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V OL LXIII----N 0 20,732. TURKEY BEGS RUSSIA RAW FLEET. TO \\ ITIID She Accedes to All the Muscovite Demand*. Constantinople, Aus •_'" Tewtik Pacha, the Twrkif-li Foreign Minister, yesterday visited the Russian AmbiCTadori gave him notice that the Turkish Government accepted all the Russian Vmxnd!-. .Hid b^sraed that the Russian squad ron bo withdrawn from Turkish waters The Rusdah squadron ■•■•' off Iniada, on the firiern coast of European Turkey, yesterday ... afternoon. Th* news nl the hra-eiidlrfff-arrival of the Rus sian squadron is j notwithstanding the r n.i. ue.i suppression of all telegrams and an iouncen^nt^ on the sulJecU ,The general opin ion of the Europeans here is that the time has B rrivel for a vigorous intervention and the abandonment of all halfway measures, which sr.- regarded as the cause of the present rising. According to Tho Turkish official reports, the etrongeet positions of the Insurgent* arc at Kruriievo. Merihoro and Fiorina. Contrary to previous reports, it is no« stated officially that KruEhevb is still occupied l.y <^ : ' n f ur S ents : The beadquaftcre of the revolutionists ire in th- Peristeri Mountains, in the vicinity of Mon- BSt^ VCoiren and children arc not molested by ih* insurgents, who have destroyed only forti fietf dwellings occupied by rich Turks. It is not denied that they kill all Bulgaria"" and Greeks found acting as Turkish F p!e*. but the strictest ordor* havo been i.-*u*d not to interfere with vomen or children. Th»> Russian demands to which Turkey is report ed to have acceded are as follows: The immediate •evere punlshmer.l of the murderer of M. Ro>tkov tki. the Hus-Man Conful at Monaetir: the arroet and exejapJary punlehment of th<> person who Hred at th* .-onful'p .arriapp; the immediate production of poi-iiivp proor that the Va!i of Mi stir had been actually banished: the instant severe punishment of ail the civil and military officials responsible for the murder: the Immediate severe punishment of al! Turkish officials regarding whose outrageous bebavi&r a report 'vas rrade by the director of the Rue Man consulate at l*Fkub. after a tour of the vilayet of Kowovo in company with the Austrian consul: the reinstatement of Ismail Hakki, who wag dlfirii?s-ed. but whose efficiency -nap indorsed by Hilrnl Pacna. Inspector General of Macedonia: thp immediate release of th<* peasants or. whom. according to the reports of •■• KuMdan and Aus trian consuls, the Turks perpetrated atrocities; the ii/fiant dismiFsal and pur.isnmem of the officials of the administration of ?alomca and Prisrend. ▼•hose malpractice? havo been 1 rousht to light: and. finally, that the forrlpn officers employed In Macedonia Fliould immediately er.roil freso gen i;srmff and police for the requisite protection of the peaceful population and the introouction of Segis i&ti\e ord?r. MORE VILLAGES OS FIRE. Cannon None Heard on the Bul garian Frontier. Bofla, Aug. ifX— The <~ire<--k patriarch has asked the Bulgarian Exarch to address a <ircu \*\ r.ole to in Bulgarian ministers and school tMM*he» In Macedonia, urging them to remain and not to fight against the Sultan. Th» Txaroh replied thit he. -.-a- sorry that he could not f^n? the Sultan. As all the Bulgarian min isters and teachers had b^n cast Into prison and the churches and schcols were closed, he Mid his voice mild not be heard th»re. Fugitive families from Krushevo v ho have ar rlved at Monistlr give terrible details of the fifU2t*on v.hi?h prevailed in the town of Kru- Bhevo *fter .ts capture by the irks. The Turks, they say. ran from house to house and Ftreet to street slaughter! iig everybody they met. Th» town is row a heap of ruins. The '^orta Post" lints a strong article urg spn th» Bulgarians to prepare for war immedi ately, as delay can benefit only Turkey. Bul paria has no n<»ed to f^ar the great powers, says th* paper, ap it would not be to their interests to allow Rumania to interfere in the conflict. A dispatch from Burgas to the "Autonomye" pay? th<» tow-, of Vasiliko. thirty miles south of Boreas, and thp vili.