The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-25

little north OF west to the Hghtship.
There was plenty Of sea room under
| these conditions to start the boats at the
lightship, and no preparations were made
| therefore for shifting the starting place.
as was the case Saturday. AS the morn
ing progressed numerous little fishing
boats came sailing up the coast from the
south at fairly good gait. They rolled
and dipped q trtfle. but the sea was much
panied by the other feet, and the John
smoother than last week. In fact, there
was comparatively little surf along the
shore. The air was wonderfully clear, and
some OF the incoming European vessels
could be sighted twenty five or thirty
miles off shore.
| Attic the wind was nearer to the south
east along the Jersey shore. off at sea,
Iseares-the Hshts.ilp. II looked to be three
or four points nearer to the southwark,
as several pilot boats seemed able to hold
course very nearly parallel to the shore.
Crews at Work Early.
The crews Of the two contestants were
out early, and before breakfasting had
raised their jibs and staysails in stops.
After breakfasting at z o'clock, Sham
rocks crew started at once to work on
the new nainsail, approaching that it
would would take some time to get a
proper set to it. At 7:45 they had It well
under way, while Reliance, at the Same
| hour, began to raise hers. ..
| The breeze was increasing and the flags
| at headquarters and on the yachts began
| to stand out from the masts, against
which they had idly tapped since sun
| rise.
| The Shamrock got her new nna1nsan In
| place and to those ashore it looked to be
very much of an improvement over the
old one. 1t did not lap the boom and it
set up well to meet the club topsail. There
|
| thirty feet from the boom. AS the wind
caught it, it bellied close to the mast and
| there was broad curve to the leach
This should be of great advantage on the
reach, SO the yachtsmen said.
| RelIance's New Sail. !;
Reliance was only using one new sail
and that jib, set little flatter than
her older jib. This, too, is considered an
advantage on the reach. MIR. Iselin went
aboard Reliance while his crew was at
breakfast on the tender.
Sir Thomas on the deck of the Erin was
inclined to be less communicative than
usual. He finally said:
II think we will get good race to-day
and I hope our new sail may be a sue
| CESS"
Mr.. Iselin was in excellent good humor
and to a query said it looked like good
racing weather and it looks like Reliance
! weather, also
Reliance began to raise her nainsail at
! 1920 and by that time Captain Wringe had
Shamrocks sail to his liking, after having
sent two men to pull 1t taut at the boom
| end so to draw out the wrinkles from
along the gait It wrinkled then only
where it is liable to catch the full force OF
the wind on the reach and hold It.
Sail Sets Well.
Reliance's mainsail showed hardly q
! wrinkle and looked half as big again al
that of Shamrock.
Captain Wringe was evidently in good
spirits, after his sail was fitted He
1 paced the deck with the Ne WORK Yacht
and after the trimming Of yesterday it
/ fitted perfectly.
Mr.. Herreshoff builder Of the Reliance,
who passed the night on his yacht Roam
er. which was anchored in Sandy Hook
bay, went aboard Reliance, taking with
him an extra topsail. Reliance dropped
her moor1ngs just before o'clock and
under mainsail and club topsail, was ready
to go to the start.
i She started on the port tack, broke out
her staysail and lib and caught the breeze
1 beautifully, rounding the Hook like a
great white bird. AS she went out the
4 passengers on the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, which was coming in from Cher
bourg, gave her cheer.
1 Shamrock, at o clock, took a line from
the cruiser, her tender, and was towed
out with her mainsail set. At this time
the wind was blowing seven miles an
hour from the south and was very steady.
It was not, however, increasing in veloc-
ity as much as the yachtsmen would wish.
= The American yacht left under sail for
the first time. On Thursday and satur-
day Of last week she had the service Of
tug. Before going out No. club
topsail, one Of the largest on the boat
was sent aloft and breaking out two lower
headsails she slipped away from her
mornings and easily rounding the point Of
the Hook, stood to the eastward thru the
main ship channel. Two or three miles
off the Hook the Reliance took a. line trana