The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-28
Was Fully TWO Miles Astern
When Contest was Called Off
THE SHAMROCK WAS
VERY BADLY HANDLED
Lost sixty-one Precious Seconds at the the
Start, and F ell to Rear Constantly.
Reliance Game Perilously \.
Near Crossing tho
Line In Time
to Win.
nv Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, August N.-lVith Reliance
less than a mile from the finish and
Shamrock III. hull down on tho horizon.
fully two miles astern OF tho gallant
defender, the fourth race OF the present
series for the Americas cup to-day was
declared on because of the expiration ot
the time limit OF five and one half hours
as happened on Thursday last.
Although. officially, It was no race, the
defeat administered to the challenger wa
go iGnominious. that whatever lingering
hope remained in the breasts Of the
friends OF Blr Thomas boat. vanished into
thin air. Reliance's victory was In every
way moro decisive than that OF last Sat
urday. Outsailed. outponted and outtoot.
ed, It was procession from start 10
finish. q, =.
y Tho Herresc hon wonder beat the Sham
rock hopelcssly In the fifteen miles OF
n1ndward work. rounding the outer mark
twelve minutes and thirty seconds anead
OF her, a gain in actual time OF eleven
minutes and twenty-nine seconds. ana
down the wind she steadily Increased e. ghef ll'9.
lead.
!. The real race OF the day was not
against Shamrock, but It was seen In the
exciting struggle of Reiance In the Flast
hair hour to reach the finish line before
the Regetta Committee fired the sun
which should announce the expira tlon o.
8tha time limit. Had the wind frcshencd
twenty minutes earlier than it did. the
cup series would have ended to-day. WITH
three straight wins for the defender. ano
Flies famous light weather boat Woulo
have sailed back to Albion's shore one
OF the most disastrously worsted chal'
.lenrers 81 the history OF the sup col.-
tests.
Got Poor Start,
Fully as discourag gng as the sailing
Qualities displayed by the challenger was
the atroc!ous manner In which she was
handled. The Yankee skipper not toniy
ont manoeuvred his rival In the spectacu'
lar battle for position at the start, as no
has done every time they have met, but
worse still for downhearted supporters
OF Shamrock. Captain WrInge repeated ms
blunder OF Tuesday. He crossed the line
IN the wake OF Reliance with handicap
OF sixty-one Of the precious seconds, Tor
which Fife had sacrificed 80 much In
ga ~ spread for time allowances Roth
boats it Is true, went over after the
handicap gun but where both are hanoi.
capped !, 1t is only the sternmost craH
which actually suffers.
It was not a pleasant day on the water.
and the observation fleet WHICH put out
to sea to witness ths race, vas ''oA
more than half as large as on the pre-
ceding days. The dark water OF the
ocean was as smooth as floor. ana
light breeze OF about four knots blew out
of the southwest. The course was laid
fifteen miles dead into tho wind and re-
turn
At the end OF the first hour Shamrock
was beaten, and the interest waned'
After rounding the float for the run
home and setting big ballooners. the vino.
which had strengthened to six or seven
knots on the beat, died down ana tne
towering clouds OF canvas drlfteo lazl4S