-( es of l/runk< and Po rurnakovo me In flames, and the sound of can non can plainly be he.iri from th-> Bulgarian frontier. MANY GREEKS KILLED Their Church Schools and 322 Houses at Ketchero Blown Up. Athens. Ail*. L><-,~M.- RaUI. the Premier ard Foreign Minister, has communicated to the rep refematiwc of the powers her.-- the gigj of the t -ports made by Greek consula In Macedonia, in v.hirh It is stated that she Greek Church schools ar.i ?22 ho-jf?s belonging to Greeks at Ketchero have be*n Mown uy> by dynamite arid burned. en] that a number of Greek subjects have been killed. ■ wye. the "IS ASK FOR COURT MARTIAL Of Soldiers Who Killed Bulgarian Workmen Near Uskub. Sofla; Aug. 30.-The Austria:, and nussian consula at r.skub have asked for the court mar tlaJ of the officers and soldi, is who fir»d ■: and rtiliPd several Bulgarian workmen who were re pairing the railroad line near Uskub. The va||, to v . horn , he requej?t v . as ii);id(i thr.»d all responsibility In the matte,-, and said • .o Hi, tV » ,* In *P«*<w G«n«nU of Macedonia srTiv a «« fS 3 . ,h aKem at Sal " nl0;i ports that Thar w, <h- centres of disturbance assert rurkish • . POWERS PLAN MOVE Their Reported Action to Suppress Macedonian Revolt. Hrusseis., Auk. 2<».-Th<- "In.JepeiHiar.ee Befcje" •ays it understands that the powers have ar rtved at an understanding regarding the steps to '* taken to suppress the revolt and apply re forms hi Macedonia. According to this, uncon firmed report Russia will .ut on the sea. occu pying the Dardanelles and the Bosporus; Austria "fill aot o;i land, and Italy will *>xi»>.j -. hUr . t«il!ahce over Albania. After peace Is restored . Continued on foarlli pas*. Take the EDUCATIONAL SIGHTSEEING KKW .'"«'» VAf.HT; l.es> points of Interest explained '■"* « Xpert lecturer; 3 hours" sail. From foot Cin.J «'.. H. 11. 10 a. m. and 1:30 p. m-Advt. ro-^V^w/yarr.'^eV^rerT^wrnd. NEW-YOiRK, FRIDAY. AUGUST 21, 11)03. -FOURTEEN PAGES. - t,^^^,,, SHAMROCK AXD RELIANCE CROSS I XG THE STARTING USE, AS SEE $ FROM THE COMMITTEE BOAT. PARKS'S NAME ON CHECK SAYS DEFENCE W ITS ESS. Accused Walking Delegate Ashed About More Cash Settlements. At the trial of "Sam" Parks yesterday on the charge of extorting $200 from Joseph us Plenty last December to call off a strike on the Ham burg-American pier, in Hoboken. in the cross examination of the accused walking delegate, who declared that .he bad never seen Plenty until he s-aw him in the courtroom. Assistant District. Attorney Eland asked the witness If he v.-as not paid $500 for allowing the metal men to return to work in the Tiffany studios after a strike. .s.".ih» for calling off a strike on the Women's Hotel and the Republican Club, and $:;<k» foi sending the men back to work on the. St. Cloud Hol Park.-- denied every allegation of his connec tion with the payment of $20U by Plenty, but Henry Farley, Parks's friend, admitted S''"i'i« to th" Ninth Ward Hank with Plenty with Plenty's $200 .-heck, and after the check had ed at Bloomlngdale's saw th- |20<l given to Bernard Lynch, tb< friend of Parks. The check, he admitted made payable to Parks or bearer. In fa< rro bora ted several of the most important statements of the prosecution's witnesses. At the beginning of the session yesterday Jo seph P. Kußtci< • , of counsel for Parks, moved foi the discharge of LJ >n the u.sual grounds. Recorder Goff overruled the motion. Parks'? direct examination consisted Of a. question and an answer. "Were you in the company of Josephus Plenty on the isth or l'.tth of Dec-ember, 1902?" he was ask< d. "T was not," he replied. I never saw him before I saw him in the courtroom." Mr. Rand took up the cross-examination, which was in part as follows: Q. v.'i-.-, brought you here? A. T don't think any body brought iif Si. l>i.i Samuel McConn< A No. <j I'iii you ever sec Samuel McConnell in Ch) A No. Q. — Did you ever see Samuel McConnell? A. -No Q.