The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-26

old station in Brenton'si Cove. As the two
boats were at anchor the difference be-
tween the two was very marked. The top
sail Of the Reliance lowered way above
defenders mainsail looked small COM
pared with the big piece OF canvas Get on
the Reliance.
As soon as the crew had got back to the
Reliance the jib and fore staysail were sent
UP In stops. Mr.. Iselin and his guests
boarded the yacht at $40 o'clock and Ave
minutes later the moorings were slipped,
head sails broken out and the be at headed
out Of the harbor on the port tack.
The wind at this time was about ten knots
weight In II. Sheets were trimmed down,
and with Capt, Barr at the wheel. she headed
toward the Dumplings. She was abreast
Of those old relics at $50 o'clock. and then
took the starboard tack and three minutes
ooE te ee por taci tack shs hed
for six minutes and then tackled when OF
the southern end OF Conanicut Island.
Outside the harbor there was just a little
bobble In the water. but 1t did not bother
fuss as abe went along. but not nearly as
much fuss as the Independence made under
similar conditions two years ago. She
was travelling fast. too. her speed through
the water being estimated at about knots.
Although she was heeled more than at any
time during the day. she did not increase
her length forward. Two or three tacks
were made and at a17 O'Clock when on
Beaver Tail light she took the starboard
tack and headed toward Brenton's Reef
light vessel. Five minutes later she passed
that lightship about quarter OF nile
to windward.
From the Dumplings to Brenton's Reef
lightship is four miles and II had taken the
Reliance thirty-two minutes to beat out At
32o the helm was put up and the yacht bore
OF so abe headed southeast. and the wind
which was coming from the west southwest
struck her abeam. With the full weight Of
the winds In her sails she heeled no more
than she had when beating out, but
eased triie and she reached on for thirteen
minutes. On this point Of sailing her work
did not seem to be as satisfactory as when
she was sailing on the wind. She did not
20 any faster than she had been sailing
and to some who watched 1t seemed as
She reached out for about ~ miles and
then hauling on the wind headed more
10 the south for few minutes. Then
she tackled. eased Oh her boom and with
reach back. This time she ives going very
fast. She psssed the liehtship at $50,
eascd her boom broad Oh to stsrboard
and ran up the harbor. The spinnaker
boom was lowered to port at 1858, the spin
maker mastheaded and shsken out, and At
1855 it was broken out Of stops. 1t is a
small spinnaker. cut straight on the foot
and Is a beautiful specimen Of the sail
makers art.
The Reliance showed that she u very
lings sailing very evenly but steadily at
lOS. Al ais abe was sbeam Of Rose Island
Light which Ia one mile from the Dump
linRs. At $50 Half Way Rock was abeam,
and at AS she was abreast Of Sands Point
Light This point Is sbout six miles from
the Dumplings. At 4:S4. when abreast of
the coal mine al Portchester, the spinnaker
was taken in. She had run % miles in
40 minutes, which is about II statute miles
an hour.
At 457 she gybed her boom to port and
reached toward Hog Island light Then
the forestry was taken in, the club topeail
lowered and at sos the mainsail was low
cred She sculled UP to Bristol under q
jib and at SAT o'clock was at anchor. She
was sailing for six hours and sailed alto
Rether about thirty-eight miles.