The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
SPORTS.
Her N JRST BEATING
Tho Race Was Declared OFF, Sham
rock III. Was Hopelessly De-
feated Yesterday.
Sir Thomas Upton Has Had Enough
and Will Not Challenge
Again.

New York. Aug 2s.-with Reliance less
than a third of q mile from the finish and
Shamrock III. hull down on the horizon
fully two miles astern Of the gallant de-
fender, the fourth race Of the present
series for the Americas cup yesterday
was declared of because OF the expiration
of the time limit of 51a hours. as hap
pened on Thursday last
Altho officially, it was no race, the de-
feat administered to the challenger was
SO ignominious that whatever lingering
hope remained In the breasts Of the
friends Of Sir Thomas's boat vanished into
thin air. Relance's victory was In every
way more decisive than that OF last Satur-
day. Outsailed, outpointed and out
footed, it was a procession from start to
finish.
The Herreshoff wonder beat the Sham
rock hopelessly in the Is miles to wind
ward work, rounding the outer mark IL
minutes and 80 seconds ahead of her, a
gain in actual time Of II minutes and 20
seconds, and down the wind she steadily
increased her lead
The real race Of the day was not against
the Shamrock, but it was seen in the ex-
citing struggle Of the Reliance in the last
hour to reach the finish line before the
regatta committee fired the gun. which
should announce the expiration Of the time
limit.
Had the wind freshened 20 minutes
earlier than it did, the cup series would
have ended yesterday with three straight
wins for the defender, and Flies famous
light Their boat would have sailed back
to Albion shores, one of the most dis
'astrously worsted challengers in the his
tory of the Americas cup contests.
Sir Thomas Upton has had clear
glimpse Of his finish.
He said to Sir Horace Tozer, as the
steam yacht Erin was following the be-
Hated Shamrock down her beat to wind
ward: They've got the best boat. That
1000 square feet Of extra sail Is too strong
for us. Every inch we go is an inch to-
ward certain defeat But, Sir Horace,
what can a man do? What can I do?
can't design boat myself. I can't sail
her, once she is ahoat. I've done every
thing else that any man In all this world
can-everyt thing. And think I've done
enough"
Ever since the Shamrock made bad
showing on the occasion Of the first huke
q week ago to-day, Sir Thomas has been
advised by his British friends in this
country to quit.
| One man, who has the full confidence
of the Irish baronet, said after that f1uke:
I'm quite sure Sir Thomas will come ia
me at the end Of these races, as he has
before, to talk things over with me. And
me will want to know what I think Of his
challenging and coming over again. Tho
oAi tlloiiidS - Ioo game Lidu ~ du1Ili
1T .noW-thts was on the first racing day
he is licked, and licked good and plenty
II for one shall not advise him to COM
over and be licked again. So far. wha
he has done has been done with an ear.
nest conviction that he could win the cup
Your folks on this side have thought tina
he had a chance. They have admired the
man for his gameness in sticking to the
theory so long as he seemed to have E
reasonable chance. His position in Amer
lea to-day Is unique.
But, licked as he will be this time
If he comes back again he will drop from
the high position he nov, holds to the
ridiculous.
1T is all very well to talk Of glory fol
the man who doesn't know when he's
licked That man who Is licked and who
goes or butting his head against a. stone
WALL Is a bally ass. And Sir Thomas /:
no bally And he won't come back