The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-04
RELIANCE PEERLESS
M BOAT FLOATS THAT GAN OUT
SAIL HER.
DEFEAT OF SHAMROCK Ill
r.VUS HER MISTRESS OF THE
SEA AND SAVES THE CUP.

"a shamrock III. Iesterday-The
british Boat Did Not Finish at All.
Was Lost in the FOg-Missed the
FINISH Line-Fast the Yachts Sail
ed Through Fog.
New York, Sept. S.-The Reliance,
,be American cup defender, to-day won
the third and final race and the series
for that famous sea trophy, the Amer
icas CUP.
In A dense fog, which prevented Wis
,on beyond 200 yards, she finished the
race at 5:3O:02. amid the acclamations
Of the assembled fleet. Shamrock III,
after running for more than an hour In
the fog. missed the finish line, passed
nv il and then returned to it from the
opposite direction.
As the Reliance was then being tow
Cd through the fleet, yacht ensigns
Auttering from her truck and spreaders
in celebration of her victory, the Sham
rock III did not cross the finish line.
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. To-days was the eight at
tempt to sail a race. After one f1uke
the Reliance won the two following
races, one by seven minutes and three
seconds. and the other by one minute
and nineteen seconds.
A week ago to-day the first attempt
to sail the third race failed, and at
tempts had been made every day this
week On two occasions the Reliance
led the Shamrock to the finish line by
about two miles, but failed to reach 1t
before the expiration of the time limit
of five and a half hours.
Here the Cup stays.
To-day's victory means that the cup
is destined to remain in America until
England is able to produce a genius
equal to Herreshoff in yacht designing.
Rarely, if ever, has there been
more spectacular finish than the Re-
nance's to-day. After racing for more
than an hour at terrific speed through
a binding fog, the Reliance burst
through the wall of mist upon the VII
sion of the spectators on the fleet as
sembIed at the finish line, and heeling
under a great bellying balloon jib top
sail until her lee rail was awash fled
across the finish line almost before
the spectators could determine for
certainty that it was she.
The duel between the shippers be-
gan at the sound of the preparatory
gun and continued through series of
brilliant maneuvers. in which Capt.
in, fc
manship by outgeneraling Capt
WrinGe until the boats went across
the line. He never relinquished the
wndward position, which the Reliance
held when the preparatory gun was
fired. Alternately luffing and keeping
away, Capt. Barr prevented the Sham
rock from getting away from him and
across the line, but two minutes after
the starting gun and at the sound of
the gun indicating the expiration of
the handicap, Capt. Wringe luffed the
Shamrock across the stern of the Re-
lance and the two boats went across
the line together.
How They Got Away.
The official starting time was:
Reliance 1.:01: So
Shamrock III, 10000.
The Shamrock III actually crossed
the line at 1902 :03, and suffered a handi-
a swift pace in a freshening breeze.
Capt. Wringe attempted to outsail the
defender by giving his boat d good full
sail and letting her romp away at
fast clip, While Capt. Barr pinched the
Reliance close to the wind, and clever
ly nursed her toward the turning
mark. The Shamrock III at first foot
ed faster, but the Reliance more than
made it good by outpointing her
For more than an hour they sailed
on that tack down past the shore off
sandy Hook and the highlands of
NaVesink to Seabright and during all
mat time the Reliance steadily worked
up to Windward of the beaten chal-
Ienger, outpointing and outfooting her
dt the same time and passing TO wind
ward Of her
The Reliance steadily gained, and,
When, at $40, both boats headed off
70 the mark, six miles away, the Re-
nance was a good half mile ahead and
gaming. Keeling to a freshening wind
ana jumping into a rising sea- which
al times threw their long bows high
GUY OF water, to come down with a
sPdsh that sent miniature clouds of
lam living from under their power
1uI shoulders, the boats were making
" pretty spectacle of it. The boats were
5aHlng in speed with every mile, and
u1e shamrock III was a long mile
W iiCii lIle 1IGlldNCG Wni1leQ ABOUT
eIe mark and towering stretches of
eaHNas broke and bellied out from her
~ 15II'laker pole and over her lean bow.
ire homeWard stretch had begun
now They Rounded the Turn.
follows:
Reliance 3:4O:45.
Shamrock III 3:51:45.
Inc Reliance had gained eleven min
Us ana three seconds in the thresh to
""aWard and barring accidents, the
victory was hers.
as me boats started the run home
-II under spinnakers and balloon jib
lSails' a split about three feet long
Itedred in the foot of the Reliance's
ITHlHhaker, but as it drew we'll Capt
continued to carry it,
OF lhree-quarters of an hour the
variation was a slow gain by the
"ns boat The sky was clear and
sIantng rays Of the yellow western
We're painting a beautiful marine
aie' with the two yachts as center
''s' When at ago with almost half
curse yet to be sailed, a thick
or FOG came rolling IN before "A
Heast wind and enVeloped the
"ifoek III in a blind gray mist that
1' ner out Of the vision Of the feet as
ueh she had been wiped from the
iace OF the sea.
'"e Reliance ran along FOR I'VE min