The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-04

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about two and one-half miles astern.
This race decided the series, Reliance
having won each Of the three races
in which the specified time was made
New York, Sept. 3.-With a fog
heavier than on any pervious morning
and only a five-mile wind from the
north ward, the conditions early this
morning for the fourth attempt this
week to sail the third of the series OF
the international yacht races were far
from ideal. The wind at 8:35 was re-
ported officially at Sandy Hook at five
miles am hour.
The sun, too, began to break through
the mist and then it began to clear
rapidly. Soon it was possible to see
half a mile or more and the prospects
of a race were more encouraging than
on any previous day this week.
At $3.50 Reliance started for the
lightship in tow. At that time, accord
ing to the official observer, it had
dropped to three miles an hour from
the northeast. Eight minutes later
Shamrock left, also in tow.
When the yachts reached the light
ship the wind had hauled around to
the southeast and was blowing about
five miles an hour 1t was clearing
gradually, but the fog was still SO
heavy that at 1926 the committee
boat Navigator signalled a postpone
ment of the start until later in the
day.
Race Begins.
The preparatory gun was fired at
12:45 and the warning gun 10 minutes
later. The American boat crossed
about q minute after the starting gun
was fired, followed four seconds later
by Shamrock. The yachts had not
sailed many minutes before the wind
began to strengthen. They made
smart sailing in the freshened wind,
travelling we'll and looking high to
windward.
Reliance had outsailed her adver-
sary on the port tack and when Sham
rock went about on the starboard
tack at 2:O8, move which Reliance
duplicated five seconds later, the latter
was more than half mile in the lead
and almost as far dead to windWard
At 2::3O the indications were that the
Yachts would turn the outer mark
| within another hour, which would give
them three hours more within which
| to make the run home.
| Shamrock Shows Better.
Shamrock held the starboard tack
| for just 23 minutes, when she Wen'
about on the port tack, a maneuve1
| which Reliance followed 35 seconds
4 later During this tack in the strong
/ air Shamrock held the American boa'
1 much longer than she had at any
| time previously in the race. but still
1 she was not capable of holding mel
absolutely, for Reliance continued
| slowly to better her lead and her wind
/ ward position. At 2:06 Shamrock
changed her baby jib topsails, setting
a smaller one, but in so doing sht
lost considerable time, and Reliance
at 1855 was leading by nearly a mile
AS Reliance approached the MARI
! she took in her baby jib topsail and a
/ 3:41:35 (oficial) rounded the mark
board romped away at a fast pace
for the finish line. The Upton boa
rounded the mark at 3:51:45 (officiaD
| Immediately Shamrock broke ou
larger running head sails and set he1
| spinnaker to starboard. When botl
j boats were headed toward the nnlsi
line it was seen that Reliance was
/ fully mile and a half in the van. Sh'
finished fully three miles in the lead
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