The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-27
|. sI.IANCE WON
THE FIRST RACE.
Ile American Yacht Victorious in the
Contest With Shamrock iii.
CLEALY SHOWED SUPERIORITY
Crossed the Line Seven Minutes and
Three Seconds Ahead of the British
Boat, Sir Thomas Upton Says His
Boat Was Defeated Fairly

New York, Aug. 22.-In race sail
ed IL fresh breeze that blew from
eig to fifteen knots from the south
IVES, and often heeled the big sloops
over until their lee rails were all
awash, the Reliance today defeated
the Shamrock III handily over a
course of fifteen miles to windward
and return. The American yacht had
at the finish margin of just nine min
utes actual time, which, when the time
allowance she comedies the Shamrock
is deducted, leaves her the victor by
seven minutes and three seconds. The
triumph of the defender. which was
witnessed by the biggest fleet ever
gathered off Sandy Hook, demonstrate
ed her superiority to the satisfaction of
the great majority of spectators, and
was hailed with all the enthusiasm that
most of preparation and speculation
had bottled up for the great occasion.
After both yachts had swept their
snowy pyramids of canvas over the fin
ish line there not wanting numerous
yachtsmen who confidently predicted
that the cup was safe beyond perad-
venture of loss.
Sir Thomas Upton saw the race
from the bridge of the Erin. looking
out over the heads of large party of
bis friends on the deck below. When
the race was over he remained on the
bridge till the Erin had passed up
through the swarm of ingoing boats.
on her way to her berth, under Sandy
Hook. A victor could scarcely have
received nois er or heartier greeting
than Sir Thomas from the crowded
decks of all the excursion boats, nor
have smiled his thanks with more ap-
parent cheerfulness.
When the Erin passed close along
side the victorious yacht, under tow
then. her crew swarming over the
decl or busy pacing in the sails, Sir
Thtn>s led his little band on the
bli e in three cheers. There was an
ina;Ua when the crew of the Reliance
&c -. to speculate where the cheer
caal2 Fcom. Then captain Barr real
lie lie called his man together and
Sci Ser the departing Erin three re-
turn cheers that carried over the
water to dozen vessels in the feet
and brought out chorus of whistles
for the sportm anSlike exchange.
After this Sir Thomas came down
and greeted his guests, and then
talked about the race. He sat in the
smoking-room during this talk and did
more than his share of the testing,
however unlike jssting he may be
supposed to have felt.
eve got a great licking today"
he said. "Ihe management of the
Reliance was simply perfect. the
handling of the boat was splendid.
But hope for better luck next time.
7 felt Just now that in cheering her
crew, however, was doing duty to
the deserving. 1t may be depressing |
to the loser, but it is always best to
recognize squarely the best man in
any sport. a
s'As far as today's race is concern
ed, the Reliance deserved victory. |
But I expect the Shamrock to do
better under different conditions. [
shalt start in Tuesday morning just as
confidently as I did today"
Then Sir Thomas smiled, and those /
he was addressing gave him sponta-
neous tribute of applause.
For an hour and half after the
start it was-a magnificent race. Dur
ing that time Sir Thomas Liptoa's
Yacht held her own with the Reliance,
and bit more, and it was question
If she would not have rounded the
outer mark in the lead had it not been
for bit of hard sailing luck. The
outer mark was lost in the haze which
the smoky ou'wester had brought IN
fIom the sea, and both boats conss-
quently overstood the mark. When
the sharp eyed shippers simultaneous
1y deserted the beacon. the Shamrock
was some little distance to windward.
just how much is uncertain, but it was
enough to constitute considerable ad-
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