— Who is Samuel MoConn«ll? Objection has been made- to almost every ques- tion asked by Mr. Rand, and to this question all the counsel for tiie defendant shouted their ob jection at once. "What i.s the object of tbi< line of question- Ing?" asked the Record' r. -*TTACK ON BAMUKL MVuNNKI.I.. ""TUr- object is to show that :his defendant, al reaoy an organizer of labor, "as brought to N<-w-Vorli by the Puller Construction Company for sailing strikes on work on which th pany was not engaged," said Mr. Rand. Th» Recorder Instructed the jury to die ■ bis statement. The cross examination then continued: -When you came to Now- York, for whom did you go to work? A.— For George A. Fuller. Q.— Are you a member of the Housesmiths and Btidgempn's Union? A.— Yes. Q — Are you familiar with the constitution and bylaws of the union? A.— l believe I »m. Q.— Have you ever read them? A.— Yes. Mr. Rand again tried to get in evidence the book of bylaws and constitution which he failed to pet in evidence on Wednesday. "I v.ant to say that before I can swear that this is the constitution I would have to read it," said ■'.irks. "I would have to have a copy of the constitution and compare this with it. That would take a long time." A running; fire of objections had been made to questions asked by Mr. Rand, and the As sistant District Attorney had begun to show • onsiderable anger. "Did you hear one of your counsel at this table, just before you answered the question, say: 'How could he answer the question without comparing it with the constitution?' Did you hear that?" Parks answered "No." William S. Devery entered the courtroom after recess . "1 have come this afternoon to give my moral support to Mr Parks," he said. Mr. Band continued his questioning In regard to the hook containing the constitution and by laws as follow?: Q. —Is it a fact that you are unable to tell these. gentlemen whether this book contains the constitu tion ;,!i<i bylaws of the union without comparing It with the original constitution and bylaws. A.— lt I*. ij Which is it that determines whether 'he men shall strike, the majority of the men on •• job or the majority of the men of the union? A.— The ma lorlty of the men on a job. at the time of the trouble: later by a majority of the union, if it Is taken up by the union. <» -Was it a rule of the association last De cember that .'.ll transactions of a business agent should bo reported to the union or t<i its financial secretary? A.— " was. , . Q.— Did you ever hear of Joseph us Plenty before December" 18? A.-No. q._To your knowledge did the rlousesmltl and Brldgome'n'i Union No. 2 ever take any action re pardin? the strike on the Hamburg- A men an U«ne 1 , J(-. y- A ! Q— To your knowledge did the members of the Housenmlths and Bridgemen'.* Union ever have any chance :o take action regarding the strike on th» Hamburg-American L4ne? A.— No. To ail of the Assistant District Attorney's questions objections were interposed by the de fence. Finally Recorder Ooff had an entry made on the record granting to the defence an ob jection and an exception to every question Mr. Rand might ask on every ground. Mr. Kustace touk exception to this action, I nnllniiril on fifth |i»pr Enjoy Sunday, Aug. ':.. on Fall River Une steam er Plymouth out on the ocean, 11 a. m. to a p. m- Sec adv.-AdvU SA US lil RV SEAR DEATH. There Is Son- Little Hope of His Recovery, London, Aug. 20. — A bulletin issued *t 10 o'clock to-night said that Lord Salisbury's • on dition was critical and there was little hope of his recovery. The end may !>e expected at any moment. Or.cc in the course of the evening it was thought thai his lordship had already breathed his last. but he made .i surprising" rally, mid at midnight it was announced that his condition bad changed little since the I<> o'clock bulletin. Telegrams Iki\o been dispatched to the King-, the Queen and the Prince of Wales acquainting them with ;he critical condition of the ex- Premier. Viscount Cranborne, eldesi son of Lord Salis bury, p«js that his father was improving in health until lasi week, when a slight accident le<! to a r-ecurrence of th< complications from which ho had I n suffering, including marked weakness of the heart and circulation. Ttie most serious element of his illness, however, ;s nervous prostration, which on several oc< !;;-s been acute. The f;.