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Yachting Fixtures fot J903. 
fciembcrs of race committee will confer a favor by sending notice 
errors or omissions in the following list, and also changes whiclk 
ly be made in the future. 
America's Cap Races, Aug. 20 and alternate days. 
AUGUST. 
Moriches, McAIeenan cup race. 
•29. Columbia, Lipton competitive cup races, Chicago, ILaJte 
Michigan. 
-29. Cape Cod, Y. R. A., open, Provincetown. 
. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club. Oyster Bay. 
, South Boston, club. City Point. 
I Chicago, special. Lake Michigan. 
Beverly, sixth Corinthian, Monument Beach. 
Royal Canadian, club, Toronto. V. ^ ! V 
_ Corinthian, sixth championship, Marblehead. .1... ,'. 
. Savin Hill, club, Dorchester Bay. '2 ' ' 
, Huguenot, Y, R. A. of L. I. Sound, annual. 
For Cruising Yachtsmen. 
With the purpose of stimulating the interest in cruis- 
Ig, and the keeping of a detailed log by cruising 
ichtsmen during the season of 1903, the publishers of 
CREST AND Stream offer prizes for the best stories of 
uises submitted to be published in Forest and 
TREAM. It is believed that these will form not only 
titertaining records of pleasant summer days spent 
loat along our coasts and waterways, but wiU furnish 
iformation of practical value to other yachtsmen mak- 
ig subsequent cruises on the same waters. 
Prizes will be awarded to the three best stories as fol- 
»ws: • 
First prize, $75.00. 
Second prize, $50.00. 
Third prize, $25.00. 
Contributions are invited under the following condi- 
ons : 
1. The cruise must be made in waters of the United! 
itates or Canada in the season of 1903. 
2. The cruise must be made in a sailing yacht, power 
5 be used only as an auxiliary, if at all. 
3. The story must be prefaced by a description of the 
oat. Cruises should be treated in as interesting and 
eadable a way as possible, but should be practical and 
ontain all possible information and data that would be 
f value to men going over the same route. A descrip- 
ion of the handling of the ship in all weathers will be 
tgarded very favorably in making awards, and it is 
iiggested to writers that an accurate account be kept 
f all incidents happening while under way. 
4. Photographs of the boat and of the country passed 
hrough, not smaller than 4x5, should, if possible, ac- 
;ompany each story, and they will be considered in 
naking the awards. 
5. An outline chart of the trip drawn on white paper 
, black ink (no coloring pigment to be used) should 
ilso be sent in. 
6. Competitors should avoid the use of slang or in- 
iorrect nautical expressions in their stories, as it will 
ount against them in awarding the prizes. 
7. The story should contain about seven thousand 
srords, written on one side of the paper only, and must 
)e received at the office of the Forest and Strearn Pub- 
ishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York City, on 
)r before Nov. 15, 1903. 
America's Cup Races. 
Tuesday, Aug. 18, was the day settled upon for the 
neasuring of the two contestants for international 
lonors — ^Shamrock III. and Reliance. Both of the 
joats had been in the dry dock at Erie Basin for sev- 
ral days previous, and the crews had been hard at 
(vork getting the boats' underbodies in as near perfect 
:ondition as possible. Shamrock III.'s entire hull had 
seen painted with a white composition that gave a re- 
markably fine surface. A bright green stripe at the 
vaterline and another at the deck relieved the other- 
vise white hull. ReHance's bronze bottom had been 
rubbed down until it was absolutely smooth and her 
opsides received a coat of white paint. 
Mr. Charles D. Mower, the official measurer, reached 
irie Basin shortly before noon on Tuesday, and he 
vas accompanied by Mr. Albert B. Hunt, a member 
yi the New York Y. C, who assisted him in measur- 
ng both boats. They had come from New York on 
Reliance's tender Sunbeam, together with Messrs. C. 
)liver Iselin, Woodbury Kane, Herbert Leeds, New- 
serry Thorne, Butler Duncan, Robert Bacon, Col. 
barman Crawford and Dr. Monahan. 
On their arrival both boats' hulls were exposed and 
^ch occupied a separate dock. The yard had been 
:hrown open to sightseers and photographers, and 
Jiere were many on hand. 
