The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-23


supporters OF the Irish boat would have
the right 20 feel that their chances OF Mt
ing the Cup were bright. They were only
Q few minutes apart In time, but those
few minutes seemed like hours as they
sailed on.
At 12.44:i0 Shamrock took the starboard
tack She had failed TO cross the defender
but she was in practically the same position
AZ when she crossed the line. the leading
boat with the Reliance sailing just little
10 weather OF her wake.
NIP AND TUCK.
Neither side had chance to GROW, and
the yachts had been sailing an hour. The
little boat, as the Shamrock Is now called
had stuck to the big one, and II she could
do that round the course she was sure
winner.
On this tack they had the seas again on
the starboard bow. and Reliance pounded.
but she did much better than when she had
first started in the race. Then she was
carving her jibtopsail. and this WAS head
Ing her of. Reliance then began to pinch
out.
In order to prevent blanketing. at
1:O2 80 the Shamrock was thrown around
on the port tack. and the Reliance tackled
three seconds later This placed the Sham :
rock on the weather quarter OF the he
lance.
RELIANCE GAINS.
Her bowsprit was Tapped on the end
of Reliances boom, but the two yachts
were 80 close that Shamrock was back
winded and at 1908 Capt Wringe again
put Shamrock on the starboard tack This
mance lvre gave the Reliance the advan..
tage, and as the wind was then she could
have laid her course to the weather mark,
which was hidden in the haze under the
Jersey shore.
At 1:O4:4O Capt. Wrirge put the shem-
DnIsa xx,aa hAp
being sailed with a good full and was driv-
ing bird The wind softened considerably
somew hat after this. and as they got in
toward the shore they found smcof her
water and the Reliance cid better work.
She footed very fast, but didn't hold as
high as the Shamrock.
At l:25 a man on the Shamrock climbed
out on the bow spirit. snapped on a baby jib-
topssil, sent it aloft and broke il out: II
h I'd hardly started to move when those
who we're itching from the Reliance saw
what was going 10 happen. Their ]ibtop-
sail was got out. sent aloft and broken
out fftv-fve seconds later. The men
had TO do some hard pulling to trim the
sails down. but they soon got them fiat.
When the mark was sil hted Trough
he haze il was seer that heliaree coll
Just about fet ch, ut the Shamrock. through
having made an extra sterboard tack,
seemed TO have overstood. and her sheets
we're started a little.
Then the tickle wind played a trick that
oreezes always are tickle along the Jersey
shore. At about half-past 1 o'clock the
wind hauled two points, going to west
10 ithwest. This headed 'he Relierre of.
but it also headed the Shamrock of and
changed her posi- ion from ~ihuwaru TO
lead astern OF the defending yacht
ACROSS THE cHALLENGER's BOW.
Reliance at 1920 took the starboard
ack and the wind gave her quite a lift.
Sac held this tack until i:4l;5c and then
vent back to port. She sailed clear across
he bow Of the Shamrock and was then,
we'll to windward Of the chall II ging yacnt
lut the wind had headed tue boats, SO th6t
hey were still to leeward OF the turning
mark.
The Reliance took the starhoard tack at
so and Shamrock followed in her wake
,oard had circled the turning mark,
,ut some boats whose shippers thought
hey wouldn't be able 90 get hack In time
o zee the finisl had already turned and
we're heading for home.
Reliance ran down her jibtopsail at 1854
Ia soon al the small sail was slowed, the
,alloon jbtopsail was sent out on the bow
loisted up to the masthead, ready to be
'roken out as soon as she turned the mark.
RELIANCE HoMEWARp ROUND.
A. l:5s she took tue port tack and was
hen right on top of the mark, which she
urned seventeen seconds later The crew
worked beautifully. The main sheet was
ased of TO atarboard. balloon jibtop-
all broken out tnirty-seven seconds after
me passed the mark, and, the big sail
,ellying out in the wind, the yacht seemed
airly to jump on her way toward the home
mark.
Then the spinnaker pole was dropped
N the port al 20, and the big SPIN aker
,ot up out Of the forehatlh, run Up to the
hauled billboard. and bI Oxen
Mt at 1925, or just Minutes and s seconds
Lfter she had passed. the all, Every
hing on the loaf as handled as II by clock
work.
When the spinnaker was broken the wind
iftei it away up into the air and across
he hea lstay, and for a few SCI ones it
ooked az though It would carry away
n the spinnaker pole break. BIT fifty
usty sailors tailed on TO the sheet and got
/ down, but again it LITE up and again
Wien il was A. ally made st every ole on
)oard settled Gown fol LiIe II. teen mile run
ZONE.
BAD WORK ON THE SHAMROCK.
The Shamrock look in her jiLtorsail at
So and her crew utnt o the balloon jib-
opsail and it was hoisted up the stay.
She took the port tack at l:jS and TUNED
he mark at 1853 "a. The turn was rot
,ea"ly as pretty a one as that male by the
Reliance. and the crew was slow; The
main sheet y as eased on to staIf card.
md it as ], st / minute and 1 serond
tier turning the mark that her balloon
i'd topsail was broken out. II broke orly
ialr wav up, and then 1t was found that In
lis eagerness to snap il on qricklv the
)owsprit man had mace twist In the
vail.
Then the spinnskcr pole was lowered on
he port side and the spinnaker YVES hoisted
nen two minutes and thirty-six seconds to
rot the spinnaker dra wing which was
everal seconds slower than Relianoe's
non had been.
Shamrock 8 spinnaker lifted, too, and they
lad some trouble in keeping it down After
| was made fast. the balloon was run down
md uns1apped, the twist t1ken out and the
zig piece OF c,nvas hoisted again flying.
Z was up and drawing at 200, or nearly ten
minutes after she had turned the mark.
Nj this work lost the challenging yacht
OTIS Of time which she was never able to
make no, and. added TO the bad luck she
lad had in the shift of the wind. put her
everal minutes behind the Reliance.
TINE OF TIE wINDwARD BEAT.
Considering the sea, the yachts had made
1st time to the weather mark. as the follow
ny table will show:
ELAPSED
s s sss%,; ~ TIL s$ss';ss
This shows that on the fifteen mile tun TO
ties and 81 sec onds. Allowing SO seconds
inna for the Shamrock for the fifteen miles