The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-04
THE YACHT CUP IS OURS
Reliance Won the Closing Race
of the Series.

New York, Sept. 4.-The Reliance, the
american cup defender. won the third
and final race in the series for that fam
Gus sea trophy, the Americas cup. In
a dense fog which prevented vision be-
yond 200 yards, she finished the race at
6:s0:02. amid the reclamation of the as
sembled fleet.
Shamrock III. after running for more
than an hour in the fog, missed the fin
Ash line, passed by it and then returned
60 it from the opposite direction. AS the
Reliance was then being towed through
the feet, the yachts ensign futtering
from her truck and spreaders in celeba-
tion of her victory, the Shamrock III did
not Cross the finish line. AS often said
of the historic race when America won
the cup, there was no second.
Rarely, II ever, has there been a more
spectacular finish than that OF the Re
lance. After racing for more than an
hour at terrific speed through binding
fog, the Reliance burst through the wall
of mist upon the vision of the spectators
on the fleet assembled at the finish line
and heeling under a great bellying bal
doom jib-topsail until her lee rail was
awash, flew across the finish line al
most before the spectators could de-
termine for a certainty that it was she.
Once more the Yankee boat had added
10 the long string of victories in con-
tests for the honored old silver trophy
that carried with it the blue ribbon of
the sea.
This successful result was achieved
only after four futile attempts to sail
off the final race and after the outcome
had been admitted by Sir Thomas Lip
ton even to be foregone conclusion.
This was the eighth attempt to sail a
race. After one fiuke the Reliance won
the two following races, one by seven
minutes and three Seconds and the other
by one minute and 10 seconds. a week
ago the first attempt to sail the third
race failed and attempts have been
made every day this week On these
occasions the Reliance led the Sham
rock to the finish line by two miles, but
failed to reach it before the expiration
of the time limit of five and a half
hours. This victory means that the cup
IS destined to remain in America until
England is able to produce a genius
equal to Herreshoff in yacht designing
Sir Thomas Upton said. Two weeks
ago 1 was hopeful; last week 1 knew I
was doomed to defeat and was disap-
pointed, but today 1 am almost glad in
my own defeat. this America has been
such a thoroughly generous victor.
want again to thank the American peo-
pie for their generosity to me in my
defeat"
Asked what his plans were, Sir
Thomas said: My crew is to return
20 England on Tuesday next and 1 real
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self. 1 will post out my engagements
IN a day or two and then determine
Just what / shall do. 1 shall attend
dinner in New York tonight and have
half promised to be Mr.. Woodruffs
guest in Brooklyn and go to the New
York state fair, but that IS not abso-
iutely certain. 1t is possible 1 may
have to start for home next week"
Asked what he would do with the
three Shamrocks, he said: Il am to
nnr,1n lodi -f7rs Il f,.
buy at least one of the boats. After !
have seen them 1 will determine what
TO do"
Regarding the defeat Of Shamrock III
he simply said: I don't care to dis
cuss 1t any more. The American boat
was the better; that is ALL"
Designer Fife refused to talk.
Captain Wringe. while agreeable. stin
would not talk any further than to
say: I'VE did the best we could; but
the other boat was best"
Captain Barr of the Reliance said
after the race: Reliance is a beautiful