The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-26

! mittee boat anchored to the west OF the
hghtship, making the line at right angles
to the first leg Of the course, and then at
1O;45 o'clock the preparatory signal was
made.
The excursion steamers and yachts
were rather late in getting to the starting
line, and Capt. Walkers feet OF revenue
cutters and patrol boats held all of them
well to the northward of the line, giving
the yachts plenty of room in which TO
manuuvre.
When the preparatory gun was fired at
10:45 the Shamrock, on the starboard tack,
was headed to the eastward and was to the
east OF the lightship end OF the line. The
Reliance, on the same tack, was coming in
from the west heading toward the COM
mittee boat end of the line. The Sham
rock, hauling more on the wind, stood
toward the southwark and eastward Two
minutes after the gun the Shamrock took
the port tack, heading toward the south
west, and the Reliance, which had reached
down the line from the west to east, hauled
sharp by the wind, so that the two boats
were approaching on opposite tacks.
The Reliance crossed the bow OF the
Shamrock and she took the port tack,
and with the wind abeam reached to the
westward, while the Shamrock bore of,
heading toward the northwest, with the
wind over her port quarter. The Reliance
followed her and was sailing about an
eighth Of mile on the weather bow of the
challenger. Then the Reliance was headed
to the north and, with sheets pinned fiat
in, had the wind aft
SOME PRETTY JocKEYINa.
Capt. Barr was waiting to see what the
challenger was going to do. When the
Shamrock had pulled up ahead the two
yachts, taking the wind over their quarter,
were heading to the northwest again. the
Reliance being on the Shamrock's weather
beam.
Considering the lghtness of the air,
both boats were moving fast. The sea
was smooth, and there was nothing to
bother either boat. Inch by inch each
skipper pinched up his boat until, when
they were just north Of the lightship, both
were standing toward the west, and the
Shamrock pulled through the Reliances
lee and took the lead as they stood toward
the west, the Reliance being on the chalen-
gers weather quarter.
1t was the closest maneuvring that had
been seen 30 far in the series of races. They
reached along the line from east to
west, and when clear OF the committee
boat both hauled sharp on the wind and
headed toward the southwest. Then they
hung up in the wind for moment, while
their headsails were Tapping, and at that
time sheets were trimmed down fiat.
The Shamrock was the first to bear Off.
and she was followed by the Reliance. One
minute before the preliminary gun was
sounded Shamrock wore and gybed. Re
lance gybed right on her weather beam.
and both boats were headed back toward
the line on the starboard tack. The Sham
rock pulled ahead again, and when the gun
sounded she was just passing to the south
ward of the committee boat, with the
Reliance on her weather quarter. Both
hauled sharp up the wind, headed toward
the southwark and eastward Shamrock
leading Reliance.
An oil tank steamer was passing out
from the harbor and crossing the line,
and II she had been a minute or two later
she would have bothered the start of the
race.
With three and a half minutes to go, both
bore off and stood for the lightship, or
eastern, end Of the line, Shamrock leading
the procession again. Then, bearing off still
more. they took the wind well aft, heading
across the line from the southwark. Sham
rocks boom being Tapped on the weather
OF the bowsprit OF the Reliance.
At the lightship the Shamrock hauled
on the wind again. 1t was then two and
half minutes before the gun. Swimming by
to the north Of the lightship, the Shamrock
tackled and passed to the southwark Of it.
while the Reliance gybed her boom to star
board and headed again toward the COM
mittee boat end of the line. They were
then both on the port tack, and both broke
out baby jib topsails at the same time.
The Shamrock was on the weather quarter
of the Reliance. After pulling clear Of the
lightship. she bore off to the northward
side of the line, and this enabled the Reliance
to draw right away from her With thirty
seconds to go, the Reliance took the star
board tack. She was then to the north Of
the committee boat. and when the gun was
fired she went over the line on the starboard
tack while the Shamrock, on the port tack,
lust astern of the defender Of the Cup, held
we'll on to the western end of the line, tackled
and stood for the line on the starboard tack
right up to the weather end
SHAMROCK HANDICAPPED
Capt Wringe cleo ted to go over AT the
end Of his two minutes. He had slightly
miscalculated, however, and was hsnd-
capped nineteen seconds as he went over.
The official starting time was: Reliance.
II :OO38; Shamrock, 1l02OO.
Just as the Shamrock crossed the line
the Reliance took the port tack. The Sham
rock, as soon as she was clear Of the oom-
mttee boat, went about on the port tack
also, and both boats We're then headed 20
the southwest in toward the Jersey shores.
Both had the wind clear, neither being in a
position to bother the other. The Reliance
was quite piece to windward BY crossing
at the end of the two minutes allowed, Capt.
Wrnge was able TO see we'll what he was
doing all through the contest
The difference between the two boats as
they went over the line was one minute and
forty-three seconds, actual time, of which
nineteen seconds was lost by Capt. Wringc
after the two minute allowance to cross
was up The Reliance, therefore, was
handicapped by one minute and twenty
four seconds, which, added to the one min
ute and ffty-seven seconds time allowance
to the Shamrock, made IL necessary for the