The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-04


were heading back toward the committees
boat end of the line, with three minutes
to 60 The Shamrock bore Oh, "a did the
Reliance. and the Reliance bore down on
the Shamrock and got in close range OF her
again She was then on the weather bow
Of the challenger Both ran back TO the
north, with sheets fat and wind aft.
Two minutes before the gun the Reliance
hauled ON the wind again, and passed
TO the south Of the committee boat. Then,
bearing Oh once more, she stood toward
the north, the Shamrock az the same time
heading northeast.
With lust one minute to 60, the two boats
drew close toget her. the Shamrock reach
ing. with the wind over her starboard quar-
ter, and the Reliance running, with the
wind aft.
A. the Reliance cleared the bow Of the
Navigator she hauled on the wind and
went for the line on the st arboard tack.
The Shamrock Was under her lee quarter.
and after clearing the committee boat
Capt Wringe gave the Shamrock a sharp
luf. and she followed on astern OF the he
lance The two boats reached along the
line toward the east, the Reliance draw
ing away from the Shamrock.
just before the handicap gun was fired.
Shamrock hauled sharp on the wind, and,
taking the port tack, went for the line,
heading southwest The Reliance crossed
on the starboard tack, heading southeast.
They were timed across the line as FOL
lows Reliance, l:Ol SO: Shamrock, ;02.
but the Shamrock was three seconds after
the gun, and Was handicapped by that time,
making il necessary for the Reliance to beat
her over the course by only minute and
IS seconds to win the race and the series.
BY taking the port tack as soon as she
crossed the line the Shamrock was getting
the tide under her lee bow and being set up
to windward It was expected by some
OF the experts that the Reliance would tack
at the same time the Shamrock went about.
She would then have been right on the
weather quarter of the challenging yacht.
Instead. Capt. Barr held the Reliance on the
starboard tack until l:03:20, and then took
the port tack and headed after the Sham
rock
On THE tack the boats were heading to
the southwest and making in toward the
New Jersey coast, where the usual shift
Of wind favors the first boat in under the
shore. The breeze freshened slightly
little better sailing
Shamrock was footing fast. little
more now was given to her jib topsail sheet
than to that Of the Reliance. and 1t was
lifting her right along. but Capt. Barr was
working the defending yacht inch by inch
well out to windward.
The crews on both boats were at the lee
side. to heel them as much as possible:
The sea was smooth, with just q little roll
coming in from the southwark, which the
yachts were taking on the weather bow.
but 1t was not enough to bother either boat.
At 1925 a little fog rolled in from the south
sail from view. Later on Il made the out
line OF the Reliance rather misty, but it
didn't stay long this time,
MORE WIND.
The wind freshened up, and by 80 there
jib topsail was too large for her. She does
her best work when turning to windward
with one OF the smallest jib topsails ever
carried on a racing 9O-footer. At "a 90
the jib topsail was run down, smaller
one bent on, hoisted and broken out. 1t
took one minute and thirty seconds o make
the change.
The wind was still breezing on. and the
prospects OF race were bright. The
Jersey shore was looming up out of the
haze, and the yachts were about abeam
of Sormandie.
Reliance was rot only pointing much
higher than the Shamrock, but in the
but surely drew to windward Of the
challenger and by O'Clock was about
abeam and. as nearly "a could be figured.
q quarter Of mile to windward.
They were 20 close in toward the Jersey
shore that the nsh pounds Oh SeabriGht
and Galilee doomed up. At EOS they were
about abeam Of Shrewsbury Rock. The
Shamrock was nearer in shore. At ?:o745
she took the starboard tack. Tho Reli-
ance tackled five seconds later.
GOOD FOOTING,
They were then about one mile OF shore
and the Shamrock had stood on until she
was sailing in about six fathoms OF water
They were on Galilee, and on the Iort
tack had sailed ten miles This was fast.
considering the lightns~s Of the air.
They had held on so far on this tack that
had the wind held true, they would have
fetched the turning mark on the next tack
But the wind backed to south by east and
headed the yachts so that on tho starboard
tack they were going east-southeast.
They were in slack water. On this tack
they tooll the seas, which were still not sari-
GUS enough TO interfere with either boat.
under the weather bow.
Capt Wringe sailed the Shamrock with
a good full and let her foot. 1t was a rep@ti-
the two boats had started together. but
tho Shamrock would not foot fast enough
to offset what Reliance was gaining through
Capt Bars nipping her out to windward
and taking advantage OF every pun OF air
that WAS favorng the boat. The wind was
putfy. and Capt Barr seems TO have the
faculty Of catching every puff that comes
At 23l;30 Shamrock took the port tack
She was followed a minute and twenty
seconds later by the Reliance, that boat
having been held on long enough so that
when she tackled she was dead to wind
ward Of the Shamrock. On this tack they
were heading southwest by south, or point
higher than they headed Oh the first port
tack they made
The sea was getting lunpy az the wind
rock was too big and WAS knocking her of
The crews had been shifted from the lee
rail to the weather rail.
At 2:43 80 Shamrock's lib topeail YVES
lowered ard small one was sent up in
itq plac-. II took two minutes AMI thirty
seconds TO make the change
The wind was still going TO the east
ward, and Capt, Barr. wishing to make
Reliance on the starhoa,d tack n,
30ll0 At S.044O she went buck on the
port tack She was then at least three
qua rters of a mile 10 windward OF the
challenger
The Reliance took the starboard tack
again at 3I320 and the Shamrock tackled
twenty seconds later. She was then far
as,ern VI the defending Yacht ard quite n
piece To eeward OF the American boats
wake.
The mark was in sight. Occasion ally a
faint ray Of sunshine would catch ON the
bright cylinder that sutnluunts il aId
fash weakly
The Reliance took the port Jack M d