The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-20
RELIANCE ALMOST
DEFEATED IN RACE
Constitution Gives Friends of
New Boat a Bad
Scare.

NEW YORK. June EFF the Con-
stitution did not defeat the Reliance
on time allowance in a twenty-five
mile race over the course of the Indian
Harbor Yacht club, in Long Island
sound today, she gave the admirers of
the new boat a bad scare In more
IMAM TOUR hours Of sailing the Reliance
outsalled Constitution by only one
minute and fifty seconds. eIapsed
time. 1t is estimated that the new
boat will have to allow the Constitu-
tlon two to three minutes in a thirty
mile race. which. if true. would give
todays race to the older boat. and
might give her one Of the earlier races
as well, when Reliance beat her by
TWO minutes and a fraction.
ColumDla was Outclassed from the
start. Her gain of about two minutes
on the second leg Of the race was time
wasted by the other boats in a luffng
match between the leaders. The race
was holly contest, first one and then
the other getting the better Of it by
sudden shifts of wind, which, when it
began to blow steadily, left the Re-
lance about one minute ahead.
The CONSTITUTIONS fast sailing TODAY
was al! the more remarkable. and
makes her all the more formidable
from the fact that the race was sailed
IN light winds and smooth water. I'M
ger which conditions the Reliance has
often beaten her.
Inc course was a triangle, ten miles
across the sound. five miles over to the
Connectlcut shore and ten miles
along that shore to the finish line.
The start was in this order:
Rehance OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. I2.4e.O7
Constitution ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2-l6.1o
OoAUIiioid '''.''.' ..'............ .12:46:52
Once across the line, the Constitu-
tlon was fairly blanketed by the Re
lance and forced to keep off. while
the Reliance quickly worked a few
nundred yards to the windward Of her.
Columbia split tackS with the others
and was never in company with them
afterward. After half an hour. during
which they had worked off into the
middle of the sound. the Reliance, hav-
ing the right of way, essayed to cross
the constitutions bow, but failed. An
hour after the start she ACCOMPLISHED
1t. but few minutes later the wind
backed to northeast and gave the Com
st1tut1on the lead. She had held it not
more than half an hour. and both boats
were approaching the first turn when
the reliance caught smart puff from
the south and sailed half a circle
round the Constitution before the lat
ter began to feel the new breeze.
They turned the first mark almost
side by side, and. with the wind haul
ing TO the southwest, started to reach
tve miles to the next turn. A hot
!ufhng match for the windward posi-
tlon ensued. Capt. Barr had no sooner
luffed the Reliance from under the
Constitutions lee than the wind
shifted and he had to do it all over
again. They fought it out for half an
hour. and 1t carried them far off their
course, but the Reliance finally shook
OIL her rival and they filled away for
the turn with the new boat leading by
Few hundred yards and more than a
minute and half at the turn.
There had been just enough rain to
thwart Mr.. Iselin's effort to keep the
Reliance's sails dry
A steady six-knot breeze sent them
reeling off the ten miles Of the last leg
at stiff clip. 1t was procession in
teresting chiefly for the splendid ma
rine picture when the sun broke
through the clouds and hung a rain
bow across the sound under the arc
OF which the yachts, with their tan
spires OF canvas, reached away for the
finish line.
The summary: