Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-27
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ciaD after the handicap gun, but well ahead
OF his opponent.
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Race Told in Bulletins by Evening
Stars Special Service.
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TON, Highlands, N. J.. August 27.-9:O5
a.m.-The wind at Sandy Hook Is blowing
at four miles south by east. drizzling
rain has set in. Prospects for race I'M
favorable.
1915 am-The rain has ceased; still
cloudy and threatening. The wind Is five
miles an hour and has shifted to the east.
If it holds from that point the course will
be toward the Long Island shore. fifteen
miles to leg windward and a leeward run
before the wind home.
1918 a.m.-Both boats are in tow going
toward the lightship. The committee boat
at hghtship awaiting them.
1929 a-m.-Both boats have cast off their
tow and under mainsail, clubtopsail stay
sail and jib. have stood for the nghtship.
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teen miles to a leg to windwind and re-
turn. Both boats maneuvering port tack,
standing northward; both set jibtopsails.
1916 a.m-Preparatory gun has been
fired.
1O:47 am-The boats are tockeying for
position near the lightship.
1919 a.m.-The wind is five miles south
east; thick and hazy.
1885 am.-Warning gun has been fired
Both boats on starboard tack
II a.m.-Starting gun fired.
n:O1 a.m.-BOth boats returning to start
ing line.
Hoe am.-Reliance crossed first.
11:Os am.-Shamrock crossed.
11:o4 am.-Both boats on port tack
Hos am.-shamrock went on starboard
tack.
11:05:4o am.-Reliance went on same
tack.
11.O7 am-Relfance leading and has wind
ward position.
ITO a.m.-Reliance is out-pointing and
out-footing Shamrock.
HIP am.-Reliance is still in the lead
and holding 1t well.
Ills a.m.-Judging from start Barr came
I'D to windward of Shamrock, blanketed
her and ran away from her, getting to the
line we'll ahead. Both crossed on port
tack Reliance Is still leading and holds
windward position.
11:22 am.-Shamrock is out-footing Re-
lance and pointing fully as high. Reliance
well to the windward. English boat gets
little advantage of slant of wind.
11:27 a.m.-shamrock went on the port
tack.
11:27:3O am-Reliance went on port tack.
1874 a-m.-Wind five miles an hour
Shamrock pointing very high. Reliance TO
windward One minute and eighteen Sec
onds ahead but not now going as fast as
Shamrock. Both boats drawing beauti-
fully.
11:39 a.m.-Reliance is leading and seems
to be increasing the distance.
11:45 a.m-Reliance continually eating to
windward and increasing her lead slightly.
Wind freshening.
lisa am-Renance stin increasing her
lead.
11:57 a-m.-With wind freshening Re-
lance increases her lead. Shamrock doing
in the wind, which Is now six miles.
IL o'clock-Reliance leading by three
quarters of a mile.
1905 p.m.-Reliance still gaining and
boats still on port tack standing in toward
Jersey shore.
1906 p.m.-Wind is freshening and shift
ing to the southwark.
1915 p.m.-The Reliance is two minutes
and twenty-five seconds ahead.
The official time of start is:
Reliance, 1:O2:OO
Shamrock, II :O2. 100.
The yachts had not crossed line until
after the handicap gun was fired. That
puts the time same for each.
1923 p.m.-Shamrock now pointing higher
than any time since the start. Reliance
well out to the windward. English boat
holding her own. Wind decreasing.
1923 p.m.-Reliance now about a mile in
the lead.
1890 pm-Reliance went on the star
board tack
1884 p.m.-Reliance went on the port
12:s4:so p.m.-shamrock went on star
board tack.
1926 p.m.-Reliance tufts and comes about
which brings the boats close together.
1921 pm.-Both boats are now on star
board tack.
12:A pm.-Boats are now of Monmouth
Beach; wind between five and six miles
an hour. Reliance seems to outpoint Sham
rock.
12:47 p.m.-Reliance now leads by one
mile.
1910 pm.-Shamrock now footing faster
than Reliance. English boat getting adj
vantage Of slight slant Of wind. Wind has
freshened to seven miles an hour.
los pm.-The boats have covered now
nearly three-fourths of the distance to
stake.
Shamrock takes full advantage of the
wind and foots very fine.
1:O4 p.m.-Shamrock went on the port
tack.
104:30 p.m.-Reliance went on the port
tack.
TIA p. m.-The wind is now freshening.
with prospects of greater velocity.