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f/ffi" VICTORY OF THE RELIANCE PICTURED AND "DESCRIBED.
LORD SM.ISBURY DEAD.
E.VD I PEACEFUL ONE.
Former Prime Minister Not To Be
Buried in Westminster Abbey.
London. Aug. 22— tiord Salisbury died
peacefully at 9;03 o'clock to-night. During the
last forty-eight hours the end had been seen
t« h* Inevitable^ the life of the former Premier
l>eiriK fiustnin<»d only by the constant use of
oxygen. JSven th«» dmlnistratton of oxygen
failed of effect aa tlif enlng advanced, and
■«K>n after the shadows had crept Up from the
■< all*v ?nd *-tiFliroudPd the dull red walls of
Hatfleld House .h^ eminent statesman, making
thA last effort of Ms life turned slightly toward
rii<- favorite daughter. Lady Gwendoline Cecil,
Tvhn n.->s kiifpJins beside him, and then quietly
br^nthed his Inst.
I^rd Edward Cecil had been warned early this
afternoon by legraph that the end was near.
All the other members of bis lordship's family
had Baihered at the bedside. Dr. Douglas
Powell, who had attended I^ord Salisbury, was
infonr.ed fiy t.legraph this morning that it was
upplppjs for him to come, and he was therefore
absent at the end.
The village of Hat Held. which still retains
many features of the feudal period, was filled
with anxious residents awaiting the news of his
lordshlp*S death. The sreat Hatfleld House, hid
e,. l*>h!nd a screen of pino trees, was lighted at
•very window; tind pave no "'im Of "the »p
t>t«v><-riirx faCslitf- Groups of watcher? u i|n
8/ tSBURY THE BRTTIBH STAI'US
:. WHO DIED YKSTERDAY
ter*d under the Elizabethan arches of the lodge
gafs. anxiously questioning each latest passer
fmm Hatfield House.
Finally the news came when a hatless servant
cashed down the gravelled roadway, saying as
*•» parsed, '•lie has gone," and then disappeared
in the church. : ■•• •■ thereafter the bell from the
t"«»r above tolled slowly, and the villagers at
the mrcri corners uncovered In acknowledgment
of the passing of their neighbor and friend,
England's celebrated statesman.
Viscount •'■■'•• ■• who now assumes the
title of Marquis of Salisbury, immediately in
formed King Edward and Queen Alexandra,
the Prince anil Princess of Wales and others,
imiuding ! ■•■: Edward Cecil, the soldier son of
1-ord Salisbury, who is now in Egypt and who
was the only «-hiid of the Marquis absent from
th<> bedside. Scon messages of condolence be
gan cctnlng In and The little telegraph office at
Hat Old was stamped with unprecedented busi-
The <]«ath of Lord Salisbury occurred on the
fiftieth anniversary of bis entrance into public
!if fc as a member of the House of Commons for
Stamford. Just at this time it is interest to
not* that Lord Salisbury, speaking on th* day
of his election and thanking his constituents for
liis unopposed election, said he did not present
himself as a protectionist, because the party of
protection was at an end. He said he had hoped
'hs-rt- would be a reasonable expectation that
the country would retrace ..its steps and undo
the unhappy policy of Sir Robert Peel, but that
hia h^j-.es were vain end the country must now
*übrr.lt to a. new commercial system which
*ent by the narr.e of free trade.
H is understood that I^ord Salisbury recently
t'Xprecsed a wish to be buried beside his wife, at
Hatneid. A proposal will undoubtedly be m;:<Je
lo bury him in Westminster Abbey, ■it this will
Continued on fifth pace.
SHAMROCK 111 CROSSING THE FINISH LINE.
(Ph tosmphs by F. A. Walter.)
HUMBERTS CONVICTED.
THE VERDICT STIRS PARIS.
Fire Years' Solitary Confinement
for Chief Swindlers.