< t. however, that he is Buffering from Bright's disease of the kidneys ■ the case practically hopeless. The accident t«j which Vtscouni Cran borne referred to-day occurred when Lord Salisbury ■■ it: b chair: The arm on which he was leaning gave way, and, raiting hea\ily to the iirrounr l , h r - received a shock. RIS OVER ON THE LOOP. Brooklyn Carpenter Pushed Under Car Foot Crushed. Charles Webber, a carpenter, of Brooklyn, bi ihi fronl of a big crowd last evening at 1 (i No. 1. at the Manhattan end of Brooklyn Bridge, waiting for a i ar. A Flushing and N< n • town car came in livst. and the crowd surged and made a rush f"v it, forcing Webber off his feet and pushing him under the car. lit had presence of mind enough to try to j.ull up hie feet, but one >;ir wheel ran over his left foot, crushing three toes into a Jelly and lacerating the other two. Policeman Branni gan pulled him up and sent for an ambulance, and Dr. Gould, the surgeon, dressed the man's injuries and put bis fool In splir.'s. \\ was then placed Oil a car and start..! foi liis home, refusing to be taken to a hospital. FOR KILLISG CAT, $12 14. S. P. C. A. Makes Man Pay Now for Cruelty of May J. Morristown. X. J., Aug. 20.— Frank O'Neill, of N« tcong, was to-day fined $."> and costs by Justice Stillwell for kiliiim a cat. The complaint was made by the Morris County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The witnesses against O'Neill were Mrs. Austin King and her brother, Howard Krevese. The cat was killed on May I. O'Neill had a hard Job to eel rid of the cat. lie chose shooting ;:t tir^t. The cat was wounded and san under a porch. O'Neill £•■<! it out, and, accord- Ing to the witnesses, jabbed a pitchfork through it. Then in- carried the animal to .1 brook and put it into the ter. After holding it down so long he thought ii must be dead, he drew it out. There w. -re still slgrn.= of life, bo lie took the animal by the tail, it was ;.iiefr..:. and. swinging it about, dashed its brains out against the ground. The fine, plus th.-' costs, made O'Neill paj $1214. CUBAN GUARD SEIZED YANKEE BOAT. Thought It Was a Smuggler, but Found Out the Mistake. :;n The American schooner I Addie Cole, bound from Key West for Mexico, overhauled and brought to Havana by a <üb;::i coast guard boat on suspicion of srnugr- Klinir. The Investigation showed there was no I grounds for the suspicion, and the schooner has ordered to be released TEARING DOWN CATTLE FENCES. Some of Those Holding Government Land, However. Refuse to Vacate. utußAra ro the 1 bibi ss. 1 . ■:,, .[: Inc Ne bi aslui rai gt ra down ! p years down by July 1 i'"3. ■ ■• : ftti In ulni'ist all iu \ ■ •-•■.; iiit. full > 7.". [•• r 1 ll] be ! r.i"\ •■'. by the m Some of the cattle men, hbwo\ff. who have en> i ployed the :-o-cul!ed "widow fraud?,*' are ftill hold i ing- on to the lands fenced, and it Will require a : decision of rn<-- S-.inrc-rr.e Court to force thorn to ' \ac;ite tlu- range. The removal of ii- fences wtll place millions of acres of tine grazing land? on the list «f la:nl eligible .'or homestead! ng. 'A COOL WAY To SPKND HOT EVENINGS. Take «ii onj.ivahlf trip in 1.1 Ele.:tri- Surrey or i an i-:ie«-tri<- Hatis.im. Spenly trip? "' twenty to I rorty miles '" point* of Interest Telephone :3SO Columbus. New York TransDvi tatio:» Co.— AtJvU PRESIDENT AM) LABOR. THE OPEN DOOR POLICY. Principle Stated in Miller Case Applies to All Departments. Oyster Bay. X. V.. Aug. 20. President Roose velt has made applicable to all departments of the government service the principle he enun ciated at the time he reinstated William A. Miller In the Government Printing Office, from which- he had been dismissed because of a dis agreement with the bookbinders* union. The President has plainly announced to the members of his Cabinet that that principle is to 'indicate the policy of the President" in similar cases. To-night the President authorized the publica tion of a letter which was sent to each member of his Cabinet on July '_"_'. The letter was signed by Mr. Barnes, the acting secretary to the President, and is as follows; My Dear Sir: The President directs me to send you herewith, for your