The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-27
BULLETINS OF THE RACE

11:05 a. m.-Both yachts have crossed
the starting line. Their official starting
time was 11:02.
11:1O a. m. Reliance crossed the line first
Shamrock minute later. The actual
starting time, unofficial, was, Reliance
1:O3:O5; Shamrock, 11:O4:C5. Both boats
had such a close fight for position that
neither boat crossed before the handicap
gun was fired. so that the official time for
the start is 1902
11:25 a. ms-Reliance apparently leads
by half a mile.
LAO a. m.-Reliance seems to have
struck puff Of wind and is moving quite
fast. Both yachts are on the port tack
1855 a. m.-The yachts have sailed
about three miles. Reliance leading about
half mile.
1900 p. m.-Reliance looks to be nearly
a mile ahead.
12:13-The wind freshens and is now
about seven miles an hour and hauling
further to the south.
12:45 p. m.--Four miles from the start
Reliance Is leading by half mile. The
sea Is smooth weather cloudy. wind five
knots and increasing.
1904 p. m.-Reliance still has a COM
1nanding lead. She is four miles from the
outer mark.
1:15 p. m.-Reliance is leading by 8
minutes and is dead to windward
1912 p. m.-Reliance turns the outer
| mark.
1850 p. m.-Unofficial time at outer
mark, Reliance 1:42; Shamrock 1:4S.
1:53 p. m.-Reliance is leading by one
mile.
Reliance turned the outer mark IL min
utes and 80 seconds ahead. The smoke
and haze almost obscures the yachts but
one can be seen.
2:s6 p. m.-One yacht barely can be seen
cunning home under spinnaker. She has
covered about three miles since the turn
2:43 p. m68.-Reliance is running to the
lightship very slowly but it is estimated
she will finish within the time limit unless
wind decreases.
1850 p. m.-Both boats are in view, Re-
lance apparently leading something over
a mile.
Ten miles from the finish Reliance was
leading by a mile. Wind is at five knots
and indications are that the finish will
be within the time limit.
3:10 p. m.-Reliance will hardly finish
within the time limit. The wind is four
miles an hour. To further retard her is
the full cotirse Of the ebb tide.
$40 p. m.--The contest has developed
into a race between Reliance and time
Reliance Is still six miles from the light
ship and has one hour and ten minutes
within which to cover that distance
Shamrock IS hopelessly beaten.
On passing an imaginary line, Reliance
was leading by 15 minutes, with Sham
rock nearly two miles astern.
| $40 p. m.-Reliance four and a half
miles from finish and fifty minutes left
Her race against time will be a close one.
| New York, Aug. 27-It was dark and
! lowering this morning when the crews Of
the two big yachts appeared on deck to
prepare for the third contest. The sky
was overcast and at o'clock light show
ers Of rain were falling in many places
within radius Of thirty miles of Sandy
Hook. The southeast breeze, which blew
finely all day, had blown itself out by
dawn, and altho there were faint breaths
| of air from that direction, there were
many calm spots out over the ocean.
| Yesterdays southeastern had left some
I thing of ground swell, and the surf
along shore was fairly heavy, but not so
strong as that which prevailed week
| ago. Notwithstanding these dull condi-
tons, the air was surprisingly clear, and
from Sandy Hook vessels could be dis
! tinguished many miles out to sea. About
! 1880 the wind began to breeze up from
! a little north of east, thereby carrying
out the predictions Of the weather bureau.
\ Still, at this hour, the air did not have
| strength enough to encourage the start
| ing OF race, and three and half hours
| before the time for the yachts to cross
/ the line the chances for a postponement
| seemed better than for race.
/ Crews Took 1t Easy.
| At 8 o'clock the winds had freshened
somewhat and was blowing about four
miles from the east. On the racers there
| had been no attempt to get ready, as has
| usually been the case on race day morn
ings. Instead of putting their headsails
in stops and stripping the covers off main
sails before getting their breakfasts, the
crews idled about the decks of their
yachts looking with some degree Of appre-
| hension at the weather signs.
I Mr. Herreshof, the designer Of Reliance,
who is aboard his steam yacht Roamer,
1 predicted that while the yachts might
start, they would hardly be able to finish
i within the time allowance unless there
was great change in the weather.
! Shortly after O. clock the crews the
| two yachts, encouraged by the appearance
of few scattered rays of sun, put up
their staysails and jibs In stops and took
the covers off their mainsails. The Irish
boat raised the mainsail she used on Tues
day in the triangular course race. It set
badly on its first run up, but as the light
breeze filled it, 1t bellied out and looked
like q splendid fit
i At S:15 Reliance raised the mainsail she
has used turnout the series Of races. She
wore the new gait that was measured
yesterday It is similar to the old GAIT,
but is considered trif1e stronger in case
Of stiff breeze.
At $3.50 Shamrock sent up her clubtop-
SAIL but had quite little trouble getting
it to set properly.
Weather Improves.
II The wind had hauled a trif1e south and
the clouds began to break near the hori
zon, giving promise Of clearer weather
and a fair breeze.
! At s:45 o'clock the breeze, from south
Of east, was freshening, and Shamrock
was ready to go out, while Reliance was
preparing to take a tow. Shamrock
two sails had been carefully set and were
: better looking than on any day yet. par.
: ticularly the club topsail, which set beau
! tifully
Mr.. Iselin went aboard Reliance at 8:4t
and a few minutes later line was taker
by the tug Guiding tSar," and the cur
defender started out from the hook fol
} the lightship.
Sir Thomas aboard the Erin said:
I'VE are going to do our best to-day
that is as much as anybody can do
Stories that there was friction between