The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-26

on the attending craft noted that the British
yacht was somewhat TO windward OF the
sparkling wake OF the Yankee boat, a long
way ahead.
AT THE FIRST TURN.
The blinking tenrnile mark was soon in
view. As the superb wrestlers made for
It they doused their little jib topsails, pre-
paratory to donning the garish full dress
Of balloons.
The feet was not boisterous when the
Reliance turned the mark Everybody
appeared to look upon the performance as a
foregone conclusion, unworthy vaporous
applause. The Shamrock was swift in
getting up the balloon jib topsail. Capt.
Barr had set a headsail Of medium size,
but when he saw how well the Briton's
curving muslin" was drawing he hauled
down the smaller sail and broke out his
biggest balloon. Capt. Barr, the sharps
declared, thus lost bit.
The breeze had assumed westerly ten
dency and the yachts set spinnakers, head
ing. to do 80, somewhat of their course.
The Reliance had her bullying side sail up
first. 1t did noble duty for a time, and
hauled down. Shamrock held hers seven
minutes longer, and it drew well in this
period
Capt. Barr apparently hoped that he
could carry his balloon jb topsail after
rounding the second mark. He might have
done 80 the wind had held true, but it
got around to west southwest, and the
voluminous head sail began dragging the
Reliance Off her course.
The alert sailormen had hard struggle
getting in the great sail. 1t wrinkled like
washboard, chung to the stay, Slated
and fluttered and probably lost the Yankee
boat a few seconds before it was slowed
aboard.
Capt. Wringe profited by the experience
of Capt. Barr and hauled down his balloon
THE HoMEwARD REACH.
The flight home was about an eleven
knot gait, each gallant boat heeling under
distended mainsails, club topsails, fore
staysails and ibs, following the course Of
the guide boat, coastwise, which, some
Of the experts declared. was heading too
high.
superior spread Of her rivals sail, Sham
rock Ill. broke out baby jib topsail. Re-
lance had hers up in stops. but did not
break it out.
1t was slrmised by some observers that
she was off her course and, therefore,
unwilling to be headed of more by even
a baby iib topsail. When she got well on
her way to the finish. she let the bit of
butterfly sail flutter from the stay She
needed it to help her speed but she didn't
need it to win.
The yachts had the real aspect of racing
on this final leg. Whte-iaoketed tars
lined weather rails and spray swept hissingly
along lees. There were bubbling wakes
and twin geysers spouting from under
bows as the tall craft heeled to their work.
The British boat was cleverly managed.
Her skipper headed her up and eased her
Off frequently near the finish, literally
making her jump for home. Both yachts
crossed the line under large jibs. which
they were enabled to carry by the shift
Of wind
The expenditure Of vapor from whistle
and cannon as the yachts passed the red
hulled lghtship was not much less than
at Saturdays race, but there was less
vocal enthusiasm.
SHAMROCK BEATEN AT HER BEST GAME.
When the experts compared notes COM
ing home they agreed that reaching
was the Relianoes weak point and that
il she were ever going to be beaten, it would
be In triangular race. Therefore, the
Cup is safe.