The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-04
ELAPSED TIM Es.

New York, Sept 4.--Reliance. the
American cup defender. yesterday wor
the third and final race and the series
for that famous sea trophy, the Amer
-ica's cup.
: In a dense fog which prevented vision
beyond 200 yards, she finished the race
1T 5:S0;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 by
II, and then returned TO IL from the
opposite direction.
AS Reliance was then being towed
Through the feet. yacht ensigns iutter-
ing from hef. truck and spreaders in cele-
brat!on OF her victory. the Shamrock III
did not cross the finish line. AS often
said of the historic race when the Amer
lea won the cup There was no sec
ond"-Shamrock III. did not finish
" This successful result was achieved
only after four futile attempts TO sal
of the final race. and after the out
come had been admitted by even Sir
Thomas Upton TO be a foregone con-
clusion.
EIGHT ATTEMPTS TO RACE.
Yesterdays race was the eighth at
tempt to sail a race. After one fiuke the
Reliance won the following races, one by
seven minutes and thirty seconds and
the other by one minute and nineteen
seconds.
A week ago today the third attempt to
sail the third race failed, and attempts
have been made every day this week ex-
cept Sunday. on two occasions Reliance
led Shamrock 10 the finish line by about
two miles, but failed to reach IL before
the expiration OF the time limit OF five
and half hours.
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destined TO remain In America until Eng
land Is able 20 produce a genius equal TO
Herreshoff In yacht designing.
Rarely, II ever. has there been a more
spectacular finish than that OF Reliance
yesterday. After racing for more than n
hour at terrific speed through binding
fog. Reliance burst through the wall OF
mist upon the vision OF the spectators
on the feet assembled at the finish line
and, heeling under a great bellying ball
loon jibtopsal until her lee rail WAS
awash, fed across the finish line almost
before the spectators could determine for
a ce tainty which boat il was.
. FEW SPECTATORS PRESENT.
fleet of less than 30 vessels went
down TO the familiar waters OF the in
'ternational course TO witness this effort
OF Reliance 10 cover the course of 30 miles
within the time limit. 1t had become a
race of the American boat against time
instead OF a contest OF two yachts.
When the boats reached the lightship
q gentle southeast wind OF FIVE knots
that barely wrinkled the surface OF the
sea gave but faint promise that this was
Ito be the hnal day, but a shift OF the
wind 10 the south shortly after noon re-
vived the despairing hopes OF the yachts
emen, for Il blew away the misty haze
which had been hanging over the course
since the easterly storm of last week.
The regatta committee waited until the
last moment TO send the boats away at
] O'Clock, after which hour II had been
agreed that no race should be started.
Signals were displayed TO indicate a
course OF Is miles south and return, a
beat 20 windward and a run home
= The official time tells the story OF the
challenger's grief and defenders glory:
Start Finish
Yachts Inns. HIM 3.
Reliance -........... l :0l Sc $3.50 :02
Shamrock III ........1 10000 Did not finish
WRINGE AGAIN oUTGENERALED
The duel between the shippers began at