The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-21
CONSTITUTION AGAIN WINS.
KEATS RELIANCE on TIME AL
LOWANCE BY SNAIL MARGIN.
New Yacht First To Reach Newport I'm n
Zine Run OF New York Yacht Club
squadron From sarah's Ledse--Col'ln,.
hin We'll Beaten by Other 9O-FOoters.

New Yacht F1rSt tO MeAcm newport I'm
Fine Run OF New York Yacht Club
souadron From Snrah's LedSe--CoIlln,.
bia Well Beaten by Other 9O-Fo0ters.
NEWPORT. r. l.. July 2O.-The Constitu-
tion won again to-day in the race from
Sarahs Ledge to Brenton's Reef lightship.
She finished after the Reliance and on
actual time was beaten by the Reliance
nv / minute 20 seconds, but the Reliance
has TO allow about 2 minutes Is seconds
10 her, and with this allowance, the Con-
stitution wins. This gives her two races
for the series prize offered by Vice-Com-
modore Walters and the Reliance has won
one. The Columbia was beaten by the
Reliance 10 minutes 81 seconds. She gets
an allowance Of about "a minutes. Tho
distance sailed was forty miles and the
wind was blowing about ten miles an hour,
They had a close reach until clear of
Race Rock and the Reliance and Constitu-
ton held well over toward Gull Island
before they tackled, and then the wind
headed them. making it again a close reach.
When of the eastern end of Fishers Island,
the wind went back to its original quarter
and they were able to start sheets little
and fetch the whistling buoy off Point
judith From there in it was a broad
reach
The Reliance crossed the starting line
n the lead and in the weather position,
Int the Const tuition sailed faster than the
now boat and pulled ahead and when the
Cons,itu' ion tackled when south of Race
Rock she was able to force the Reliance
about and she held the weather position
until the course was more than half "a lied.
Al the whist ling buoy the Relia nee led by
only minute IA seconds. This was thirty
three miles from the starting point and on
the broad reach of seven miles the new boat
gained Is seconds more.
The race was IN interesting and exciting
one from the start and it shows that the
Constitution with her new suit Of sails is in
much better trim than she was earlier in
the season. The conditions were such as
The Reliance has shown her best speed
under. The wind was steady and of suf-
fcient strength TO heel the boats to their
lines and the sea was smooth. When of
Point Judith they encountered the usual
roll but it did not bother the yachts at all.
The tide was fair.
The ha rbor start was made at $50 O'Clock
and the preparatory signal was made by
the Regatta Committee at 945. The cruis-
ing classes we're sent of first and at 1918
the preparatory signal was given for the
0O-footers. They had sailed about the line
without botherlng eacn OTHER very much,
and when the starting gun sounded, the
Reliance was at the committee boot or
eastern end, and the Constitution near
the western end and the Columbia midway
between the two. The Reliance crossed
on the starboard tack at l030:38, and al
once took the port tack, The Constitution
took the port tack before crossing and
she was timed at 10:3O:5l. The Columbia
crossed on the starboard tack at l0:3l'O2
and she took the port tack at once. This
de the Reliance in the weather position
and the Constitution well to leeward.
The tide was running to the east and
the Constitu ton was where she could
benefit most by it's strength, and she at
once began to foot fast and haul out on the
Reliance. The course was southeast half
south to Race Rock, and the wind was from
the south southeast and was blowing about
six miles an hour. When half way to the
rock the Columbia made hitch OF about
three minutes and she was bic to tack
close under Race Rock at II O'Clock. The
Reliance also made short hitch. The
Constitution and Reliance held we'll to the
south before they tackled and the Consti-
tuition was the first to be put about. She
WAS then on the starboard tack and draw
ing toward the Reliance on the port tack.
Capt Barr seeing that the Constitute on
had the better position. tackled and stood
10 the ca st under the lee bow Of the Con-
s'itution
The course from Race Rock to the whist ling
buoy off Point Judith 10 east north, and
the dista nee 20 miles. The wind had ba cked
to the east southeast and it was close
reach for the Constitution and Reliance
and the Columbia had to make two or three
short tacks to get out from Fishers Island
shore, The constitution had up a baby
lih topsail and the Reliance had up a sma Her
one. 1t was expected by all who have
watched the Reliance this season that she
would soon draw away from the Constit'i-
ton and take a commanding lead, but
10 everybody's surprise the Constitution
slowly drew ahead, and Capt. Barr was
forced to drive the Reliance of in order to
keep the Constitution from getting far
enough ahead to blanket the new yacht.
At ll4O the yachts were of the eastern
end Of Fishers Isla nd. The Constitution
was holding her position with the Reliance
TO leeward and the Columbia still under
the shore. Watch Hill was pr ssed at II IS
NV the Constitu and the Reliance,with
the Constitution still holding the weather
position. When the Reliance bore of tho
Constitution bore down on her to hold her
I'LL in the leeward position. Then the
wind hauled 10 the south southeast and
the Reliance changed her tiny jib topsa'l
tor one the same size as that carried on the
Constitution
Sheets were eased just a little and they
were able to lay their course to the whistling
buoy Then the Reliance slowly but surely
forged ahead, and when Capt. Barr got her
sailing fast enough he began to nip her up
N the wind Noyes Point was passed at
l2l2 o'clock. Then the wind freshened
VII it blew about ten miles an hour. IL had
been freshening since the yachts reached
the Race Rock and the Columbia had been
carrying much better wind than the other
two. AT l2:45 the Reliance had worked
INTO position about fifth Of a mile ahead
Of the Constitution, but she could not shake
that boat off and it was apparent that unless
she did some remarkable sailing the race
was lost Point Judith doomed up and the
Meet of steamers accompanying the racers
we're speeding toward the finishing line.
The Reliance passed the whistling buoy
on Point Judith at l20:05. Her baby lib
t0psall was run down at once and as soon
az the crew started to work on the sail the
men on the Constitution ran that boat $
headsail down
Number one jb topsails were sent up
the Constitution broke hers out AS she
passed the buoy at l2l;33 and few
seconds later the Reliance's sail was also
broken out. The Columbia passed the
buoy at l2945, To the whietling buoy
from the starting line is thrty-three miles
ana the Reliance had gone that distance