Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
RELIANCE WINS
DECISIVE VICTORY
In First Completed Race Defender
Shows Superiority.
RAN AWAY FROM ENGLISH BOAT
Challenger Has Apparent Advantage
at the Start, and Contest lis Ex-
citfng-Thirty Thousand Per-
sons Witness the Race.

New York, Aug. 24.-Reliance. Satur-
day, duplicated the victory of her an
cestor, America, So years ago, by run
ming away from Sir Thomas Lipton's
third Shamrock, and in weather that
| the Irish knight had prayed for.
1t was not such victory as that
which occurred around the Isle oi
Wight half century or more ago, but
lit was sufficiently decisive to demon
strate that the Yankee boat is still
queen of the sea-
Moreover, it demonstrated that the
Reliance is superior to the Shamrock
III. in all kinds of weather. In pip
ing blow she can hold her own against
the wind, and with the wind she can
outfoot her competitor. According to
yachting experts, the victory assures
the safety of the cup.
In going over the starting line, the
Reliance was few seconds behind the
Shamrock, but the American boat soon
forced her rival about, took the lead
and on the beat out the flyer simply
walked away from the Fife creation
rounding the mark minutes and IL
seconds in the lead.
On the 15-mile beat, pointing higher
and footing faster, Reliance beat the
Shamrock by minutes and 20 seconds
elapsed time The wind held true from
a little west of southwest on the beat
at a ten-mile gait. The sea was rather
heavy.
Flew Away Like Great Birds.
Both yachts rounded the mark on the
starboard tack and started on the run
home with booms to the starboard
throwing out spinnakers to port. The
yachts set ballooners and flew away
like great birds, under the true ano
stout breeze.
The big observation fleet, carrying
not less than 10000, had lined VI
around the finish line by three o'clock
ready to give great welcome to the
victor.
The Scene mt the Finish.
The finish was the most exciting
since the great contest between the
| Puritan and Genesta, in 1885. True
Reliance was far in the lead, yet those
aboard the excursion fleet were fearfu
that something might happen to the
American boat, in which event Sham
rock might win by fiuke.
When, however, Reliance crossed tht
line at 3:17:45, with Shamrock III
fully nine minutes astern, the footing
of whistles, yelling of the throng'
aboard the craft and the screeching o.
sirens were tumultuous.
| The scene at the finish was soul-stir
ring. Under her towering cloud of can
| vas, rolling rymthically in the swell
| the Reliance bounded across the view
| less finish line like a queen. Suci
pandemonium can only be heard wheI
an American yacht is victorious in
| cup race
| Then the immense concourse OF yes
sells waited until the Shamrock, majes
tic even in defeat, swept by betweel
the stakeboats. The reception she re
| ceiyed was. if anything, more heart!
than that accorded to her successful
rival.
Such tribute Americans gladly pay t.
the true British sportsman, who has 81
valiantly tried to win back the trophl
which the old schooner America cap
tured from feet of English yachts s.
| years ago.
Says Americans Are Goods People,
Sir Thomas Upton said: The treat
ment have received here has beel
marvellous. The kindness and cordial
| ity with which have been treated ha
almost overcome me. At times | an
positively embarrassed. | am satisfie'
that no one would receive such treat
ment in England. The English woul
| want to do things for visitors-be a
nice and cordial as possible-but the,
could not approach you people.
| "The Americans are Gods own peo
pie. There is none like them on tn
face of the green earth No peopl
are better, or more kind, or more won
| derful They could not be-.