Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-10


it and then returned to it from the
opposite direction. As the Reliance
was then being towed through the
fleet, yacht ensigns fluttering from
her truck and spreaders in celebra-
ton of her victory, the Shamrock III
did not cross the finish line. As often
said of the historic race when the
america won the cup, there was no
second. The Reliance was about
three miles ahead.
This successful result was achieved
only after four futile attempts to
sail off the final race and after the
outcome had been admitted by even
Sir Thomas Upton to be "A foregone
conclusion. Yesterdays was the
eighth attempt to sail race. After
one fulSe the Reliance won the two
following races, one by seven minutes
and three seconds and the other by
one minute and 10 seconds. \ week
ago yesterday the first attempt to
sail the third race failed. and at
tcmptS have been made every day
this week. On two occasions the Re
lance led the Shamrock III to the
finish line by about two miles, but
failed to reach it before the eXpira-
ton of the time limit of five and
half hours. Thursdays victory means
that the cup is destined to remain in
America until England is able to pro-
duce genius equal to Herreshoff in
yacht designing.
Rarely if ever has there been
more spectacular finish than the Re-
liance's. After racing for more than
a hour at terrific speed through a
| binding fog, the Reliance burst
through the wall of mist upon the
vision of the spectators on the feet
assembled at the finish line and, heel
ing under a great bellying balloon iib
topsail until her lee rail was awash,
fed across the finish line almost be-
fore the spectators could determine
for certainty that it was she. Once
more the Yankee boat had added to
the long string of victories in CON
tests for the honored old silver
trophy that carried with it the blue
ribbon of the sea.
Highlands, Nevsink y. j., Sept A.
When the Erin had discharged her
passengers last night and the re-echo
of their cheers had died away, Sir
! thomas Upton said: 1.-TWO weeks
/ dSO was iODtiNIs IdSl week L
knew | was doomed to defeat and
was disappointed, but today | am al
most glad in my own defeat, Amer
/ lea has been such a thoroughly gen
erouS victor ] want again to thank
! the American people for their gen
erosity to me in my defeat"
Asked what his plans were, Sir
/ Thomas said:
MY crew is to return to England
on Tuesday next and | really ought
/ to go back by that time myself. | will
arrange my engagements in day or
two. | shall attend n dinner in New
| York tomorrow night and have half
| promised to be Mr. Yoodruff's guest
in Brooklyn and go to the New York
/ state fair, but that is not absolutely
certain. 1t is possible | may have to
start for home next week"
London, Sept. 1.-The final defeat
of Sir Thomas Lipton's cup chal-
/ lenger Shamrock Ill was received in
| London with absolute listlessness.
The consensus of opinion is that
/ Sir Thomas Upton has done every
/ thing that time and money could ac-
complish and widespread sympathy
! for him is shown. The chief hope eX-
pressed in the streets is that Canada
/ will enter the lists next year and pos
/ Sibly succeed where the mother
/ country has failed.