It was decided to measure the spars of the boats 
irst, and then in the afternoon to take the waterline 
engths and, consequently, Mr. Mower began work on 
Shamrock III. at once. Sir Thomas Lipton and Mr. 
William Fife, the yacht's designer, were on hand to 
watch the operation, as were Captains Wringe and 
Bevis. After Mr. Mower had gotten the length of the 
joom. gaff and the base of the fore triangle, he went 
lloft in a bos'un's chair to get the height of the per- 
pendicular, that is, the distance from the boom to the 
ropsail halliard block. Mr. Fife was an interested spec- 
tator, and as each dimension was taken he would jot 
Jt down on a piece of paper for personal reference, 
tie stated at the time that he wished to change the 
position of the throat halliard block in order to reduce 
:he boat's measurement, and that he might want a re- 
neasureraent on the day following. Such turned out 
:o be the case, for when it came to measuring the 
ipinnaker pole it was found that it was about eight 
inches too long, and a man was immediately set to work 
to cut the pole down to the length allowed. There 
was no representative from Reliance on Shamrock III. 
when the spar measurements were being taken, nor did 
myone from Shamrock III. go aboard Reliance while 
Mir. Mower was putting the tape on her spaf§. A^fer 
finishing up work on Shamrock III. Mr. Mower turned 
his attention to Reliance, and it was nearly two o'clock 
when he had completed^ his duties. 
By this time the water had been allowed to flow into 
both docks. Shamrock III. was water-borne first, 
and when Reliance was afloat the gate at the end of 
the dock was opened and she was warped into the 
same dock with the challenger. Shamrock III. lay at 
the head of the dock and Reliance lay well down to- 
ward the after end. 
The measuring of the waterlines was a most deli- 
cate task, and great care had to be exercised in order 
to get the measurements correct. Mr. Mower started 
on Shamrock III. The crew was placed to the satis- 
faction of Mr. Fife and Captain Nat Herreshoff. After 
this was done Mr. Fife, Captain Nat, Mr. Mower and 
Mr. Hunt got into a flat bottom skiff, together with 
two sailors. Plumb bobs had been dropped over the 
bow and stern, and the punt was pushed up under the 
bow. The long batten was run under the overhang, 
and Mr. Fife and Captain Nat watched Mr. Mower 
with great interest. When the mark had been made 
on the batten the boat was shoved aft, and the same 
performance was again gone through. There was a 
fresh breeze blowing, and even in the basin the water 
was not quite smooth, and on this account extra care 
was used in order to get the length of the overhangs 
absolutely right. 
The overhangs on Reliance were measured in a like 
manner, and Mr. Fife looked after Sir Thomas Upton's 
interests here as Captain Nat had looked after Mr. 
Iselin's when Shamrock III. was being measured. The 
work was accomplished to the entire satisfaction of 
both these gentlemen. As the tide was beginning to 
drop, both Reliance and Shamrock III. were warped 
out of the dock as soon as the work of measuring was 
done, and each boat was taken in tow, and off they 
went to the Horseshoe. 
Mr. Fife was under the impression that Shamrock 
III. would be very close up to the limit of 90ft. on 
Avaterline length, if not in excess of it, and he was re- 
lieved to find that she was well inside. Reliance was 
nearly 6in. longer on the waterline than she was when 
measured earHer in the season. Both boats were meas- 
ured with two sets of club topsail spars on board. Mr. 
Mower painted two marks on both sides of the boats 
just at the waterline. The boats were measured with 
the headsails set in stops, as the rule requires. 
Shamrock III. looks very small after one has been 
aboard Reliance, both on deck and below. While the 
challenger is beautifully built, she is hardly as interest- 
ing as would be expected. There are no nevelties or 
any unusual features in her construction. 
Capt. Nat looked Shamrock III. over with Mr. Fife, 
and then the courtesy was returned when Mr. Fife 
went aboard Reliance. The two greatest designers in 
the world looked each other's productions over with a 
critical eye, yet little or no comment was made on either 
hand. 
Thousands hung around the dock all the time the 
boats were being measured, and it was not until five 
o'clock, when the work was finished, that they left 
the basin. 
Mr. Mower gave out the dimensions at the club house 
on Tuesday night. They are as follows: 
Shamrock III. Reliance. 
