The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-09
RELIANCE WON Third RACE.
Americas Cup Remains on This
Side the Water.

New York, Sept. 3.-The Reliance,
the American cup defender, has won
the third and final race and the series
for that famous sea trophy, the
Americas cup. In a dense fog, which
prevented vision beyondss twos. hun
dred yards, she finished the race at
$50. OF, amid the acclamations of the
assembled fleet. Shamrock III, after
running for more than an hour in the
fog, missed the finish line, passed by
it and then returned to it from the op-
posite direction. AS the Reliance was
then being towed through the feet,
yacht ensigns futtering from her truck
and spreaders in celebration 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.
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
Lipten to be a foregone conclusion.
Today's was the eighth attempt to sail
race. Alter one huke the Reliance
won the first two races, one by ! min
utes and seconds and the other by I
minute and seconds. A week ago to-
day the first attempt to sail the third
race failed, and attempts have been
made every day this week. On two
occasions the Reliance led the Sham
rock to the finish line by about two
miles, but failed to reach it before
the expiration of the time limit Of five
hours and a half Today's victory
means that the cup is destined to re-
main in America until England is able
to produce genius equal to Herreshof
in yacht designing. Rarely if ever hes.
there been more spectacular finish
than the Reliance's today. After rae
ing for more than an hour at terrific
speed through a binding fog, the Rei-
ance burst through wall Of mist upon
the vision of the spectators on the
feet assembled at the finish line, and.
heeling under great bellying balloon
lib top sail until her lee rail was
awasb, fed across the finish line al
most before the spectators could deter
mine for certainty that it was she.
SIR THOMAS Upton SATISFIED.
New York. Sept. persistent
rumors were abroad last night and
this morning that Sir Thomas Upton
had made two important assertions.
First that if there vas any chance
for Shamrock IIIsto win he would de-
pose Capt. Wrlnge ano put the yacht
under Mate Bevis and, second, that
Shamrock, after. her speed trials, was
found to be too long and that in bring
ing her up to the proper measurements
she had been stripped SO much as to
lose her speed.
Sir Thomas was told of these rumors
today and he said with unmistakable
emphasis:
81 am going to reiterate most strong
ly what I have said repeatedly | have
no criticism to make of Capt. Wrlnge::
He has done his best for me. Ii l
should build another boat and come
over here again the captain OF it would
be Mr.. Wringe, and let that be his
commendation. These stories come
from people who visit me on the Erin
and make their own criticism. If /
don't dissent they go away and say
that l practically assent to the view
| they themselves have asserted.
''Now as to the second rumor, | will
not deny it. It is not worth denying.
Shamrock was built for me in good
faith. fully as much so as was Reliance
| for Mr.. Iselin. Up to the time OF TIE
first race thought and others thought
| with me, including many experts, that
| I had a fine boat. Reliance is better.
I could not know that before the race,
| or else why race? I have perfect faith
in my designer, my captain and IN my
crew. We have all done all aud are
still doing our best.