Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-27
The RELIANCE WON.
The Cup Defender Beats the chal-
lenger In the Second Race.
arERRIBLE STORM AFTER The RACE.
Whs Reliance and Shamrock III and Other
Kschts In Great Danger fort Time
VA Tue GiraIda and ALTA Torn from
Their Anchorage.


@hole-sail breeze, over q trianeniar
course, ten miles to q leg, the Meet
footed cup defender Reliance again
westerday showed her heels to BIZ
Thomas Lipton's challenger, taxing
ma second race Of the cup series OK
1908 by the narrow margin OF one min
ate and 10 seconds. It was as pretty
nnd as hard q fought contest as mas
@yer been sailed of Sandy Hook and
had the wind not fallen the last ten
sninutes the record for the course
.ahree hours, IL minutes and 10 sec
ends, made by Columbia two years ago
IN her memorable race against Sham-
rock IT., would have been broken. AS
A was Reliance sailed the 30 miles
within two minutes and 80 seconds OF
-She record, which speaks wonders ior
uher speed in the wind that was blow
Eng, Reliance's victory, narrow as II
was, would have even been smaller
mad not Capt Wringe, the skipper OF
she British ship, bungled the start,
sending his craft over the line IL sec
snds after the last gun and handicap
ping her to that extent. AT every
point Of sailing the defenders superb
nrity was demonstrated. She gained
one minute and 81 seconds In WIND
ward work, 40 seconds on the run 10
ehe second mark and Is seconds on the
.su,o raach for hOm0
Based on the magnificent showing
she has made In the two races already
sailed, It is the belief OF many experts
ahat the cup Is safe and that IL Will
rake something better than Flies latest
creation even to bulge 1t.
A terrible northwest wind and cleo
srfcal storm struck Sandy Hook short
m after FIVE o'clock yesterday ana
shamrock Ill. and Reliance and a iieet
n half a dozen fine yachts, including
che Erin. G. oliver Iselin's Sunbeam
and the Herreschoff's Roamer, were
An great danger for time. The yacht
Eureka breaking from her moorage,
ems blown violently against coal
,zcow and carried the scow before IT,
II seemed for time that the two Doats
wuuld crash into Shamrock ILL.,, when
Hay almost in the path Of the gale not
100 yards away.
Two steam yachts. the Giralda and
Mhe ALTA, anchored further out III
che horseshoe, were torn from theil
anchorage and came into bow ano
stern collision. The bowsprit OF one
crashed through the stern OF the othel
and the two, thus locked. drifted belore
ahe wind dangerously near the chai'
aenper, The tug Cruiser saved them
pulling them apart and away from the
sUther boats.
J, ]. P. Morgan's yacht Corsair col
nided with the steamer Monmouth
...aAr ehartar hv tho New Yorl
YACHT club and filled with member
md their friends. The Corsair struci
he Monmouth a glancing blow on thu
xsarboard side nearly amidships, he'
n,pwsprit raking the Mcnmouth's side
hreaking stanchions and awninl
uupports and smashing woodwork AM
rlass The Corsair fell astern. carry
Fng a part Of q twisted iron supper
On her bowsprit but not appearing Il
h disabled. On the Monmouth ther
was brief panic as the many passen
esrs on that side Of the boat rushe'
sway to safety. Several womel
Esinted, 1t Is said, but no one wa
hurt.
Sir Thomas Upton left the Erin DC
ere the storm broke and, with Co
Rnith, Col. Burbank and Col. stewar
rommander Of Fort Hancock, We've
Vhe havoc In the bay anxiously fror
ahe commanders headquarters o
sandy Hook. Lightning flashed froI
me inky black sky and the wind cam
a'l,e a cyclonic blast. Weather oil
servers here said the wind reached
weloclty Of nearly 45 knots. The BEL
unuim all day, was boiling furiousiy
as.s than Ave minutes after the ga
struck.
An half an hour after the storm broS
a its fury the clouds cleared avs
nrpm a sky brilliantly Illuminated
ans setting sun and the wind died o.
. rapidly as 1t had come. 1t left
namultous sea, breakers dashing biz
- about Sunday Hook.
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Kruachevo . Heap OF Ruins.