The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-23

on the Navigator and gun fred to cal
attention to L 0 preparatory signal.
When the preparatory gun was hred AZ
li.so O'Clock the Sh I'm "ook had just finished
setting her smaller club topsail, and botf
yachts were on tho starboard tack. headed
toward the committee boat or southeastern
end Of the line The Reliance reached
right up to the committee boat. and then
. hauling more on tho wind. stood out toward
the southeast. with the wind abeam, while
the Shamrock. running In with the wind ait
and her sheets pinned down pretty fat.
crossAl the line headed to the northeast.
The men by that limo had come down from
aloft, and the club topsail was sheeted
down nicely II was the same one that shs
carried in Thursdays race. a No. ?.
She then hauled on the wind and passing
to the northward OF tho Navigator reached
toward the southeast. just as the Reliance
wore around and with the wind on the ort
beam stood OF toward the line. The two
boats were then drawing toward each other.
each with the wind abeam, on opposite
tacks. The Reliance passed TO windward OF
the challenger for the Cap, the two being
30 close together that those on board had
u ROVu CIldHCc w tOOk ht OIc hAOJAois
GINGER IN THE IA, ERs THIS TILE.
There Was soiue nle III Tie way they
moved through the water. There was
weight In the pressure Of the wind that
maze the ags Of the big feet OF vessels
around the stai q point sLappy: slot
chop on the sea, ami some OF the waves
white-crested.
Tie Reliance when near the committee
beat wole O. oLnd taking the starGoard
toward the lie. lien CAPT. karr lore
Of, and ian Gown toward the Challenger
with tie wind at, ahu apt. Wi1hge kL.eu
the way OF his Loaf, 1aiLing Tor Tie de-
fender 10 come up " linn. Reliance got
abeam OF Shamrock seven minutes a.tr
the preparatory signal Lal Leen given.
AMI gyUel her boom over to starLoard.
Both yachts were then healing toward
tile northwest on the port tack.
In gybing Reiiances way was killed and
the Shamrock pulleJ right out from un,.er
her AMI took the lea,l /, la ling little higher
on tho wind and dropping the Reliance
d .xn the stern. Capt. Barr Ia le little
m re closely on the wind. and Q an to
work out on the weather q artei OF the
ing gun was arel. both yachts bore OF
hea ling to the north. Then both hailed
again. anil they were jockeying roun,,
q st ha ling and then bearing away unit
the Reliance was jammed sharply on the
wind on the port tack and hea .ed toward
the west. The Shamrock followed her,
bein- so~n~ 'is'a-ce aa'err ar 10 lee~ ar.
With thr~e minutes 30 20 before the start
ang gun. Shamrock bore of sharply and
headed toward the mark boat or north
west end of the line, and the r. lance
followed The Shamrock was then al out
three lengths abe ad Of the defending
yacht
Sheets w-r~ pinned down fiat on both
yachts. and the wind was almost aft Thy
carried booms on the starboard side The
Shamrock passed 10 the westward of the
mark boat two minutes before the starting
gun. She gyb@d her DOM ovr 20
starboard hauled on the wind and r. ach'd
down towards the NAVIGATOR The r. lance
FOLLOWED. Ryi ing when near the Unique.
and then. hauling on the wind. stood OF
after the Shamrock
THE START.
The line was a very long one. and the
boats were moving so fast that Shamrock
had to bear off a little and kill her way,
and in doing this sh" lot the r. lance pick
up on her some. Then. luffing sharply,
;he Shamrock backNtnded the American
IN the wind ag hin. When the gun went /
ofY she luffrd and crossed the line. just
clearing the committee boat. at li45I7.
with the Reliance astern, at il:45:21. but
somewhat to weather Of the challenger's
wake.
than Capt. Wringe The Shamrock was
eaCling. but not close enough to the Ameri-
ran boat TO fackwind her They were on
The startoard tack, heading south
The Reliance at once got men ont on the |
and sent up a small jibtopssl.
md IA aoon as the move was made on the !
ooat men were ont on the Shamrock's .
'tick and baby iibtopsal was snapped on
md semi aloft.
The Reliance broke ont her jibtopsail at !
14725 II was the little sail that she
has carried 40 often in turning to windward ,
his summer. and which has done her so
much good. The Shamrock broke out her !
oabv jibtopsail right after Reliance. and ,
the challenger at once footed fast. Shs |
seemed to be pointing fully as high az the !
Reliance "a they went or on the first tack !
Of the course.
The two boats were heading south. They !
we're taking the seas under the weather |
bow and both were pounding considerably. |
The Reliance seemed to suffer the most |
from this and she was steering an errat'c |
course. sea would hit her and knock |
her right OF. and then Capt. Barr would !
uT in order TO pinch out and get the weather |,
position Of the Sha n-onk.
SHAMROCK BETTER SAILED AT FIRST.
From a place dead astern Of the two !
boats, II could be plainly seen that Sham !
rock was doing the better work. She
sailed truer, took the seas easier. and was !
slowly but surely improving her 20 Sition. /
The Shamrock enthusiasts were jubilant. |
She carried her lib topsail for about fifteen ).
minutes End then took it in, and did much !
better without IL.
The breeze had freshened considerably |
and was blowing fifteen miles an hour, !
rs near az could be JUDGED from the water. ,
As the wind increased in force the sea |
came up, and the further the boats got of +,
,hore the rougher the water was.
In the stronger pufrs Reliance Neeled |
and got one or two lshai'p |
SO that she was rapidly fall |
ng astern Of the Shamrock. Three times ,
Capt. Barr luffed her sharply in Efforts /
20 pinch her out. The Shamrock was
being sailed with a good full and allowed !
% foot, and II the tack had been held much /
onger than II was Shamrock would have /
across Relance's bow.
Capt. Barr saw this. fully realized the
position his boat was In and at l2l0:45 !
Reliance was flung about on the port tack, ,
his tack she took the seas little further
,ft than she had on the other tack. and she
,siled easier and did not pound nearly as
much.
The Shamrock held on the starboard
ack for little more than two minutes
onger. and AT 1918 she took the port tack
md headed with the Reliance in toward the
Jersey shore. She was then we'll TO wind ,
ward Of the Reliances wa O. Capt. Barr
.risd pinching little, but finding the yacht
point. ordered the jib topsal