The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-28
RELIANCE WAS
WELL IN LEAD
Boats Fail to Go Course
i'm the Time Al
ANOTHER RACE SATURDAY
American Boat Again Showed Her
Stern to the Challenger and
Would Have Won by
Several Minutes.
ANOTHER RACE SATURDAY

New YOA. Aug 27.-With the dawn
ing of the very first streaks of early
daylight this morning those interest
ed and best posted on atmospheric
conditions off Sandy Hook, made the
prognostication that the race for the
day would not materialze for the
lack of wind.
The prophesy was q sound one.
When day dawned cloudy haze over
hung uthe long stretches leading Off
Sandy Hook. The wind was light to
fresh with occasional shifts to the
east and southeast. anG heavy cloud
| looked down very threateningly @
the whole scene.
However, below the hazy bearings
everything was different. The en-
thusiasm lost sight of the darkness
of the heavens. Two great boats rep
Presenting two great people were TO
battle for trophy worthy of the vel
come OF king. ALI else was lost in
the mad whirl of activity that marked
the scene.
As has been tine case in previous
days q, lap@els.ss "a aIgv-4 4Iarnsa=-deiega-
80. of 81 ectaaofs Wee ON hana
every available steam tugI river
steamer and, in fact. every class and
condition OF boats was pressed into
service to view this great tesst OF
strength between the acknowledged
high speed yachts of the world.
While the scene - Eiirly gaittered
With animation and enthusiasm, 1t
wns a good natured one and the col
ors of the contesting boats were, at
turns. applauded as they appeared In
sight OF the multitudes.
The colors of the two countries,
represented by the two boats. seemed
to vie with each other in popularity.
Both OF them had many followers, and
as the one or the other was brought
into prominence in the maneuvers
for the beginning they received
genuine ovation.
A few seconds after the signal to
start the two yachts. under full sail,
made dash for the starting point
The moment was a beautiful one.
Both OF the stately denizens of Nep-
tune, attired I'm the choicest railnent
of fast moving nautical garments came
to the post magnifcently. The Sham
rock was the first to poke her nose into
the course. crossing the line at l1.00.15,
The Reliance followed five seconds
later her official entry being marked
at l1.00.2O. The Reliance did won
derful work shortly after the start,
and in the first half hour passed her
rival and landed safely full half
mile ahead. The Shamrock seemed
to see that she was getting the worst
of it and her baby jib topsail was low
cred She then headed up better and
made slight gains, but the wind began
to fail and in the meantime the Re
lance had gone bounding to windward
and was good q minute in the lead
For the next twenty minutes the Re
lance increased her lead and at l2,2a
it was estimated that she was leadiES
the Shamrock by fully two minutes
and half Twenty five minutes
later and the wind had completely
shifted and to the advantage OF the
Irish boat and the :ime Of the Reh
ance was cut down considerably
Barr was at tue teln move yer,
and he succeeded in getting every
inch out Of the Reliance that was In
her. when three folrths Of distance
to the stake boat had been covered
1.-The Reliance was well ahead and q
lhalf mile to windward.
| At 1875 the wind was blowing right
lstrong and a squall was imminent.
The Reliance luffed and finally went
about gracefully, she was then to the
windward mad was leading Shamrocs
BY eight minutes,
I A Feport from the Highlands at l,Si
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