Parts. Auk One of the greatest criminal
trials In the history of France culminated to-night
when the jury In the Court of Assizes rendered a
v. rdi.t of guilty against Therese and Frederic
Humbert and Romaln and Kmile Daurtgnac. After
a brief deliberation the court sentenced Tnereso
and Frederic Humbert each to live years and to a
tine of 100 francs: Kmlle Daurignac to three years
and Roinain Daurignac to two years.
The verdict was reached at 6:40 this evening after
the jury had been out for four and a half hours.
When the verdict was pronounced Therese and
Frederic Humbert embraced each other and wept;
Remain Daurignac tried to console bis sister.
whispering to her, ."Remember we are not sep
arated, even in the hour of our adversity."
Ther£se Humbert seemeu to be hopeful until the
last, maintaining that the Jury was certain to
bring In a verdict of acquittal. Even after con
demnation, hrr emotion was only momentary She
noon resumed her self-possession and calmly
thanked Dr. Floquet for his ministration!?. Show
him the fan which he had given her. she said. "I
shall always preserve this as ■ precious token of
the care, even more moral than physical, which
you have bestowed upon m. during the painful
hours I have just gone through." She also thanked
Maltre Labor! and the other counsel for the de
fence. Then, turning to the military guard, she
Indicated her readiness to go back to the cells of
th«; Conc!ert;erii»*Pris«>n.
.. Fre'ierlc Humbert 4J£r><l as though dazed by the
shock of conviction, bis thin face assuming a
f ghastly pallor. Romain and Ernile Daurignac pre
[ Berved an air of stolid Indifference.
I The sentences came as a culmination to a day of
sensational Interest. The chief event preceding th«
verdict was the dramatic revelations which Thereto
Humbert had so long promised. When she made
her "revelation" she disclosed tho same genius that
has marked her entire career, for she selected the
myetrlous name of Regnler as the. real Crawford.
Begnier figures lr. the dark page of the Franco-
German War as the intermediary between Prince
Bismarck and Marshal Bazaine for the surrender of
Vetz. The court and spectators listened to the
recital with an amazement amounting to stupefac
tion. It was evident that Therese Humbert sought
to bring into the case one of the supreme events of
the war of 1870 for the purpose of Introduucing an
other mystery to confuse the court and delay the
result, but court, jury and spectators alike were un
convinced, a?, her references to Regnier were most
vague and did not explain his relationship to the
younger Crawford.
Although Mme. Humbert did not Indicate whence.
Regnter's millions came, n was apparently part of
her culminating ncystery i" create the Impression
th?.t Regnl< r l-.a-i rea Ived a vasl Aim for Inducing
Marshal Bazaine to suren<!er M< tz. The t-ompletejy
Inconclusive character of the revelation- was shown
by the fact that the court did n"t take the slightest
judicial cognizance of them and immediately sub
mitted the case to the jury. The jury likewise.
treated the revelation =is a subterfuge and retnrned
a verdict of guilty upon all the material point:--.
The verdict absorbs public attention, and the
Paris journals give it prominence equal to that of
ih« Dreyfus and Zola trials. The mention by
Therese Humbert of Regnier, in the course <>f the
trisl to-day, leads to the publication <>f elaborate
biographies of this man which contain Interesting
details of his strange careei
Regr.!er was condemned to death on September
20. 1574, after he had been found guilty of com
municating with the enemy, of being a spy. of
entering a fortified place to procure information
for the enemy, and of plotting with the enemy
to secure the possession of the fortified town of
Mets Regnier fled before the. trial, and went to
Switzerland. It was generally believed that ho
died at Ramsgate. England, in November. UK, but
the ■•Presse" recalls the fact that three years ago
a mysterious personage died In the United States
whom many believed to have been Regnier.
