The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-09-11

the third and final race and the series
for that famous sea trophy, the Ameri-
ca cup. In a dense fog, which prevent
ed vision beyond 200 yards, she finished
the race at 5:3O:O2 amid the acclama-
lions of the assembled fleet. The sham
rock III, after running for more than
an hour i'm the fog, missed the finish
line, passed it and returned to it from
the opposite direction. As the Reliance
was then being towed through the
fleet, the yachts ensign fluttering from
her truck and spreadrrs i'm celebration
of her victory, the Shamrock III did
not cross the finish. AS often said of
the historic race, when the America
won the cup, there was no second.
This successful result was achieved
only after four futile attempts to sail
off the final race. and after the out
come had been admitted by even Sir
Thomas Upton to be a foregone con-
clusion. Today's was the eighth at
tempt to sail race. After one tluke
the Reliance won the two following
races, one by seven minutes and three
seconds and the other by one minute
and nineteen seconds. \ week ago
today the first attempt to sail the
third race failed, and attempts have
been made every day this week. on
these occasions the Reliance led the
Shamrock III to the finish line by two
miles, but failed to reach it before the
expiration of the time limit of five
and one-half hours.
Today's victory means that the cup
is destined to remain in America un-
til England is able to produce genius
equal to Herreshoff in yacht design
ing.
| Rarely, if ever, has there been a
more spectacular finish than the Reli-
ance's today. After racing for more
than an hour at terrific speed through
a binding fog, the Reliance burst
through the wal OF mist upon the Wis
ion of the spectators on the fleet as
sembled at the finish line and, Keeling
under great bellying balloon jib top
sail, with her lee rail awash, flew
across the finish line almost before the
| spectators could determine for GER
tain that it was she. Once more the
Yankee boat had. added to the long
string of victories in contests for the
Ihonored old silver trophy that carried
with it the blue ribbon of the sea.
A fleet of less than thirty vessels
went down to the familiar waters OF
| the international course to witness
| this fifth effort of the Reliance to
cover the course of thirty miles with
in the time limit. 1t had become a
race of the American boat against
time instead of a contest of two we'll
matched craft. When they reached the
Ilightship a gentle southeast wind OF
five knots. that barely wrinkled the
surface of the water gave but faint
promise that this was to be the fina'
lday, but a shift of the wind to the
south shortly after noon revived the
ldespairing hopes of the yachtsmen, fol
it blew away the misty haze Which
had been hanging over the course
since the easterly storm of last week
THE regatta committee waited unit
the last moment to send the boat!
away at 1 o'clock, after which hour i
had been agreed that no race should
be started. Signals were displayed t.
indicate a windward and leewarC
course of fifteen miles and back.
The official starting time was: Re
lance 1:01:56; Shamrock 10000.
The Shamrock actually crossed thu
'Iine at 02:03, and suffered a handi
cap of three seconds.
Both were heading seward but a!
the Reliance, from the lee bow of tn
Shamrock was back-winding her heaC
sails, the Shamrock III promptn
whirled about and headed down tn
Jersey coast. The Reliance held on
for a minute and then followed. Thu
maneuver placed the Reliance t.
windward, but astern of the challeng
err. They went off at swift pace, il
a freshening breeze. Captain Wiring
attempted to outsafl the defender b.
giving his boat a good fun and letting
her romp away at a fast clip, Will
Captain Barr punched the Relianc
close to the wind and cleverly nurse,
her toward the turning mark. Tn
Shamrock at first footed faster, blu
the Reliance more than made it goo
by outpointing her
For more than am hour they sale,
on that tack down past the shore o
Sandy Hook and the highlands o
Navesink to SeabrSght and duI'ini
all that time the Reliance steadil
worked up to windward of the beatel
challenger, outpointing and 'outfootin
her at the same tir~e, and passed t
windward of her. When they tacke
off Seabright, heading seward, tn
American boat had gained a quartz
of a mile straight to Windwand of tn
British craft. On this new tack Cap
tain Wrtnge again gave his boat !
good full and she cut through the Re
liance's gain at an alarming gait, bu
all to no purpose. Punched into tn
wind or with good full, the Sham
rock was hopelessly outcassed. Afte
an hours turn off shore they sale,
toward Long Branch for half an houl
Captain Barr attempted to make
hitch of shore, but the Shamrcol
would not follow, and he took the Reli
ance around again to keep her com
pany. In the meanwhile, the Relianc
had steadily gained, and when at 81
Al. al
miles away, the Reliance was a goo'
mile ahead and gaining. Keeling to
freshening wind, and jumping into
rising sea, which at times threw thei
long bows out of water, to come dow
with a splash that sent miniatur
clouds of foam flying from under thei
powerful shoulders the boats made