Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22

dore of the Royal Ulster yacht squadron, 10
that effect in the following telegram:
Mr.. Iselin reports that you informed
him. Just before starting on yesterdays
race that Shamrock III. when measured,
did not have the anchor and cable on board
before starting.
You reported it also to the regatta COM
mittee This. IL true. would require a new
measurement. under the agreement, before
starting another race
Impossible Before Monday.
81 appreciate that 1t would be impossible
now for you to procure a measurement be-
fore starting tomorrow. and understand
that the regatta committee has requested
that Shamrock III he remeasured on Mon
day.
Under the circumstances. knowing that
the error arose from an oversight. our COM
mittee are willing that your boat shall start
tomorrow. but subject to the new meas
urement to be taken on Monday next.
THE vessel on such measurement Is TO
be exactly in the same trim as when sailing
Saturday, which fact will be established by
your own statement
LEWIS CAss LEDYARD."
Crawford's Answer.
Mr.. Crawford's answer was:
Thanks for telegram. We were meas
ured without anchor and chain aboard. We
had not an anchor or chain on board dur
Ing the first race and we find they are
quired by the rule.
We propose, with your permission, TO
sail tomorrow with the same trim as meas
ured, and then carry out your wishes by
remeasuring Monday with the anchor and
III your committee has any more sug-
gestions We will meet them with pleasure.
"CRAWFORD.'
att Was All an Oversight"
y d. Mower. the official measurer of the
New York Yacht Club. notified Mr.. Craw
ford this morning that he would measure
the yacht at Erie basin Monday morning
with a representative of the Reliance on
board
Nobody aboard either yacht would dis
cuss the measurement Of the Shamrock
with her anchor and chain aboard.
Sir Thomas said, however:
1T was all an oversight, and the yacht
club representatives were only made cog
infant of our being measured without them
when we told them.
Neither their representative nor ours
present at the measuring noticed the error
at the time. 1t won't make any differ
ence.'
Il Few Seconds Only.
When Shamrock III was first measured
the matches had to be removed and two
lightweight men substituted for two
heavier ones in the crew to keep the water
line inside of ninety feet. This brought her
up to S9S1 feet
The anchor and chain weigh as much as
two men. and 1t is thought that when the
yacht Is remeasured there will be some
difficulty getting inside the water line
maximum.
A few seconds difference in the race to-
day might make the result dependent on
the remeaSurement.
Reliance's Main Sail Up.
Reliance started up her mainsail at $50
and at $50 took a line from her tender
and. with jib and staysail in stops and
mainsail set, left the Hook for the start.
The Shamrock followed her few minutes
later. She did not take line from the
cruiser, but broke out her jib and staysail
and with her mainsail set sailed out of the
harbor. very pretty sight.
After Reliance had rounded the Hook she
set her club topSail.
Reliance chung to her tender until go
when she dropped the tow and started
down the coast.
Reliance Has Trouble With Topsail.
Reliance seemed to have trouble in setting
her club topsail, and sailor was in her
shrouds trying to remove the difficulty.
She signaled her tender and was again
taken In tow, which she did not drop until
she had arrived at the light ship.
BY 10 o'clock both the yachts had arrived
in the vicinity OF the starting line and had
set all the sails which they intended to
carry across the line
By this hour the first Of the excursion
fleet had begun to appear. The wind stead
lily Increased and the wind gauges showed
that the yachts would have whole-saif
Breeze of about ten knots an hour to start
with
Difficulty in Deciding
Owing to the direction of the wind the
committee had some difficulty in deciding
the starting point, as 1t was apparent that
a beat to windward Of fifteen miles from the
light ship was impracticabIe.
1t was finally concluded to make The start
several miles to the eastward This change
necessitated delay from the hour set.
The weather continues beautiful and the
prospects for finished race are bright.
The excursion fleet which assembled for
the race was not quite as large as that of
Thursday.
Awaited Preparatory Gun.
The committee boat followed by the rae
ers and the excursion fleet. set out easterly
for the new starting point. which was so
fixed that a course could be laid fifteen
miles to windward and return.
The Navigator at IL o'clock finally an
chored at point about six miles due east
of the lightship and about eight miles from
the Long Island shore south southwest
from Long Beach. The two racers and the
excursion fleet soon reached the same point
and awaited the preparatory gun.
The committee hoisted a signal showing
the course to be beat of fifteen miles to
wndward and return. and the boat mark
ing the turn set of In the direction of
Long Branch. where the turning point
should be. about six miles off shore.
Gun Fired at IL 80 AM.
At 11:S0 the preparatory gun was fred
and Immediately the two yachts began ma
neuvering for position.
AS they sailed back and forth in this
preliminary struggle both boats showed
a good deal of weather side as they laid
down. dipping the lee rail.
Reliance made a long board to eastward,
followed by Shamrock quite a distance
astern. After standing about mile from
the mark Reliance came about. Shamrock
soon following. At LAC. when the warn
ing gun fired, both boats were to the
westward OF the line standing inshore.
Both boats stood quarter of a mile to
the westward of the line then started and
ran down the wind for fifteen seconds,
when Shamrock gybed Reliance following
with same maneuver.
Both on Starboard Tack
Both boats were the starboard tack