Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-28
BY CLOSE MARGIN.
Reliance Again Beats Shamrock
Off Sandy Hook.
Very Pretty and Hard-rought Com
test Over n Triangular Course
AT Every Point of Sailing the
Defenders superiority
was Demonstrated,

New York, Aug. 26.-Tn gIorious
breeze over triangular course, ten
miles to leg, the fleet-footcd cup
defender Reliance again on Tuesday
showed her heels to Sir Thomas I.iD-
tons challenger, taking the second
race of the cup series of 1908 by the
narrow margin of one inmate ana ID
seconds. 1t was as pretty and as hard
n fought contest as has ever been
sailed off Sandy Hook, AMI, had the
wind not fallen during the last ten
minutes, the record for the course.
three hours, II minutes au1 I5 sec
onds, made by Columbia two years
ago on her memorable race against
shamrock III, would have been
broken.
AS it was, Reliance sailed the 20
miles within two minutes and 80 sec
onds of the record, which speaks
wonders for her speed in the wind
that was blowing. Reiian .e's victory.
narrow as it was, would have been
even smaller had not Capt. Wrinee,
the skipper of the British ship, bun
gled the start, sending MS craft over
the line 10 seconds after the last gun
and handicapped her to that extent.
At every point of sailing the defen-
der's superiority was demonstrated.
She gained one minute and 81 seconds
in windward work. 40 seconds on the.
run to the second mark, and 45 see
onds on the close reach for home.
An assemblage of excursion vessels
almost as long as that of last Satur-
day poured down through the Mar
rows and out into the broad Atlantic
to witness the vanishing glory of the
challenger.
The spectators watched the Jockey
ing for the start with eager interest
1t seemed momentarily as if their
spars and hulls would clash, but they
wheeled and circled Ike gulls, tack
ing, gybing and putting about with
wonderful ease and grace. At last
when they bounded across the line,
close hauled for the thresh TO wind
ward, it was seen that the American
skipper by his extremely clever work
had again out-generalled his rival and
secured the weather gauge. Not only
was the challenger's captain defeated
in his effort to secure the windward
berth, but he actually failed to cross
in time to save handicap. an almost
objectionable sin in a cup contest
Barr never relinquished his advantage
after the start, holding the chai-
lenger under his lee all the way to
the first mark.
All the ocean going tugs and many
of the steam yachts were left astern
in the race. just before the finish
the wind died down, but Reliance
went across in ample time to win,
having covered the last ten miles in
81 minutes and 40 seconds. Then fol-
lowed the usual riot of whistles, min
gled with the wall of sirens, the clam
or of bells, the eXultant shouts of
patroits and the booming of cannon
Shamrock was about mile astern
and crossed four minutes and 40 sec
onds later, to a repetition of the riot
which had welcomed Reliance's vic
tory.
New York. Aug. 24.-Tn splendid
breeze, over n windward and leeward
course of 30 miles, the gallant sloop
Reliance on Saturday beat Shamrock
III in commanding style by exactly
nine minutes actual time, or seven
minutes and three seconds after de
ducting the one minute and 81 sec
ondS which the Defender comedies to
Sir Thomas Lipton's third challenger
on account of her larger sailing plan
as at present measured. 1t was a
royal water fight for the ancient
trophy which carries with it the
yachting supremacy of the world.