New-York tribune., 1903-05-24
RELIANCE LEADS AGAIN.
The Columbia and the Constitution
DecisiUeIy Beaten.
z-irr+ Elansed Second ELAPSED

CAPTAIN Nathaniel Herreshoff, the owners OF
the Reliance, Captain Charles Barr and her
crew. TO say nothing of her sponsor, the New
York Yacht Club have every reason 10 Ieei
proud of the big sloop that thej all hope VIII
be selected to defend the Americas cup, Tor
while the first meeting yesterday on Long Is
land Sound between all three candidates for that
honor, was not officially called race, the Co
Iumbia and the Constitution were both beaten
so decisively during the time that they were
equally served with a breeze that there was
no question as to which would have won had the
race been completed within the time tmtt-o'5o
D. m. It is estimated that she would have won
from the Constitution by about nine minutes
and from the Columbia by ten minutes
An analysis of the days work shows that in
the light breezes that prevailed while the yachts
were sailing the first leg Of the course, the
Reliance steadily increased her lead during the
first two hours, until she had dropped the Co
lurnbia and the Constitution quite three miles.
Then she was becalmed while the other two,
favored by breeze. almost caught the new
boat when she had reached the first mark. AS
soon as she felt it's influence, however. she
made such d rapid gain on them as TO astonish
those who watched from the decks of the vessels
in the accompanying feet. For instance. in the
short reach of three miles across the Sound be-
tween the first and second marks she gained
the Columbia ! minute. - SECONDS. aiHOsl
repea ting her performance of Thursday over
the same course, and in like breeze.
There had been some hope that the Constitu-
tion would make d decided gain on the Reliance
in a breeze but there was little to Justify the
belief in yesterdays race. 1t seemed to be the
general verdict that the Constitution has i'm
proved She had very fine suit of sails-not of
the Ratsey make.
The sails of the Reliance were hoisted before
10 O'Clock and at 1915 she was under way.
standing across the Sound in light air from the
northeast. Besides c. Oliver Isein there were
on board Captain Nat Herreshoff. William
Butler Duncan, jr., Newberry Thorne, Wood
bury Kane and DR.. Monahan. The yacht wore
the same nainsail. clubtopsail and head sails
as Thursday.
THE YACHTS UNDER WAY.
The Constitution and the Columbia both got
under way from their moorings at Glen Cove at
11:1O o'clock. The former was towed out into
the Sound by the steam yacht Scout. The
Columbia worked her way out under sail to the
starting place off Matincock Point. On board
the Constitution were August Belmont, her man /
ager: R G. Dorenus. Robert Perkins and Mr.
and Mrs Kennedy. The crew scarlet
watch caps. Those on board the Columbia wore
Mr. Iselns colors red and black. Edwin o.
Morgan the Columbia's manager, steered the
Yacht himself. assisted by Captain Lem
Miller
The committee boat the Privateer. took UP
her station off Matinicock IL o'clock. and
soon afterward signalled that the start would
be postponed until later in the day. The wind
was SO light and varia hie that twas ] 20 be
fore the committee felt justified in hosting the
preliminary signal There was then light
breeze from the southeast which gave promise
OF increasing in strength. The course signal
r meaning Course Nc. .. the same the one
sailed ON Thursday. went aloft at 1:22 and a
few minutes later the tug Unique started to log
off the 2.-inile course. The first leg was eleven
miles z bv y. a y: the second three miles ".
\ w and the third s. ". by W. y w. eleven
miles
Balloon jibtopsailS were sent rp in stops on
the stays Of the Reliance and the Columbia. II
was thought that Captain Rhodes. Of the Con-
stittfon had sent sail aloft also. but IL was
found later that ne had sent up small reaching
jibtopsail.
The feet of steam yachts was not 50 large as
that of Thursday II included Commodore Fred
erick G. Bourne's the Delaware the flagship OF
The club. e = Benedcts Oneida. Isaac Stern 5
Virginia. William Matheson's Lavrock, August
BelToo-t's scout Lloyd Phenix's Intrepid. j.
Forer MaxwelI's Celt the Aivina. the Taurus. the
viva the Endion the Colonia the Tuscarors, the
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