Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-27
THOUGH SHAMROCK WAS EAsl.
ks LY DEFEATED WIND WAS A
DISAPPOINTMENT.
COULD NOT MAKE TIME
Only Mere Breeze Blew During Most
\. of the Race and the American Boat
Though Many Minutes Ahead, Must
Sail Again.
New York, Aug. 27.-(4:2o p. ND
The race is officially declared off.

New York, Aug Pit was dark and
lowering this morning when the crews
of the two big yachts appeared on
deck to prepare for the third contest
early in the day. Light showers of
rain were falling in many places with
in radius of thirty miles from Sandy
Hook but Notwithstanding these dull
conditions the air was surprisingly
clear and at Sandy Hook vessels could
be distinguished many miles out to
sea.
Wind Was Light.
About 1880 the wind began to brace
up from little north of east but at
this hour the air did not have strength
enough to warrant starting the race
and the chances for a postponement
seemed better than for start.
Breeze Freshens.
Aa S:46 the Reliance started for the
lightship in tow and at 9:05 the Sham
rock, under tow, followed. At 9:55 the
wind freshened and the prospects for
a race somewhat improved.
Poor Prospects.
An hour before the time set for the
start there seemed to be little pros
pect of finishing the race should one
be started. In fact these conditions
were the most discouraging of all the
series. The excursion fleet began to
appear at this time and the revenue
cutters steamed in and out preparatory
to clearing the course.
AT 11;:55 the wind was in shore and
blowing six or seven miles an hour
from the southeast. There were pros
poets of the race being finished on
lime. At noon the boats had been
sailng an hour and had covered about
pne-third Of the distance to the outer
mark.
(1o:20 a. m.,-The regatta commit
tee has signalled course for wind
ward and leeward race.
(10:30 a. m.)-The regatta commit
tee has just set signals denoting that
the course will be southeast. The wind
is very light, scarcely more than three
of four miles an hour.
A Better Wind.
(10:46-The preparatory gun was
fired at 10:45. The wind is increasing
and is now blowing at the rate of six
miles an hour.
Southeast Wind.
(11:03 a. m.)-The warning signal
was fired at 1885 with both boats to
windward of the line. The wind is
from the southeast.
The Start.
Both yachts crossed the starting line
at 11:02. (ofHciaI)
Behind the Gun.
The Reliance crossed the line first
and the Shamrock a minute later, but
both boats had such a close fight for
position that neither crossed before
the handicap gun was fired SO that the
official time of each for the start is
11.02.
Reliance Takes Lead.
(11:25 a. m.)-Twenty minutes after
the start the Reliance was apparently
half mile ahead.
d1:40 a. m.)-The Reliance seems
to have struck a puff of wind and is
moving quite fast. Both boats are on
the port tack.
American Boat Gains.
11:55 a. m.)-The yachts have now
sailed about three miles. The Reli-
ance is leading by a half mile.
Q2:09 p. m.)-The Reliance looks
to be nearly mile ahead.
Wind Again Freshens.
12:13 p. m.)-The wind is freshen-
ing now to about seven miles and is
hauling further to the southwark
(12:25 p. m.)-The Reliance is lead
ing by a mile and half.
Eight Minutes Ahead.
(1:15 p. m.)-The Reliance is lead
ing by eight minutes and is dead to
windward.
Nears Outer Mark.
Q:35 p. m.)-The Reliance is very
near the outer mark.
Six Minutes Difference.
The unofficial time at the outer
mark.
Reliance, LAP.
Shamrock, 1:4S.
Bulletin (By Marconi system) -
The Reliance turned the outer mark 12
Paris MOnO