The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-04

New York September 3.-The dinner of the Pilgrims of the United States In honor of Sir Thomas Lipton will be given at the Waldorf Astoria tomorrow evening" the fourth instant, whether the yacht races have actually been finished or not
 1t was originally understood that the dinner would occur the second day after the last race this being in accordance with Sir Thomas own desire not to accept any banquets until the races were all over He has now, however. specifically designated Friday night as the night Tor the Pilgrims.
 In the absence of Rispop Potter. the president of the. .Pilgrjpaa>' George ,TsWil- son of the executing 6Qpmit ttee1wul pre- side and amongSthose who wulshe sthere, In addition to Sir Thomas own earty, including the Earl of Shaftesbury, Colo nel Shannon Crawford, William Fife, pr. <-%%<><<<<<<~<< to be sailed, a thick bank of fog came rolling in before a southwest wind and enveloped the Shamrock III. in blind gray mist that shut her out Of the vision of the fleet as though she had been wiped from the surface of the sea. The Reli- ance ran along for five minutes longer with the sun glittering on her sails, until the fog bank reached her and she too dis appeared from sight. One by one the vessels of the fleet disappeared from view until the only evidence of their presence was the hoarse believing of their warning whistles as they scurried off in search of the old red lightship.
 The two racers sailed in that dangerous fashion at top speed for one hour. At 5;3O the Reliance heelng before the wind. her sails bellying hard and her lee rails drag ging up the spindriff, burst through the veil of fog and upon the startled vision of the watchers on the little fleet. Hardly had they recognized the American craft when she fled across the line down through the lane of yachts to victory The whistles of every craft in the fleet opened wlae in recognition of her achievement. The delighted yachtsmen danced about the deck of J. P. Morgan's big black steam yacht, Corsair, and hilariously congratulated one another.
 Meantime the regatta committees tug whistled shrilly Its guiding signals .to5the missing Shamrock. The Reliance < had crossed the line at 530:0 and it was after 6 O clock when the fog lifted a bit-and dis. closed the challenger hove to north of the line Captain Wringe had missed 1t in the fog and passed by to the east of it.
 The Shamrock did not attempt to cross the line. but after feeble salute of the fleet was taken in tow to the Hook.
 Relief in Glasgow.
 Glasgow, September 3.-The announce ment of the Reliance's victory was re- ceived here with a feeling akin to relief that the long-dra wn-out contest was end ed The most sanguine Shamrock sup porters did not expect the challenger to make more than a fair showing in today's race. It is generally admitted that the whole fabric of British hopes were built on the false assumption that Shamrock I was a decidedly better boat at the time of this year S. trial races than when she was beaten by Columbia off Sandy Hook. Uniform regret is expressed at Sir Thom- as Lipton's failure after making such a persistent effort to secure the Americas cup.
 England is ListIess.
 London. September 3.-The final defeat of Sir Thomas Lipton's cup challenger. Shamrock III. was received in London with listlessness, most of the afternoon papers publishing a special edition an- nouncing the result of the cup race, but the announcement had already been dis counted by the dispatch giving the pro- gress of the race. The consensus Is that Sir Thomas has done everything that time and money could accomplish and widespread sympathy for him is shown. The chief hope expressed in the streets that Canada will enter the lists next year and possibly succeed. where the mother country has failed. It seems improbable that another challenger soon will be de- spatched from England.