The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-30
RELIANCE FIRST
IN HEAVY WEATHER,
New Cup Yacht Proves Her Worth
i'll Lumpy Sea With Colum-
bia and Constitution.
LEADS COLUMBIA 4 MINUTES.
Race the Sirst of Series Of Six
for a Trophy Offered by
Commodore \. {.
Lcydari.

New York. p. +. June 2a.-The new cup
yacht Reliance proved to-day her worth as
heavy-weathe- boat when she defeated
! the Columbia ard Constitution in a stiff
eaSterly breeze and iumpy sea over
thirty-mile course. fifteen miles OF which
was 4 bea; to winduard.
The Reliance sailed the course in four
minutes, nine seconds less time than did
The Columbia and four minutes and fifty
eight seconds less than did the Constitu-
ton.
All the racing in which these boats have
participated up to to-day has been in light
airs and smooth water. but this afternoon
there was q smashing good whole sail
breeze blowing and considerable jump TO
the wafer. conditions that exactly suited
| to the Columbia. With her owner. L. d.
Morgan at the helm the old cup defender
sailed a grand race. reaching the windwa.d
mark only one minute ffty-six seconds
as;erE Of the Reliance and one minute thir-
ty-one seconds ahead of the Constitution.
On the run home, however. the Reliance
pulled away steadily from both her OPP
ponents. while the Constitution gained con-
siderably on the Columbia. Captain Barr
sailed the new sIoop for all there was in
! her. and gave her rigging and sparS d
thorough testing. Twice he wore ship when
maneuvering for the start and on eacn DC
oasion a gust of wind heeled the craft down
until the water was nearly w TO the
hatches
To-day's .ace was the first of a series
given by the New York Yacht Club, ami
there VIII be racing every day this week.
Former Commodore E. Cass ledyard has
offered cup for the boat making the pes
showing in the series, and Rear Commodore
Cornelius Vanderbilt will give cup 10 the
craft that cones off second.
The course was beat of fifteen miles
-Tr,tSf, I,.n a-G
gun was fired at l2:l5 the Constitution was
first over the line. the Reliance second ana
the Columbia third. The Official , staEtiis
times We're: Constitution: 12:l5;lo: Reliance
12:15:2i: Columbia. 12:15:26. Reliance Went
right ahead. and. although Columbia had
the right Captain Barr lu:fed his
boat out across her bows and planted the
Reliance to the windward of the older boat
1t appeared as though the Columbia had
been obliged to bear away little in order
to avoid collision. but no protest flag was
shown.
The Constitution had held on her course.
and at 12:20 all three boats were standing
for Brenton's Reef lightship. on the star
board tack. Lee rails were well awash. and
the yachts sent showers of spray flying
from under their bows as they drove into
the chop.
The Reliance plainly outfooted and out
pointed the Columbia. while the latter was
getting away frcm the Constitution. The
new boat acted well in the choppy seas.
The three big. sleeps drove along at a
having worked her way out across the bow
of the Columbia tackled 10 starhoard. and
with the Columbia out ahead hut to lee
ward. steered up into the mouth of the
Xakonnet River to take advantage of the
smooth water and favora BILE tide. The Con-
stitution traied the other two half mile
astern.
BY this time the windward mark was ii,
sight. All three went tearing for the mark
and rounded follows: Reliance, 2:0s.35.
Columbia, 2:10:3l.
Constitution. 2:i2:O2.
The run home showed that. though the
Constitution is very fast craft down the