New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
Upton Il BIT C1lST DOWN
Three Years Of Worb' and Not a
Race DiscOHragiRg.

Unless all weather signs fail there viii be a
spanking breeze and a jump of q, sea outside
Sandy Hook this morning. such weather in fact
for the Reliance and Shamrock III as the Vigi-
liant and Nalkyrie If sailed their famous race
in. when the latter. after thrash To windward
of two hours in twenty knot breeze rounded
the outer mark minute - seconds in the lead
In squalI on the run home her spinnaker split
and the Vigiaut passed her and won but ny only
40 seconds. II was this race. it is said. that
led to the discarding of the centreboard and the
adoption OF deep kees for the american defend
ers OF the Cup. The Visiant's ceutreboard
jammed just before the start. so she was not
able 10 use all of il. She sailed 20 the weather
mark with reef in her mainsaM
Down AT Sandy Hook yesterday there was
not much activity board the Cup defender
Reliance and the challenger Shamrock III With
two races 70 their credit. those on hoard the
Reliance naturally feel confident of winning the
third ana final race, to be sailed to-day. They
have every reason to be confident of success
but no series Of races is won until the finish %
the last one. shown by the recent contest for.
the Canada Cup. when. after winning two races
in succession, the Canadian yacht was defeated
in the final conte~
Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht i'm Tuesdays race
showed that she possesses speed under certain
conditions and when properly handed. so that
there is yet a chance for her 10 win one or more
races True, the windvard and leeward course
does not seem TO he the best for her ON account
of the superior speed of the Reliance when run
ming before the wind. but if Shamrock III should
succeed in rounding the outer mark by a large
margin of time she could probably hold her own
with time allowance, and win from her rival in
spite of the Reliance's larger sail spread.
Sir Thomas Upton. speaking of his boats de-
feat On Tuesday said to Tribune representa-
tive on board the Erin Yesterday:
We have another race yet and we shall make
a good fight to the end, you may be sure Of that.
although we realize that we are up against a
better boat"
When asked what kind of wind and weather
he wanted for to-days race. Sir Thomas smiled
and said;
Well, give little Of the wind we had in
the squaIl last night Perhaps that will helm
Shamrock III along a bit"
Regarding his reported tour of the I-nfte5
States with Charles schwab the shamrock,s
owner said there is no truth in it, Sir Thomas
has accepted invitation to dine al the Pill
grim Club next Monday night
Sir Thomas was not inclined to discuss in de-
tail the causes which have led to the defeat of
his yacht, but il plain that he was disap-
pointed, and that he fel- keenly the criticisms
made concerning the mana cement Of his yacht
chiefly because they were in the main Just ones
4 am very sorry. said he that after al
these years of working ana planning have not
got single race. It is very hard. But we did
better yesterday than we did in the first race.
and if We continue TO improve as much IN the
next race we shall be the other side in the
result then"
1t has been the talk among yachtsrnen thar
those in charge Of Shamrock III have been so
confident OF winning thar they have grown
apathetic TO some extent. and as 4 result naanv
details which go to make up a successful whole
in racing yacht have been neglected.
That there is some foundation for this taIk."
said member Of the New-York Yacht Club
was shown by what occurred on board the
challenger yesterday. fer while her new main
sail was hoisted and a new club topsan was
being tried. the only representatives OF the