The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-22

-AoS uAS DQ6L was not 0OluS as well
the thrash to the windward as the
-teliance. The change apparently
benefited his boat as the Shamrock
worked little higher than before.
12:05.-The Reliance began estab.
fishing an over lap. The fight Is the
5rettiest in racing history and both
sQippers are getting all possible out OF
heir boats.
12:08.-The Reliance overlapped
me Shamrock and took the lead, fore.
ing the weather passage. @
12:14.-The Reliance tackled to port
Wrfnge pinchei to avoid q back wind
and . minute later pat the Shamrock
to port tack. The wind is nine knots
and is holding well.
The yachts are making good time.
In the turn to the weather both raised
a lather Of foam. The Shamrock is
surprisingly good in view Of Thurs.
days performance. The Reliance
was in the lead at the end Of the first
hour, q matter of but few seconds.
The race has developed into a hot
fight. Both yachts are heading to
Seabright at 1890 and both are sal
ing under small sail. Fa e1
Bulletin:-12:4 43.-The Reliance
tackled to starboad and approached
the Shamrock on the opposite tack.
The difference between the boats was
shown when the Shamrock was forced
about to port. Five minutes later
the Reliance was squarely on Sham.
rocks weather quarter. The boats
were se close that they could hold
conversation IL so disposed. At the
end OF the first hours sailing the Re,
lance had gained twenty-five seconds
on her adversary and held her firm
on the leeward quarter endeavoring
to give her the winlward.
1:30.-The Reliance has increased
her lead many seconds and at 1:22
Wringe, finding his boat back-winjed,
sought to bluff Barr by taking his
boat under Reliance's stern. Barr
|craftily threw the Reliance over and
disdained to follow the next tack of
Wringe, who finding he could not get
Bar to tack again stood about and
followed the American. The Reliance
then seemed to take splendid new
burst, Of speed, the spray flying from
beneath her, boom as she. tore along
further 10 windWard po.HAing higher
chat the challenger.
1:27.-The Reliance now has sufa-
cient lead to Offset the time allow
ance of one minute and 81 seconds.
i:33.-The yachts are within two
miles of the outer mark. The Reli-
ance is sailing faster than ever. The
wind holds at nine knots.
2:CO.-The Reliance rounds the out
er mark at 1:05: 81, on a long reach,
The Shamrock at 1:o7:43. The Reli-
ance has now demonstrated her su-
periority so the Engllshman's only
hore is for a fluke. Allowing sixteen
seconds at the start and the time al
lowance of 1 minute and 81 seconds,
the Reliance is thirty-two seconds to
the good at the outer mark. There is
randemonium on the excursion fee:
which has rushed for the mark to wit
ness the turn.
2:10.-The wind is dead astern and
the sails are bellying out. At 2:17,
the wind shows signs of fattening
out. The Shamrock is making a bet
ter showing. She seems to have most
of the breeze.
2:55.-On the presumption that the
yachts finish with the same relative
distance now between them, the Re-
lance will be the winner at by three
minutes at the least. The official
starting time is announced as 11:45:17
for the Shamrock with the Reliance
four seconds later. A few excursion
boats are heading home, seeing that
the Reliance is almost a sure winner.
The race will probably be finished
within twenty minutes.
2:25.-The Reliance is again more
than holding her own. Barring an
accident or fuke she is certain
winner of the race. A dense haze Is
settling down. The Reliance now
leads by more than four minutes.
The Reliance wins. Unoficial time
3:12:4O.
There was the widest enthusiasm
at the finish. Immense excursion
boats were trailing black smoke from
their tunnels endeavoring to keep
along with the racers who were rip
ping the water with race horse speed
in q smart breeze. Many expert yacht
men are Of the opinion that either the
Columbia or the Constitution could
beat Shamrock Third under the guild
ing hand Of Barr. The ,omcial time at
the finish was: Reliance .3:17:45;
Shamrock 3:24:15.
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