than his previous figures
showed. This made the length Of the
topmast greater by three feet, reduc-
ing the size of the mainsail and thus
decreasing the sail area. The
measurement brings the racing length
of the Shamrock III down to 1O4.4, in
stead of 104.77 equal to a time allow
ance of twelve seconds.
In neither Of his previous attempts
to carry OF the cup did Sir Thomas
was in doubt whether to sail in Sham
rock III today. His friends on the
Erin urged him not to do so for fear
of an accident.
For the first time the challenger
and defender Wednesday sailed in
company off Sandy Hook, when both
boats were taken out for a final trial
spin. Except when passing, going In
opposite directions, the two yachts
were never nearer than three miles to
each other, SO that there was no op-
portunity to compare them, although
some observers thought that Sham
rock III heeled a little more and
seemed to carry a larger stern wave.
Reliance Shows Speed.
The Reliance was first to get away
from her mornings within the Horse
shoe and passed out by the point of the
hook at 10 a. m. There was a fine
ten-knot breeze from south southeast
and, sailing close hauled, she went
out through the main ship channel and
Gedney's channel to the Sandy Hook
lightship, about eight miles, at a fast
pace.
Shamrock III left Sandy Hook fifteen
minutes later and followed the de-
fender out through the channel to the
lightship. Both yachts carried all
lower sails and club topsails. The
Reliance turned at the lightship and
ran back toward the channel, meet
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The two yachts passed each other at
a distance of a mile. Shamrock III
proceeded as far as the lightship, hove
to and awaited the arrival of the
Oceanic, bound in. and then followed
the big liner in under mainsail and
jib.
The Earl and Countess of Shaftes-
bury, the latter of whom was sponsor
for Shamrock III at her launching,
were on board the Oceanic, and as the
big steamer passed the crew of the
Shamrock cheered the countess.
Both yachts returned to their moor
ings at Sandy Hook after having been
absent an hour and a quarter, the Re-
hance reaching hers about fifteen min
utes in advance of the Shamrock. For
the remainder of the day both boats
swung to their moorings, while h
crews o%verhauled their sails and got
everything in readiness for the race.
Large Excursion Fleet.
During the afternoon and evening a
large fleet of steam yachts gathered
In the Horseshoe to follow the racers
when they leave for the starting line.
Sir Thomas Lipton's steam yacht
Erin came up the harbor in the after
noon to receive the Earl and Countess
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as Lipton's guests from the Oceanic,
after which she returned to Sandy
Hook with Sir Thomas and the party
on board. and lay there during the
night. C. Oliver Iselin, the managing
member of the Reliance syndicate, and
his advisers passed the night on board
the Reliance tender Sunbeam, at an
Choir neal the Reliance.
When asked for a %prophesy of the
result of today's race, Sir Thomas
said: II am more confident of win
ming than ever, and my confidence is
shared by every man in the feet, and
other admirers of the Shamrock III
Designer Fife is thoroughly satisfied
with the tuning up that Shamrock III