The expectation that to-day would bring the
conclusion of the Humbert trial renewed the in
tense public interest in the case. The courtroom
was sgaln crowded. All the seats in the aisles were
occupied and even the Judges limited their area
In order to permit prominent people to obtain
places behind the bench. Among the throng were
many American lawyers and tourists, who secured
favored places through letters of the United States
Embassy to the presiding judge.
The prisoners were brought into court at noon.
They appeared calm. Mine. Humbert walked in
haughtily and surveyed the crowd with ■ scornful
air " Dr. Floquet, who examined the prisoner be
fore she came into court, found her showing no
sksas of nervous breakdown.
M. Hesse addressed the court at length In de
fence of Romain Uaurignac, pointing out his broth
erly devotion throughout the trials to his sister,
Mmc Humbert. He severely criticised the declara
tion of M. Patenotre. who whs formerly the French
Ambassador at Madrid, that he did not know Mme.
Humbert, and invited the jury to request the pre
siding judge, to give them certain private letters.
In one of the letter's M. Hesse said M. Patenotre
thanked Mas. Humbert for adornments which she
had sent him for hi.-, salon.
Aft' r th> pi- a-iing Mme. Humbert arose, amid
an Intense bus)-,, to m:.ke her promised revelations.
..,,.e.| to he laboring umler a great effort.
after her Brsi mphatSc statement that
Lwforda atui the millions existed. Then she
"Gentlemen of the jury: When I wanted the ad
dress of Mr. Crawford, ho answered:
•• "You cannot ' !lW me. I am ''"' called Craw
ford. i am not known by that name. 1
•• 'Then what nanu •?' 1 asked.
"He replied: 'My fortune was mads during the
wnr of IS7O. by reinvestments of rentes, which wore
Coiitlnavil on fourth iiii:;c,
Hxc-rslon of Fall River Line Steurr.er Plymouth
out on the Atlantic J->. See Adv.—
NEW- YORK, SUNDAY, AUGUST 23. 1903. -FORTY-POUR PAGES.
ONE OF THE HEAVILY LOADED EXCURSION FLEET.
JUMPER CAUSES PANIC.
LEAPS FROM THE BRIDGE.
Women on Ferryboat Fear Man
Would Strike It.
The bridge jumping; mania claimed another
victim late yesterday afternoon, when a man
who is believed to be George Geise, of No. 190
Concord-st., Brooklyn, leaped to the river from
the north roadway of the Brooklyn Bridge. The
act was witnessed by more than one hundred
persons in trolley cars and on trucks, and by a
policeman who knew Geise. and is sure he is the
one who committed suicide. Many others on
ferryboats and yachts returning from the races
down the Bay saw the man as he fell from the
bridge. Women on a passing ferryboat feared
the man would strike it. and became greatly
excited.
It was 530 p. m. when a Court car reached
the Brooklyn tower of the bride*, on its way to
Manhattan. In one of the rear seats was a
smooth faced, sharp featured, young man, of
medium build, dressed in a blue striped neglig4
shirt, dark trousers and waistcoat, and a blue
bicycle cap. He wore no coat.
As the car passed the tower the young man
leaned out and shouted: "Hello, Gus!" to Pa
trolman August Kummel, who was standing: on
the roadway. About thirty feet further the
young man dropped off the car. Frank TJ»is;«p"
the conductor, thinking tJr»it the strnir<"-'^o.s«
going to speak to the police'£sSh; made*, no at
tempt to stop him. Instead of turning back, the
young man ran forward and over to the rail, and
before anybody could raise a hand to stop him
had crawled through the railing and leaped off.
Patrolman Kummel looked down and saw the
body strike the water, and. rising to the sur
face, float down toward the Battery. The ferry
boat Oregon, of the Roosevelt-St. line, and sev
eral yachts were near by at the time, and
stopped, but apparently none of those on the
bouts saw the body as it drifted down the
•stream.
Patrolman Kummrl says thai lie dM not k<m a
ok at '■'•. ■ man, but he is prstty positive that
be was George Oeise. whom he knew as the driver
of a delivery wagon for ;. Brooklyn newspaper.