Length on load waterline 89.81 89.66 
Length from after end of main boom to for- 
ward point of measurement 187.54 201.76 
Lengtlr from fore side of foremast to for- 
ward point of measurement 81.4 84.29 
Length of spinnaker boom 81.4 83.75 
Length of main gafT 65.77 71.90 
Length of topmast: Shamrock 69.15 — ^1-5 less; 
Reliance, 72.00—1-5 less 55.32 57.60 
Height from upper side of main boom to 
topsail halliard block 144.83 149.68 
Square root of sail area 119.74 127.16 . 
Sailing length, as per rule 104.77 108.41 
Sail a?ea 14,3-37.45 16,169.93 
Number of persons on board 56 64 
Reliance allows im. and 45s. to Shamrock III. over 
a 30-mile course. 
This is a little more than Reliance allowed Consti- 
tution in the racing this year. 
It was not a surprise on Wednesday morning when 
Mr. Fife called for a remeasurement. 
On Wednesday Shamrock III. and Reliance went 
out for a little spin, but both skippers kept well away 
from one another. As soon as the mainsail was set 
on Shamrock III. Captain Wringe found just how 
much he could shift his throat halliard block. When 
the boat got back to her moorings Mr. Mower was 
sent for, and he went down to the Horseshoe on 
Wednesday afternoon. The change in Shamrock III. 
make quite a little difference in her measurement. Re- 
liance now has to allow Shamrock III. im. and 57s, 
First Day, Thursday, At-g, 20. 
It was a great disappointment to everybody that 
there was not wind enough for Shamrock III. and Re- 
liance to finish within the time limit of five and one- 
half hours on the occasion of their first meeting. While 
it was not a race, it gave those who went down the 
bay an excellent chance to get a line on the two boats. 
In the early morning the prospects of wind were 
not good. It was cloudy and the atmosphere was filled 
with humidity. The thunder squall that took place on 
Wednesday had not cleared the air. 
The crews on both Shamrock III. and Reliance were 
about early, and about half past seven the crew on 
the former boat began to remove sail covers and the 
jib and staysail were sent up in stops. By eight o'clock 
"Shamrock's mainsail was hoisted, and Reliance's crew 
was busy following suit. The big club topsail was set 
on Reliance, and everything was put in readiness on 
both boats for the race. 
Just before nine o'clock Reliance slipped her moor- 
ings and started down the bay in tow of the tug Guid- 
in<T Star. On the defender was Messrs. C. O. Iselin, 
w'i'B. Duncan, Newberry D. Thorne, Woodbury Kane. 
Herbert C. Leeds, Dr. Monahan and Captain Nat. 
Herreshoff. Mr. H. M. McGildo.wney represented the 
Royal Ulster Y. C. 
As soon as Reliance left her moorings the tug Cruizer 
took Shamrock III. in tow, and thev started for the 
lightship. On board the challenger were Mr. William 
Fife, Col. Sharman Crawford and Col. D. F. D. Neill. 
Mr. Robert Bacon represented the New York Y. C. 
Captain "Lem" Miller, who sailed Columbia all the 
season, joined forces with Captain Barr, and was; 
aboard Reliance. Captain Bevis, who commandedl 
Shamrock I. was on Shamrock III. to assist Captaint 
Wringe. 
Shamrock III.'s big club topsail was set after she got 
well outside. 
At ten o'clock both of the boats had cast off their 
tows and were sailing around the lightship. 
The big tug Navigator arrived on the scene soon 
after having on board the Regatta Committee Messrs. 
S. Nicholson Kane, Newbury D. Lawton and Edward 
H. Wales. 
Shamrock III. ranged alongside the committee boat, 
and Mr. Fife, hailing them through a megaphone, said that 
through an oversight Shamrock III. had been measured 
without an anchor and cable on board, which was not 
as the rules of the club required. The Regatta Com- 
mittee informed Mr. Iselin of the fact and asked him if 
he was willing that Shamrock III. should sail subject 
to a remeasurement at the earliest possible date. This 
met with Mr. Iselin's approval, and off the boats went. 
Shamrock III. sailed with her anchor and cable on 
board, but an equivalent amount of ballast had been re- 
moved. 
