Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 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 is Elk
.citing-Thirty Thousand Per-
sons Witness the Race.

New York, Aug. 24.-Reliance, Satur-
,estor, America, 80 years ago, by run
ming away from Sir Thomas Lipton's
bird Shamrock, and in weather that
the Irish knight had prayed for.
1t was not such a victory as that
which occurred around the Isle of
Wight half a century or more ago, but
it 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 a 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
he safety of the cup.
In going over the starting line, the
Reliance vas a 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 3 minutes and 16
seconds in the lead.
On the 15-mile beat, pointing higher
and footing faster, Reliance beat the
Shamrock by 3 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 and
stout breeze.
The big observation fleet, carrying
not less than 10000, had lined up
around, the finish line by three o'clock,
ready to give a great welcome to the
victor.
The Scene ut 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 fearful
that something might happen to the
American boat, in which event Sham
rock might win by a fluke.
When, however, Reliance crossed the
line at 3:17:45, with Shamrock III.
fully nine minutes astern, the footing
of whistles, yelling of the throngs
aboard the craft and the s%creeching OF
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. Such
pandemonium can only be heard when
an American yacht is victorious in G.
cup race.
Then the immense cOncourse OF YES
sells waited until the Shamrock, majes-
tic ever in defeat, swept by between
the %stakeboats. The reception she re-
ceived was, if anything, more hearty
than that accorded to her successful
rlval.
Such tribute Americans gladly pay to
the true British sportsman, who has so
yaliantly tried to win back the trophy
which the old schooner America cap
tured from a fleet of English yachts So
years ago.
Says Americans Are Goods People,"
Sir Thomas Upton said: "The treat
ment | have received here has been
marvellous. The kindness and cordial
ity with which | have been treated has
almost overcome me. At times | am
positively embarrassed. | am satisfied
that no one would receive such treat
ment in England. The English would
want to do things for visitors-be as
nice and cordial as possible-but they
could not approach you people.
"The Americans are Gods own peo-
pie. There is none like them on the
face of the green earth. No people
are better, or more kind, or more won
d&rful They could not be-