The description given by those who jr<>t a good
look at ti e brills'' jumper fit.-- Geise perfectly.
a s •in. what different story was told by the mate
of the Oregon, according to Roundsman Tißhe. of
the bridge squad. He said thm the body did not
turn In its descent, but went straight down,
striking the water feel downward. Me t"ld Rounds
man Tjghe that it sank out "i" sight and did not
rise again. He lay to fur about fifteen minutes,
but saw nu signs of. the body, and then proceeded
to his slip.
On the ferryboat something approaching a panic
reigned among the women passengers who saw the
man's act. For ;i moment it seemed Inevitable that
he would strike the ferryboat.
Gelse bad been employed by the Brooklyn paper,
first as driver and then in the mailing room for
many years, until two months ago when he was
discharged. Since then he had tried la rain to bc
cure work and, getting deeper into debt, h
come despondent.
Mrs. tieisp. the wife, who lives at the Concord
st. bouse with the two young children, said that
her husband left bom< at - •*. m. yesterday, intend
ing to seek work .it some of the newspapers nflii es
In Manhattan. He promised to return at noon, but
■ do so She says that his inability to secure
work had affected his mind.
A LEPROSY SCANDAL.
Plague Stricken Colony Threat cm
All Porto Rico with Contagion.
San Juan, Porto Rico. Aug. 22.— Acting Gov
ernor Hartzeli has suspended Dr. Naur, superin
tendent of the leper colony, and Jose Aldrich,
his assistant, on the strength of the report of
Mr. Goenaga, Acting Director of Charities,
which reveals a dangerous state of affair-; at the
entrance of San Juan Harbor
According to this report, chickens and pi«rs
raised by lepers have been freely sold in the
city, and goat.<=. rabbits, poultry and dogs have
been herded In the patients' quarters, amid in
describable filth. Some of the leper* are .said to
have no clothing. The report also says that
paper money circulated in the leper colony, and
that as' this money may possibly he used In
other parts of the island, there Is danger that
the plague may have been carried to oth^r parts
Of Potto RiCO.
Mr. Osterhaut, Director of Charities, Is ab
sent, on his vacation, at Kingston. N. Y. A fpe
ris 1 session of the Executive Council has been
for August 24 to consider the Goenaga
report.
Only th n prompt action of Mr H.irtzell has
checked the reign of terror In San Juan caused
by the report, and the public Is loud in Its praises
of the determined stand he has tak r_-n.r _-n.
WORRIED TO DEATH OVER MONEY.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. I
Olathe, Kan., Aug. Z2 Mia Lucy Van Herche,
of Shawnee, this county, went to St. Paul four
weeks ago to take to her son 17,15t. She missed the
money while on the train, and thought that she
had lost it from her bustle. Bhe rushed back to
her home and found the money safe where she had
left it. She was asked to leave it in a bank by her
neighbors, but refused. Day before yesterday she
went t.j the postmaster in Shawnee and said that
she had again lost her momy. With other Mends
l;.- went to her bouse and found it
Mrs. Van Herche .was overcome am] <* physician
wai called. Yesterday she was believed to I* all
ri^ht, but this morning she »■« found dead in bed.
ii.- >on had bet-u kom for. from Minnesota, The
doctor say* lii«i worry caused ncr de itu.
THE RELIANCE AT THE FINISH.
BULGARIANS KILLED.
GARRISOXS WIPED OUT.
Balkan Situation Grow* Blacker —
Warships in Readiness.
Salonica. European Turkey. Aug. 22.— The vil
lages of Bonn, Rakoro and Armesko, near Fio
rina, nave been bombarded and their insurgent
garrisons annihilated. At Rnurt alone five hun
dred Bulgarians are reported to have been
killr*
In in engagement at Ostrorot on August 10
fourteen komitajis were killed an<i thirty-seven
were wounded.
