The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-21
American Defender Walks Away from [iptOns Boat Without
 Half TTyingin Mile Lead
TIE RACE IS CALLED OFF
 BY REGATTA COMMITTEE
It Was Apparent That the Contest Could Not Be Finished In the Time AlIowance-The Challenger
 Is Decidedly outpointed.

New York, August 20.-One of the big gest crowds of sightseers and yaehtsmen that ever sailed down Sandy Hook to wit ness an attempt of a foreign cup hunter to wrest from America the yachting su- premacy of the world returned to New York tonight disappointed because the sea had refused field of combat to the racers, but nevertheless, jubilant in the conviction that Sir Thomas Liptons lat est challenger, like the two Shamrocks, which had preceded her was doomed to return to England empty handed.
 Of course the race today was not abso- lutely conclusive, owing to the light and shifting character of the airs, but in fifteen mile beat to windward, portion of which was sailed in driving rain, the cup defender, Reliance showed its heels to Shamrock III. in commanding style and in weather conditions which were sup posed to be to the particular liking of the challenger. Flies latest creation has been heralded as a veritable wizard in light breezes in windward work, es- pecially with jumpy sea orf while the RelldnCe III us lIldiSf iifto NNiiiChSfA"N~N best reaching and running in a whole sail wind. Yet today, with breeze vary ing from one to twelve knots and against a long ground swell, the defender out footed and outpointed Shamrock III.
 Shamrock Mile Astern.
 The Shamrock did not turn the outer mark, and there is no way of knowing absolutely how much 1t was beaten, but it was estimated that Shamrock was more than a mile astern, or about sixteen min utes in the existing strength of the wind when the Reliance rounded. As re- suit of the trial experts believe, blow high, blow low, that the Reliance will win this the thirteenth series for the Americas 2 cup.
 The day was a miserable one. A mist lay over the bay in the morning, and when the great fleet of excursion steam CTS, steam yachts tugs and sailing ves- sels reached the starting line, where the racing yachts were already jockeying for a position, black, threatening clouds were gathering over the Jersey highlands. The dark water reflected no shadows, and the mist all about shortened the observations. The breeze was not over six knots, and the murky waves spilled no froth from their crests.
 The course was set fifteen miles south west, straight down the Jersey coast and return. At the very start Captain Barr cleverly out-generaled Captain Wringe, sending the Reliance over the line thirty five seconds behind the challenger, but in the windward berth.
 Shows Windward Qualities.
 In the first twenty minutes of sailing the defender showed its windward quail ities, drawing up on even terms with the challenger besides being about 200 yards to windward. Then the cloud broke, and for thirty minutes the rain came down in torrents. The wind meanwhile increased to twelve knots.
 When the storm had passed the de- fender was seen to be firmly established on the weather bow of Shamrock III, and it was never afterwards headed
 During the last two hours of the race Reliance steadily increased it's lead. rounding the turn a mile ahead of Sham rock III. Heading back for home close hauled, Reliance had just reached Sham rock III, still outward bound, when, 1t being apparent that the race could not be finished in the time allowance. the re- Gatta committee at o+oo TIT Ieu tue SiSHal which declared the race off.
 The work of the patrol fleet was per- feet. Moving at right angles line ahead and line abreast, the revenue cutters kept theIyachts in the hollow of a moving an- gle as free from interference as though they had been sailing in mid-ocean.
 Under sthe rules. the first race, fifteen miles to leeward or windward and return, is now postponed until Saturday. The official starting time was;
 Shamrock H., 1l01:f4.
 Reliance Il :01:47.
 Both boats sailed seaward for an hour and twenty minutes. The wind dropped to about four knots soon after the start.
 Shamrock OverhauIed.
 Within twenty-five minutes after start ing the Reliance had over-hauled Sham rock III, and was abeam of it and two hundred yards to wndward. The Rel- ance had not only footed faster but point ed higher than the challenger and was showing that. under conditions supposed to be most favorable. she was better boat.
 Half an hour after the start, when -he boats were about four miles from .he starting line rain shower swept across the course and obscured the yachts. The shower brought shift of wind to thc westward which enabled the racers to lay a course direct to the mark. This robbed the Reliance of most of the advantage of her windward position and put the boats on almost even terms. They held that relative position until they had sailed eight miles when the wind backed to south by west. again making it dead beat to the mark and restoring to the Reliance the former advantage in being to the windward of Shamrock III.
 Americans Get Scare.
 When they made their first tack at 1920, Shamrock III was to leeward and astern a few hundred yards. The shower had passed. Then for the first time the Brit ish challenger gave the admirers of the defender a scare. Without apparent ef fort 1t began to foot faster than Reliance. passed to leeward of her and drew away ahead but still to leeward. It looked for a moment as though the English boat was going to show her heels to the craft, which was carrying the hopes of all Americans, but when it came about and the two boats met. the American craft had been outpointing the challenger and had even