Eureka Reporter | 1903-08-28 | Page 3 | The Reliance Wins

aw OT THE RELIANCE WINS TAKES FIRST RACE FROM THE SHAMROCK on the fifty second anniversary of winning the cup america aga n proves victor victo r sha shamrock m rock was left away behind the first race of the series betge between en the reliance and shamrock III resulted in a victory tor for the american vessel the cup defender beating lip tons ton s third challenger by 9 minutes actual time or 7 minutes 3 seconds after deducting the I 1 minute 55 sec see ends which the defender concedes to the challenger it was a royal water fight for the ancient trophy which carries with it the yachting supremacy of the world world and by a strange coincidence the first victory in the cup series 0 of f 1903 oc burred on the fifty second anniversary pf the day on which the old schooner america captured it in her famous race face around the isle of wight the reliance beat the british boat 3 min lites 24 seconds in the thresh to wind yard ward and 5 minutes 36 seconds tn in the run down the wind