Tii another Qghl near Okrida 'JIT Bulgarians
wete killed. Art important battle is being fought
near Florin*. The commandant there demands
Immediate reinforcements. Twelve battalions
have started for Fiorina from Monastir.
ADRIAXOPLE SEETHES.
Outbreak There Growing Ruma
man Arm jf in the Field.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 22. The genera", outlook
in Macedonia shows no sign of improvement, and
the developments in the next few days are
awaited- here with the greater? anxiety. The.
outbreak at A'lrianople is growing, and dis
turbances are • also 'prevalent along the coast
and hi the vicinity of the Bulgarian frontier.
A dispatch from Dubnitza asserts that the
situation on the frontier la extremely critical.
The insurgents have killed several Turkish sol
dier." at Onevnlk. The dispatch also pays that
a division of the Rumania". Army, with a
brigade of cavalry from Bucharest, has been
ordered to inarch toward the Bulgarian frontier,
ostensibly for manoeuvres.
Boris Sarafoff is reported lo have appeared at
the village of Pesoder, and to have seized a
Greek pries I who ban denounce.! the revolu
tionists. Sarafoff took the priest to Buch, and
was pursued by Turkish troops, who bombarded
that village. Sarafoff and his companions
escaped.
Fighting is reported at fifteen places in the
vilayet of Adrianople, during which the in
surgents are said to have lo»t fourteen and
the Turks 300. Heavy fighting is reported at
Sreborene, where the troops destroyed the vil
lage and where the Turks are said to have lost
heavily from the explosion of dynamite bombs.
From elsewhere throughout the disturbed area
come continual reports of skirmishes and heav
ier lighting which has resulted In the destruction
of several villages \t Kurbani it is stated that
the Turk? killed or wounded sixteen women,
who had valiantly defended themselves. One
Turkish soldier was killed by a woman. The
women ?re organising bands to help the in
surgents'.
VILLAGES IX FLAMES.
Not Far from Where the Russ-ian
Squadron Is Anchored.
Constantinople, Aug. 22. — The Insurrection In
the vilayet Of Adrianople, which started In the
Sanjak subdivision of Kirk-Kilisseh, thirty-two
miles from Adrianople, is spreading eastward.
Several villages have been burned by insurgents
in the neighborhood of Iniada, near which the
Russian squadron Is anchored, and urgent de
mands have been sent to Adrianople for rein
forcements.
The proposition to send the Austrian and
Russian military attaches to Monastir to gather
facts about the Insurrection has been dropped
for the present, as the proposed visit is not con
sidered opportune her".
The British and FYer.ch warships in Turkish
waters are in readiness to proceed to Batonlca
in the event of necessity. The contract with
the Krupp Company for quirk-tiring guns, re
cently signed and involving an expenditure of
7'.hi,(MX> Turkish pounds, Is not immediately
connected with the present trouble in Macedonia.
Negotiations on the subject h;:d been proceed
ing for several years. It is probable, however,
that the conclusion of the arrangement was
ha.--to ed by the possibility of international
trouble.
Bfoussa Bey, the notorious Kurdish brigand
chief, who 'Aits responsible for many of the
Armenian outrages, and who escaped last month
with several other Kurdish chiefs from Medina,
Arabia, where they had l*i-n living in exile, has
he*n recaptured « »th his companions and re
taken to Medina.
The British Vice-Consul at Bltli*. Asiatic
Turkey, reports an Improving situation. Th-
Armenians ire more tranquil, and the best dis
posltion prevails between the Kurds and Ar
menians.
FRENCH WARSHIPS TO SAIL
Paris, Aug. 22. — A despatch to the "Patrie."' from
Marseilles says that owing to the grave condition*
in Turkey, a division of the French Mediterranean
fleet has been ordered to hold Itself in readiness
to -ii! early next week. The division numbers ten
ships. The flagship is the battleship Brennus.
