The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-01
RACE AGAIN
 CALLED OFF Reliance Leads by Good Margin. THE INTEREST HAS WAIVED All Admit Challenger Has No Chance. Movement on Foot to Present to Lip ton Memento from the Amer
 ican People for His
 Sportsmanship.
THE INTEREST HAS WAIVED

New York, Aug. 31.-Again today the beautiful cup deiender Reliance failed to register her third victory over Lipton's $ challenger because the wind died to noth- ing and the time limit of five and half hours expired ebfore she could reach the finish line. Her margin was approxi- mately the same as on Thursday last. She was less than half a mile from the finish when the gun sounded.
 The Shamrock III was a faint blur on the horizon fully two and one-half miles astern. Reliances failure to score the race was a more exasperating because her ultimate triumph is now conceded. even by Sir Thomas himself, to be simply a formalty. The superiority of the Herreshoff boat in any kind of weather Is acknowledged by the yachting critics on both sides of the Atlantic and today s f1uke only prolongs the agony of the con- test that has already been decided. The waning interest in the cup races was strikingly illustrated by the size of the observation fleet.
 The easterly wind and rain last night had served to knock down the sea some what. As the day wore on the wind hauled to the north and fell to a mere zephyr.
 The race was spiritless from the be-
 
 windward up the Long Island shore and return. Its saving feature was the start in which Captain Wringe, by a pretty piece of manouvring, neatly turned the tables on the Yankee skipper and cap- tured the windward berth. Even so, the yachts crossed the line abreast like a harnessed team of horses.
 But within fifteen minutes the defender was showing her heels to the challenger and when the float the outer mark was reached she rounded it 2O:23 ahead of her rival. In the five times the boats have met this was by far the worst beating Shamrock has had in windward work. The only interest which remained after that was as to whether Reliance would be able to reach the finish line in time to score the race.
 The Navigator signalled a windward and leeward course. east northeast, from which direction a five knot wind was blowing. The easterly gale had left a long heavy sea running. The official starting time of both boats was 11:45:26.
 The first tack, five minutes after cross ing the line, put Shamrock III ahead, but under the lee bow of Reliance. Captain Wringe gave his boat a good full and the way she began to walk away from the defender made it look as though she had found herself at last. But this was for only few minutes. When he began to pinch her into the wind 1t was apparent that Reliance was outpointing the chal- lenger and altogether making better work of it.
 Iney held on one tack east-southeast Tor nearly an hour. During that time the ueIender worked up to windward a good quarter or mile. When Reliance tackled Shamrock III refused to follow. so Barr put his craft on the port tack again. This placed Reliance a mile north of Sham. rock III. Fifteen minutes later the wind suddenly shifted to the northeast and placed the American boat that distance dead to windward. not half of which she had actually earned. From that time Re- liance gained steadily.
 The time at the outer mark was: Re- lance S:O0:37; Shamrock III 3:21:O0.
 Reliance led by 20 minutes g seconds barring time allowance. Reliance at first reached homeward under balloon linton. sail and then carried her spinnaker for s mile only to resort to the balloon again With the wind aft of the beam. main sheet well in. and ballooner bellying, she made good time and drew away from the challenger until the wind softened. when the speed of both slackened
 In trying to hold the wind in their iih topsails both yachts had run of thei, course but at 4:30 both set spinnakers and headed straight for the finish. The wind was dying away. Reliance was nov. ing not more than four miles an hour and Shamrock III was two and half mile. astern of her when the committee boat signalled that the race was off. Both i'm mediately took in sails, and were taken fir tow for Sandy Hook
 The regatta committee of the New Yorb Yacht Club announced tonight that tht yachts would race again tomorrow.