New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-21

hours of the contest, if it could be dignitied by
such name, the Relianceswas moving all the
time while her rival Shamrock III. was often
becalmed. If the race had ended officially at
the outer mark the Reliance would have won
by something like six minutes.
The British yacht had a lead at the start of
thirty-three seconds. 1t is interesting to know
how close the sailing of these splendid
yachts during the early part of the race. and
how long it took the Reliance to overcome that
slight lead. They stood to the southeast on
the starboard tack after the start-Shamrock
III for one hour. seventeen minutes and forty
six seconds; the Reliance for forty-tyyo seconds
longer. They had sailed in three knot breeze
for twenty minutes. then through a heavy
squat of rain, with an increase OF wind to per
haps seven knots AT times, and yet the Re
lance was not more than three lengths to wind
ward of her rival when they both came 10 the
port tack-the Reliance for twenty-five min
utes and Shamrock III for tWenty-six min
utes. Here the Shamrock was still within few
lengths of the Herreshof yacht. Their next
tack of twelve and thirteen minutes, respective
" was almost repetition of these conditions,
except that the Reliance was slowly but surely
going to windward of the challenger. But it
was not until the last tack 70 port of twenty
six minutes each that the Reliance made her
most decisive gain.
DECISIVE GAIN OF THE RELIANCE.
After each of these tacks Shamrock III had
gone through the lee of the Reliance, Captain
Wringe giving her a good full. but it at
the expense of losing ground in the windward
work, which is, of course, the crucial test Of
yacht sailing in a race.
The sails of the Shamrock were not handled
smartly as those of the Reliance when it
came to shifting them, but both yachts were
sailed superbly The nautical sharps agree that,
while the Reliance proved herself the better boat
in yesterdays race Shamrock III has shown
that she possesses speed that may develop in
race where the wind is stronger and the water
smoother
The Reliance left her moorings early and ar
rived at the Sandy Hook Lightship-the starting
point-in tow of the tug Guiding Star at 945
( a. m She cast off five minutes later and filed
/ away the starboard tack, the wind at that
time being from the southwark and of not more
than four knots strength. Her largest club
topsail aloft. On her deck. besides Cap
tain Charles Barr. who was at the wheel, were
c. Oliver IseIin Captain Nat Herreshofr
William Butler Duncan, jr Newbury Thorne
Woodbury. Kane. DR.. Monahan, Herbert c.
Leeds and Hugh McGildowney the latter rep
resenting the Royal Ulster Yacht Club.
Shamrock III, in tow of the tug Cruizer
rived at the lghtship at 10 o'clock. She cast
/ off few minutes later and filed away on the
starboard tack under jib. staysail, mainsal and
clubtopsail. Captain Bob" Wringe held the
wheel, and beside him on the quarter deck stood
Robert Bacon. representing the New-York
Yacht Club; Vice. Commodore Sharman-C raw-
ford, of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club; Colonel
d. F. D. Neill. of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club,
and William Fife jr. the designer. Sir Thomas
Upton was not board.
AS soon as his guests had been transferred
from the steamer William Fletcher to his steam
yacht, the Erin, the latter steamed out from
Sandy Hook to join the great feet Of yachts
and excursion craft then steamlng at full speed
for the starting point. These included the
sidewheelers Plymouth. Shinnecock. Grand Re
public Thomas Patten. Angler, Gay Head
Sirius and Taurus. The three last named
were chartered by the Seawanhaka Co
rinthian Yacht Club. Sandy Hook Pilots Beebe
I and Devere and the Atlantic Yacht Club. The
New-Yorlk Yacht Club boat was the steamer
Monmouth.
The steam yachts flying patrol hags included
the Gamma, the Chetolah. the Kanawha, the
Scout and the Taranrula, the latter owned by
". K Vanderbilt. jr.
Other steam yachts at the start were the
Intrepid, the Tuscarora, the Free Lance the
Roamer the Bellemere. the White Heather the
Erin, the Celtic. the Restless the Corsair. the
Josephine the Virginia. the Susquehanna. the
! Niagara, the Vamoose the Neaeda. the Colonia
/ the Elsa, the Seminole the Oneida the Ituna
! the Taurus, the Pharamond the Duquesne. the
Electra. the GunhiIda. the Wacouta and the
! Felicia
The United States steamer MayhoVer. with
J the Secretary OF War on board. and the revenue