The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-21
CONSTITUTION WINS AGAIN
DEFEATS RELIANCE BY OYER
 MINUTEONT TIME EALLOWANCE.
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 2 Newport, R. l., July 2O.-The Consti- tuition is rapidly becoming a dangerous rival Of the Reliance, for the honor of defending the trophy, for the older boat defeated the new one in to-day's run of thirty-seven miles, the third of the New York Yacht club cruise from New London. by 1 minute, 2s seconds. avail ing herself of her time allowance. esti- mated at about minutes and 1T sec onds. This is the second time on the present cruise that the Constitution has won from her rival on time allowance and while the victory on the first oc- casion from Glen Cove to New Haven was due in some measure to changeable breezes, the conditions to-day were as fair for one as the other.
 The two yachts sailed on practically even terms for nearly ten miles along the southern Rhode Island shore, with sheets we'll fiattened, and it was not until half the course had been covered that the Reliance was out from under the Constitution and safely in the lead
 The Columbia sailed a lonesome race, dropping behind from the start and fin ishing more than ten minutes behind the Reliance
 The run to-day was made in good time, through the able assistance of a nice breeze from the southeast, which enabled the yachts to sail almost the entire distance from the Rack Rock to Point Judith sharp on the starboard tack. and the last seven miles to the finish on a broad reach.
 The fleet started out from New Lon don in good season this morning and all the cruisers were sent away before |10:15. There were, however, two un- fortunate accidents at the line, due to crowding. The little sloop Aspirant had her mainsail pulled away from the
 boom by the bowsprit of the Senta, but it was quickly laced on again, and she
 proceeded, flying a protest flag.
 more serious accident occurred on the
 Neola. a sixty foot sloop owned by
 George M. Pynchon, which tried to push in between the committee boat and her greatest rival. the Weenonah, owned by H. F. Lippitt of Providence, K. |. Her port topn1ast stay caught on the bowsprit of the committee boat and the topmast was snapped off. She put back to New London for a new one and VIII probably be here tomorrow. The starting gun found the three ninety Hooters holding along the line, the Reliance leading, the Columbia sec ond, and the Constitution last. While they each had a good chance to cross within five seconds after the gun, they hung back, the Reliance finally going over. The CorNtitution was the next to l turn. while the Columbia although be- tween the other two was the last.
 From Race Rock it was close | fetch of twenty-seveil miles to Point Judith along the southern Rhode Island shore and in the freshening breeze all l the yachts sailed it very fast,
 The Constitution picked up the breeze lyery quickly and at 11:O5 was able to draw up on the Reliance until she was Ton the new boats weather. Side by | side they raced for nearly ten miles.
 Finally the Reliance. drew by and from that time increased her lead. all though very slowly.
 The boats turned the Point Judith whistling buoy as follows:
 Reliance ...... l..4.. ]. ........... I:2V: If Constitution ...3...3,. 1. =. ....... l:2l:44 Columbia z. NJ. 1. !. " ............. l:29:55
 It was a reach to the finish and No. | 1 jibtopsails were set for the run up the home stretch. The Reliance gained a l few seconds on this seven mile run but lit was not enough to save her time al lowance, and 1t was the Constitution which received the most of the whis- l Itling from the assembly of steam Iyachts as she swept proudly across the | line.
 The. plant schooner Ingomar led the fleet of two-rnasted vessels, while the old yigilant, now yawl, and sailing Iwith the sloops, was the first one in that. class. The rest of the fleet came along quite fast and all were in the har- Dor long before sundoWn.
 Tomorrow the fleet will continue the cruise to Vineyard Haven.
 The times of the ninety-footers were as follows:
 Elapsed Finish. Time Ra1ianca 1:56:36 3:26:00