The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-28

New York. Aug. 27.-With Reliance less
than third of mile from the finish and
Shamrock HIS hull down on the horizon.
fully two miles astern Of the gallant de-
render, the fourth trial of the present Sc
ries Of the Americas Cup to-day was de-
clared off because of the expiration of the
time limit OF five and one-half hours. as
happened last Thursday
Although. officially. it was no race, the
defeat administered to the challenger was
SO 1gnomlnious that whatever lingering
nope remained in the breasts of the friends
Of Sir Thomas's boat vanished
Reliance's victory was in every way more
decisive than that of last Saturday. Sham
rock was outsailed. outpointed and out
footed from start to finish
Reliance beat Shamrock hopelessly in the
fifteen miles Of windward work, rounding
the outer mark twelve minutes and thirty
seconds ahead of her, a gain in actual
time Of eleven minutes and Twenty-Five sec
onds and down the wind she steadily in
creased her lead.
The real race Of the day was not against
Shamrock. but 1t was seen in the exciting
struggle OF Reliance in the last half hour
to reach the finish line before the Regatta
nounce the expiration of the time limit.
Had the wind freshened twenty minutes
earlier than it did, the cup series would
have ended to-day with three straight wins
from the defender and the Shamrock boat
the most disastrously worsted challengers
in the history of the Americas cup contests.
CHALLENGER MISMANAGED.
OH %ta
ties displayed by the challenger was the
manner in which she was handled The
Yankee skipper not only outmaneuvered
his rival in the spectacular battle for po-
sition at the start, as he has done every
time they met, but worse still for the down.
hearted supporters of Shamrock. Captain
Wringe repeated his blunder Of Tuesday.
He crossed the line in the wake of Re-
lance with a handicap Of sixty-one of the
precious seconds for which Designer Fife
has sacrificed SO much in sail spread for
time allowance.
Both boats, 1t is true. went over after the
smoke Of the handicap gun, but where both
are handicapped 1t is only the sternmost
craft which actually suffers. 1t was not
pleasant day on the water, and the obser-
walton feet. which put out to sea to wit
ness the race, was hardiy more than half
as large as on the preceding days
1t was notable. however. for an unfamiliar
nag on the ocean. the combination French
and Spanish colors Of the st. Louis Uni
versal Exposition. flying from the peak of
the steam yacht Reva.
Half an hour from home, when the spec
tators had abandoned any idea that the
finish line could be reached in time, the
wind suddenly freshened and Reliance came
bowling down at a merry clip. But the
wind had come too late. and when still
few hundred yards from home the gun on
the tug Navigator boomed across the wa
ter. The excursion boats held on until
she crossed the line} to give her rousing
welcome. and then scampered for New
York. Sir Thomas. who heretofore has al
ways followed his champion into the hook.
sent his steam yacht, the Erin. ahead at
full speed. as If to drown out the memory
Of the inglo1ous licking he got to-day.
The next race, which will be like the one
attempted to-day, fifteen miles to leeward
or windward and return. will be sailed on
COMPETING FOR Upton CUP.
La Rita Takes First Of Series ON Lake
Michigan.
Chicago. Aug. N.-In twenty-knot