The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-09-03
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oupeHrit5 OF lD1tenoer 70 Aonitxed
and Fluke Only Proioncs Agony Ct
the ,contest--intcrest In Races Is
Wassino.
Nex York, Sept I.-Again the beau
tifuI cup defender Reliance failed to
register her third victory over Lip
tons challenger because the wind died
to nothing. and time limit of five and
a half hours expired before she could
reach the finish. line Her margin was
approximately the same as on Thurs
day last She was less than half
mile from the finish when the gin
sounded. The Shamrock III was a
faint hlur on the harizon, fully two and
a half miles astern. Reliance's fall
ure sO score the race was the mUre
exaspcrating because her ultimate Fri
umph Is now conceded, even by Sir
Thomas himself. u be simply 3or-
mality The superiority Of the Here
shor boat in any kind of weather IS
Acknowledged by the yachting critics
of both sides OF the Atlantic. and the
Huke only prolongs the agony of the
contest that has already been decided.
The waning interest in the cup races
was strikingly Illustrated by the size
OF the observation fleet. II the sin rs
which went down to the ocean race
course could he dignifed by such a
title Outside of tie revenue cutters
which patrolled the course it consisted
OF half dozen side-wheelers with nj.
most empty decks. a few sea.going
tugs and a score Of steam yachts,
The race was spiritless from the ne
ginning II was ladn . miles to wind
ward upJthe Long Island shore and re
turn. Its saving feature was the start,
in which Captain Wringe, by a pretty
piece Of manoeuvrejng. neatly turneG
the tabiet on the Yankee skipper and
captured the windvard berth Even
so. the yachts crossed the line abreast
like a harnessed team Of horses.
Bat within 10 minutes the defende-
was showing her heels to the chzi-
lenger, and when the Aoat at the outer
mark was reached she rounded It 70
minutes and 23 SECONDS ahead of her
rival. In the Ave times the boats have
met this was by far the worst beating
Shamrock III has had in windward
work The only interest which re-
mained after that was as to whether
Reliance would be able TO reach the
finish line in time to seose the race.
Reliance at frst reached homeward
under balloon jfb 'topsaii, and then car
r1ed her spinnaaker for a mile only To
resort to the ballooner again. With
the wind aft of the beam. main sheet
well in and ,batl0oner bellying, she
made good time and drew away from
the challenger until the wind softened,
when the speed of both slackened.
Shamrock m caught a freshening wind
first and cuf down Heliance's lead half
mile before the leader caught 1t.
Then Reliance steadily gained until
she had made good her two-mile lead
and added another hs,f mile to it. In
trying to hold the wind in their lib
topsails both yachts had run OF their
course, but both set spinnalsers and
headed straight for Che finish. The
wind was dying away snd the spinna-
kers drew poorly. Reliance was NOV
fns not more than four miles an hour.
and Shamrock III was two miles and
half astern Of her vhea the commit.
tee boat signalled that the race was
OF. Both Immediately took in sail
and were taken in tow for Sansy
Hook.
The yachts raced again today.