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Reliance. 
not finish within the time limit, and at 4:32 a gun was 
fired from Navigator, and a signal was set, which signi- 
fied that the race was off for the day. ReHance took 
in her balloon jib topsail before reaching the line, and 
she crossed at 4:38:30. Both boats were picked up by 
their tenders and towed back to their moorings. 
Fifth Day, Saturday, Aug. 29. 
The race that was to have been sailed between Re- 
liance and Shamrock III. on Saturday was postponed 
on account of a heavy E. N. E. gale that had been 
blowing since Friday morning. There was a big sea 
running off Sandy Hook, and altogether it was not a 
fit day to send the big n^achines over an outside course. 
Col. Sherman-Crawford and Mr. Gildowney went 
aboard Sunbeam, Reliance's tender, early in the morn- 
ing and conferred with Mr. C. O. Iselin, and they de- 
cided it would not be safe or wise to race the two 
yachts, and the Regatta Committee was notified in writ- 
ing. This is the first time a race for the America's Cup 
had ever been postponed on account of too much wind. 
The next race was scheduled for Monday, Aug. 31, and 
will be continued on consecutive days, excepting Sun- 
days, until three out of five races have been deter- 
mined. 
Sixth Day, Monday, Aug. 31. 
The storm blew itself out on Sunday, and on Monday 
there was but little wind. The day was anything but 
pleasant, and the sky was still overcast, and the easterly 
breeze made the atmosphere raw and uncomfortable. 
The two yachts were towed from the Horseshoe, 
where they had ridden out the gale in safety, out to the 
lightship. Reliance set a medium-sized club . topsail, 
•and a still smaller one was sent up on Shamrock. 
The wind was E. N. E., and the Regatta Committee 
found it impossible to lay a windward course from 
Sandy Hook lightship, and accordingly Navigator 
steamed about three miles S., where she was anchored, 
and the tug Unique anchored at the other end of the 
line. During the delay, caused by the change in the 
starting line, Wringe hoisted a larger club topsail in 
place of tTie one originally set. The course signalled 
from Navigator was E. N. E. 
It was 11:30 when the preparatory gun was given. 
The tide was running f^ood, and there was a long roll 
coming in from the E. • The wind was light and did not 
exceed five or six knots. 
Reliance's baby jib topsail was sent up in stops soon 
after the preparatory signal. At 11:40 the warning gun 
was fired, and at this time the boats crossed the line 
with Shamrock ahead and Reliance out on her weather 
quarter. After crossing the line both skippers kept 
their boats off, and they stood back again. The chal- 
lenger had worked out on to. Reliance's weather bow. 
Three minutes before the starting signal the boats were 
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running before the wind with sheets aft. Then they 
hauled on the wind and stood on toward Navigator. 
Shamrock was put on the starboard tack a little over 
a minute before the gun. Reliance was just able to 
cross Shamrock's bow, and after doing so she was 
put on the starboard tack. Reliance's jib topsail had 
been broken out, and both boats were reaching along 
the line. When the starting gun was heard Reliance 
was to leeward of Shamrock, and both boats crossed 
on the starboard tack. While Shamrock crossed in the 
weather berth. Reliance had her wind clear. Both 
boats were timed at the start at 11:45:26. 
Barr was rapping Reliance off and trying to draw 
clear of Shamrock, while Wringe was pinching his boat 
in an effort to get her further out to windward. The 
boats were catching the rollers about abeam on this 
tack, and they were not bothering them any. 
Five minutes after the start Shamrock took the port 
tack, and Reliance followed a few seconds later. The 
boats were now catching the seas under their weather 
bows, and while both were jumping about quite a little. 
Shamrock, was making rather better weather of it. 
After holding the port tack for seven minutes Reliance 
was again put on the starboard tack, and Shamrock 
followed at once. Shamrock was footing fast and do- 
ing pretty well. The wind was veering a little all the 
time, and first one boat would get a lift and then the 
other. Finally the wind headed both craft off quite a 
little, and at 12:10 Wringe put Shamrock on the port 
tack. About a minute later Reliance also took a port 
tack. 
Although the sea seemed to shake Reliance up more 
than it did Shamrock, she improved her position stead- 
ily. At four minutes past one Reliance went back to 
the starboard tack, which she held for three minutes, 
and then went back to the port tack. Just after half 
past one Shamrock went on the starboard tack, and less 
than three minutes later Reliance followed. Reliance 
was now a long distance out on Shamrock's weather 
bow. 
At 1:43 Reliance took the port tack, and four min- 
utes later was put back on the starboard tack, which 
she held for ten minutes. At i :s8 Reliance went on the 
port tack, as did Shamrock a few seconds afterward. 
Reliance's baby jib topsail was taken in, and a slightly 
larger one was substituted. At 2:33:15 Reliance tacked 
to starboard, and Shamrock did likewise at once. Re- 
liance was put back on the port tack nine minutes later. 
Shamrock held her starboard tack three minutes longer 
and then she tacked to port also. Reliance was again 
put on the starboard tack at 2:52:20, and her jib top- 
sail was taken in and her ballooner set in stops. Five 
minutes later Reliance took the port tack and stood for 
the mark, which she rounded at 3:60:35. The balloon 
jib was broken out on Reliance smartly, and everything 
was put in shape for the run home. 
Shamrock. 
At 3:06 Shamrock was put on the starboard tack, 
and five minutes later she took the port tack and 
headed for the mark. She was timed at 3:20:57. After 
gybing, her ballooner was broken out and she stood 
on after Reliance. 
The times for the fifteen-mile beat follow: 
Start. Turn. Elapsed. 
Reliance U 45 26 3 00 35 3 15 09 
Shamrock 11 45 26 3 20 57 3 35 31 
Reliance had beaten Shamrock 2om. 22s. 
The spinnaker was not broken out on Reliance until 
3:12, although the pole had been run out and the sail 
hoisted in stops some time before. It was taken in at 
3:19, as it was now drawing well and was killing the 
ballooner. 
The tide had turned and the boats were again buck- 
ing it. Shamrock's spinnaker pole was run out and 
her headsails were lowered in order to give her bal- 
looner every chance. Just after 4:30 Reliance again 
set her spinnaker, as the wind had gone to the E. again. 
Shamrock broke hers out three minutes later. At 4:51 
Reliance's spinnaker was taken in, but at five minutes 
past five it was again set. 
_ At quarter past five the time limit gun was fired, and 
signals were hoisted on the committee boat, signify- 
ing the race was off. Shamrock was far astern, and 
could hardly be made out through the haze. 
Tuesday's No Race. 
The third America's Cup race, unfinished on Monday 
and postponed to Tuesday, was, because of the unfavor- 
able weather conditions and lack of a sailing breeze, 
again deferred. 
Annisqttam C* 
ANNISQUAM, MASS.^ ^ ~ 
Friday, August 14, 
The most successful series of races of the season were 
the Y. R. A. open events of the Annisquam Y. C. sailed 
in Ipswich Bay on Friday and Saturday, August 14 and 
15. On Friday there was a southwest breeze light and 
strong. In the 25-footers, _ was first over 
the starting line, but Chewink III. went into the lead on 
the first leg and remained there to the finish, while 
Seboomook found her chance in the strong breeze and 
finished second. In the 22-footers Tayac got the start 
and led to the first mark. On the second leg Opitsah V. 
and Medric passed her, but on the beat home she went 
into first place again. In the 18ft. class, Arrow got the 
best of the start, and was never headed. In the first 
handicap class. Kit easily led to the finish, but lost to 
Osprey on corrected time. Princess won easily in class 
A, handicap Princess won easily. The Swampscott 
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