Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-08-29
YACHTS FAIL TO FINISH IN THE
TIME LIMIT OWING TO
LIGHT WIND.
SHAMROCK III. HOPELEssLY BEATEN
MILE AND A HALF BEHIND RELI.
ANcE AT THE END OF
THE CONTEST.

| new 1OrK, aug. ne Qay rdCo
for the Americas cup was without re.
suit, the yachts falling to finish within
the time limit. At the expiration OF
the five and one-half hours Reliance
was three-quarters of mile from the
finish and Shamrock one and a half
miles astern of the American boat.
hopelessly beaten.
When the starting gun was fired
both boats were on the windward side.
| heading over toward the ightship.
Reliance then pulled by Shamrock and.
rounding the lightship, headed for the
line on the port tack. Shamrock was
! more than a minute astern of the
two minutes and five seconds 1t was
| the worst start an English boat has
made in an Americas cup contest fol
many years At H. Is both yachts were
headed little north of east, sailing
very slowly on the starboard tack.
Reliance was well in the lead. The
wind at that time was blowing about
five knots and at 1920 Shamrock was
heading four or five points off the
course sailed by Reliance. In fact, the
Reliance, twenty minutes after the
start, had an apparent lead of nearly
half a mile.
The conditions of the start gave Re.
lance a very decided advantage, fol-
though both yachts are officially timed
as crossing at HOP Shamrock actually
crossed one minute and seven seconds
behind her competitor, thereby reduc-
ing the time which Reliance must
overcome in her time allowance one
minute and seven seconds.
Reliance Continues to Pull Away. 4
Both yachts held to the eastward on
the starboard tack until 11:25. Reli-
ance continued to pull away a bit and
when both tackled to port she had
lead of fully three-eighths of a mile.
Shamrock had moved so slowly that
she was scarcely mile from the light
ship when she came about. Neither
yacht was heeling over to any extent.
The air was very light and the excur.
sion fleet continually had to stop so as
not to be in advance of the racers.
At 11:55 the wind inshore was blow
ing six or seven miles an hour from
the southeast and there were prospects
of the race being finished on time. At
noon the boats had been sailing about
an hour and covered about one-third
the distance to the outer mark. Reli.
ance's gain as~the yachts worked slow
ly out toward the mark was continuous
and she pulled away until at 1929
there was a space of about mile be-
tween the two boats. The breeze had
freshened to about seven knots and
the yachts were moving faster than
at any previous time in the race. Sham.
rock appeared entirely unable to hold
Reliance. At 1915 they were. half
way to the outer mark.
At 1890 the yachts had apparently
sailed about ten miles of the course.
The wind had not fallen and the pros
poets were for finish race.
Shamrock Seems to Do Better.
AS the yachts drew nearer the outer
mark the Shamrock seemed to hold
the Reliance better, appearing to point
almost as high and foot as fast. At
1902 both boats having made long
tack to starboard, came about and
headed towards the south. The wind
was off shore and seemed to be hold.
ing fairly well, blowing about six miles
an hour.
The port tack was held by Reliance
for eighteen minutes, when she went
over to starboard and headed straight |
for the mark The Shamrock went on
the same tack at 1:21, about mile in |
the rear The wind was very light off |
shore and it was twenty minutes later, |
at 1:42, when Reliance turned the |
floating beacon which marked the
outer limit of the course Shamrock |
turned at 1:54.
I The yachts sailed the first four or |
five miles of the homeway run Of the |
course very slowly. Reliance with her |
great sail spread continued to gain |
and at 2:15 was over mile in the van. |
The wind began to haul a little to |
the south as the afternoon progressed. |
At O'Clock Reliance was about eight I
miles from the lightship and looked
to be about mile and a half ahead of |
the Shamrock.
Reliance Racing Against Time.
At 1920 D. m. the contest had devel
oped into race between Reliance and
time. Reliance was still six miles
from the lightship and had one hour
and ten minutes within which to cover
that distance. Shamrock was hope
lessly beaten.
From that time to the end it was
race against time by Reliance, as
Shamrock was nearly two miles astern
of the American boat.
At $40 p. m. the wind had de-
creased perceptibly and Reliance had
scarcely moved mile in twenty min
utes.
At 4:06 p. m. Reliance reset her
spinnaker, which she had taken in, for
a last brave effort to reach the line.
At that time she had three and a half
miles to cover in twenty-six minutes,
At AIS Reliance was still over two
miles from the finish, with the wind
light.
At 4::30 the race was declared of.
Reliance was about three-quarters OF
a mile from the finish and Shamrock
more than mile and a half astern.
Cedar Rapids, Ia, Aug. 2S.-W. S.
Golden of Monroe City, Mo-, who came
1 thn ro1 0f