The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-25
BAD FOR
SIR THOMAS
Reliance Won Against
English BoatAgain.
HAD OVER A MINUTE TO SPARE
Shamrock Had a Stern Chase From
From Time Boats Crossed Over
Line-Weather Variable.

Highlands, Aug. 25.-The weather
for today's races seems all that Lip
ton could possibly wish fora con-
test in moderate airs. At nine this
morning. the wind blew eight knots
southeast b. south. The course will
be triangular. ten miles in each leg.
this giving tne yachts a turn to the
Windward and two reaches The
breeze is very true with no soft SPOTS
Upton said he could desire nothing
better and that the Shamrock should
show at her best today. At S:57 the
Reliance got under her own sails and
swept away for the starting line and
was followed a minute later by the
Shamrock in the tow of a tug cruiser
The Shamrock put up new mainsail
today. Al line-thirty-i the com
mittee beat Navigator passed Sandy
Hook. Saturdays easy win for the
Reliance did not see INTO diminish the
interest CT the excursion fleet, which
came down early and stood out to the
were in use Saturday are in great
demand, ald sold out early at big
prices TO those who were in last race
and were left far behind OH steamers
which were unable TO make speed
enough TO keep up with the yachts.
It was a pretty tussle for the start
Capt. Wringe stood away down the
line endeavOring to shake Barr away
from the weather course. Barr seeing
Wringe intended crossing near the
time handicap dropped his adversary
and stood across the line on the star
board tack. Wringe stood down 10
the leeward came about and crossed
the line ten seconds after the handi-
cap gun fired. He then went over
to the starboard tack, but Immediate
ly after crossing flung Shamrock
about to port. Barr also cane about
to port when both yachts stood in to-
ward Seabright. Though the wind
was little more than seven knots in
strength, the challenger showed a
greater angle Of heel than did the Re-
lance.
10.05-The Shamrock dropped her
tow. and is standing for the Ightship
which is on the starbOard tack. The
Reliance reached the lightship at ten
six The wind is steady.
Bulletin.-The first ten minutes
sailing showed little advantage with
either boat although the American
seemed a trifle higher into the wind.
Bulletin.-A wireless dispatch from
Sandy Hook lightship, says Shamrock
arrived at 1912 and at 1880 the
wind dropped five knots.
Bulletin-The preparatory gun was
fired at 10:45. The course is south
by east with a beat of ten miles;
broad reach of ten miles and the
reach home ten miles The starting
gun went Off at eleven. The Reli-
ance crossed the line at 11:00:32 and
the Shamrock crossed at 11:02:10,
being handicapped by ten seconds.
Bulletin.-The official start was as
follows: Reliance 11:00:32, the
Shamrock 11:02:00. Coney Island
wireless dispatches say that at one
o'clock both boats are making
for the second mark
Bulletin.-11: 19.-The Reliance IS
steadily increasing her lead over the
Shamrock At 1928 The Reliance is
leading the Shamrock by a minute
and a half.
Bulletin. 11:36.-The Reliance con-
tinues to gain, although neither boat
seems to have any advantage in the
matter Of wind.
The Kaiser Wilhelm second, out
ward bound, in order to give her pas
sengers sight of the racers, slowed
down speed and trailed in the wake
of the defender for twenty minutes,
while the passengers cheered. The
Shamrock also came in for good
round of cheers. AS the morning ad-
vanced the breeze brought in gray
mist from the southeast, nearly OBJ
scuring the horizon.
Bulletin.-The grey mist is coming