The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-21

gest crowds or sightseers ana yachts-
men that ever sailed down Sandy Hook
to witness an attempt Of foreign mug
hunter TO wrest from America the yacht
Ing supremacy OF the world returned
To New York last night disappointed. be-
cause the sea had refused a neld OF com
bat to the racers. but nevertheless juoi-
liant In the conviction that Sir Thomas
Liptons latest challenger, like the TWO
shamroeks which had preceded her. was
doomed TO return TO England empty
handed
In a lh-nnile beat 10 windward, por-
tion of which was sailed In driving
rain, She cup defender Reliance showed
her heels TO Shamrock III. in command
ing style. and I'm weather conditions
which were supposed TO be 10 the part
ticular liking OF the challenger.
Flies latest creation has been herald
"a n yeritable wizard In light breezes IN
vindward work especially with lumpy
sea on. while the bigger and more power
ful defender. the Reliance In her uiais %
had showed best reaching and ruhrihs
In q whole sail wind.
BEATEN 1s MINUTES.
Yet Yesterday. with a breeze varying
frcm one to twelve knots and against "a
long ground swell the defender OUT
footed and out-pointed her
The Shamrock did not turn the outer
mark and there is no way OF knowing
absolutely how badly she was pea'eh'
hut Il was estimated that she was more
than A mile asiern. or about IL minutes
IN the existing strength OF the "H"'
when the Reliance rounded
Az a result OF the trial the exp, -
h.,,eva-hlow high or low-that the he
nsnca will win this. the 18th series lot
the Americas cup.
mist lay over the city and pay IN
the morning and when the starths ~
was rea ched black. threatening Siouns In
were gathered over the jersey Iiisu~
iands The breeze was not over SLY
knots. and the murky waves spi"e"
white froth from their crests. 18th,
Tb. course was set Is miles SOUL, sou.n
| .ontbwest straight down the Jersey go, 90,
and return. Al the very ss1 uho has twice
lS, lSII, ',e n,,,, deSenders TO victory. cleverly
| ontrenerailed Capt. Wringe' the 40 Tho
best English captain anoa., a.,oonds snh hehind
~ chaiienser. but I'm the windwaru
berth. - 90 calling the
| dafender showed her windward duanheSs'
aaunIrg IN an even terms with the chal-
inngar besides being about 200 yaros u
windward. ,,r,n
ExSIrRsoNIsTS DRENCHED
Then the storm broke. biotung .Ion 1u,
enhe. iaot IKE a line of phantom ships
For ao minutes the rain came uown ~
torrents, drenching the thousanos o, pev %
ME on the steamers VINO were uh"''' ~
pe.a shelter in the crowded cabins.
When the storm had passed the ekcu
s,onists came on deck TO hnd the oeisll ,la :,
er firmly established on s une never after.
of Shamrock III. ohe was
Turing the last two hours OF the race
when the. wind had backed irai9h, ai9h"u of m,
land about four miles an hour the "
iiance steadily increased her lea1, rou'o l y,
Ing the turn TO the stentorish eh' 80 m,
the excursion fleet a mile ahead OF tn'
shamrock Heading back for nome cIos'
hauled. she had just reached the sham
rock, still outward bound, 10, wnen tue ''''
The work OF the patrol fleet was per
feet Moving at right angles. nne ahea' @
and line abreast the e rexemue 80 Sua'ens moXin, X
angle as free from interference as III the!
had been saInng In midocean. 1t.
Under the rules the hIst race. roiS,rn 10 I''1
IN leeward or windward ana return, u
now postponed until Saturday
WOULDN'T TRY "a.
The Reliance reached the starting lin
st 10 a. m, and dropped her tow line
Shamrock III arrived 10 minutes later' -
sooner had she filled away than the Ike
iIance bore down upon her from a wind
ward position, and hauled on the win
alongside OF her In a position to olanke
rock III promptly wore ship and Dor
away from the Reliance. refusing TO tax
part I'm the brush
committees tug established line betwee
the Sandy Hook lightship and herself 9
1890 a. m, and signalled that the rae
would be IS miles TO windward ana r.
turn. the first leg south-southwest.
The wind was then blowing about nv
knots There was a moderate sea rui
La nd hn
were pitching rather heavily. The col
ddtaons were unfavorable TO the Relianc
Judging from her early trials. Shamroc
III. was expected 20 have an advantai
An the tight wind and rough water ar
che had them both in the extreme.
When the committee tug fired the pr
paratory aignal at lo:45 the two race
were crossing the line for little bru:
out TO windward OF IT, but as the war
ting signal was firei at 1913 they whirl
about and ran back toward the line.
CHALLENGER OVER FIRST.
Shamrock III. whrled on her heel. ~
70 leeward OF the line and recrossed
The Reliance promptly followed Il
Shamrock III led the American DO
across by about 80 yards. but the X
Nance held the windwsrd position.
The OFFICIAL starting time was
Shamrock III ..................... li;ol
Roth boats sailed eeaward for an no
and % minutes The wind dropped
about four knots soon after the sta
Within 25 minutes after starting Y
Reliance had overhsuled Shamrock i
and was abeam OF her and 200 yards
windward.
The Reliance had not only footed "a
Ter but pointed higher than the chi
ienger and was showing that under CO
ttions surposed to be the most unfavC
aide she was better boat
Half an hour after the start. when 7
boats were about four miles from
startling nne. ratu shower swept .
mss the course ana obscured the yaci
from all observers except those We
close The shower brought \ shift
Wind 10 the westward, which enabled
racers 90 lay n course direct 10 the maj
7-his robbed the Reliance ~ most
vbe advantage Of her windward positi
snf Nh, the boats on almost even tern
They held that relative position un