The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-22
THE RELIANCE A HUMMER.

ana LN6IS WdS not d lllllS SuIL DICdh-
ing along the Jersey shore. The wind
was strong enough to send along coast
ing vessels at a lively rate. Some of the
little fishing vessels, anticipating an in
creased wind before the day was over,
had one or two reefs in their main
sails
with the wind little to the westward
of southwest there was considerable
speculation as to the direction in which
the committee would send the yachts.
1t would be impossible to start the race
from the Sandy Hook lightship and send
them either to windward or to leeward
for Is miles without having the turn
ing mark either on the Jersey or the
Long Island shores. 1t would seem rs
if the committee would change the
starting point from the hghtship four
or five miles eastward and send the
yachts on a Is miles beat toward the
jersey shore with the turning mark just
off Long Branch. On the other hand
a shift of wind more to the westward
would compel the committee to change
the mark to the neighborhod of the
Scotland lightship and send the boats
on run to leeward with the turning
mark off Long Beach on lifelong Island
shore The conditions governing today's
race will be the same as those of Thurs
day. the fiuke counting as no race, so
that Is miles to windward and return
will be the course.
At Sandy Hook bay all was activity
and hustle on board the racing craft as
early as o'clock, and the prospect of
fast racing weather seemed to imbue
the men with more life Before
O'Clock both boats had put their jibs
and staysailS in stops and taken the
covers off their mainsails, while the
captains and mates of each boat had
been aboard and inspected blocks and
tackles.
Both Captain Barr of Reliance and
Captain Wringe of Shamrock III were
jubilant Captain Barr said:
'If this blow continues. and it looks
as if 1t would. We'll have great race
in good time; and Captain Wringe
said: This is Shamrock weather; we
can do it in this"
At $50 o'clock the wind was blowing
at sullv II miles an hour from the
southwest and with no sign of abate-
ment or change of direction. This
would lay the course down the Jersey
coast close in to shore and the wind
not abating would get the race off with
in three hours.
Lee rails will be under water today"
said Sir Thomas Upton as he took his
early morning constitutional on the
deck of the Erin, and l look for great
things for my boat"
! Shamrock III will be remeasured in
Erie basin Monday morning in the
presence of representative of Reli-
ance. Lewis Cass Ledyards, chairman
/ of the racing committee of the New
/ York Yacht club, notified Sherman
Crawford, vice commodore of the Royal
! Ulster Yacht squadron. to that effect
/ III -tne following telegram.
Mr.. 1selin reports that you informed
him, just before starting on Thursdays
race, that Shamrock III when measured
/ did not have the anchor and cable on
board before starting. You reported it
also to the regatta committee. This, if
! true, would require a new measurement
| under the agreement, before starting
! another race. l appreciate that it
would be impossible now for you to
procure measurement before starting
tomorrow. and understand that the re-
gatta committee has requested that
Shamrock III be remeasured on Mon
day Under the circums tances, know
ing that the error arose from an over
sight, our committee is willing that
your boat shall start tomorrow, but
subject to the new measurement to be
taken on Monday next. The vessel on
such measurement is to be exactly in
the same trim as when sailing Satur-
day, which fact will be established by
your own statement-Lewis Cass Led
yard"
Mr. Crawford's answer was:
Thanks for telegram. We were meas
ured without anchor and chain aboard.
we had no anchor or chain on board
during the first race and We find they
are required by the rules We propose
with your permission TO sail tonorrow W
With the same trim as measured and
then carry out your wishes by remeas =
uring on Monday with the anchor and
chain aboard. If your committee has
any more suggestions we will meet them
with pleasure. CRAWFORD
c. D. Mower. the official measurer of
the New York Yacht club, notified Mr..
Crawford this morning that he would
measure the yacht at Erie Basin Mon
DAY morning with a representative of
the Reliance on board Nobody aboard
either yacht would discuss the meas
urement of the Shamrock with her an
chor and chain aboard
Sir Thomas Upton said, however: 1T
WAS all oversight and the p14rl
representa- tives were only made cogniz-
ant of being measured without them
when we told them. Neither their rep
resentative nor ours present at the meas
urlng noticed the error at the time. II
won't make any difference"
When Shamrock III was first meas
; ured the matches had to be removed and
two light weight men substituted fol-
two heavier ones in the crew to keeE
the water line inside of 80 feet. This
) brought her up to 1881 feet. The an
chor and chain weigh as much as two
: men and it is thought that when tbs
: yacht shall be remeasured there viii
be some difficulty in getting inside tht
water' line maximum. A few seconds
difference in the race today might make
] the result dependent on the remeasure-
ment-
Reliance started up her main sail a
/ $50 and five minutes later took a lin
from tender and with jib and stay sal
in stops and main sail set. left the Hool
for the start The Shamrock followed
her a few minutes later. She did no
take line from the cruiser but brok,
/ out her jib and stay sail and with he
main sail seted. sail out of the harbor
+, very pretty sight.
: After Reliance had rounded the Hool
she set her club top sail.
Reliance clung to her tender until 9:3
e when she dropped the tow and started
' down the coast.
t Reliance seemed to have trouble il
a setting her club top sail and a saflo
:, was in her shrouds trying to remove tn
4 difficulty.
e She signalled her tender and wa
again taken in tow which she did no
q drop until she had arrived at the light
y ship.
: By 10 o'clock both the yachts had ar
rived in the vicinity of the starting
< line and had set all the sails which the.
\ intended to carry across the line. Z.