The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-26
RELIANCE LOSES HER GAFF,
ACCIDENT HAPPENS AFTER SHE
WINS RACE AT NEWPORT.
C0lnanbia's Topmast Goes by tine Board
In tho COntest-EsOats Will He He"
paired for Trial TO"morrOw--ai00d
snort at Eastern Yacht Club Regatta.

In tho COntest-lSOats Will He re"
- paired for Trial T0.morrOw--siood
sport at Eastern Yacht Club Regatta.
NEWPORT, r. l.. July ?s.--The Reliance had
crossed the finishing line In to-day's race
aud had sailed up into the harbor at ths
rate of twelve miles an hour. ner club top
sail had been lowered and she was gybing
preparatory to getting to her moorings when
her hollow steel gaif snapped about ten feet
from the laws. The gaii had stood the strain
throush q hard race, but when the contest
was all over ID doubled like a tin putty-blower.
and the broken end stuck up forward of the
mast
As soon as the accident happened the yacht
anchored, and she was lowed to her moorings
lMser Tho crew unbent the mainsail and
put that piece Of canvas away carefully A
new gan will be slung before Che first trial
race. which is TO be sailed on Monday. This
is the second accident that has happened
IN the Reliance this season. She lost atop
mast when racing off Larchmont.
The Columbia--Old Reliable--as she is called.
lost her topmast at the second mark. She
had sybed around the mark. and just as she
was straight ening out on her course the top
mast toppled over to leeward, and she was
cut Of the contest. The buckle-stay had not
been set up. The Columbia has gone through
tho season so far with few n,ishaps. The
damaged boats will be repaired at once.
There Ia . spare gaff at Bristol for the Re
Nance. which will now be slung. and spare
topmast for the Columbia. which Will be
stepped before Mondays race.
To-day's regatta was under the manage
nept of the Regatta Committee OF the Eastern
Yacht Club. and in addition to the regular
class prizes cups were offered by ex-Com-
class. ono for the schooner making the best
corrected time over the course. and one for
the soop making the best time. 10 was an
ideal day for a race. A brisk southwesterly
wind blew and the sea was smooth.
The courses were triangular. all over 81
feet in length sailing thirty miles. each leg
being ten miles In length The COMMITTEES
on the tug Storm King signalled the COM
pass courses shortly before ii o'clock The
6rst leg was southwest one-half south. the
second leg cast by south and the third leg
north northwest The wind was from the
southwest, so that the first leg was TO wind
ward The wind was freshening. and by the
time the preparatory signal was made 1t
blew about twelve miles an hour, The three
po-footers sailed around for ten minutes.
When the starting signal sounded the
Reliance, on the starboard tack. was NJ the
weather end Of tho line. with the Columbia
Under her leo She luffed BY the committee
boat and crossed the line at 1l3o:is. The
Columbia was under the lee quarter OF the
Reliance but Mr. Morgan, instead OF crossing
then, ranged along the line and went over az
The leeward end al ll:tl57 She was on the
starhoaFd tack
The Constitution had been reaching in
from the east and she crossed on the star
board tack at tia?iS. being handicapped
eighteen seconds The Constitution took
the port tack as soon as she Was over the
line and the Reliance tackled with her. the
Columbia taking the port tack minute
later. The Reliance had a baby j!h topsail
In stops. but instead Of breaking It ont it
was taken in. They we're then all standing
in toward the Narragansett shore and held
that tack for ten minutes. Then the Con-
stitution and Reliance tackled almost together
and the Constitution crossed the bow OF the
Columbia and tackled again on the old boats
weather. The Columbia split lacks with
her and stood of shore again Five minutes
later the two yachts came together again
n nd the Constitution crossed the Columbia
onSe more Then tiie Constitution and the
the shors While the Reliance Vent along about
her business.
hs RsapS ss pulled m SH, By Sv Point pBs, J%fs
was working up on the weather quarter Of
I he constitution and she set baby jib topsail;
The constitution and the Reliance followed
her example. In a few more tackS each yacht
" as able to reach the weather mark and just
before turning the olumbiG crossed the bow
in the race. Baby lib topsails were lowered
on each boat before the mark was reached
and balloon jb ,opsails run up ready to break
out as soon as the yachts were on the next
course. The Reliance turned the mark at
r2;5bO5 and few seconds later her balloon
'vas broken out and she was hurryng along
with the wind very nearly aft Thet oiumbia
turned at l35s;2S and the Constitution at
I2:Sa:26. The elapsed times and gains on
the ten miles beat 10 windward are shown
In the following: