Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-02
FAILED ONCE MORE
Fourth Race of International Cup
Contest Declared Off on Limitation
NEITHER BOAT REACHED THE LINE
The Reliance, However Hind a Long
Lead OH the Shamrock. and Came
Near Winning Three S.raghts.

The series OF international cup races
was continued on Thursday, with the
usual result, except that Officially il.
was no race at all. The sea was calm
ana the wind light, so that neither
Ooat was able to cross the line in the
time limit allowed by the rules. The
series so far stands two failures and
tWo straight victories for the defender.
me thursday event is given in detail
as follows:
New York, Special.-With Reliance
less than mile from the finish and
Shamrock Ill, hull down on the hC,-i-
Eon. fully two miles astern of the gal
liant defender. the fourth race of the
present series for the Americas cup
was declared off because of the expira-
ton of the time limit of five and one
nan hours. as happened on Thurs
tay laSt- II was no race officially The
defeat administered to the challenger
was SO ignomin0us that whatever lin
geling hope remained in the breasts of
the friends of Sir Thomas boat van
ishcd into thin air. Reliance's victory
was in every way more decisive than
that OF last Saturday. Outsailed. out
pointed and outfooted. it was pro-
ctssion from start to finish
Tho Herreschoff wonder beat the
shamrock hopelcssiy in the 10 miles
of windward work. rounding the outer
mark in - minutes and so seconds
ahead OF her n gain in actual time Of
ii minutes and 20 seconds. and down
the wind she steadily Increased her
lead. The real race of the day was
Hoi against the Shamrock. but il was
seen In the exciting struggle of Re
-, in
the finish line before the regatta COM
inittoe fired the gun which should an
nounce the expiration of the time limit.
HAD the wind freshened 20 minutes
earlier than it did, the cup series would
nave ended with three straight wins
FOR the defender, and Flies famous
liSht weather boat would have sailed
back TO Alhion's shores one of the
most disastrously worsted challengers
In the history of the cup contests.
Fully as discouraging as the g q
ing qualities displayed by the chal-
lenger was the atrocious manner in
which she was handled The Yankee
skipper not only uutmanoeuvred his
rival in the spectacular battle for posi-.
ton at the start as he has cone every
time they have met. but worse still for
the downhearted supporters of Sham
rock, Captain Wringe repeated his
blunder of Tuesday. he crossed the
line in the wake of I,eliance with a
handicap OF 6l OF the precious seconds
Tor which Fife had saccificed so much
IN said spread for time alowincc. Both
poats, III III true. went over after the
handicap gun. but it is only the stem.
most craft which actually suffers.
1t was not a pleasant day on the
waite" and the observation fleet which
put out to sea to witness the race was
hardly more than half as large as on
the preceding days. The dark water of
the ocean was as smooth as a floor
and light breeze of about four knots
blew out of the southwest The course
was laid 10 miles dead into the wind
and return
Al the end Of the first hour Sham.
rock was beaten and the interest
waned After rounding the float for
the run home and setting big balloon.
ers. the wind, which had strengthened
10 SIX or seven knots on the beat. died
down and the towering clouds of
canvas was drifted lazily down an
ocean lane. a mile wide. between the
two divisions Of the excursion feet.
Even in the light air it was aston
lshlng how the defender slipped
through the placed seas. With the
gentle breeze distending the surface
OF her pure white sails and her, stern
crowded with tars to hold her head up.
st'e moved along as serencly and
peacefully as if in a dreamless sleep.
Yet the gap between her and the chal-
lenger steady widened until two miles
separated them. Half an hour from
nome. when the spi h'tors had aban.
doned any idea that the finish line
Gould be reached in time the wind
suddenly freshened and Reliance came
bowling down at n merry clip. But the
wind had come too late and when still
hundred yards from home the gun
on the tug Navigator doomed across
the water. The excursion boats held
ON until she crossed the line 10 give
her rousing welcome and then
scampered fer New York Sir Thomas.
who. heretofore. has always followed
MS champion into the Hook. sent his
steam yacht. the Erin. ahead at full
speed as If to drown out the memory
or the inglcrious licking he got