Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-08-28
AMERICAN YACHT WINNER
SHAMROCK III oUrFoorED IN
TWO OF THE CUP RACES.
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Lou Dillon Breaks Record.


After fine race over a sO-mile
Swinuward ana leeward course off
sandy Hook, the American Yacht
Reliance won her first race for tho
americas cup Saturday, defeating the
shamrock III. by minutes three seq
ondS corrected time.
me race was by no means as ONE
sided as the final figures would seem
10 indicate. as the challenger rot only
neid the lead for nearly an hour. but
Tor time 1t actually looked as though
sne would beat the Reliance to the
outer mark. But as they neared the
Jersey coast, the wind headed the
shamrock off and the Reliance round
ed the outer mark with a lead of 2
minutes y seconds, most of which
was gained during the last four or five
miles OF windward work. Sir Thoma G
Upton said that it was a fair, suuare
race, but he still had hopes for his
boat. The Shamrock was placed
In dry dock Sunday. 1t was found
that the straining to which she had
been subjected in the heavy windward
thrash had apparently started some
rivets, for gang of dock yard hands
was set to work tightening them. The
boat was remeasured by the official
measurer of the New York Yacht club
who declared that Shamrock's racing
rank had not been affected and that it
would be unchanged. 1t is presumed
sufllc1ent weight was removed to
equalize the weight of anchor and
cable.
The second race was run Tuesday.
The fleet footed Reliance in a glorious
breeze, over a triangular course, again
defeating the challenger, taking the
race by a narrow margin of one
t.
pretty and as hard fought a contest
as has ever been sailed off Sandy
Hook and, had the wind not fallen
during the last 10 minutes, the record
for the course, three hours, IL minutes
and Is seconds made by Columbia two
years ago in her memorable race
against Shamrock ii, would have been
broken. As it was. Reliance sailed
the 30 miles within two minutes and
~ seconds of the record, which speaks
wonders for her speed in the
wind that was blowing. Reliance's
victory. narrow as II was. would have
been even smaller had not Capt.
Wringe, the skipper OF the British
Yacht. bungled the start sending his
craft over the line 10 seconds after the
last gun and handicapping her to that
extent AT every point of sailing the
defenders superiority was demon
strated.
These races are the result of the
bird challenge from Sir Thomas Lip
on through the Royal Ulster Yacht
,lub. Shamrock III. was designed by
William Fife. The Reliance is the pro-
luct of Nat. G. Herreshoff. and was
quilt at Bristol, r. I. 1t is owned by
members of the New York Yacht club !
which club is custodian of the cup |
The manager of Reliance is c. Oliver |
selin. There will be five races, to be |
JAILED on alternate days until the Sc
les is completed Three races out Of |
i've will decide the winner. Each race |
s to be started at Sandy Hook Light
hip. The course will be either over a |
riangle, each side of which is ten |
niles in length, or a beat to windward |
# Is miles and return, depending upon
he direction of the wind. The best |
Qualities of both yachts will then be
hown on all points of sailing. The
lime limit for each race Is five and
ne-half hours.
The fierce electric storm that struck
If Sandy Hook Tuesday carried great
anger for a time to Shamrock III and
shamrock I, Reliance and a fleet of
alf a dozen yachts, including the Erin
he defenders tender, Sunbeam, and
he Herreshoff Roamer. Boats were
roken from their anchorage and were
Town violently against one another
P. Morgan's yacht Corsair collided
18th the fast Sandy Hook steamer
fonmouth, under charter by the New
'ork Yacht club and filled with men,
ers and their friends causing a brief
anic and doing some damage to the
Ionmouth