Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-21
sAIssaaoria Gazettf.
RELIANCE THE SUPERIOR.
Entered at tho Postofice of Alexandria, Vir-
ginia, as second-elass matter.l

London Yachting World, said IN New
York last night:
81 must own to being deeply disap-
pointed in the showing which Shamrock
made yesterday against Reliance. From
all that had seen Of the performances
Of the challenger on the other side, both
on the Clyde and off Plymouth, was
firmly of the opinion that in Shamrock
III. we bad at least got a boat which
could hold her own in q turn to wind
ward under such weather conditions as
prevailed in the early part Of the racing;
namely, smooth sea and light breeze.
'For the moment | will not discuss
her behavior in the squall, which seems
to have been ordered up specially from
the southwest to give q sample OF what
Reliance can do when she is laid right
down on her long-sailing side. Yet,
what happened? When Wringe went
through the line with lead of one-half
a minute the fact that be was down to
leewsrd did not trouble me much. |
was fully convinced that Shamrock
would soon eat her way out to windward
of the defender. After q quarter OF an
hour had gone, however, and there were
still no signs Of her going about,
suspicion that in clawing out to wind
ward the challenger had found her
match began to dawn upon me,
suspicion which crystalized into a Ger.
tsinty as minute after minute elapsed
and it was placed beyond doubt that Re-
lance held the measure of our boat in
the game which was then being played.
Then the squsll came and gave the boats
taste of different kind of weather,
and one saw that it all made no diff
ference to the American, but blow high,
blow low, she was always looking right
up into the winds eye and leaving
Shamrock farther off to leevard. When
the yachts made their second journey
toward the Jersey coast Reliance
certainly got the better of the fuky
winds. as time and time again she
was footing it along merrily, while Sham
rock was constantly being headed off.
Had the wind held in sufficient strength
to enable the vessels TO finish within the
time limit, l am firmly ofopinion that Re-
lance would have crossed the finishing
line with enough time in hand to enable
her to give away sll the allowance asked of
her and win the first of this years series
of matches. Herreshoff seems to have
turned out wonderful boat, but all the
credit must not 90 to the man at the de-
signing board. Captain Barr, the man
at the wheel, in my opinion, deserves a
large handful of leaves whenever laurel
wresths are distributed in connection
with the Herreshof productions. Sham
rocks, comparatively speaking, poor
performance Is sll the more remarkable
when call to mind the way in which,
whenever she was really set going in a
turn TO vindward at home, she could
leave Shamrock 1. as she pleased. Sham
roeh ii. could not do this in her trials,
and yet the boat now lying high and dry
in Erie Basin gave Columbia the biggest
fright aay American cup defender has
ever experienced.
Following are some opinions from
those who saw the race on the Mon
mouth
"Whils the wind was huky," said
Commodore MolesOn, Of the Royal st.
Lawrence Yacht Club, lit is quite clear
that the Reliance outclasses the Sham
rock"
al am afraid Sir Thomas will have to
get a better boat. Frank r. Rein,
owner Of the steam yacht Enterprise.
"The Shamrock csanot hold candle
for the Reliance. IF. E. Silliman,
Bhdgep :. Yacht Club.
'Reliance will win in three straight if
the Shamrock can do no better that she
did today. ."-Clsrence Holland, New
York Yacht Club.
"The Shamrock cannot even entertain
our boat unless she can do better than
she did today" ."-Commodore q. A.
Woodward, Detroit Yacht Club.
'The Reliance pointed much better
than the Shamrock, and, as Sir Thomas
has always wanted light winds, he saw
his boat at her best. "-E. S. Renard,
New York Yacht Club.
"There is but one boat in the cup
races. and that is the Reliance u.
Pierpont Morgan, New York Yacht
| Club.
"Reliance can lose Shamrock, par
ticularly in windward work, and can al
so outfoot her in any kind of going"
William Porter Allen, New York
Yacht Club.
Sir Thomas Upton was the first of the
owners to return to Sandy Hook, coming
back on the Erin with his 100 or more
guests. He was busy bidding them
adieu, but he stopped to say; "No
am not in the least disappointed with
nv boat or its efforts The wind was SO
variable that neither boat had a good
chance, and particularly mine with the
smaller sail area. Wait till we get
| good breeze"
The captains Of both boats refused to
talk for publication, and all that Mr..
Iselin would say was: owe are
perfectly satisfied. We always have
BEEN"
THE PRESIDENT AND LABOR
UNIONS.