The "Patrie's" report appears to have arisen
in connection with the recent exchanges of notes
between the powers on th*- subject of the sug
gested Joint naval demonstration; but it was
officially announced yesterday that the gravity of
the "Ituation had been relieved by Turkey yielding
to Russia's demands, and that the Russian xquadron
would be withdrawn, thue making unnecessary the
1., operation of the French and other squadrons.
The Day Uhe m exclusively a pleasure, travel
route. It is «i specialist ii the business of giving
people a eood time— AdvL
THE RELIANCE AXD SHAMROCK HI MANOEUVRING BEFORE THE START.
iCopyrUht. J9OB. hv F A. Walter >
RELIANCE WINS FIRST RACE.
THE DEFEXDER WALKS AWAY FROM SHAMROCK IX
A GOOD STOUT BREEZE.
Challenger Completely Out footed in the Sort of Weather That Sir
Thomas Lipton Was Hoping For.
$ OFFICIAL TIME AND AX A LYSIS OF THE RACE.
• - Flri»t mrf of the 111 Pit ,nerl«^»— coo rue «-ft»-«-n iulle» t•» nlmlnnn! and return.
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2* ' V !*C( • -■■* ■.-■-■.■ '.'.'.
mvm v -• 'i*."- Outer Klapnril (orrerted
• * *t~rt. mark. Finish. time. *!■•«>.
■ a Yachts. . M. SI. H. H. M. 5. 11. M. 9. M. M. «*. 11. M.S.
m m Hellanre tt:4T»t3l IsMaHl StVTaBS .!::t^:lT :'.-.::2.17
"• Shamrock 111 11:45:17 tiSfiilS 3iSUi34 :::tt:IT 3SB*<SS
•■ The Reliance won by 9 minutes elapsed time and by 7 minutes 3 seconds cor
■l rected time
m* ELAPSED TIME. START TO OITER MARK.
B a Outer Sf B»lld Krliiinrr
p* Start. mark. . ll—. sain
■•* Vavesrta. 11. M. •>. 11. M. •«. • * 11, 11. S. m. S.
% Iti-llnnrr I I ISI ill 115413 M J;«H»:.:T :t:
"a Shamrock 111 I 1:45:17 I:.is 3 tr> SiSSaSM — —
J" ELAPSED TIME. TKR MARK TO FINISH.
"■ Outer I lii»"*-l Rellatnre
% mark. Fini»h. lime. s»in.
«■ Yachts. H. M. S. 11. It. *. 11. m. s. 11..*.
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■« Shamrock 111 ItSSiIS llWill 1-U>tl!» .. . ■
"• The next race, to be nailed on »d«j, 111 he a trlansulnr one. ten mile* (••
"■ the Ice-
J» . "'We »<».-(• beaten fair an, I sqpar*. Shamr.>.-fc dil
,■ not <lo so well as I had *>»p»-,-t<>.» >h<- noiii-l tn the
■" "My boat dl<l just what I expected. » but (hi can, I ra>» to wln.lwar.l an-l return, ttcllaclce is a wonderful
"■ think, do even better." — »<". Oliver l««-lia. yarht. My confidence hi nor shaken, and I tepc »l c
"■ ' wltl yet make a hotter »iiL.wirg." -«Slr Thotna*
.• I.lpton.
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CANADA READY TO TRY. j
—^ , I
Already $100 Has Been Pledged \
to Build Challenger.
There is a possibility that Canada will chal- '
lenge for the Cup in a few years. This announce- I
ment was made on the Erin yesterday by Captain |
Arthur G. Per.chen. of the Royal Yacht Club of I
Toronto, owner of the yacht Vreda. He says j
that about $100,000 has already been pledged j
in Canada for the construction of a challenger. j
and interest is keen.
Owing to the rule that the challenging club
must have a deep sea racecourse, the challenge, |
he says, will be issued, In all probability, j
through the Halifax Yacht Club.
