Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-08-29
A SPLENDID RACE
Reliance Beat Shamrock Badly in The
Saturday Event
WAS OVERWHELMING.
Conditions Were Favorable For Fine
Raci7g and the American Yacht
Showed high Qualities


New York. Special-The information
al yacht races hove occupied great
deal OF public attention. The first days
work. on Thursday was a complete
failure. owing 20 the dense fog and
lack OF breeze However the American /
craft showed its ability % distance tAe /
challenger.
The conditions on Saturday were /
highly favorable FOR fine work and the /
racing is thus SVEN by the Associate /
Press correspondent:
In Z splendid y 70 Is knot breeze. !
over windward and leeward course OF +
50 miles the gallant sloop Reliance
Saturday beat Shamrock III in COM
mauding style. IN exaCting nine min
u1es. actual time. or seven minutes and
three seconds after deductlng the one
minute and ffty-seven seconds which
the defender comedies TO Sir Thomas
Liptons third challenger. on account
OF the sailing plan OF the measure
ments.
The natioal sharps. who had already
tho Reliance could take the measure OF
the challenger in any kind OF weather.
regard the days test as conclusive. al
/ though they hardly anticipated so
I overwhelming a victory. The race even
dampened the ardor Of Sir Thomas.
who insisted. after Thursdays fuke.
I that his confidence in the beautiful
craft designed by Fife was greater than
ever. still. like a true sportsman he
does not acknowledge defeat and
hcpes for better luck next time. The
signal criticism ne and his friends
make % Saturdays race is that the
only shift Ot the wind which occu-re 3
vas 20 the advantage 90 the defending
Yacht. As this shift OF the wind occur
red on the winiward beat. even grant
ing that AZ accounted for Reliance s.
lead az the turn. the time the Dcfenle-
f made en- the run home was more than
f ample 10 have given her the race. IL
. must be conceded however that the
shamrock showed herself wonderful
boat in beating 20 wing waro perhaps
tho ablCst craft la this respect that
was ever sent across the Western
ocean on a Cur-huntlnC expedition. For
a team o. horses and during that por-
ton of the duel the patriots made nc
attempt % conceal their nervousness
The racing conditions were ideal. s
thin haze hunE over the Jersey shore
ohstruct.uc the view 90 The spectator
gathered there. but out Oh the oscar
-acc-rourse the sea was fooded Wiz
{ sunshine from vault 90 Reckless blue
A long ocean swell hcavcd uD from th.
south and 11-knOt breeze. fresh an,
T. st-r1etheninr blew out of the south
west throwing up fcerng Waite cap
Cr the sparkling bosom 90 the c-e-n
d The marine picture was SUPERB.
AS the direction of the wind woui'
}. have carried q windw.ri course iron
S Slniy Hook lighteaip into the Jerse.
p shore the cOul.nlrtee was Obliged 81
i SET The mars seven miles further oui
This delayed the start about three
quarters of an hour. and prevenfti ~
u massing OF the excursion feet aa usa
p al ln the form % o great marin az
o rh.theatre back % the starting HE. ln
"a stead % being kept back by the reeve
uue cutters. they formed column q
- bulls and stacks. extend ING three male
= toward the Jersey shore. the yacht
around the lire compiet.ne tie shaf
y ~ q fish hook The course southwes
Ii carried the yachts directly .1-o the cy
be- cf the wind. 90 a point OF AsbuI
Para
10 From start 20 finish the defcnd'
II had the best o. The situation and q
ctose was marked by much enthus-as
o. the part OF the immense throng
spectators.