New-York tribune., 1903-06-18

10 the vicinity OF the starting line, off Larch-
mont The Columbia was towed over from Glen
Cove and the Constitution followed under
sail.
After an aggravating wait for wind for nearly
two hours, A light breeze came from the sou'ii
west of sufficient strength 10 warrant stdIt' 50
at 30 D. m the warning signal was given. All
three sloops were manoeuvring to the southwark
Of the line Balloon jibtopsails were In stops OH
the stays and main sheets trimmed well AT lol
short work when near the line. When there
were two minutes left. the Reliance and the Ooh-
stitution were heading to the northward, with
the wind over their port quarters. The BelInoh0
boat was ahead and to windward, but before
they were abreast of the western stakeboat-
marking the windward end of the line-the Re-
lance had passed her. Just as the starting gun
WAS fired the Columbia, which had came up
astern of the others under good headway SEoeu'
and lufffng sharp UP for the stakeooat' got 'iie
weather berth. She crossed the line hrst' AS
coo, as Cantafn Rhodes of the Constitution. was
obta 70 cross the wake of the Reliance he gyped
his boat and sent her for the line breaking OUT
the ballooner at once. Captain Barr wien N0
gybed the Reliance, found himself pocketeo ui.
dor the constitutions lee quarter. BY a quick
sheer IN mort and then sharp luf1 across the
others wake. he shot the Reliance into the
+,r bertb # was a clever move, and II
won him an overlap, as well as the "lnd"aro
berth.
Rauooners were broken out on both yachts
before they reached the line, but they were not
able to save them from being handicappeo-the
Reliance by ten seconds and the Constitution py
twenty-eight seconds.
Away they went to the eastward with q hi'e
reaching breeze that promised to carry theni
o,1ickIv over the first sxmile leg of the trlahsu
lar course The Reliance, with her lee rau al
,,,os+ down To the water. was beginning to show
her mower by oyerhaung both the other sloops
when crack" went her topmast. The weather
nreventer backstay had either slipped or parted
and the mast was literally pulled over the bow
nv the tremendous strain Of the balloon Jibtop-
sail. The club topsail yard also broke as the
sail fell making a bad wreck aloft- Captain
Barr promptly luffed the yacht into the Wlnd'
and the crew cleared away the wreck The Re
lance was towed back to her mooring at New
Rochelle where Mr.. Iselin said that new top
mast would be fitted. and the yacht would he
ready to sail in the race of the Indian Harbor
Yacht Club tomorrow.
The Constitution and the Columbia meanwhile
had run into a calm which put them on even
terms When a breeze came from the southeast
at 2;15 o'clock however, and the Constitution
trimmed down to the port tack. she fully
a quarter of a mile TO windward of the Co
lumbia. Several short tacks were made close
to Matnicock Point. where the yachts We're
both passed by three masted schooner, one of
a fleet OF nineteen coasters bound east.
At 2:37 the Columbia took the lead, but she
lost 1t again in ten minutes. The time Jaker
at the first turn
HMS
Constitution 1856
Columbia .S;lI a6
Showing that in this first leg the Constitution
bia In a good breeze from south southwest the
Constitution covered the six miles in IS min
utes IS seconds and the Columbia in IS min
utes IS seconds. showing a gain for the Con-
stitution of thirty seconds. or speed of o.
miles hour.
The time at the second mark was:
Yacht Inns Yacht Inns.
Constitution 81 81 Columbia .3:5G:44
1t with spinnakers from here TO the
home mark, and in this work the Constitution