Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-22

began maneuvering for positions. AS
they sailed back and forth i'll this pre-
liminary struggle both boats showed a
good deal of weather side as they laid
down, dipping the lee-rail. At 11:40,
when the warning gun was fired. both
boats were to the westward line stand
ing in shore. Both boats stood a
quarter of a mile to westward of the
line and then started and ran down
the wind for fifteen seconds, when
Shamrock gybed. Reliance following
with the same maneuvers. Both boats
were on the starboard tack, heading for
the line. and crossed 1t, holding about
south, Shamrock about two lengths
ahead of Reliance. Some minutes after
crossing both yachts broke out baby
lib topsails. 1t looked as If Reliance had
purpoSely held back from crossing the
line, in order to cut down, whatever
time allowance there might be in case
she finished first. Ten minutes after
the start the yachts We're still holding
towards the south on the starboard
tack. From shore 1t looked as If Re-
lance was gaining q trifie. The wind
is getting more to southwark and the
boats had every opportunity to show
what they could do in bealt TO wind
ward in comparatively smooth sea
and fifteen knots.
A Close Confess.
The contest Immediately developed
into close and exciting one, for While
Reliance seemed to pick ur and to be
TO the windward of Shamrock, she was
unable to get by. AT 12:l1 Reliance
swung around on the port tack and
headed for the Jersey shore. Sham
rock kept on two minutes longer be-
fore tacking to port. This tack devel-
oped into a long run in shore and as
time passed it was evident Shamrock
was doing better on the port tack than
on starhoard. In the first fifty minutes
of racing the contest was SD close as TO
create the most intense excitement
among the thousands of spectators on
boats and on shore. The wind held
strong and the yachts had all of it they
wanted for the sail they We're carry
ing. There was no break in the long
tack until 12:40 when Reliance went
about. Shamrock, however. continued
as If the American defender had sue
the challenger She was on the star
board tack some distance to weather
Of Shamrock and slowly but surely out
footing the latter. At 1884 both boats
were still holding to the south on the
s;arboard tack. with Reliance apparent |
ly in the lead by a short distance. The
yachts at that time had sailed more |
than half way TO the marx.
On the yachts sailed, both plunging
and smashing in a nasty. rolling sea.
When the wind softened E,aliance would |
forge ahead, but when the harder puffs
came Shamrock would hold her own
nicely.
The wind lightened as they beat for
he weather mark and Reliance seemed
o like the weather better, and in
,reased her advantage with every mile
sailed. Reliance turned the mark at
/: 55:14 and Immediately set her spin
laker to port and like huge bird
headed straight for the finish.
Shamrock turned the mark at 1:5S: 80
etting her spinnaker 10 port. She
ried to hoist a balloon lib topsail, but
t seemed to jam half way up and she
substituted balloon stfysail.
The difficulty was overcome a NOM
mt later and Shamrock succeeded IL
,etting up her balloon jb, but after
he yachts had sailed a short distance
he balloon jibs We're taken in Fleet
ooted Reliance gained constantly and
t 2:30 had increased her lead to a
nile and half. In fact the race was
procession
Reliance with her grea.ter sail spread
rawing further and further away
rom Shamrock, the rum home being
made very fast before a twelve to |
ourteen knot breeze and at 235, when
he boats We're timed at passing {
oint, the Reliance seemed to be a full +,
We minutes ahead.
The steamer excursion fleet was hard {
ushed to keep pace with the big rae
RS, as the latter drove home before ;
he wind. There was, however. a big !
eet gathered at the finishing line TO ,
rect the victorious defender. II
Reliance continued safely to hold the {
lad to the finish line, which she eros i
ed eight minutes and fifty nine sec
nds ahead of Shamrock. immediately
fter the crossing line, both yachts ,
eaded toward Sandy Hook. +,
Reliance's relapsed time is 3:32:24. !
3:41:23. Deducting the
me allowance of 1:5f. Reliance won
minutes and 2 seconds.