The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-25
TO.DAY'S BULLETIN

Official time Of start: Reliance, 11:00:36;
Shamrock, 100000.
HOS a. m.-Shamrock has been out
pointing Reliance until she has secured
the windward position, but Reliance is
fully quarter Of a mile in the lead.
I 1l:30 a. m.-With strengthening winds,
Reliance has increased her lead to three
eighths half mile.
1910 p. m.-The yachts, still holding
the starboard tack, are about opposite
Monmouth Beach, nearly five miles off
shore The Reliance is leading by one
fourth of mile. Shamrock seems to
point higher to-day than Reliance.
Haze Hides Racers.
1890 p. m.-Reliance went on port at
AZ: 21 :05, Shamrock at n 1885. The
weather is very hazy and it is difficult to
discern the yachts.
12:40 p. m.-As Reliance crossed the
line a minute and "a seconds ahead of
lenger at the finish by at least minutes
and p seconds to win the race.
1 p. m.-The yachts are still lost to
view in the haze.
Both boats have turned the first mark
and have set spinnakers for the run to
the second mark. The wind has veered
giving them free run instead Of the ex-
pected reach. -
1888 p. m.-Part of the excursion fleet
can be distinguished well to the eastward
from the Highlands, and it looks as If the
yachts were nearing the second mark.
1854 p. m.-One Of the excursion steam
ers is coming in off shore and heading for
the lightship. It looks If the yachts
had turned the second mark.
1853 p. m.-The excursion fleet can be
| seen about the vicinity of the lightship.
| The yachts, however, cannot yet be made
! out.
2:02 p. m.-The movement of the excur-
| sion fleet indicates that the yachts arc
| four five miles from the finish. One
| yacht seems to be coming out of the haze
four miles from the lightship.
| Nearing the Finish.
| 2:06 p. m.-Both yachts are now nearing
| the finish The leading boat, which looks
| like Reliance, is about two miles from the
lightship and is apparently one and half
| miles ahead.
2:OS p. m-If the leading boat should
prove to be Reliance, it looks If she
would win the race by a margin Of less
than two minutes.
| 2:10 p. m.-The leading yacht Is now
within mile of the finish.
| PIP p m.-The yachts are having the
| benefit Of a southwest breeze and are
reaching for the finish at lively gait
Shamrock If the second boat proves to be
she is holding Reliance well and looks to
| be scarcely a mile away.
2:13 D. m.-The leading boat is now half
mile from the finish, and it looks as tho
she would win, altho the margin will be
| close
| e2:16 p. m.-The leading boat, which
looks like the Reliance, crossed the finisl,
line at 2:13o7, unofficial Looks as If
| Reliance had won the race.
! 2:20 p. m.-Shamrock crossed the finish
line at 2:19:2o, unofficial
Reliance Wins
2:25 p. m.-Unofficia1: Reliance wins by
| hfty-two seconds.
New York, Aug. 25-The prospects for
another good contest between Reliance and
Shamrock III. to-day are encouraging AT
| Z o'clock a fine seven-knot breeze was
blowing out of the southeast the sea
was fairly smooth and the horizon clear
for many miles, Contrary to predictions
OF some OF the weather prophets along
shore, the easterly breeze which blew
nearly all day yesterday and which shifted
| towards the south at night did not drop
away completely, but continued thruout
the night and was still blowing at a five
or six knot gait at dawn this morning
-Four hours before the time set for the
start 1t had increased to about seven OF
eight knots, and there was every indica-
ton that it would hold thruout the day
giving the yachts every opportunity to
prove their worth over the thirty mile
| triangular course which, according to the
program, must be sailed in the second
contest between the boats
The Triangular Course.
With the wind from the south southeast
1t looked some hours before the time sci
for the start as if the committee would
send the boats on a mile beat to wind.
ward from Sandy Hook, followed by E
reach of another ten miles about north.
east and another reach of ten miles 3
clubs representatives, smiling and jok-
ing.
Reliance's sail was got up quickly and
at $3.50 both boats were taking aboard
the days provisions for the crews.
Reliance raised her club topsaiI at S:3: