Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-08-28
RELIANCE WON FIRST RACE
BEAT SHAMROCK III. BY EXACTLY
NINE MINUTES.
There Was a Splendid 5reeze-It Was
a Royal Fight on Water-The Vic
tory Came on Anniversary Of Day
When American Lifted the Queens
Cup, So Years Ago.

New York, Aug. 23.--In splendid
IL to 15 knot breeze, over a windward
and leeward course of 80 miles, the gal
liant sloop Reliance Saturday beat the
Shamrock III. in commanding style,
by exactly nine minutes actual time,
or seven minutes three seconds after
deducting the one minute, 55 seconds
which the defender comedies to Sir
Thomas Lipton's third challenger on
account Of Reliance's larger sail plan,
as at present measured.
1t was royal water fight for the
ancient trophy, which carries with 1t
the yachting supremacy of the world
and by a strange coincidence the first
victory in the cup series of 1903 oc-
CURED on the end anniversary OF the
day on which the old schooner Ameri
ca captured it in her famous race
around the Isle of Wight.
The Reliance beat the British boat
three minutes and "a seconds in the
thresh of windward and five minutes
36 seconds in the run down the wind
The nautical sharpe, who had already
made up their minds on Thursday that
the Reliance could take the measure
Of the challenger in any kind of wealth
er, regard today's test as conclusive
although they hardly anticipated sc
overwhelming victory.
The race even dampened the ardoI
of Sir Thomas, who insisted after
Thursdays fiuke that his confidence
in the beautiful craft designed by Fife
was greater than ever. Still, like q
true sportsman he does not acknowl
edge defeat and hopes for better lucH
next time.
The racing conditions were ideal.
The marine picture was superb. The
size of the enormous excursion fleet
and the number of sightseers aboard
in the estimation of the witnesses o.
many contests, made record for al
international cup race.
The concourse of palatial steam
yachts was the largest ever seen of
| Sandy Hook.
The honors Of the start, as on Thurs
day, were captured by the American
skipper. Captain Wringe timed hi,
approach to the line with the Sham
rock badly, and in an effort to keel
off until the gun doomed, he almos
lost his bowsprit as he luffed up t,
cross. Barr, as usual, went over II
the windward berth, four seconds be
hind his rival Both were closehaulet
on the starboard tack.
official Summary.
| ELAPSED
Start. Turn. Finish. Time.
R. ..11:45:21 1:55:10 3:17:38 1921
s. ..11:45:17 1:5S:30 3:26:34 3:41:1
The net result of the race shows tina
barring the fiuke Shamrock had hel,
her own in the windward work and ha,
been beaten more than five and hal
minutes to leeward.
The Erin steamed into her haven a
Sandy Hook after the race with tn,
American flag flying at the mainmas
and another at her bow, tribute t
the winner. Sir Thomas Upton said
with smile:
1--WE were beaten fairly and squarely
1t was splendid weather and the Shan
rock did not do as well as 1 had e1
pected she would in the race to vino
ward and return. 1 appreciate tn
splendid manner in which my boat we
handled. The Reliance is wonderfu
yacht. My confidence in the Shan
rock, however, is not shaken, and
hope she will yet make much bette
showing"
Captain Barr said:
my boat did just what I expected
but she can do even better, l think