AMERICA CUP.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 981, 29 August 1903, Page 2

AMERICA CUP.

THIRD RACE UNFINISHED WITHIN LIMIT.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright New York, Aug. 27. At 730 a.m. there was only a 41-mile wind, and there were prospects of the race being postponed. However, the breeze freshened to six miles from south-west and the yachts started. The course is similar to Saturday. Reliance was eight minutes ahead on a dead beat to windward. Sir Thomas Lipton declares that if unsuccessful ho will certainly challenge again, though not next year. Canadians will possibly issue a challenge for 1904. DESCRIPTION OF. THE RACE. By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. A Yacht Club message, via the Pacific cable, states : , New York, 8 a.m. The outlook this morning is not very favorable for the race. The wind is to the south-east, and not more than four miles ail hour. Tlie sea is quite smooth. 9 a.iu.—The wind has not increased to more than four miles-. It is holding'a little from south to cast. 10.25 a.m.—Almost a calm.

10.20 a.m.—The Commitece have pigivalled a course to windward and leeward for the race. 10.45 a.m.—The wind is increasing and is now blowing six miles an hour. 10.55 a.m.—The warning gun has been fired. The boats are to the windward of the line. The wind is live miles an hour, Plowing from the south-east. 11.2 a.m.—Both yachts crossed the line, Reliance slightly ahead. 11.10 a.m.—Both had a close fight for position. Neither crossed the line before the handicap gun was fired, so the official time of starting for both is llhrs 2min. 11.55 a.m.—The yachts have sailed, three miles. Reliance is leading by; about half a mile. 12.9 p.m.—Reliance looks a mile ahead. hauling further to the southward. 12.13 ,p.m.—The wind is freshening. By a Marconi wireless message received from the yacht Chetolus, four miles from the start, Reliance, is' said to be leading by half a mile. The sea is smooth, weather cloudy, and wind blowing five knots and in. creasing. 12.30 p.m.—The Shamrock gained half a mile.’ Shamrock has gone about on the star'bluard tack, followed a minute later by Reliance. 12.42 p.m.—Reliance is estimated to be leading by five minutes. By, Marconi message it is stated. Reliance is leading by eight minutes. She is dead to windward. 12.30 p.m.—Reliance is very, near the outer mark. Reliance is leading by one mile. 2.31 p.m.—Reliance turned tlieouti er mark 12 minutes ahead. 2.40 p.m.—Reliance is getting to. Lie lightship very slowly, but it is estimated she will finish within the time limit. There is less wind, a further drop having occurred. 2.50 p.m.—Reliance is leading by about a mile. 3.10 p.m.—Reliance will barely finish within the time limit, if able todo so at all, as the wind is dropping oi% She is sailing about four miles an hour. To further retard her is the full force of the eh/bjng tide. 3.20 p.m.—The contest lias developed into a race |between Reliance and time. Reliance is six miles from the light ship She has one hour and ten minutes within which to cover that distance. 3.25 p.m.—Shamrock is hopelessly astern. 4.C p.m.—lt looks futile, but Reliance has set her spinnaker for the last effort to cover three miles and a half in 2G minutes. 4.20 p.m.—The race lias been declared at an end, being unfinished within the time limit.

MANOEUVRING AT START. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 11.8 p.m., Aug. 28. New York, Aug. 28. After some clever manoeuvring and counter manoeuvring Shamrock got a bad start. Ultimately the wind became variable and died away. On the homeward course an obbing tide interfered with a drifting race. Shamrock was upwards of a mile astern. Reliance’s chief contest was against time. The race was declared 11 off” owing to the lack of wind. Relianco finished, exceeding the time eight and a-half minutes. , y