Information, copies of two letters sent to Secretary Cortelyou with reference to the Government Printing Office,, which define the attitude of the administration in connection with the subject discussed. They are sent to you for your information and guid ance, as they Indicate the policy of the President in this matter. The letters to Secretary Cortelyou were writ ten on July i:» and 11. The >.illent sentence of the first letter was: There is no objection to the employes of the Government Printing Office constituting -them selves into a union if they so desire, but no rules or resolutions of that union can he per mitted to override the laws of the United States, which it is my sworn duty to enforce. In the letter of the 14th the President quoted the finding of the Anthracite Coal Strike Com mission regarding the employment of labor, as follows: li is adjudged and awarded that no person shall be refused employment or in any way dis criminated against on account of membership or non-membership in any labor organization. and thut there shall be no discrimination against or Interference with any employe who is rot a member of any labor organization by mem h organization. Concerning this principle the President wrote: It is. of course, mere elementary decency to require that all the government departments shall be handled in accordance with the princi ple thus clearly and fearlessly enunciated. » NO INQUIRY ORDERED. Printing Office Investigation Gives Rise to Unfounded Humors. [FROM TUT TniBINE Bl KKAt'.l Washington. Auk. 20. President Roosevelt has ordered no Investigation of the relations between organized labor and government employes In the War, Navy and other executive departments, no such investigation i*- in progress and none 1- con templated. A special Investigation into the methods of the Government Printing Office, with a view to ascertaining what, if any, reform? for the promo tion of economy might he adopted there, about to be undertaken by order of the President, was an nounced In The Tribune of July 30. Out of that In vestigation, which is now practically completed, has arisen an unfounded rumor that the President is conducting an Inquiry into the relations existing between union labor organizations and all govern ment employes. 'P\>>- Investigation announced in The Tribune has been conducted no quietly, al though none th*e '. ss thoroughly, that it ■- per haps, not surprising that some misapprehension should have occurred, but the facts are as here set forth. In the pursuance of its Inquiry, the committee charged with the Investigation growing out of the Miller case has had occasion to consult the heads >>{ the executive departments other than the Gov ernment Printing Office regarding many details. and the relations of such officials with labor unions have, incidentally, been, to some extent, the sub ject of inquiry, but solely as such experience had a bearing on the problems of the printing office. What the results of the Government Printing Office Investigation may prove to be will be ascer tained only when the President sees tit to make them public, if he determines to do bo at all. That an investigation of the Government Printing Office would make necessary an inquiry as to whether ill. rule.- of the unions whose members were employed In the Office in any way conflicted with the efficiency or economy of its administration w;.s pointed out in The Tribune at the time the in vestigation began, the rules of the bookbinders' union having at that time been made the occasion of the discharge of William A Miller without any inquiry as to his efficiency or character. Miller at that time invoked the aid of the Civil Service Com mission, asserting that his dismissal had been without due warrant of law. and the President then enunciated a principle for the guidance of the Public Printer and the Civil Service Commission. If there should be a recurrence of the Miller in cident the <"ivil Service Commission would be the proper court of resort for the employe who believed he had suffered an injustice, and would be amply competent to deal with the case. MUCH GOLD FROM ALASKA. Transfer of Credit for $500,000 to Helena Office Necessary. lur telk<;r.w-!i to thk iimbine.) 