The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-28

| tee, aboard the tug Navigator and
accompanied by the other tugs of the
club fleet, came from New York and
passed out of the hook.
An hour and a half before the time
set for the start the sky did not
threaten disagreeable weather.
The wind. which had been about
south southeast during the early NOR
ming. hauled a bit to the southwark
blowing point or two east Of south.
1t still continued. however, at about
seven knot gait. and these condi-
lions seemed to prevail over a wide
stretch of water, so that there was
at this time every prospect that the
race would not only be started on
time. but that the boats would be
able to cover the course within the
time limit of five hours and half.
Soon after 10 o'clock both yachts
arrived at the flagship and cast off
their lows. Nearly an hour remain
ed before the starting gun was to be
| fired. Shamrock's crew was ready
to start, and inside of Is minutes all
the sails were placed. The mainsail
ed somewhat smaller than the
| weather conditions warranted, and
Captain Barr finding the sea smooth
and the weather comparatively light.
decided to change for larger one.
| This work consumed about Is min
utes.
| At 1925 the signal was hoisted
for triangular course. the regatta
committee, on the tug Navigator,
coming to anchor about half a mile
westward to the lightship. Five min
utes after the regatta committee had
raised the signal for triangular
race. the three sets of flags were
broken out on the triastic stay. denot-
ing the direction of the three legs.
AS read from shore. the first leg was
south, giving the boats a beat down
the Jersey shore. The next was
northeast by east, one half by east,
which, under the conditions Of the
wind prevailing at the time, would
the first to the second mark on the
starboard tack
The preliminary signal was fired at
10:45, and Immediately after the
| fight for position began. AS usual
Reliance followed Shamrock in her
neither boat going very far away
from the starting point When the
warning signal was fired, at 10:oo,
Shamrock was close to the commit
tee boat. She Immediately headed
along the line on the starboard tack.
and Reliance, coming down from the
windward attempted to blanket her.
Both boats four minutes before the
start were holding across the line on
the starboard tack. with Reliance on
Shamrock weather quarter Then
they both were back. with Shamrock
end of the line on port tack. Reli-
ance. however, kept right after her.
In the meantime a great tank boat
came plunging between the yachts,
and Reliance was forced to hold
away.
|
mittee boat, and, swinging around,
headed for the line on the starboard
tack.
Contrary to his custom Captain
Wringe kept away and was 200 Or 800
yards to the westward of the COM
up under the stern of the committee
boat, crossed the line at HOOP
Captain Wringe held away too long
before coming about and heading for
the Line. with the result that he was
under the stern Of the committee
boat when the handicap gun was
fred, two minutes after the start.
He ran up to the line on the star
board tack and then came about and
headed for the Jersey shore on the
port tack. 1t looked as if he had
lost about % seconds by slowness in
out baby jib topsails just before the
start.
Ten minutes after the start they
were heading for the Jersey shore on
the port tack. Reliance in the lead
but apparently not gaining very much
on Shamrock in the light air. The
wind had dropped to about five knots
and a thick haze began to set in
from the sea.
The tack inshore was long one,
both shippers evidently feeling that
they could get better slant of wind
along the Jersey shore than further
out.
1t looked as if Shamrock was max
ing a better fight than ever before.
On getting nearer the shore the
breeze seemed to be a trifle stronger
and Reliance began to gain. At 11:40
she had pulled out until she was
from three eighths to half a mile
ahead of Shamrock, being quarter
Of a mile to the windward and the