The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-28
Is MUCH BETTER SAILED
English Captain Started Slowly
and Got Outside Handi-
cap Period.
WAS CLOSE ALL THE WAY
Shamrock Never Admitted She Was
Beaten, and Only Loses the Race
by a Margin of About One
Minutes Time.

.. - Minutes Time.
New York, Aug. 25.-Reliance won
the second race in the International cup
series. The official time at the finish
was:
Reliance-2:15:30.
Shanrock-2:20:1O.
Rellance's elapsed time-3:14:54.
Shamrock's elapsed time-3:1S:lO.
Reliance wins by l minute and 10
seconds.
New York, Aug. 25.-Prospects for
another good contest between Reliance
and Shamrock III. were encouraging
at z a. M. A fine 7-knot breeze was
blowing out Of the southeast and the
sea was fairly smooth, the horizon be-
ing clear for many miles. There was
every indication the wind would hold
throughout the day, giving the yachts,
especially Shamrock, every opportunity
triangular course, which according to
program must be sailed in the second
contest between the boats.
The crews of the two contestants
We're out early and before breakfasttng
had taken the covers off their main
sails and raised their jibs and staysails
In the stots. After breakfasting at I
o'clock Shamrock's crew started at
once to work on the new mainsail. At
7:45 they had it well underway, while
Reliance at the same hour began to
raise hers. Mr.. Iselin went aboard
Reliance while the crew were at break
fast on the tender.
Upton Was Uncommunicative.
Sir Thomas Upton, on the deck of the
Erin, was inclined to be less commun-
icative than usual. He finally said:
Il think we will get a good race to-
day and hope U new sail may be a
success"
Mr.. Iselin was in excellent good hum
or, and TO a query said:
1T looks like good racing weather.
and looks like Reliance weather Also"
Reliance dropped her moorings just
before 9 o'clock n under mainsail and
club topsail was read to go to the start.
Shamrock at 9 o'clock took q line from
the GruiZer, her tender. and was tnwed
out with her mainsail set. At 8 the
wind was still blowing Z knots, the sky
partly cloudy and atmosphere clear.
The American yacht left under her
sail for the first time. On Thursday
and Saturday of last week she had the
services of a tug. Before going out her
No. 2 clubtop sail, one of the largest on
the boat. was sent aloft, and breaking
out her lower head sails she slipped
from her mornings and easily
rounded the point Of the Hook, stood to
n eastward through the main ship
channel. Two or three miles off the
Hook Reliance ook a line from her
tender, dropping her fore staysail as
picked up the tow line.
Weather Holds Good.
About this time the regatta commit
tee on boar the tug Navigator and ac-
companied by other tugs Of the club
fleet, came down from New York and
passed out by the Hook.
Far up the bay the vanguard of the
excursion feet could be seen coming
down through the sWash channel, with
four or five revenue cutters in the lead.
An hour and a quarter before the time
set for the start the sky, although par
TALLY cloudy, gave little indications Of
any disagreeable weather during the
day. The wind which had been about
south southwest during the early morn
Ing hauled a bit to the southwark.
blowing a point or W. eaSt Of south. 1t
still continued, however, at about a 7
knots gait and these conditions seemed
to prevail over a wide stretch of water
so that there was at this time every
prospect the rae would not only be
started on time, but the boats would
be able to cover the course within the
time limit, 5h hours.
Course Is Announced.
At 1925 the signal was hoisted for
the triangular course the regatta COM
mittee on the tug Navigator coming to
about a half mile to westward
of the lightship. At 1899 the course
signals were hoisted and five minutes
after the regatta committee had set the
signal for the triangular race three
sets of flags were broken out on the
triatfc stay, denoting the direction of
the three legs. AS read from shore the
Irst leg was to be south, giving the
boats a beat down the Jersey shore.
Inc next was northwest by east one
half east, which under the condition Of
wind prevailing at the time would give
the yachts a broad reach from the first
TO the second on the starboard tack.
next leg was northwest by west to
the finish at the lightship, another
broad reach on the port tack.
Inc preliminary signal was fired at
l0:45 and Immediately after the fight
Tor position began. AS usual Reliance
followed Shamrock in her var;ous
maneuVers about the line, neither boat
gong very far away from the start
ing point. When the preliminary gun
nred both were to the eastward of
the ilghtship a bit, but returned and
1NSo'i SoiiiiiS up anu GOWN the line.
The Maneuverins for Place.
When the warming signal was fired
at 1885 Shamrock was close to the
committee boat. She immediately head
along the line on the starboard tack
a!lG Reliance, coming down from the
WlrdWard, attempted to blanket her.
Bcth boats, four minutes before the
start, were holding across the line on
The s~tarboard tack. Reliance on Sham
rocAs weather quarter. Then they both
wore back with Shamrock in the lead.
n came for the eastern end of the
line on the port tack, Reliance, how
ever. kept right after her. In the mean
time a great tankhoat came plunging
between the yachts and Reliance was
FORCED to hold away and she went to
the stern of the committee BOAT and
swinging around headed for the line
on the s~tarboard tack. Contrary to his
usual custom Captain Wringe kept
bchell Tuesday, price SO cents. -