1 hUad'lphia. a '-■ 30.— A fciK transfer of credit for August was inaJ • to-day <■: \V. S. Pugh. cash ier of this Sub-Treasury. He telegraphed to B. H. Tatem, the assayrr In charge of the United Suites As«ay Office In Helena. Mont.", credit for $:•«■•••• The reason for the laree ereOtt at thin *eat-on of the year, when financial circles arm generally dull, lit th« unexpected uulonJipK ■■! a quantity of srold ore by miners fiaot various points in Alaska. RELIANCE AHEAD IX A FLUKE SHAMROCK, FIRST AT START MILE AND A HALF BEHIND, WITH RELIASCE AT OUTER MARK Barr Gets Windward Position and Keeps It Neither Yacht Finixhc*— Upton Still Hopeful ANALYSIS OF THE RACE. ■sapaaw !l rt. Oiiipp mark. Hair «t<>t>pnl. time. Varht. >!• *•• *■ "• ■> *> H. M. 9. N. M. *. llellnn.-. IIiOIMT :*.:::T:«>4t ;•.:«.-.:<•«♦ l«l.-.:i:r •Shamrock 111 IIjOIiI4 :t:l.-.:»H» . »:i:: ; 4«; •The Shamrock mrl the llfHntn-r t>lel>t minute* after that >arht had rnond^il tht* outer mark, ■<> It ivoulil probably hair taken her «iitri-n nlnatr* to roand (hr mark and rcnoh the »i»ot whfrr they both <topprd. Mil<-« —til ■ by Itcltani-i.. r»l>ool UO. SSI lea xii 11.-. I by Miiiniroi-li, ahont 17lx. 11. M. 9. riii|>«i-<l time of lli-linn<-r to onter mark »x.TT.:1.1 Kln|t*od time of Kelinnre to poiat of laiit fell at li34tSO SsfßlM Klnpned time of Shamrock to point of Insf tack at I :• »:."O U:l"t:."tl (.nln in favor of IN-lian.r While «in«l waa oqnnl for both yacht* «>.-<M>iSH Weather furrrnxl for to-morrow: Fair, «lth Ileht north fria«l«. becomlac fresh. No. I am not in the leant disappointed j with my boat or Mm effort!* to-day. The j wind wn* »o variable neither boat had a. We are perfectly «atlsfl>«l. \\e always Kood chance, and particularly mine, with have been.— C. Oliver Ijflin. the smaller nail area. Walt till we Ret a Rood hreeae. Thomas Llpton. LOS DOS FEARS FAILURE. Business Stops to Watch Race — Keen Chagrin Over Result. (Special to The New-York Tribune by French Cable.) (Copyright: 1908: Fv The Tribune Association.) London. Aug. 20.— The utmost disappointment has been caused by the result of the first race between the Shamrock and the Reliance. The comment is made on the fact that the corre sponding races of ISO 9 and 1001 ended in the same way, and wonder is everywhere expressed that so important a contest should be fixed for a time of the year when the prevailing winds cannot be relied upon. Probably no sporting contest has ever been followed with keener ex citement than the international yacht races of this year. Business in this city was practically suspended, and the sole topic of discussion was the race. Notwithstanding the failure which at tended Sir Thomas Lipton's previous attempts, the utmost confidence was expressed in the abil ity of Shamrock 111 to bring back the famous cup to this country if it encounters light winds. The challenger was therefore expected to show its best form. The fact that it was unable to hold the Reliance to-day, therefore, is not con sidered a good augury for its eventual success. Sir Thomas Upton's sportsmanlike courage and indomitable pluck are well known, and accord ing to his own- statement, which was published here to-day, he said: "I am eating, drinking and sleeping with the hope of lifting the America's Cup. and I have put away all business until I either win it or lose it." There i= a general Impression that i f Sham rock ill proves unable to retrieve the failures of its predecessors, the United state? "ill ' in undisputed possession of the troph> for some years to come. INTEREST IN GLASGOW. Crowds Block Streets to Watch Bulletins- Hope for To-morrow's Race. Glasgow, Aug. 20 Not since the contest \>» tween th<* Thistle and th^ Volunteer has there been such excitement over the racp for the America's Cup ;is prevails here now. From the time of the start of the race the streets were flllen with crowds that blocked vehicular traffic wherever a siErht of a race bulletin was obtain able. At Dumbarton the citizens showed ever, more interest. They have subscribed for ;i I searchlight service by which the results of the contests can be notified to the surrounding country- The announcement that to-day's race had been called off was received wtthjrttter dis appointment, but tlicr.