The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-26
DETAILS OF THE RACE.
Reliance Got Away First and Kept
the Lead to the End.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25-When the yachts
reached the starting line shortly after 10
a. IN. the wind was south-southeast and
blowing about four knots-not enough to
send them over the course within the time
limit, but there were indications that there
would be enough of it later
The preparatory signal was fired at 1Of5
the warning gun at 1856 and the starting
that the race would be over a triangular
course ten miles. to leg. the first leg
south. the second northeast by east half
east the third northwest by west half west
The wind at that time due south and
had begun to freshen.
In the preliminary jockeying Captain
Barr. of the Reliance, got the windward po-
sition. blanketing Shamrock III, and chung
to it through various maneuvers until the
warning gun had been fired, when Captain
wringe had got clear of the Reliance. At
the sound of the gun Shamrock III bore off
to leeward and away from Reliance while
Captain Barr tackled under the stern of the
navigator as the starting gun was fired
and crossed the line only thirty-six seconds
behind the gun. Shamrock III kept away
from the line almost until the handicap
gun. then tackled and crossed 1T handi-
capped by nineteen seconds, for which no
allowance was made to her. The nineteen
seconds was dead loss. The official start
ing time:
Reliance ...... II 90 :3s
Shamrock III ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 02 100
The actual starting time of the Shamrock
was ii O2:19. Both went across the line on
the starboard tack, but held that tack for
not more than a minute, and then headed
for the Jersey coast.
CAPTAIN WRINGE'S MANEUvER
Once fairly away, Captain Wringe, of
Shamrock III, resumed his tactics of the
previous race, gave his boat a good rap full,
and sailed through Reliance's lee and got
under her lee bow. while Captain Barr
pinched Reliance close into the wind and
began to cover the distance to the wind
ward mark. Captain Wringe's maneuver
gave him wind clear of interference and
when once satisfied that Reliance could not
blanket his boat he flattened in his sheets
and began to point closer to the wind. Cap
tain Barr, however. was nursing Reliance
up to windward in mastery fashion
Half an hour after the start the gap be-
tween the two boats had widened material
ly, Reliance pointing higher and Shamrock
footing faster. They were half mile apart
when they tackled off Highland beach at
11:42. Reliance was the first to go about.
When both yachts were filled away ii was
clear that Reliance was gaining Shamrock
Ill was far astern and very little TO wind
ward of Reliance's course. Meantime the
wind had been increasing, and was now
blowing at the rate of seven knots. Carry
ing hard full. Shamrock III was heeing
prettily, moving through a fast clio and
making considerably more fuss under her
bows than the American boat. Captain
Barr was pinching Reliance into the wind
until her little baby jib topsail fiuttered
The race was being fought out on the same
lines as the previous one Reliance sought
To make her gain by outpointing the British
boat. while the latter tried 10 make up for
what she lost in pointing by footing faster
with rap full
TEN-KNOT BREEZE.
AT noon the wind had increased to ten
knots and hauleNl about point To west
ward, so that both yachts could lay
straight course TO the turning mark not
more than two miles distant. They were
heeling hard and dragging their lee rails
through lather of froth and sending IL
squirting from under their bows In n fash
ion that indicated that they were making
at least twelve knots and that there was
little danger that the would not be
finished within the time limit. Without
making another tack both boats made the
turn of the first mark as follows:
onamrock Ill .2.2@.45
Though Reliance had a lead of three min
utcs and fifteen seconds she still lacked