Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-25
AMERICAN BOAT TAKES FIRST
RACE OF THE CUP SERIES
BY GOOD LEAD.
FAST TIME WAS MADE
"A Ten Knot Wind Was Blowing
Throughout the Race and Heavy
Sea Was Neutrality-suspicious. Were
All FavorabIe-A Pretty Race.

Sea was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WSTe
All FavorabIe-A Pretty Race.
A* = & r. y *# y =
Reliance's elapsed time.3:22::24
y Shamrock's elapsed time 3:41::23
Shamrock's allowance. .1::57
Reliance won by ..........7::o2 =
y y **s y = = = =
New York, Aug. 22-Everything-
weather, wind and seals favorable
for the grand contest today between
the Reliance and the Shamrock III.
AT 9 o'clock when the yachts left their
moorings for the starting point the
wind was blowing steadily from the
west southwest at the rate OF 10 knots
an hour.
The Course.
/. The course today is the same as on
Tuesday, fifteen miles to windward and
return. The yachts reached the light
ship at 10 o'clock.
Shamrock to be Remeasured.
The Shamrock will be relneasured
Monday. Owing to an oversight her
anchor and cable which the rules re-
quire she should carry. were not aboard
when she was previously measured.
BY permission of the New York Yacht
club the Shamrock sails today's race
without the anchor and cable.
(10:30 a. m.)-The start Of the
race will be two or three miles to
the eastward Of the lightship. The
boats will be sent to windward and
leeward with another beat down the
Jersey shore. The wind Is blowing
ten knots an hour and is increasing.
"A heavy sea is running.
Shamrock Leads Over Line.
(11:5O a. m)-The preparatory guns
were fired at 1880 and the warning
gun at 11:40. The fight over position
was hot and interesting, Captain Barr
following every move, of Captain
Wringe and appearing to be getting the
better of it. Unofficial time of the
start:
amrock-11:45: :20.
Reliance-11:46::10 10.
(12:O2)-The Reliance seems to be
slowly but surely drawing up on the
Shamrock.
Race is Close.
(12:05 p, m.)-The race is now very
close. The boats have sailed about
I two miles of the course. The Sham
Il rock is still leading although the Reli
I ance is close behind
(12:44 p. m.)-The Shamrock has
just tackled to starboard right under
the Reliance's port bow and the race
is still very close. The Reliance had
tackled to starboard shortly before.
(12:46 p. m.)-The Reliance is grad
ually pulling to windward, cutting off
the Shamrock's wind.
Official Starting Time.
A marking tug is placed at the turn
ing mark three miles due east off the
shore Of the west end of Long Branch
The official start was:
Shamrock, 11:45::17.
Reliance, 11:46::21.
Reliance Overhauls Rival.
Oslo p. m.)-The Reliance has over
hauled and passed the Shamrock and
is in the windward position.
American Boat Leads.
(1.15 p. M Ut now looks from thu
Highlands as il the Reliance is leading
by three-elghtS or a mile.
Holds the Lead.
q:2O p. m.)-The Reliance is lead
ing by nearly a quarter of a mile and
= is an eighth of mile to windward.
Reliance Makes Turn.
(1:55 p. m.)-The Reliance has JUS
turned the outer mary.
Increases Lead.
The Reliance's lead has been in.
creased and it now looks as if she il
more than half mile ahead of tn,
Shamrock.
British Boat Turns Mark.
(2p. m.)-The Shamrock turned the
mark at 1:5S::30.
How 1t Was Done.
For the first hour the race was yer.
close. When the wind softened tn
Reliance would forge ahead, but whel
hard puff came the Shamrock woul
hold her own nicely. Just after tn
yachts had made half the distance an
following a series of tacks the Reli
ance began to forge ahead and pass
ed her opponent at the same time gel
ting better position to windward.
Sets Hot Pace.
Once in the lead, however, the Amer
lean boat set a hot pace which tn
Britisher was unable to equal an
plowly but continuously the forme
heightened the distance between her
self and the challenger.
i Race Practically Won.
(2:13 p. m.)-The boats have sale
about four miles Of the distance to tn
finish. The Reliance is leading by a
most mile and has the race apparen
ly well in hand. The Shamrock ha
now succeeded in getting up her ba
loon lib sail.
Times On First Leg.
The Reliance sailed the windwart
leg in Q hours 8 minutes and So sec
oaids. The Shamrock covered. the dis
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