- is a general feeling of confidence that shamto. k ill will make a better showing at Saturday's race. AT ROYAL ULSTER YACHT CLUB. Lipton's Fellow Members Lay All the Blame on the Flukey Breeze. r. Au«. -<»• While Mio snowing of Shamrock 111 in its first race against the Re liance is a great disappointment to th*» chal lenger's supporters here, none are willing to id mit that it has not . c 'iil a good chance of lift ins the CUP. The clubhouse of the Royal Ulster Club was crowded this afternoon and evening with members, who eagerly •canned every bul letin. Hugh Kelly, the honorary secretary Of thp club, and other men •■ that the flukey breese was 'l":i p responsible for the su perior showing of the Reliance Th<* excitement in Belfast and elsewhere, was Intense during the race, and th«> »ti filled with fager crowds. The universal senti ment is that Shamrock in Is sure to n -:t:..ns when a fair and steady breese Is secured. A WONDERFUL VESSEL. SAYS SCHLEY. There was a large crowd last night waiting at ih» East Twenty-thiro-st. pier to see those who landed trom the various yachts that anchored ,it the New- York Yacht Ctuo'i anchorage. Many prominent persons wen among those who lai:df-<1 there. anJ ciie^rs were frequent as they were recognized. Prominent among these was Rear Admiral W. S. Schley, who. with Mrs. BcnM had been the guest of W. P. Eno, on th ■ latter* yacht, the Aquilo. Admiral Schley was enthusiastic over the race. "The American boat Is a -wonderful vessel." he said. "I think she wi'l beat the. Shamrock It was too bad there was no: sufficient wind to finish the race to-day." iJeneral Joseph Wheeler and .Mrs. Wheeler hud . lieen the guests of R. A. C. Smith, on the Privateer, General heeler was just as enthusiastic «jver the Reliance as wa.-i Admiral SchVy. J. .1. Hill and a party of friends were on th* yacht <onta Mr. Hill refused to »-xpre^s any opinion ar to the eventual outcome <>* :he rat<-.<. but .-hi' that the American boat was a beauty. Coluiie! Julius Kleisohmnnn. Mayor of Cincinnati, owner of Jne yacht Hiawatha, said that the Ke iiam->- v.as a woti'ierf .1 boat. He also had a word or two of praise i'or Sir Thomas Upton yacht. E. «*. Benedict, viewed the contest from his yacht Unelda. He raid: -The Reliance in a beauti ful yacht anl made a wonderful shewing. She is a Urd ..f the se a .- . ;v ; -s-, „ ■ , .. John «. McDonald wa* on tlv» Sapphire, the rural .f J«.hii Prarce. Mr. McDonald ct-niVsieU that he d!-in t know anything about yachting, out : ■aid he ir**Uy enjoyed himself. If you want a collar hiitton to depend ->n huy a ] Kremeutz ■..« Piece. There's none i" *• kooo.— . j AU\t. PRICE THREE CENTS. DAY OF FITFUL BREEZES. Clouds and Heavjt Skemtn Partly Mar* Spectacle. In a day of clouds, heavy showers arc! faint and fitful breezes the attempt to sail the flrse Of the series of races between Shamrock 111 and] the Reliance for the Americas tup resulted in a fluke. The wind simply would not travel fa?C enough to carry the yachts over the thlrty-mllft course within the time limit of flv^ and a half hours, and at ;". : J.">. when the racers had be-»n. sailing about four hours and three-quarters an.i were still many miles frost home, the race nai declared off. At that time the Reliance had turned th«» outer mark something more than a mile and % half in advance of Sir Thomas T-ipton's chal lenger, and appeared to be steadily Increasing her lead. Shamrock 111, on the other hand, lid? not even turn the mark. but. seeing that th* Reliance could not possibly finish in time, ska abandoned the race when she met the America n boat on her course for home, came up into tha wind and signalled for her tug. It was about the worst possible sort of a day for a yacht race, but while thousands who went down .to the sea in ships were sorely disap pointed at the result, they had the satisfaction of an assurance which many yachtsmen believe fairly conclusive, that the Cup will he