The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-05
Sir Thomas Efforts to Cap
ture the Mug Result
in Failure.
THE RELIANCE EASILY DISTAN-
CES HER OPPONENT.
Runs Away From Shamrock in
the Third and Final
Contest.

Contest.
New York, Sept 5.-The Reliance,
the American cup defender yesterday
won the third and final race and the
series for that famous sea trophy,
the Americas cup. In a dense tog-
which prevented vision beyond 200
yards she finished the race at 5::30:02
amid the acclamations of the as
sembled fleet Shamrock III, after
running more than an hour in the
fog missed the finish line, passed by
it and then returned to it from the
opposite direction. AS Reliance was
then being towed through the fleet the
yachts ensign f1uttered through her
truck and spreaders in celebration of
the victory. Shamrock Ill did not
cross the finish line. AS often said
of the race since America won the
trophy, there was no second. The re
suit was achieved only after
Four Futile Attempts
to sail off the final race and after the
outcome had been admitted even by
Sir Thomas Lipton to be a foregone=
conclusion. Yesterdays was the
eighth attempt to sail a race. After
one f1uke Reliance won the two follow
ing races, one by seven minutes and
three seconds, and the other by one
minutes and nineteen seconds,
A week ago yesterday the first at
tempt to sail the third race failed. and
attempts have been made every day
this week On these occasions Reli-
ance led Shamrock to the finish line
by two miles, but failed to. reach it
before the expiration Of the time
limit Of five and half hours Yes
terday's victory means that the cup is
destined to
Remain in America
until England is able to produce
genius equal to Herreshoff in yacht
designing. Rarely, if ever, has there
been a more spectacular finish than
Reliance's yesterday. After racing for
more than an hour at terrific speed
through binding fog, Reliance burst
through the wall of mist upon the
vision of the spectators of the feet
assembled at the finish line. and heel
ing under a great bellying balloon jlb
topsail until her lee rail was awasn,
ich ale
fore the spectators could determine
for certainty that it was she. Once
more the Yankee boat had added to
the long string of victories in contests
for the honored old silver trophy that
carried with it the blue ribbon of the
sea.
A feet of less that thirty vessels
went down to the familiar waters of
the international course to witness
this fifth effort of Reliance to cover
the course of thirty miles within the
time limit.
OutseneraIed by Barr.
The duel between the shippers be-
gan at the sound of the preparatory
gun and continued during a series Of
brilliant manenvers in which Capt.
Barr again proved his splendid sea
manship, outgeneralng Capt Wrirgc
until the boats went across the line.
The boats were time at the turn as
follows:
Reliance, 3:so:35; Shamrock III
3:41:45.
The Reliance had gained II min
utes and 3 seconds in the thresh to
windward.
The official time in the Shamrock
Reliance race is as follows:
Start Finish.
Reliance ~. l. 01:56 $50. %
Shamrock III. .1:O2:00 Did not finish.
Better Boat Won, Says Upton.
When the Erin lad discharged her
passengers last night and the re,
echo of their cheers had died away.
Sir Thomas Upton said:
1.-TWO weeks ago l was hopeful
last week knew was doomed to de-
feat, and was disappointed, but to-
day l am almost glad in my own de-
feat, this America has been such a
thoroughly generous victor. I want
again to thank the American people
for their generosity to me in my de-
feat
Regarding the defeat of Shamrock
III. he simply said:
81 don't care to discuss it any more
The American boat was the better:
that is ALL
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