The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-23

A distinct vision of still another Shamrock
must have drifted across the fancy Of Sir
Thomas Upton yesterday when he saw
the most triumphant creation Of the genius
Of Fife Ct Fairle splendidly vanquished
in fifteen-mile tusse to windward and a
fifteen-mile run home under a registering
breeze, through choppy, foam-fringed
seas
The inhexible Irish knight surely will
have to try again with ship of greater
sail power il he wants to accomplish what
now seems to be the chief aim of his exist
ence.
After all the shouting is over, however.
he may return DO England with the assurance
that he has brought here the swiftest,
abandonment and one Of the best sailed
yachts that has ever engaged in hattie
with Yankee racing era # in seas off Sandy
Hook She did marvcllously well in tho
windward work, but the immense and
superior volume of tho Reliance's pictu-
rescue sail spread made the challeng ger 3
run home seem somewhat in the nature of O
procession.
THE MEASURE OF OUR VICTORY.
The Reliance beat Shamrock Ill. over
the thirty-mile course by . minutes elapsed
time, and by minutes and seconds cor
rected time.
The Reliance allowed Shamrock iii.
minute and 81 seconds. As the chal-
lenger is to be remeasured, because she did
not, as the rule requires, have an anchor
and chain aboard when she was first meas
urcd, she may have to give up few seconds
of her allowance. This, naturally, will affect
only the races in which Shamrock iii.
may be close astern of the Cup defender.
In the windward struggle down the
Jersey coast Reliance gained three minutes
and twenty-one seconds on the Shamrock,
and on the run home, before a southwesterly
breeze blowing fraction more than twenty
knots, the Reliance gained five minutes
and thirty-nine seconds.
Reliance covered the distance to wind
ward in 2 hours minutes and SO seconds;
Shamrock III. in 2 hours IS minutes and
II seconds. Reliance made the run to the
finish in hour 90 minutes and 81 seconds,
or at the rate of eleven miles an hour. The
time of Shamrock III. from the windward
mark was hour and 20 minutes.
The wind was southwest at the start and
finish of the race and held nearly true
Once II shifted somewhat to westward rs
the racers drew near the outer mark, ap-
parently slightly favoring the Reliance.
NO FAvoRIrE or LUCK.
Taken for all in all it may be said that the
element Of luck played little part in the
contest. Wind and sea and tide affected
one yacht practically the same as the other
and the seamanship, save in two instances,
was as admirable on the challenger as on
the defender.
The breeze at no time had force less than
II miles, which is good enough to suit the
racing instinct Of the most exacting yachts
man,
OUTWARD BOUND.
Flags and pennants were swapping joy
ously when the populace came streaming
down through the Narrows to the pulsations
of hundreds OF engines, the smashing of
paddles and propellers and the blare of
bands. The tugs that we're out strictly
ao' So't'AN''' '''NANt'hS 'ac SOihiAhtLCS DOdJ
Navigator and tho newspaper tug Edgar
+. Lucherblch were first to reach the red
hulk of the sandy Hook Lightship. They
waited for the variegatcd feet, spreading
out in crescent form, TO catch up Most of
The steam craft were going at top speed
and burning lots of coal. VGpor pennants
strealned far astern and dimmed the horizon.
The breeze, which was brisk enough 10
weave evanescent frills on the lifting skirts
If the sea, increased in vigor as the morn
ng advanced. IL was soon observed by
he regatta committee that the wind was
likely to stick to the quarter, southwest,
rom which it was merrily blowing, and,
ls windward course from the ightship
vas impossible, the Navigator steamed to
he eastward about five miles.
The immense attending feet got in motion
gain and off it went, emitting steam and
'moke and cheers anu mixed yachting
and vernaculaT, toward the coast
rom which the Cup was brought some
fifty years ago. They were getting a run |
If FIVE more unexpected miles for their
money.
TO THE NEW FIGHTING GROUND.
The towering sloops, their sails glowing |
n the sunlight, bounded out to the new I