Evening journal., 1903-08-26

race OF the cup series OF 1908 by the
seconds. It was as pretty and as hard
fought a contest as has ever been
sailed off Sandy Hook, and had the
wind not fallen during the last 10 min
utes the record for the course, three
hours, 10 minutes and is seconds,
her memorable race against Sham
rock II, would have been broken. AS
IT was Reliance sailed the 80 miles
within two minutes and 80 seconds of
the record. which speaks wonders for
her speed in the wind that was blow
ing. Reliance's victory, narrow as IL
was. would have been even smaller
had not Captain Wringe, skipper of
the British ship, bungled at the start,
sending his craft over the line 10 sec
onds after the last gun and handicap
ping her to that extent AT every
point of sailing the defenders super
iority was demonstrated. She gained
one minute and 81 seconds in wind
ward work. so seconds on the run TO
the second mark, and 45 seconds on
the close reach for home.
Based upon the magnificent show
ing she has made in the two races al
ready sailed. It is the belief of many
experts that the cup is safe and that
It Will take something better than
Flies latest creation to even bulge it,
The excursion feet, like a floating
city built upon the floor of the ocean,
lined up rail to rail in great semi
circle to witness the start. The course,
a heat due south into the wind for 10
miles. ten n broad reach or run as the
case might be of toward the Cholera
Banks, and thence home again to the
Old Red-hulled lightship. had been set.
Jockeying For Start
The spectators watched the jockey.
ing for the start with eager interest
To the uniniuated II was hair-raising
to see what close company the giant
singlestickers kept. II seemed mo-
mentarily as il their spars and hulls
would clash. but they wheeled and cir
cled like guils. tacking, gybing and
putting about with wonderful ease and
grace. At last when they bounded
across the line, close-hauled for the
thresh to windward, it was seen that
the American skipper by his extremely
clever work had again outgeneraled
his rival and secured the weather
gauge. Not only was the challenger:
/ captain defeated in his effort to secure
the windward berth, but he actual,
failed TO cross in time to save a han
dicap. an almost objectionable sin il
a cup contest. Barr never relin
quished his advantage after the start
holding the challenger under his le'
all the way to the first mark. AS thu
clean-limbed racers got farther out thu
weight of the wind steadily increase'
3 and the waves began to spill frotl
from their green crests. Both boats
with every stitch of canvas sci
smashed into the seas, heeling dow
in the puffs under the press Of thou
sands of yards of light canvas, unit
their lee rails were awash in tn
foaming brine Their crews we're r.
, peatedly deluged with the showers q
S spray sent aloft by their shark-lilI
e bows.
2 Slowly but surely the thousand
aboard the observation feet saw tha
y the Reliance was gaining, opening
wider and wider stretch Of water b.
! tween her and the challenger. A
soon as the Reliance rounded, the pi
troll notilla blew their whistles an
changing bells in the engine room
sent the whole feet at full speed
I leeward Of the last leg Of the cours
There the vast concourse Of .steal
I craft lay wallowing in the trough
p the sea until the yachts. bowling alon
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