The Washington times., 1903-08-25
The EOeT-AIe1t Barr
First at Starting Line

HIGHLANDS. Aug 25.-Saturdays
easy win for Reliance did not appear TO
diminish the interest in todays race, TO
Judge by the numbers of steamers in
the excursion fleet which came down
the bay early and stood out to Sandy
Hook lightship.
There was a disposition on the part
OF the spectators 10 witness the race
from the fast steamers, and their decks
were crowded.
Last Saturday the yachts spun so fast
through the water that the full speed
ahead bell on many craft failed to get
speed enough to keep anywhere near the
racers.
The Reliance was first to drop her
mooring bouy and get away for the
starting line this morning. Captain Barr
disdained tow. and ordered his head
sails to be broken out. Reliance, with
the wind across her starboard quarter.
stood to the westward and then gybing
over, stood out to sea. Shamrock III
took a tow from the tug Cruiser and
stood after the defender.
Exchange of Greetings
A pretty exchange OF courtesies took
place at the Hook when the inbound
German Ieviathan. Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse. and her big sister. the Kaiser
Wilhelm II, outward bound. saluted the
racers as they passed. The captain of
the Kaiser Wilhelm II. in order TO give
the seagoers a chance TO see the
American beauty under sail. ordered
slow speed ard for over twenty minutes
the big steamship trailed in the wake of
the Reliance. The liners starboard
decks were jammed with passengers, and
when the steamship passed the Reliance
on her lee side. they eheered Justify for
the American champion. Shamrock III
also came in for round of cheers. and
they were given with right merry good
wiz as the big Kaiser ranged alongside.
Views the Defender.
As the Kaiser Wilhelm II drew by the
Reliance those on the early excursion
steamers had an excellent idea of the
lofty rig of the defender. her big club
topsaii towering Tar above the big
stacks on the steamship. The challen-
ger had not hoisted her jackyarder
while at her mOoring. and il was evil
dent that Captain Wringe decided TO
size up the wind conditions prevailing
at the lightship before kiting his club
topsaiI
AS the morning advanced the breeze
brought in a heavy gray mist from the
southeast, and the horizon could only be
seen In misty outline. The wind held
along from the southeast by east with a
velocity of nine knots. and gave every
promise OF holding While working out
toward the lightship the Reliance took
IN her staysaiL
Glides Easily.
There was little feature 20 the run
of Reliance to the lightship. She seem
cd TO take water much easier than On
previous race days. and glided along
rapidly 10 the lightship. Toward 70
O'Clock the wind developed tendency
to haul into the southwark. II still blew
from eight 10 nine knots.
When the Reliance reached the light
ship she hauled her wind and stood way
TO the southwark. pinched as hard rs
possible into the winds eye. The Sham
rock. before reaching the starting line
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luned her up into the wind Her big
gcst club topsaiI was then Eited aloft
and sheeted home II was a gigantic
piece of cloth. and seemed even larger
than the jackyarder carried by the de-
fender.
Course Defined.
The committee boat navigator ranged
alongside the lightship 1t 1920 O'Clock
and the committee began making obser-
vations Of the wind IN order to lay out
a course for the days contest Capt
Charley Barr. seeing that the English
nan was carrying his biggest top ham-