The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-27
TIE RELIANCE.

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lant sloop Reliance beat shamrock III
IN commanding style by exactly nine
minutes actual time. or seven minutes
three seconds after deducting the /
minute and 81 seconds which the de-
fender comedies 10 Sir Thomas Lipton's
third challenger on account Of her
sailing plan as az present measured.
II was royal water fght for the an
Giant trophy which carries with II the
Yachting supremacy of the world. and
by strange coincidence the first vic
tory in the cup series Of 1903 occurred
on the s2d anniversary OF the day nn
which the old schooner America zap
tureC II in her famous race around the
Isle OF Wight The Reliance beat the
British boat minutes and u seconds
in the thresh 10 windward. and min
utes and Sc seconds in the run down
the wind
The racing conditions were ideal. A
thin hare hung over tne jersey shore,
oostructing the view Of the spectators
gathered there. but ont on the ocean
rac@ course the sea was flooded with
sunshine from q vault Of feckless blue.
A long ocean swell heaved up from the
south, and I2-knot breeze fresh and
strengthening. blew out Of the south
ves- throwing up heatins whitecaps
or the sparkling bosom Of Old Ocean
The marine picture was superb
Tn. rn-n-r ~ -os
DAY were captured by the American
skipper Captain Wringe timed MS a1.-
prosct to the lin. with Shamrock bad
II. and II sr efort 70 keep OF until
the guD Doomec ne e!nost lost mis- bow
Epr!t a. he iuneo up 10 cross Captain
BAR as asua.. went over in the wind
ward berth. il was q magnificent sight
~ they plursec sssva-o IN the l2-knot
breeze pounding fountains Of spray
trot, their bowl eac Jssnins 70 Il until
the water svirlec and dubbed along
Their Iss rsiIs The crews were piled
pp Eiong the westbe' SIDE 70 holc the
gresi racing machines ~.
The trEt few minutes OF the tnrest
10 vineward wers watched with IL
SenSs interest Botc were footing like
nAc They showed YARDS Of their under
Doelef sDc shipped Z good oea 0, spray
sne rome solid .sle. forward But
ttIsr II minutes o. sailing their posi-
tom Lad not vs-lst pereepupiy and
rnets wa aiarr among the experts
TnOss WHO mac eIp~crsc 70 See Lne Re
Aance walk away from ner adversary
a. result o. ias. Thursday showing
weft dIssDpoinLec T1e shamrock hung
or VIII bulldog Ienscily ano LACK after
Lack she seenec u D. aording ner own
FO' - ml4ss challenger and chal-
ieue=- fought CJ- ~ magnificent Que
sailing JeLUser Two 4al-g u excursion
vosU e. free from interference a. II
tB~- mao Deer II tas mIds, o. TIC At
anti Al tne ums ,ur vino sas IL
erssSing aul TIE wnl.z,ays we're VIII
teniLF tae waves ir tUm DEC ardor
The cril.cs. point IL rae race came a.
,.<e lIttIe lsos taa, JwC hours after
t5s star Tnr MARI ~as iess than two
Eiaes away aDc tar relative positions
o. tie gyatE were aJUy. the same EOln
we're OF tie SJ2r ryysEc L4ck Reliance
sls.4c gut 70 .esWsEC Suddenly tLs
vino dTopDec and aau.ed trite 70 the
Ess, TAs shit enabled the yachts 70
leac y, tOr tus msfs with Reliance
b. ,as rad ~ about 20 yards This
sLS tae only thilg ia, marrso az 9th
srs1se truly sailed TaCe. But from this
OF TIE Reliance steadily Increased her
.ead 10 tie windssTd WORK Until she
vsS Lhree quarters ., a mile ahead.
- sGs roBncsc TIE outer marx, tas