The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
Piece of Good Luck Gave Reliance
Late Advantage and the Defender
Made the Turn Home First.
MIsHAP TO THE CHALLENGER
BIZ RIr ~ HER sPINNAkER PRE-
VENTED IT'S FULL USE.
Reliance Gained steadily i'm the Sec
seven Minutes Ahead.

NEW YORK. aug. 22.-In a splendid
twelve to fifteeE knot breeze. over a wind
ward and lesward course OF thirty miles.
Reliance to- day defeated Shamrock III
I'm commanding style by exactly nine min
utcs actual time, or seven minutes and
three seconds after deducting the one min
ute and fifts-seven seconds which the de-
fender conceded 10 Sir Thomas Liptons
third challenger OF account of its larger
sailing plan. as at present measured.
il was a ROYAL water fight for the ancient
trophy, which carries with it the yachting
supremacy OF the world. and by coincidence
the first victory in the cup series of
1876 occurred on the fifty-second anniver-
sary of the day which the old schooner
America captured the cup in the race
around the Isle of Wight. Reliance beat
the British boat three minutes and twen-
ty-four seconds in the thresh to windward
and five minutes and thirty-six seconds
I'm the run down the wind
The nautical sharps. who had already
made up their minds Thursday that the
Reliance could take the measure of the
challenger in any kind of weather, regard
to-day's test as conclusive. although they
hardly anticipated so great victory. The
fdSe even thmpeneu the dTuOE Ol SlT
Thomas who insisted. after Thursdays
luke. that his confidence in the beautiful
craft designed by Fife was greater than
Rver. Still. like a true sportsman. he does
pot acknowledge defeat and hopes for bet
ter luck next time. The single criticism he
and his friends make of to-day's race is
that the only shift of the wind which oc-
currerd was 70 the advantage Of the de-
Tending yacht As this shift of the wind
occurred on the windward beat. even grant
Ing that it accounted for Relance's lead ct
the turn. the time the defender gained on
the run home was more than ample to have
given Ii the race. IL must be conceded.
/ however. that Shamrock showed itself a
wonderful boat in beating. perhaps the
soIes, ersit IN this respect ever sent across
the Atlantic on cup-hunting expedition.
| For twelve miles the great yachts raced
like team OF horses, and during that por-
tion OF the run the patriots made no at
tempt TO conceal their nervousness.
IDEAL CONDITIONS.
The racing conditions to-day were ideal.
a thin haze hung over the Jersey shore
obstructing the view of the spectators gath
cred there. but out on the ocean race course
the sea was flooded with sunshine from
vault of Reckless blue. A long ocean swell
heaved up from the south and 12-knot
breeze, fresh and strengthening. blew out
CT the southwest. throwing up heeting
~hitecaps on the sparkling bosom of ole
ocean. The marine picture was superb
ne size or the enormous excursion fleet
and the number of Sightseers aboard. in the
estimation OF those who have witnessed
many contests, made a record for an in
river and ceastwise vessels were loaded
TIER on tier With humanity, care ening when
the crowds massed along one side until
their guards were under water And the
concourse OF palatal steam yachts, with
tneir brass work shining like bur-
,a~rss hlSnsI ,sr soa In IN IN tne sunshine was the
there was great vast colony of stubnosed
tugs, sailing vessels and smaller water
craft or every description.
As the direction of the wind would have
carried windward course from Sandy Hook
hshtship into the Jersey shore. the commit
Zee was Obliged To set the mark seven miles
farther out. This delayed tn. start about
Saree-auarters of an hour. and prevented the
massing OF the excursion fleet as usual i'm
The form OF great marine ampbitheater
back of the starting line. Instead kent
back by the revenue cutters, they formed
column of hulls and stacks extending three
miles toward the Jersey shore the yachts
around the end of the line completing the
shape of a fish hook. The course. south
west. carried the yachts directly into rho
eye OF the wind TO n poat of Asburv PARK
The honors OF the start. a. on Thursday
were captured by the American skipper
Captain Wringe timed his approach To the
line with the Shamrock badly and in am
effort to keep or until the gun doomed he
simost lost his bowsprit as he luffed up 10
cross. Barr, as usual. went over I'm the
wiudward berth. four seconds behind his
rival. Both were ciose-hauled on the star
board tack liz was a magnificent sight as
they plunged seaward la the twelye-knot
breeze. pounding fountains OF spray from
their bows and leaning to Il until the water
swiried and bubbled along their lee rails.
The crews were piled up along the weather
side TO hold the great racing machines up
The first few minutes OF the thresh To
windward were watched with intense inter
! &Sf
showed yards of their underbodies and
shipped n good deal of spray and some solid
Z water forward. But after fifteen minutes
Of sailing their positions had not varied
! perceptibly and there WAS alarm among the
experts. Those who had thought to see
the Reliance walk away from its adversary
as a result of last Thursdays showing wers
disappointed Shamrock hung on with bniI-
dog tenacity and tack after tack seemed TO
be holding it's own
LONG FIGHT FOR SUPREMACY.
For thirteen miles challenger and cha,-
enged fought out the race. sailing between
Two rows Of excursion boats as free from
Interference IL they had been In the mid
die Of the Atlantic All the time the wind
was increasing and the whitecaps were tip
ping the waves In tumbled ardor
The critical point In the race came at I.40
clock. a little less than two hours after
the start. The mark was less than two
miles away and the relative positions of the
boats were about the same. Both were on
ne starboard tack. Reliance ahead but TO
ha cled trifie 10 the west. The shift en-
abled the yachts 10 head up for the mark
With Reliance I'm the lead by about 300
Yards. This was the only thing which
narred an otherwise truly sailed race But
from that time on Reliance steadily in
rreared its lead in the windward work until
A was three-quarters of mile ahead Az
Reliance rounded the outer mark whistles,