The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-23
American Wins Royal Water Fight For
 Trophy. SHAMROCK IS oUTCLASsED
Even the Ard0r of Sir Thomas Was Dampened.
fStll the Irish Knight Does Not Acknowledge the Reliance's
 superiority-Shamrock Prov
 ed Herself Wonderful Beat
 in Beating to windward.

New York, Aug 22.-In a splendid 2 to t1k knot breeze over a windward and lee ward course of thirty miles, Reliance to- lday defeated Shamrock III in command l3ng style by exactly nine minutes actual time, or minutes and seconds after ideducting the one minute and 57 seconds which the defender conceded to Sir Thom- kas Lipton's third challenger on account iof It's largest sail area as at present meas iured. It was a royal water fight for the ancient trophy which carries with it the iyachting supremacy of the world and by icoincidence. the first victory in the cup iEeries of 1908 occurred on the fifty-second ianniRersary of the day on which the old igchooner America captured the cup in Ithe race around the Isle of Wight. Re- l1ianee beat the British boat three minutes and A seconds in the thresh to windward and 5 minutes and S6 seconds in the run down the wind.
 The nautical sharps who had already made up their minds on Thursday that the Reliance could take the measure of ithe challenger ID any kind of weather, irpgard today's test as conclusive, al- though they hardly anticipated so great q victory. The race even danpened the IArdor of Sir Thomas who insistea, after Thursdays fuke, that his confidence in lshe beautiful craft designed by Fife was Egreater than ever.
 Still like true sportsman, he does not
 
 luck next time. The single criticism he and his friends make of today's race is that a shift of the wind which occurred was to the advantage of the defending fyacht. As this shift of the mind occurred on the windward beat even granting that turn, the time the defender gained on the run home was more than ample to nave given 1t the race. It must be conceded, However. that shamroek showed itself q wonderful boat in beating to windward perhaps the ablest craft in this respect ever sent across the Atlantic p-hunting lw'or twelve miles the great yachts raced like a team of horses and during that portion of the run the patriots made no attempt to conceal their nervousness. The racing conditions today were tieal. A thin haze hung over the Jersey shore ob- structing the view of the spectators gath cred there, but out on the ocean race course, the sea was flooded with sunshine from a vault of heckless blue. long ocean swell heaved up from the south and a twelve knot breeze, fresh and strengthening, blew out from the south west, throwing up fieecing white caps. The marine picture was superb.
 The size of the enormous excursion fleet and the number of sight seers aboard, in the estimation of those who have wit messed many contests, made a record for an international cup race.
 As the direction of the wind would have carried a windward course from Sandy Hook lightship into the Jersey shore, the committee was obliged to set the mark seven miles further out. This delayed the start about three-quarters of an hour. The course carried the yachts directly Into the eye of the wind. The honors of the start. as on Thursday. were cap tured by the American skipper. Captain | Wringe timed his approach to the line i with the Shamrock badly. Barr, as usual, went over in the windward berth four seconds behind his rival. Both were close hauled on the starboard track. It was a magnificent sight as they plunged seaward in the,twelve knot breeze pound- ing fountains of spray from their bows and leaning to 1t until the water swirled and bubbled along their lee rails. The crews were piled up along the weather side to hold the great racing machines up.
 Both were footing like mad. They showed yards of their underbodies and shipped a good deal of spray, and some solid water forward. But after fifteen minutes of sailing their positions had not varied perceptibly and there was alarm among the experts. Shamrock hung on with bull dog tenacity and tack after tack 1t seemed to be holding it's own. For thirteen miles. challenger and challenged fought out the race. After a slight shift of the wind Reliance steadily increased its short lead, in the windward work until it was three-quarters of a mile ahead. As Reliance rounded the outer mark whistles : screamed. bands and voices of the num- bered thousands on the excursion fleet 0welled into a vast chorus.
 Turning for home the spinnaker boom. poised along the mast like a lance in rest. Fell to port and the big sail burst out like a cloud, while at the same moment the enormous balloon jib top sail belched out forward. The smart work of the Yankees cheered the crowds. but a moment after ward there was dismay when the guy which held the spinnaker pole parted and was carried away. But the spar was soon hauled back into place and then, with its three balloon sails setting like plaster, the stately yacht sped homeward before the following wind like a scared dear.
 In setting the balloon jib, the Shamrock encountered another piece of bad tuck. One of the stops would not break out and the sail hung for several minutes like a wet rag on the stap. When both had been squared away for home, it was seen that Reliance was making runaway race of 1t. With the crew aft to keep its head up. Reliance skinned along the surface of the water like gull with outstretehed plHlOnS, ledNlHB onhulIOCk idIlHet anu farther astern. The pace was so tast that many of the tugs and not a few of the steam yachts were left behind.
 The scene at the finish was stirring.
 Under the towering cloud of canvas, rolling rythmically in the swell. Reliance bounded across the finish line like queen. The excursion boats awakened the echoes with the terrifls din, which they let loose. Then the immense con course of vessels waited until Shamrock. majestic even in defeat. swept by. be- tween the stake boats. The reception it received was. if anything. more hearty than that accorded to Reliance. Otficial summary:
 Mark start. Turn Finish. Elapsed Time Reliance e. -.u:45:M 1:F5:1O S:17:Ss 3:32:17 shamr'k 1u.I1:45:l7 I:5s;SO S;26;S4 S:41a7