success fully defended. Sir Thomas Upton is on record as believing that light airs and windward work are the strong points of the challenger. Yester day's race was almost entirely to windward, and the' breeze was zephyrlike. Yet from the very start the Reliance outsailed her rival. Sir* pointed up appreciably better, and outfooted the Irish boat constantly, fave when the. latter wai sailed further off the wind. Th- fact thai Shamrock 111 did not turn the outer mark makei it difficult to estimate accurately the lead of the American yacht at the end of the twenty mile beat. But it was something like lit— minutes m time, and the distance was sorely more than a mile- and a half. Had the breeze freshened an hour or two earlier than it did tha victory of the Reliance would have be?n certain. YACHTSMEN* THINK CUP SAFE. Yachtsmen were asking each other la?t night bow, if Shamrock 111 could not make a better showing under conditions that her owner, her designer and her skipper considered favorable to her. she could expect to win when the cir cumstances were less favorable? There were not lacking enthusiastic partisans of the Her reshoff boat who declared that Shamrock lit could beat either the Constitution or the Co lumbia. This is probably an extreme view, but there is no doubt whatever that nine out of every ten yachtsmen who saw the race ar«» serenely confident that victory Is assured th* Reliance. ' Candor compels the statement that the rac« |as a race- was not much to look at. The su periority of the Reliance under thp existing con ditions became apparent after the yachts had come about for the first time after crossing th* line, for the experts figured it out that at that time Harr had made up all the heavy time al lowance conceded to the challenger, and a hie more, and from that time the Reliance steadily drew away from her rival, though during most of the time there was not wind enough to HI th« mainsails, and the sloops rolled so heavily in th» nasty swell that their white v.ings lost a good part of what little wind there was. Interest, too, was largely dispelled by the fact that long be fore the Reliance turned for home it was known that nothing short of a howling gale would waft her past the lightship in time to make a race. But, worst el all. the wind hauled from th» southwest well toward the west in the last hour of the race, and when the American boat turned the stake she found a reach home, and not a run before th« wind, awaiting her. This settled the thing beyond peradventure. and a good part of the attendant fleet promptly turned; their noses toward New-York, without waitlns tor the official announcement. Conditions were unfavorable from early morn- Ing. Dull clouds overhung the harbor and tba air was almost lifeless. Yet the observation fleet was early astir, and from 8 o'clock until tha starting gun was fired a marine avalanche poured down the Hay and through the funnel of the Narrows, all bound for the Sandy Hook Lightship, the scene of so many notable . hung assemblages. It was a spectacle worthy the oc casion. There may have been a few more craft assembled there for previous race.', but the sea was black and white with oceangoing tugs, palatial steam yachts, stately cvaatwise lineis. excursion steamers topheavy with eager specta tors, swift launches and sailing eruft of every possible description, from the l.Vfoot cat boat to the majestic .schoonera fit t<> sail in any winU th;it blows and on any sea that Hows. ,-(,.. observation fleet found the ru.cers await ing them when they arrived at the lightship. Uoth yachts were taken in tow before t> o'clock, the. Reliance being tewed by the Guiding Star and the Shamrock by the Cruizer. Arrived at the lightship, both of ttem got up sail. and. under mainsail a^d forestays-all. each of the rival racers stood. off »nd on the wlr.d waltinc for the arrival of the. hour V. ml the spectator?. The difference n^we'eri* 1 tfce two yachts was striking i.' the cxtreine-su striking that the The entire *ervic* of »h«v'liu«3»jn Hirer Day Lirf* Is built -md arranged exclusively for the handllns «i tour tat tra\e. No freight.— A-ivU