Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-08-28
RELIANCE WINS RACE
She Is a Faster Boat Than the New
Shamrock.
RACES AWAY ON hOMEWARD RUN.
Ia a Beat OF Fifteen Miles TO Windward and
Run Home the Defender Defeated the Cup
hunter by a Total MARCIA OF Mn: Minutes,
or Seven Minutes AMI Three Seconds After
Subtraciing the Tim: Allowance.

New York Especially In a splendid
IL to IS knot breeze, over windward
and leeward course of 30 miles, the Re-
lance beat Shamrock III in command
ing style by exactly 9 minutes actual
time, or 7 minutes and 3 seconds after
deducting the 1 minute and 81 seconds
which the defender comedies to Sir
Thomas Liptons third challenger on ac-
kount of her larger sailing plan as at
present measured By strange coin
cidencc, the first victory in the cup series
of 1908 occurred on the ffty-second an
niversary of the day on which the old
schooner America captured it in her ia
nous race around the Isle of Wight.
The Reliance beat the British boat 3
minutes and "a seconds in the thresh to
windward and minutes and 50 seconds
in the run down the wind.
The honors of the start we're captured
by the American skipper. Captain Wringe
timed his approach to the line with the
Shamrock badly, and in an effort to keep
off until the gun doomed he almost lost
his bowsprit as he luffed up to cross.
Barr, as usual went over in the wind
ward berth, four seconds behind his
rival. Both were close hauled on the
starboard tack 1t was magnificent
sight as they plunged seward in the ~.
knot breeze. pounding fountains Of
spray from their bows and leaning to 1t
until the water swirlcd and dubbed along
their lee rails. The crews were piled up
along the water side to hold the great
racing machines up
A snappy southwest wind was blowing
when few minutes after 10 o'clock,
Shamrock III, followed by Reliance,
reached Sandy Hook lightship. The two
racers whirled in big circles about the
line awaiting the signal to go until Io.3o,
when the regatta committees steamer
sgnaled that the starting line would be
shifted and the races postponed until
later in the day.
The change was necessary because
windward course southwest would have
landed the racers OIL the beach off Long
Branch.
Headed by the Navigator and escorted
by the excursionists, the cup yachts went
trailing off to the eastward for about five
miles Then. at lilo, starting line
was established between the Navigator
and the Unique. and the committee tug
signalled course IS miles to windward
and return.
The preparatory signal was fired at
1870 and the warning gun at II.4o.
The wind was increasing in weight.
Reliance leading the way and Shamrock
III hanging to her lee quarter, the two
racers slipped by under the stern of the
Navigator, across the line. took a whrl
around the Unique at the further end of
it and Shamrock III, now taking the
lead, ran closehauled along the lee side
of the starting line AT the flash of the
Navigator's gun at Has both luffed
across the line Shamrock III had al
most reached the end of it and luffed out
by the Navigator's bow with her head
sails lifting. Reliance was four seconds
behind her on the windward quarter.
The official starting time was:
Shamrock III .........II45.I7
Reliance ...............II45.2
During all of the I5-mile run, which
the yachts covered at I2-knot clip, Re-
lance steadily and persistently crawled
away from the now hopelessly beaten
challenger. The smoke of the scurrying
feet almost hid them from the shore as
Reliance swept across the line and into
long line of the faster boats, which had
gotten there in time to see the finish and
to acknowledge her victory. Eight min
utes and So seconds later the plucky
challenger followed her across the line
and received the salute of the entire fleet
The summary, official:
Start. Turn. Finish. Time.
Reliance 11452i 1.5510 Bliss 3.J.
Shamrock III 11.4j.T 1880 1874 t1.H
Giving Shamrock III an allowance of
minute 81 seconds, according to the
measure acknowledged to have been in
correct. Reliance would have beatent
her by 7 minutes 3 seconds.
The net result of the race shows that
barring the fuke, Shamrock III had held
her own in the windward work and had
been beaten NOR than 81 minutes to
lceward.