An interesting part of the Canadian plan as |
outlined, Is the crew of the possible challenger,
which will be entirely made up of volunteer
sailors, a "gentleman" crew. This will both
reduce expenses and testify to the somewhat j
absorbing interest in the sport for its own sake.
Mr. Pencher could set no defipit* date fcr the
challenge. .*>%
ENGLAND DESPONDENT.
_ -
Britishers Believe Shamrock Will
Not Win a Single Race.
'.Special to The New- York Tribune by French Chble.t
(CbpjrriKht; H">3: By Tne Tribune Xm octaUon.)
London, Aug. 'JO. Crowds of people assembled j
around the ballet! boards an over London this
evening to watch for the news concerning the j
progress and the result of the race between the '
Shamrock and the Reliance. The earliest tnti- •
matton whfc.'B was received was that it was j
Shamrock weather, and this gave general satis
faction. Little attention was paid to the ex
traordinary story about the remeasurement of |
the challenger.
There was some excitement at the beginning ;
of the race when the Shamrock led. but as j
time went on. and it was seen that the de- i
fender had turned the stake boat two minutes j
before the challenger, belief In the Shamrock a
chances began to fade away. Scarcely any ex
citement was noticeable what— when th- i
result of the race was made known. j
Despondency has now taken place of hope In
the hearts of the English people, and the pre
> ailing Impression is that the Shamrock will not '
win a single race
.
TRICE FIVE CENTS.
RACK AN EXCITING ONE
Shamrock's Good Fight Keeps Spec
tators Keyed Up.
In ■ race sailed in a fresh br?ez<» that b!»^
fron; eight to fifteen knots from the south ve^t.
and often heeled the big sloops over until their
leo rails were all swash, the Reliance yesterday
defeated Shan-rock 111 handily over a course of
fifteen miles to windward and return. Th»
American y»ch: had at the flnis-h a margin of
just nine minutes actual time, which, when tbo
time allowance she concedes the Shamrock Is
deducted. leaves her the victor by 7 minutes and
'. speeds.
Fifty-two years ago yesterday the yacht
America, in a race for a cup offered by tjueer»
Victoria, won the America's Cup. Commodore
Steven*, after many refusals, was finally per
mitted to enter ■ contest against English boats,
to be sailed around th» Isle of Wight and no
well did he sail his yacht that the remark has
becomo historical: "There was no second."
Captain Henry Hoffman Is th- only surviving
member of the hardy cr*»w which manned th
stanch America when she cresset! the Atlantic
fifty-two years a*o and brought home the
famous Cur.
The triumph of the defender, which was wit
nessed by the biggest fleet ever gathere>l off
Sandy Hook, demonstrate her superiority to
the satisfaction of the great majority of th«»
spectators, and \\a.« hailed with ail the en
thusiasm that months of preparation and specu
lation had bottled up for the great ci-caslon.
Aft. both y::cht.«< had swept their snowy pyra
mids of canvas over the finish line there were
not wanting numerous yachtsmen who confi
dent:-. predicted that the Cup was safe beyond
per-»dventure of lop?.
For an hour and a half after the start it was
a magnificent race. During that tlm«* Mr
•"hrimas Lipton's yacht held her own with i'.\9
Reliance, and a bit more, and It is a question
if she would not have rounded the outer mark
in the lead had it no! been for a bit of Marl
sailing luck. The outer mark whs lost in th^
haze which the smoky sou'wester ha.l brought
in from sea. and both boats consequently over
stood th»» murk. When the sharp eyed skip
pers simultaneously descried the beacon. th*»
Shamrock was soiue mtle distance to wind-
Avoid disappointment and purchase tickets in
advance. Steamer* Plymouth ant! Richard Peck <„
Yacht Races. Limited number for Tuesday's FL-^i
still available at Fall River Line Office PUr •<»
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