New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23
CHEERED BY 10000.
BIG EXCURSION FLEET
Intense When the Rel.
aRce Crosses Line Winner.


More than twice the number of sightseers saw
the Reliance cross the mark yesterday than
were present at the drifting mat ch on Las.
Thursday Every craft that could float wa,
down the bay. There were Sound and Hudso-
River boats black with people. and disreputabls
looking old hookers and dingy tugs were pressed
into service and went down the hsrbor with
their lower decks flush with the water. ana
their paddlewheeIs on the side furthest from
the racers tanning the air.
Yesterday was a han holiday, and everybody
from the boss in his private yacht 10 The
clerk and typewriter and Office boy the dol
Iar-per' boats. was out. And in addition 10
these were the visitors from Wayback. Red Dog
Kalamazoo or Oshkosh. who wore yachting toys
for the first time and were proud Of them
There was a lot Of wise sea talk. as well as sea
clothes II mattered not whether the speaker
did not know a spinnaker boom from club
topsan GAIT: his companion probably knew less.
Most OF the better boats were advertised TO
start at a. m. but there we're those who bore
In mind the ancient adage Of the early bird.
and were on the piers by o'clock Nearly two
hours before the Richard Peck sailed an elderly
couple went on board. They could have been
spotted mile away as being from the interior
With them they had umbrellas, an antique reti-
Guile and a hamper Of food sufficient for a
church picnic The man was inclined TO be more
or less out of sorts with his wife for bringing
him TO the boat so soon.
why. Sairy.' ne said. "th' boat don't start
| for more'u two hours
Never you mind, Hiram responded his wife
I'VE amt bit too early. You know I always
said it was better to be minute too early than
minute late We've only got just time 10 git
comfort'bly settled before this boat starts"
Il
] look Of grim determination and neyer-say-die
! expression that the old foe of the landlubber.
NAL de mer. soon resolved into one that seemed
to say. Let me die. and die quick" Most Of
the boats came back with their saloons filed
with wretched beings who had succumbed. AS
one woman was recovering from paying trib-
| ute to Neptune man strolled by with big,
| black cigar stuck into his mouth at aggrss-
sive angle
! The woman reused herself enough to gaze en-
viously at him. "Oh. dear me-" she groaned.
| 'how can a man do anything like that? Then
she fed again to the side.
Fakirs were abundant on the boats. even more
so than on Thursday. There was medley OF
hoarse voiced calls. SHOW your color! sham
rock or Reliance. Only - cents" Souvenirs
Of the race. Here you are" Full and official
guide an programme of the races Smelling
salts smelling salts! Just what YOU want for
that funny feeling Get your smelling salts and
you'll be happy and dozen others
The revenue cutter fleet had much more
trouble than on the previous race in keeping the
boats within proper bounds. When the excite
ment caused by the clever work Of the Reliance
on her beat 10 windward was at it's height the
boats tried to set in between the cutters IN sew
eraI places. There was sharp Interchange OF
words between the cutters and excursion boats
as A result. and one of the steamers. after being
warned several times had a blank shot fired
across her bows To disregard the warning or
a revenue cutter makes the master OF the ooat
guilty of ''misbehavior," and liable to the Ior-
fixture Of his license.
The boats at the left of the yachts on the long
thresh to windward were in the best position by
far
Ten minutes later. when the Shamrock crossed.
the race for home began. The plymouth the
Richard Peck, and the Monmouth led the Meet
nearly all the way. The crowd by this TINE
was highly charged with excitement. AS they
passed the Shamrock she was greeted oy salv'
of cheers moment Later the Reliance got rhs
vociferous welcome she had well earned. Then
the boats caught up with the Erin. LipIon sJool
on the bridge. However he may have teit over
his loss of the race, he could not nave .t54
otherwise than pleased by the greeting mat n
got. On every boat one hOarse voiced man al
ter another would stand up and call for three
cheers for Upton. BY the time his voice was
exhausted another had taken his place The
fleet cheered and Upton waved his hat and
smiled in reply until hundred yards or nose
separated the boats These encounters were the
only things that caused much excitement on tire
run home barring the reSuscitating OF those
who had lost in the fight with Neptune Inc
was by the Monmouth, with the Pscz
and the Plymouth tied for second place These
three almost the last 10 start, had reached Their
piers before the others had passed the Battery
Among the excursion fleet were two Of The Coney
Island boats, the Plymouth. the Richard zee
the City of Savannah, the Manhattan, the Cen
eral Putnam. the Angler. the ShiEnecock. WIN
the Field and Marine Club. OF Brooklyn, anOaiu'
the New Brunswick. the City OF Lowell, tns
MOntauk, the Thomas Patten. the Edmund bu'-
Ter and the Isabel
The police boat Patrol had General Greene;
Inspectors Titus and Smith. Surgeon Brown ana
Captain Dean aboard. General Greene sald NJ
delighted with the race. and that he tno@sAI
the Reliance easily the better boat on the way
home the Patrol drew up alongside the E-IlI
and General Greene and the others Went aooAlI
to pay Upton short visit. General Greene sal'
that he found Upton dOwnheaTted over the o.
feat of Shamrock III and of the opinion that inc
Reliance had OUtsatled her.