The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-04
After FouI Futile Efforts the Third Race is Sailed
 and All is Over
SHAMROCK III WAS LOST IN
 FOG AND DIDN'T FINISH
Captain Barr outgeneralIed Captain Wrinue at the Start and the Reli- ance outfooted and outpointed
 the Shamrock All the Way.


 New York. September S-rhe Reliance, the American cup defender, today won the third and final race and the series for that famous sea trophy. the Americas cup.
 In dense fog which prevented vision beyond 200 yards, she finished the race at 5:30:02 amid the aeclamations of the as- sembled fleet. Shamrock III, after rum ming for more than an hour in the fog missed the finish line. passed by it, and then returned to it from the opposite di- rection. As the Reliance was then being lowed through the fleet of yachts, ensigns f1uttered from her truck and spreaders in celebration of her victory, the sham rock 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 Lipton as foregone conclusion. Todays was the eighth attempt to sail race After one fiuke Reliance won the two first races one by seven minutes and three seconds and the other by one minute and nine teen seconds.
 Cup Will Remain in America.
 A week ago today the first attempt to sail the third race failed and attempts have been made every day this week. On these occasions Reliance led Shamrock III to the finish line by two miles but failed to reach it before the expiration of the time limit of five and a half hours. To- days victory means that the cup Is des- tined to remain in America until England is able to produce a genius equal to Herreschoff III yacht designing
 Rarely if ever has there been a more spectacular finish than the Reliance's to- day. After racing for more than an hour at terrific speed through a binding fog, Reliance burst through the wall or mist upon the vision of the spectators on the fleet assembled at the finish line, and heeling under a great bellying balloon jib topsail, until her lee rail was awash, flew across the finish line almost before the spectators could determine for cer- tainty that 1t was she.
 Race Against Time.
 A fleet of fewer than thirty vessels went down to the familiar waters of the course to witness this fifth effort of the Reliance to cover the course of thirty miles within the time limit.
 It had become a race of the American against time, instead of a contest of two well matched craft. When they reached the lightship gentle southeast wind of five knots that barely wrinked the sur face of the sea. gave but faint promise that this to be the final day, but shift of the wind to the south shortly afternoon revived the desparing hopes of the yachtmen
 The regatta committee waited until the last moment to send the boats away at 1 clock, after which 1t had been agreed that no race would be started
 Signals were displayed to indicate a windward and leeward course of thirty miles south and back.
 The duel between the shippers began at the sound of the preparatory gun and continued through series of brilliant maneuvors, In which Captain Barr again outgeneraled Captain wringe.
 Had British Boat BIanketed.
 During the fifteen miles before the starting gun Captain Barr held the Brit sh boat under his lee and for the most of the time blanketed. Two minutes af- ter the starting gun, and at the sound of the gun indicating the expiration of Ine 1d0ulcdp, 0dpidln WIlIlSe iuHeu lne Shamrock across the stern of Reliance and the two boats went across the line together. The official time was: Reliance ......................-. l:0l :56 Shamrock Ill .................. 1.02:00 Shamrock III. actually crossed the line at 1:02:O3 and suffered handicap of three seconds.
 Both were heading seaward. but as Re- 1iance, from the lee bow of Shamrock back, winding her head sails, Shamrock promptly whirled about and headed down the Jersey coast
 Reliance held on for minute and then followed. The maneuver played Reliance to windward but astern of the challenger. They went off at a swift pace In fresh- ing breeze. Captain Wringe attempted to outsail the defender by giving his boat a good full and let her romp away at fast clip. while Captain Barr pinched Reli- ance close to the wind and eleverly nursed her toward the turning mark. Shamrock III. at first footed faster. but Reliance more than made good by outpointing her.
 Reliance to Windward.
 For more than an hour they sailed on that tack down past the shore of Sandy Hook and the highlands of Navesink to Seabright and during all that time Reli- ance steadily worked up to windward of the beaten challenger. outpointing and outfootng her at the same time and passing to windward of her. The Sham rock III was long mile astern when the Reliance whrled about the mark and lowering stretches of canvas broke and bellied out from her spinnaker pole and over her lee bow. The homeward stretch had begun. The boats were timed at the turn as follows:
 Reliance, 3:40:35.
 Shamrock III, 3:51:45.
 The Reliance had gained eleven minutes and three seconds in the thresh to wind ward and barring accidents the victory was hers
 As the boats started on the run home ward under spinnakers and balloon jib topsail split about three feet appeared In the foot of the Rehance's spinnaker. but as 1t drew well. Captain Barr contin- ned to carry 1t. For three quarters of an hour the only variation was slow gain by the leading boat
 Fog Envelopes the Boats.
 At 4:1Q with almost half the course yet