The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-28
She Carries Away Her Topmast and
Withdraws From the
Race.
Until the Accident She Seemed to
Be Holding Her Own With
Reliance.
The New Boat Beats Columbia 81%
Minutes Over 25-Mile
Course.

Matinicock Point, L. l., May 28.-It was
dull and lowering when the crews OF the
cup yachts, Reliance, Constitution, and
Columbia came on deck this morning to
prepare for the fourth race over the Glen
cove course. Half a gale was blowing
out of the southwest and there was every
indication of some grand sport In the
sound with free sheets and winds that fol-
low. In fact it looked early in the morn
ing as If the yachts would have another
contest over the same course as was
sailed on Tuesday. It was hoped, how
ever, that the breeze to-day would change
to the westward, so that the yachts might
have a longer trial In the wind as the
narrow confines Of the sound prevents
much windward work in southerly or
northerly breezes.
Before the crews Of the yachts had
finished their breakfasts the clouds had
seemingly shut in closer and it looked at
that time as II a rain storm was about
to begin, but 1t held off and the men
about o'clock began to get up the big
mainsails. The shippers seeming live
work and plenty Of wind, ordered on deck
the small club topsais and the crews
made preparations to set these sails as
soon as the mainsails were up After the
fierce contest Of Tuesday. it was gener-
ally eHpe cted that there would be great
crowd Of amateur sailors at the race to-
day
A ten or twelve knot wind at the start
was from the south southwest. The 70
mile triangular course for to-day's race
will be a run almost off the wind Of II
miles, reach of three miles across the
sound and run home of II miles.
At the start there was a sharp contest
for position between the Reliance and
Constitution, the Columbia keeping away
and crossing the line first.
The official time was:
Columbia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 12:15:a
Renance ..................... lZ:1o:43
constitution COMMUNICATIONS. lZ:lI :uO
A half mile from the start the Reliance
| and the Constitution passed the Columbia
| to the windward and the Constitution had
| drawn up on the Reliance until she was al
| most on her weather quarter.
| Before the yachts had sailed half the
first leg the wind dropped off to about
seven knots. At Lloyds Neck it looked
| from shore as If the Reliance was leading
the Constitution by short distance.
| At 1875 o'clock schooner came between
/ the yachts and the observers on shore.
| When she moved away Constitution had
down her club topsail and was heading
for Huntington harbor. She appeared to
| have met with an accident. The other
yachts continued the race: The turning
time at the first mark as seen from shore
being:
Reliance ...................... 113:2s
Columbia .............. 1:16:1C
The exact nature of the accident to the
Constitution could not be determined be-
cause Of thick haze. She made nc
! attempt to continue in the race
The Reliance won, beating Columbia
about a mile and three quarters. Time
Reliance, 2:26:27.
AS the Constitution drew near 1t was
seen that her topmast was gone, but that
the mamma st was still standing. The
Columbia crossed the line at 2:33:3
u The Reliance won by 8 minutes SO Sec
onds, allowing minute % seconds, which
the Columbia led the Reliance at the start