Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Challenger IS beaten.
Shamrock 1. Defeats Sir Lipton's
New Yacht on Time
Allowance.
WORK OF LATTER VERY DISAPPOINTING,
Shamrock I. IL Fouled by a steam
Yacht During Race and Her Spin
maker Boom IL Carried Away
Bowsprit of the Steam Yacht Also
Carried Away.

Weymouth, April 13.-The first con-
test Saturday of the challenger for the
Americas cup under actual racing con-
ditions was distinctly disappointing to
those who exulted SO much at the re-
suits of the preliminary trials. The
Shamrock I. won on her handicap al
lowance, the new craft only beating her
six and one-half minutes over q course
"a miles long. On the first half of the
course the challenger outsailed the old
er boat handsomely, but in the fresher
wind on the second turn she little moro
than held her own. This was only par
tally explained by a fuke of wind which
favored the Shamrock l., and enabled
her to gain considerable ground on the
second boat
The handicap allowance of the
Shamrock I. was not officially de-
clared prior to the start, but it was
understood to be ten minutes.
The Shamrock I. won on time al
lowance. The times at the finish of
the second round were as follows:
Shamrock I'LL, 1:4S:38.
Shamrock l., 1:55:O9.
Chanenger's showing Disappearing.
The challenger's showing on the
reach was distinctively disappointing.
On the second run down the wind
to the Lulworth Cove mark the old
boat had somewhat of an advantage
by bringing up fresher breeze and
the Shamrock III. was only able to
make a minute and half between
the marks. The Things at Lulworth
Cove were:
Shamrock Ill, 12:41:53.
Shamrock l., 12:49:30.
With only a beat to the mark off
Portland and reach home to sail
the challenger had still two and a
half minutes handicap against her.
The yachts had hard wind and
some sea during the beat and both
laid down handsomely to their work,
with lee rails under.
Shamrock I. in Accident.
London. April 13.-The Shamrock
I. was fouled by a steam yacht when
half way through the second run to
Lulworth Cove. Her spinnaker boom
and the steam yachts bowsprit were
both carried away, but the sailing
yacht escaped other injury.
The Shamrock I. was fouled by a
steam yacht when half way through
the second run to Lulworth Cove. Her
spinnaker boom and the steam yacht
bowsprit were both carried away, but
the Shamrock l. escaped other injury
was of little disadvantage to her, as the
Shamrock Ills spinaker was imme.
diately housed in order to make the
conditions even.
Launching of New Defender.
Bristol, ?. l., April 13-Final prep.
arations were made Saturday to launch
the new cup defender Reliance. Her
initial plunge was scheduled to take
place at $3.50 in the afternoon. The
weather conditions were ideal, and the
day was made gala one in Bristol
Flags were displayed from many build.
ings, and at the Herreshoff works
Moored off the end Of the dock, the
tender of the Reliance, the steamer Sun.
beam, was fancifully decorated with
flags. c. Oliver Iselin, the managing
owner of the Reliance, spent the day on
the Sunbeam and received large mum.
Der of invited guests. Many yachts.
men came from New York to witnes.
the launching.
The Reliance is more of a skimmine
dish than any boat the Herreshoffa
have constructed for cup defender
Her floor is very fiat, and there is scarce.
" any bilge, her stern running well un.
der, and not,deepening into the keel for
many feet. The rudder post has de.
cided rake, and the fin is very thin.
The boat has considerable beam, and
looks as il she would be decided con.
trast to the Constitution when afioat.