The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-31
The Marconl Bulletins.

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The preparatory gun was fired at 1890
11:41-The warning gun WAS fired at
lao.
The starting gun was fired at 1l:45.
Starting time, unofficial, Reliance, 11:45:
20; Shamrock, 11:45:24
1850 a. Unofficial time of the start
by Marconi, both boats crossed the line
at 11:45:26.
1890 p. m.-Reliance is pointing con-
siderably higher and is quarter Of g.
mile to windward of Shamrock.
1885 p. m.-Reliance still holds her
advantage to windward tho she has not
gained in the last few minutes.
1856 p. m.-The yachts are still hold
ing off shore on the port tack, sailing not
more than four miles an hour in the light
breeze.
+ Shamrock Gains.
1856 p. m.-Shamrock has picked up
somewhat and Reliance's lead is small
one.
1905 p. nn.-Reliance is well to windward
and one sixteenth of mile in the lead.
1870 p. m.-The turn is now about five
miles away and Reliance is a, quarter of a
mile on Shamrocks weather bow.
lao p. MA shift Of wind to the north
east has put Reliance one mile to wind
ward Of Shamrock.
p. m.-Reliance has an apparent
lectu Vi d nile anu d HALL. ~
-Four miles from the turn Reliance was
leading by about two miles.
2:40 p. m.-One mile from turn Reliance
is leading by two miles; wind five knots.
Reliance turned outer mark 3:00:45, I'M
official time.
3:O1 p. My Observation-Disclosures turned
3:00:37, unofficial.
3:15s p. m.-With a slight shift in the
wind Reliance has set her spinnaker.
-Rv Ma i-Sha rn,.oc1< Turned Ol1te1
mark at 3:21:Oo, unofficial. On Maroon
time, Reliance beat Shamrock to oute7
mark 20 minutes and % seconds.
+ New York, Aug. 31.-An autumnal storm
which had kept Reliance and Shamrock
for forty-seven hours within the~ssheltea
| of Sandy Hook bay had blown itself ou
sufficiently this morning to. enable the
two racers to venture once more into the
open sea for a continuation Of their races
for the Americas cup.
! The gale, however, had left as a toker
of it's strength heavy swell so that
when the two boats, with Shamrock 1r
the lead, turned the point of Sandy HOOK
they at once began to roll and wallow like
a couple of coal barges. The day hat
little attraction for spectators for the
dark clouds which still hung low seemed
to threaten rain at any moment, while the
| uneasy ocean had little to invite any ex
! cept the stoutest sailor.
The decision to start the race and ter.
inmate if possible the series was accepted
gladly on all sides as the interest in the
races has been pretty well dampened b,
| the numerous delays. It was not surpris
| ing therefore that the fleet which followed
| the two racers was a mere ghost Of tina
| which saw the yachts in the previous
contests.
Excursion Fleet Small.
Instead Of by fotilla the yachts wer
accompanied to the start by scarcely hal
a dozen tugs, few steam yachts and tw
or three excursion boats, so that the rev
enue cutters which arrived on the seen
late had little to do in keeping the spac
about the lightship free from interference
The yachts 11oisted their n1ainsails befor
leaving for the start and were well out t
| the lightship by 10 o'clock an hour befor
the time set for the contest.
! On reaching the ligh.ship they foun
| that the wind was about east northeas
with a velocity Of about ten miles. Bot
racers dropped their towlines and brok
out their jibs. They stood off and or
about the lightship, trying the strengt
1 of the wind and sea and began settin
small club topsails While this work wa
going on the tug Navigator arrived wit
the regatta committee and stopped nea
i
! termined the direction Of the wind an
| the chances Of starting the race from tina
point.
Crews Make Ready.
Captain Barr Of Reliance and Captai
Wringe Of Shamrock III. evidently be
|lieved the race would be, sailed for tn
crews of both boats put up their lib
and stay sails in stops and began activ
preparations to go out. Sir Thomas, O
the Erin, smiled as he said: well, I CUES
we're all pretty bad judges Of the weathe
here. It looks more like a calm than
breeze and heavy sea-.
Captain Barr said there would be on
objection to the day If the breeze con
tinued to fail and that would be tn
choppy sea which would retard the boat
and prevent their covering the course In
side the time limit.
The rain Of the early morning ha
cleared at s:15 and along the horizon lin
was a streak of light that gave the i'm
preston that there would be plenty c
bright, sunshiny weather before the moo
hour arrived. The wind was ten miles a
$3.50 and both of the racers were ready