The first race was to windward atid return, and just 
before half past ten signals were set on Navigator an- 
nouncing that the compass course would be S. S. W. The 
committee boat had anchored to the S. E. of the light- 
ship. The tug John H. Scully was sent away to log 
off the course, and a little later the tug Coastwise fol- 
lowed, acting as a guide boat for the two yachts. 
At 10:45 the preparatory signal was heard. The 
wind at this time was S. S. W., and having a strength 
of not over four miles. 
There was a large fleet of excursion boats and steam 
yachts on hand, and those on board saw but lirtle of 
the race, for the revenue officers on the patrol and 
guide boats were over-zealous in their duties, and they 
kept the attending fleet miles further away from the 
yachts than was necessary. 
The breeze was so light that the skippers on both 
boats had broken out their baby jib topsails long be- 
fore the start. The wind hauled quite a little in the 
few minutes that elapsed between the preparatory and 
starting signals. 
Just as the warning gun sounded Reliance headed N. 
toward the line on the port tack, crossing Shamrock's 
bow. The challenger was put on the port tack after- 
Reliance. Both boats had the wind abeam, and Re- 
liance was kept off again across Shamrock's bow. Re- 
liance was moving along smartly and she drew away 
from Shamrock fast. When the starting signal was 
given at eleven o'clock both boats were some distance 
from the line. 
Barr and Wringe had kept well away from one an- 
other and did not seem anxious to try conclusions. 
Reliance gybed around the lightship and crossed the 
line way in the weather berth. Shamrock had started 
a few minutes ahead of the defender, but she had tacked 
right on the line, about half way between the committee 
boat and the lightship. She had no headway on, and 
what few honors there were lay with Barr so far. The 
start was very flat indeed. 
The boats were timed as follows: Shamrock III., 
11:01:14, and Reliance 11:01:47. They crossed on the 
starboard tack and all the men on both boats were 
sitting well to leeward in order to give the boats enough 
list to prevent the ground swell from rolling what httle 
breeze there was out of their sails. 
Reliance had more headway on and seemed to draw 
away from Shamrock fast at the start, but the chal- 
lenger was kept off and her jib topsail, which was con- 
siderably bigger than Reliance's, was allowed to draw 
well, and she footed very fast. Barr was pinching Re- 
liance, and his jib topsail did not stand at all. 
The breeze had freshened a little, but it did not last 
/or long. Shamrock III. was certainly footing faster 
than Reliance, but she was not pointing so high. No 
man can excel Barr in sailing a boat to windward, and 
in the conditions that prevailed at this time he was 
working his ship out slowly but surely. 
Clouds had been banking up in the W. since eai-ly 
in the morning, but they indicated more rain than 
wind. A half hour after the start Reliance was well out 
to windward of Shamrock, and Wringe ordered their 
jib topsail taken in and another smaller one set in its 
place. Some 3 minutes was consumed in making this 
change. This sail was even larger than the one car- 
ried on Reliance. 
At 11:30 the squall broke, and it rained very hard 
for half an hour. The rain hid the yachts from view, 
and when it subsided somewhat, about noon, there was 
a little more wind, and the boats moved along with 
more life. 
Shamrock was seen to be some distance ahead but 
not far enough to cross Reliance's bow should she 
tack. Then it began to rain in torrents again, and it 
came in thick, and the boats were again obscured from 
view. 
When the second shower was over it was seen that 
a shift of wind had given Reliance a nice lift, and she 
was over a quarter of a mile to windward of Shamrock. 
At 12:19 Shamrock was put on the port tack, and 
when the yachts came together Reliance crossed Sham- 
rock's bow. Barr tacked on top of Shamrock, but the 
challenger had her wind clear, and Wringe rapped her 
off, and she pulled out through Reliance's lee. 
At quarter of one Shamrock was put on the star- 
board tack. Again the boats came together .and Re- 
liance crossed Shamrock's bow, but by a smaller mar- 
gin than she did the first time. Reliance tacked on 
Shainrock's weather bow. Shamrock soon went about, 
and Reliance followed a few seconds later. The breeze 
was very light, and at 1:23:50 both boats were put on 
the starboard tack. 
Just before 1:30 the baby jib on Reliance was taken 
in and another larger sail was set in its place. The 
same change was made on Shamrock. The guide boat 
was seen off to the southward, and the mark could 
also be made out, the cone flashing at intervals. Just 
before two o'clock Reliance's staysail was tak?n in 
