The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-27
A SPLENDID RACE
Reliance Beat Shamrock Badly in the
Saturday Event
VICTORY WAS OVERWHELMING.
Conditions Were Favorable For Fine
Racing and the American Yacht
Showed High Qualities.

New York, Specialize information
oil yacht races hove occupied great
deal Of public attention. The first days
work, on Thursday was complete
failure, owing to the dense fog and a
lack of breeze. However the American
craft showed it's ability to distance the
challenger.
The conditions on Saturday were
highly favorable for fine work and the
racing is thus given by the Associate
Press correspondent:
In a splendid IL to Is knot breeze,
over a windward and leeward course OF
so miles, the gallant sloop Reliance
Saturday beat Shamrock III in COM
manding style, in exacting nine min
utes. actual time; or seven minutes and
three seconds after deducting the one
minute and fifty-seven seconds which
the defender comedies to Sir Thomas
Lipton's third challenger, on account
OF the sailing plan Of the measure
ments.
The natical sharps, who had already
made up their minds on Thursday that
the Reliance could take the measure OF
the challenger in any kind Of weather,
regard the days test as conclusive, al
though they hardly anticipated so
overwhelming victory. The race even
dampened the ardor Of Sir Thomas,
who insisted, after Thursdays fluke,
that his confidence in the beautiful
craft designed by Fife was greater than
ever. Still, like true sportsman, he
does not acknowledge defeat, and
hopes for better luck next time. The
signal criticism he and his friends
make Of Saturdays race is that the
only shift of the wind which occurred
was to the advantage Of the defending
yacht. AS this shift Of the wind occur
red on the windward beat. even grant
ing that it accounted for Reliance's
lead at the turn, the time the Defender
made on the run home was more than
ample to have given her the race. 1t
must be conceded, however, that the
Shamrock showed herself wonderful
boat in beating to windward, perhaps
the ablest craft in this respect that
was ever sent across the western
ocean on a cup-hunting expedition. For
u miles the single-Sticke"s raced like
a team Of horses, and during that por-
ton Of the duel the patriots made no
attempt to conceal their nervousness.
The racing conditions were ideal. A
thin haze hung over the Jersey shore.
ohstructing the view Of the spectators
gathered there, but out on the ocean
race-course the sea was flooded with
sunshine from a vault Of fleckless blue.
A long ocean swell heaved up from the
south. and a 12-knot breeze, fresh and
strengthening, blew out OF the south
west, throwing up fleeting white caps
On the sparkling bosom OF the ocean.
The marine picture was superb.
AS the direction Of the wind would
have carried a windward course from
Sandy Hook Dghtship into the Jersey
shore, the committee was obliged 10
set the mark seven miles further OUT
This delayed the start about three
quarters Of an hour, and prevented the
massing of the excursion fleet, as usu-
al, in the form of a great marine am
rhitheatre back Of the starting line In
stead of being kept back by the reve-
nue. cutters, they formed a column Oh
hulIs and stacks, extending three miles
toward the Jersey shore. the yachts
around the line completing the shape
OF a fish hook The course. southwest.
carried the yachts directly into the eye
OF the wind, to a point off Asbury
Park.
From start to finish the defender
had the best Of the situation and the
close was marked by much enthusiasm
on the part of the immense throng or
spectators.