The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-26


boat with his headsails drawing we'll and
allowed her to foot fast. They were sail
ing so evenly together that 1t was impos'
sible to tell which was doing the better
work.
At 1920 Shamrock got an extra strong
puff that laid her over considerably more
than the Reliance, and she seemed to draw
ahead. The puff lasted only couple Of
minutes, and then the Reliance got 10
They held on well toward the Jersey shore
and at ii:35 Shamrock again got a little The
better Of the breeze, which seemed to be
stronger in under the land
The Reliance held on to the port tack
nearly forty minutes, and at l42 took the
starboard tack. The mark or guide boat
was nowhere in sight, being screened by
the haze that hung over the water. but
those on board had figured that she ought
TO be where she could fetch the mark on
this tack.
Shamrock held on for minute and twenty
seconds longer and then she took the
starboard tack. She was then well to
weather Of the wake Of the Reliance and
was holding much about the same relative
position with the defender Of the Cup as
she was when she went over the line.
BY noon the wind freshened somewhat
and the speed Of the two boats increased
perceptibly They had sailed so far with
some OF the men on the leeward side, but
In the freshening wind all the men were
moved up to the weather rail to hold the
boats up.
Very soon the mark boat could be made
out through the haze. and it was seen that
both had overstood the mark, and the Sham
rock having held on the port tack a little
longer than the Reliance. had lost all that
time. But she was able to ease off and go for
the mark with started sheets, and then
che increased her speed still more.
The Reliance ran down her jib topsail
at l2I7, and the Shamrock followed her
example at l21sI5 On the Reliance.
reaching iib topsail was sent up ready for
use on the second leg and on the Shamrock
Capt. Wringe chose balloon. and the big
sail was got out on the boNsprt and snapped
on the stay smartly. The Reliance bore or
by the mark at 12:2l:0S and the Shamrock
at l2:2340
TIME TO THE FIRST MARK.
The time over the first leg of the course
and the gain are shown in the following;
ss ssa$ # = ! fss
On this leg the Reliance had gained 1
minute and seconds, but the Shamrock
was handicapped 10 seconds at the start,
and If this 10 seconds is taken into con-
sideration the Reliance only beat the Sham
rockS4o seconds, boat for boat, in beating
ten miles TO windward. The Reliance had
averaged mile in "A little oyer minutes,
dead to windward, which n fast sailing,
considering the conditions.
MORE ALERT ON THE SHAMROCK.
1t was a reach to the next mark. The
wind was aft the starboard beam. Twenty
two seconds after she passed the mark |
the Reliance broke out No. or reaching !
jib topsail. On the Shamrock they we're a !
little smarter. A balloon lib topsail was I;
broken out as she bore away by the mark, !!
and In setting this sail Capt. Wringe had |
shown better judgment than Capt, Barr. |
yachts to carry balloons. 1t was a broad ;
reach. and the Shamrock began at once to
improve her position.
The Reliance took in her forestaysail
as soon az the jib topsail had been sheeted |
down and set n balloon forestaysail In its
place. The Shamrock took in her lib
and shortly afterward took in the forestry
sail.
1t didn't take them long on the Reliance
to find out their error, and at 1928, or three
ullIlutcb dIlu u ndn AlU6T IL naQ Deem set. !
the iib topsail was run down and balloon
got on. and sent up n its p aos. fSe
balloon was broken out at 1221i0. While
the Reliance had been without this sail
the Shamrock had been able to improve
her position still more; Jib and forestry
sails were then lowered on the Reliance In
order to let the wind have free play on the
big kite. "
More flow was given to the sheet Of the
balloon on the Reliance than on the Sham
rock, the Shamrocks sail being trimmed
In rather fat. Capt. Wringe nipped the
Shamrock out to windward Of the course,
and she was sailing along on the weather
quarter Of the Reliance about a quarter Of
a mile away.
GETTING READY TO RUN.
The wind then hauled about a point to
thewestward, and at 1890 Shamrock lowered |
her spinnaker pole to starboard. The men
had hardly started to move on the challeng-
defender, and that boats spinnaker pole
dropped down smartly and the spinnaker
was hoisted up to the masthead and out
board Then each waited for the other
Finally, at l237:30 Reliance broke her
spin ,Rs S Sst and syed it well forward
good work. On the Shamrock they waited
for another minute, and then their spinna-
ker was broken. 1t was a larger sail than
that carried by the Reliance, being cut
fuller and longer on the foot. Forestayi-
sails were taken in on both boats.
Then the Reliance seemed to pick up
little. She can outrun the challenger, and
the gain she made with the spinnaker was
an important factor in the race. At l25O40
Reliance lowered her spinnaker and let
the balloon lib topsail do all the work. The
wind was not quite far enough aft to carry
a spinnaker well without romping of the
course The Reliance had already gone by
the lee, and rs the Shamrock was to wind
warlsit was not well to go too far. The
Shamrock hung on TO her spinnaker until
12:56:45 and then took It in
At 12:5s the Reliance set her forestaysail,
and the- Shamrock followed her example
some minutes later The wind by that
timei had Backed TO the southwark, its
original quarter, and had dropped some
what, being lighter than when the boats
approached the turning mark
The mark was hidden In the haze and
was not sighted until the yachts were
little more than mile away from It. They
had run TO leeward Of their course and had to
haul LID sharnly In order to lea Va the rnarlc