The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-21
ANOTHER WIN FOR RELIANCE.
SHE KEATS CONSTITUTION AND
COLUMBIA IN LIGHT WEATHER.
Constitution. BADLY Berthcd at the start.
Lsscs In LufhnE M,tch With the Co.
Iur,bia-Ihs Yachts Sail "A Ia Miles
on tho SOund-Csi. Neilrs Opinion.


The race Yesterday for the 90-footers re-
suited In comparatively easy victory Tor
the Reliance. She crossed the line first and
was In front all around the course. She beat
Constitution 1 minutes II seconds and the
Columbia 7 minutes 81 seconds. The course
was triangular, and the boats covered In all
twenty.three and half miles. The wind was
light, varying In stren 9Th from six to ten miles
an hour. Az times 1t Was rather nuky. but
one yacht WAS no favored more than another.
The race was spoiled at the start. Capt.
Rhodes miscalculated the time on the Consti-
tuition. and that boat was the last Of the trio
to get over tho line and she WAS to leeward
Of the Columbia. She could not pull through
the older yachts lee and Mr.. Morgan. who
was sailing the Columbia would not allow
the Constitution to pass to windward. The
result was that these two yachts had luffing
match This enabled the Reliance to make
a good lead on the first leg. and all interest
In the race was lost.
The prize for the race was offered by the
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club. and
the Race Committee OF that club. Of which
job nston de Forest Ii chairman, managed
the race. The committee had issued cir
cular which said the yachts would have
one-gun start. This the yachtsmen objected
to. They insisted that two minutes be al
lowed to cross the line.
1t was hazy when the three yachts went
down the Sound toward the starting inc
yesterday morning. and there was every in
dication OF rain. The sails have been thor
oughly drenched. and so the owners OF the
boats did not mind their getting wet again.
They were at the starting line by noon. and
the Race Committee signalled the course. which
was as follows: Three miles north northwest;
four miles east by north one-half north and
then four and three-auarters miles south
west by south. This triangle was to be sailed
twice over.
The wind. when the preparatory signal
was made. was from the northeast and was
blowing about six miles an hour. The tide
was running to the west. intermediate club
topsails were carried on each yacht.
The warning signal was made at i2IS
o'clock, and ten minutes later the pre-
paratory signal was made. The yachts
then had hve minutes to get to the line.
There was not much maneuvrlng for the
start. but Capt. Barr managed to keep the
Reliance well berthed. and when the start
ing signal was made at 2:3O the Reliance
was heading for the line on the starboard
tack and TO wndward Of the other, two. She
No. :. jib ,topsall.
Reliance lar eo and she crossed at i,so,i She
fast ia. she a. once the GOIq hsd
a small ,jib toEsall ss,. The constit ni q
way as she went over theline, and was timed
at l2:3O58.
The Columbia. after being passed by the
tuition drew up she had the weather position.
The Constitution tried TO draw through her her
Columbias weather. The Columbia lufT Ted.
too. and this enabled the Reliance to draw
away. and at the first mark the Reliance had
Constitution 1uifed so far of their course that
they ran down 10 the mark with started
sheets. The times at the first mark and gains
on the three miles were as follows: