The Washington times., 1903-08-31
Yachts Pound Hard.

Hook reported a tweive-knot wind at
,1O;25.
Yachts Pound Hard.
In the rough sea the yachts pounded
heavily. and threw great cascades of
water from under their bows.
The preparatory gun was sounded at
1880. and in direct contrast to the pre-
vious races, neither of the shippers
seemed disposed to work into quarters
near his adversary. Reliance stood
along to the northward on the star
board tack. and later come about, but
stood for the Englishman. who was
standing along back of the line on the
-starboard tack. Both yachts had baby
lib topsails in stops.
siAHowever. two minutes before the
warning gun was fired, Shamrock stood
across Reliance's bows. In twinkiing
Barr threw down his helm, and spinning
around like a top, planted the Ameri-
can boat fair and square on Shamrock
weather.
- Course Changed.
When the regatta committee reached
Sandy Hook light vessel it was found
prevent laying OF a course from the
lightship. Accordingly. the start was
postponed, and the Navigator stood sew
eral miles south by west of the light
ship to establish a new starting line.
The wind f1attened considerably during
the morning and at II O'Clock was blow
ing about eight knots
< Before the starting gun was fired
Shamrock and Reliance broke out their
baby iib topsails and stood for the line
on the starboard tack. The American
had q good burst of speed on and shot
lover the line thirty seconds ahead of the
aEnglishman. Shamrock being left be-
hind. and having her wind clear. wal
able to pinch out a bit and cross the
line a little to weather of Reliance's
wake
Wringe Left at Post.
The yachts stood across the line OF
the starboard tack and headed toward
the Long Island shore.
At 11:51 Captain Wringe finding that
he was being left behind tackled ship
10 port. Captain Barr, however, seeing
that the wind was tightening did not
propose to let the Britisher pick up any
efavoring slants and thirty seconds after
rthe Shamrock had tackled ship. he came
'sabout to port.
As in the previous races. the American
took a higher course than the Fife
boat and more than held her own In
footing
The Wind Drops.
The wind was certainly playing
strange freaks with the cup racers. The
twenty knot breeze of the early morn
ing hours had dwindIed to six knots al
1880 o'clock. and as the yachts worked
out to sea on the port tack they had
only fair list. In the heavy swell the
Reliance made less fuss than the sham
rock and seemed rather to smooth cut
the sea instead of plunging into IL and
splitting cascades of water from under
her bows. as did the Shamrock In the
turn to weather the American boat con-
stantly increased her lead.
She worked higher In the air and
footed along much faster than the Eng
lishman. In forty-flve minutes of sail
ling the American led by at least half ;
mile There was much discussion or
the excursion craft as 10 the probability
OF the racers being able to finish within
-the time limit OF five and a half hours
it being argued that today, being the
send of a heavy eastern storm, the wind
would probably funk out altogether
from the east and spring up anew from
ssome other quarter. In the thrash &c
Swindward the big singie-stickers bucked
"a heavy head tide.
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