Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-20

or awning.
Gather-The act of overtal,ing an
other vessel
Hard Down-To put the tiller 3,
far to leeward as it viii go.
Head Sea--A sea coming from tht
same point of the compass the vesse
is directed toward
| Heave Toto bring vessels head
to The wind.
In Stays-When vessel has come
up into the wind preparatory to going
about on another tack.
| Lay Course-When the wind per
mits vessel to point toward her des
| tiuation.
Lie To-keeping vessel so close
by being forced sideways.
to the wind that she makes little head
way
List-When a vessels masts are in
clined from the perpendicular.
Loose-To unfurl sail
Luff-A vessel luffed by. putting her
tiiler to leeward and bringing her into
| the wind
Reef-To contract a sail is to reef
| It,
Rigging-All ropes of a vessel.
Run-To scud before breeze
Sag-When vessel drifts sideways
under the influence of wind at sea
Scud--To drive before a gale
Sea-A wave.
Set OF the Tide-The direction in
which the tide is flowing.
Spats-A general term applied to
masts, booms, gaffs and yards
Steamboats-The boats which mark
| the ends of the imaginary line for the
start and finish of race and the turn
ing points.
History of America Cup.
lS5l-America won the Royal Yacht
Squadron cup in the regatta around
Isle OF Wight, Cup afterward called
Americas cup. Cup presented July S
to the New York Yacht club by the
owners of America.
lS70-Judge Ashbury made the first
attempt to HIT the cup with his Cam.
| bria He was required to sail against
a fleet. as in the race In which the
| cup was won. OF the yachC5 partlci
pating the Cambria wa be eltan by all
| except the ldler. The winner of the
| first race was the Magic. America
also was entered.
lS7l-For the first time two repre-
sentative boats only were raced Mr.
Ashbury. challenging for the Royal
Harwich Yacht club, had his Llvonna
| beaten by the Columbia.
lS76-Canada attempted to lift this
| cup by the Countess of Dufferin, which
| was beaten by the Madeleine.
1SSl-Second attempt on the part oi
Canada was also unsuccessful. Allan
Ia beaten by Mischief.
1SS5--Royal Yacht Squadron chnl
ienged WITH Genesta, owned by Sii
Richard Sutton, builder Beaver Webb
Puritan. built by Edward Burgess
| beat her.
lSS6-Northern Yacht club challeng
ed. Lieutenant w. Henns Galatea
| was sent over. Beaten by Mayilower
lSS7-Royal Yacht Club OF Scotland
challenged with Thistle, owned by
| James Bell, Beaten by Volunteer
lS93-Lord Dunraven's Vakyrio
beaten by the Vigilant.
1s95-Second attempt of Lord Dun
raven to lift the cup. His VallSyrie
H. beaten by Defender
lS99-Royal Ulster Yacht club OF
ireland challenged. Sir Thomas Lip
ton made the attempt with Shamrock
l. Beaten by Columbia
l90l-Second attempt by Sir Thorn
| as Upton, with Shamrock H. Again
| beaten by Columbia.
190%-Third attempt by Sir Thomas
Upton. with Shamrock Ill Cup de
| Tended by Reliance.
| NEW YORK, Aug l9.-The Reli
ance and Shamrock Ill. are lying in
| Sandy Hook bay this morning, pre-
| pairing to measure PAGES tomorrow in
| lhe first of series of races for the
| Americas cup. Partisans of the Reli
ance do not think her allowance will
| be her undoing. The course tomor
row will be fifteen miles to the wind
ward or leeward and return. The rae
ces. starting at II a. m. will be sailed
| Thursdays. Saturdays and Tuesdays
until one OF the boats has won three
| races
| bl-ASbpNs aug. 1T -lIHluhSldhtl'
people are betting heavily on Sham
rock III. now II is known that the Re
lance must give her u time allowance
of one minute and forty-fiye seconds
The price Is now six to four on Sham
rock ILL.,
LONDON, Aug 19.-Interest in the
forthcoming yacht races is greater
this year than ever. Englishmen sin
cerely believe they have better chal
lenger in Shamrock III. than any pre-
decessOr.
| NEW YORK, Aug 19.-Betting Is
quite lively on the cup races. ANY
amount can be secured ON the Rel
ance, which is fayorite here at 2 to /
CANON CITY. Colo, Aug. 10
James Armstrong, the convict who
led the recent attempted prison out
break, suicided this morning by hang
| Ing himself In his cell with piece o
electric wire. Armstrong was one o
the most desperate men in the west
and was wanted in Utah for murder
He was doing time here Tor burglary
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Aug. 19.-
State Senator w. +. Sullivan wa
placed on trial before jury compose,
OF nine farmers. a merchant, book