THE AMERICA CUP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12362, 29 August 1903, Page 5

THE AMERICA CUP.

'■■■-' • .■ TT.■■■?'■■■ •■;■ THE THIRD RACE. NOT FINISHED IN TIME. TO BE SAILED OVER. RFLfAXCE .Main LED. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron received the following details of the race for the America Cup, via the Pacific cable, early yesterday morning: New York.. August 27. 8 a.m.: The outlook this morning is hot very favourable for the Re-liance-Shamrock race. The wind is south-east; and not more than four miles an hour at Sandy Hook. The sky is overcast, but the sea is quite smooth. 9 a.m.: The Wind has not increased id irtdre than four miles' ah J hour, and is holding a little 1 from south to east. 10.21 a.m.: Both yachts are at the starting line, but have hot dropped their .tows. . r , ; / 10.25 a.m. : The wind at the lightship has again dropped,, and there -almost a calm. ■ 10 26 a.m. : The Regatta Committee has signalled the/course for' a; windward and leeward race. 10.48 a.mi: The wind is increas- j ing, and now it is blowing six miles an hour. , t . . . . . 10.55 a.m.:. The warning gun has been fired. The boats are to windward of the line. The Wind is five miles ah hour, and blowing from the south-east. ~ . ,• „ 11.06 a.m.: They are off. .jiipwi: yachts crossed the line, Reliance slightly ahead. ~, 11.05 a.m. : The actual starting time was Reliance, 11.02.58; Shamrock, it.03.05. ,-■■ 11.10 a.m. Both yachts had a close fight for -.the., position, but neither crossed the line before the handicap gun fired", so that the offiI cial lime of starting for both is 1 11.02.00. . > ! 11.22 a.m.:« The Reliance has apI parently lead; of nalf-ft-mile. 11.55 a.m.: The yachts have sailed three miles, and Reliance is leading by about half-a-inile. , «. 12.09 p.m.: Reliance looks to be a mile ahead. A despatch from Marconi confirms that both yachts have to be handicapped, and* that the starting time for both is 11102.00. 12.13 p.m. I The wind is freshening to about seven miles, arid hauling further to the southwards. ■ '■' By Marconi wire from yacht Chetolas, four miles from the start: Reliance is leading by half-a-mile. The sea is smooth; Weather, cloudy; wind, five knots, and increasing. ■ * 12.30 p.m.: Shamrock has gained hair a mile. Shamrock has gone about oh the starboard tack and Was followed a minute later by Reliance. ■'. :'■',,,.,''•,-'■■ ■ ■ i _ .'..;'...j,,,: .... ; 12.42 p.m.: Reliance is estimated to be leading Shamrock by five minutes. . „_ '.; ■ < ;.-... By Marconi: Reliance is leading by eight, minutes, and is dead to windward. .•'■:•: • ." •■• ■; . 12.45 p.m.: Reliance is very near the outer mark. ,; . -.„, By Marconi: Reliance is leading by one mile. . Both boats have turned the outer Reliance at lh. 42m: ; Shamrock lit lh. ,48m; 2.31 p.m.* by Marconi Reliance has turned the outer mark* twelve minutes ahead, of Shamrock. 2.35 p.m.: \ The smoke aha haze almost obscure the yachts, but one can be seen. ..-..-■ «* . 2.40 p.m. : Reliance ii making the lightship very slowly, but it is estimated that she Will finish Within the time limit Unless the wind further drops. ■ ■'- , . . . 2.50 p.m. 'i Reliance is leading by about a mile. Both boats are visible how. '■: - ,; '■'. ■ . "■ ."■ •■ . 3.05 p.m. !- ,! wihd is very" light, and the yachts are making slow progress. • ■ : . 3.10 p.m.: Reliance will bare];' finish within the time limit, if she is able to do so at all. The wind is dropping off, and she is sailing about four miles >n hour. To further retard her is the full fdice of the ebbing tide. ' '/ » 3.20 p.m.: The contest has develop ed into a race between' Reliance arid time. Reliance iS ; six hiiles from the lightship, and has one hour and ten minutes within which to cover thai distance. - 3.25 p.m.: : Shamrock is hopelessly astern. . 3.25 p.m. : On passing an imaginary line the Reliance was leading by 15 : minutes, Shamrock two miles astern. 3.40 p.m. : Reliance is four and ahalf miles from_ the finish, and has 50 minutes left her to race - against time. It will be a very close one. 4 p.m.: There is little prospect 61 the race finishing within the time limit. ~','' . ,;. ,~: ; « 4.6 p.m.: It looks futile, bUt Me liarice has set her spinnaker for j iast effort to cover three miles an( ft-half in 26 minutes. 4.20 p.m.:_ The Reliance cahho possibly make the mark, f a*< the race will bertainiy be deblai?6( off; ■• The race has : been declare* abandoned, [The above appeared in a second fetUtiba of the HBBAIiU; published yeiictfday : morning.] fiy Telegf AssboSatioil.— New York, August 27. At half-past seven there was billy a 4i-mi!e wind, wi*li prospect Of the 1 race being pbstponed. However* . the breeze freshened td six iiiles , from the south-west, and the yachts started. . ■ The course was similar to that of ' Saturday. , ! Reliance was eight minutes ahead f on a dead beat to windward. b (Received August 28, 10.45 p.m.) ; New YoSK, August 28. After some clever manoeuvring and cotinter-manceuvring, Bhamrbck got a bad start. Ultimately the wind > became variable, and died away on '-' the homeward ' coUrfee. The ebbing 8 tide interfered with a drifting race. -

Bnararook was upwards of ; * mile : astern. Reliance's chief contest was against time. The race was. declftred off, Swing id lack of.wifid. Reliance ; finished, exceeding inS time limit .by 8| minutes. ~:. ■ . ' ••■';' L : - ■-■-- ••■■■ :■■-■ ■-■' .-i..-- ■■' :.:';■:■+;-J