New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-01
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from the southwest the Reliance defeated the Con-
sttuticn and the Columbia to-day in a race of flf-
teen miles to windward and return from Brenton's
Reef Lightship This time the former yacht was
defeated by Z minutes seconds. and the latter by
S minutes l second, while the Constitution only de-
feated the Columbia by 50 seconds. The race be-
tween these two was the closest they have ever
sailed The Columbia led the Belmont boat at the
outer mark by AZ seconds. after a ffteen-rnile
thrash to windward, and they crossed the finish
line with the Constitution only seconds in the
lead.
Again the Reliance has proved her ability to
travel and then point in strong breeze and in a
seaway, although there were times in the windward
work when the old Columbia made it interesting
for the boat showing that in strong breezes
and rough water she is still able to hold her own
at times with the best of the other Herreshof
yachts
The topmast of the Columbia split while she was
running home to-day. 1t will be replaced by an
other from Bristol in time for to-morrow's race.
Some idea may be gathered of the strength of
the wind in to-day's race when it is known that
the Reliance covered the course in hours Is min
utes IS seconds, which is only minutes As seconds
more than she took in Mondays This may
easily be accounted for by the greater number of
tacks she made, some twenty in all. She
home with spnnaker and ballooner set. fifteen
miles. in l hour 26 minutes A seconds.
EXCELLENT WEATHER CONDITIONS
Clear skies. sunshine a-plenty and a ten-knot
breeze from the southwest were the excellent con-
greeted Reliance.
the Constitution and the Columbia when they
rived off Brenton's Reef Iightship soon after Il
o'clock. The shippers of the Reliance and the
Columbia had measured the weight of the breeze
while beating out of the channel The Constitu-
ton towed out by her tender the Satellite. All
three had larger club topsails than on Monday.
At Il 20 code flags hoisted on the committee boat
Riviera, anchored to the southwest of the light
ship. announced that the would be south
west, fifteen miles to windward and return. This
meant that outer mark would be placed at a
point about three miles from the west end of
Block Island and about two miles from its north
shore.
Promptly at the time scheduled n:3O, the pre-
paratory signal set. followed ten minutes later
by a warning signal and one to start at II As
The start pretty one. With booms TO port,
the Reliance and the Constitution, heading to the
northeast were running down outside, or to the
westward of the line, when there were 80 seconds
left before gunf1re. AT minute, Captain Barr, of
the Reliance. being nearest TO the Hghtship which
marked the weather end of the line, began TO luh
Captain Rhodes did the same, but the Constitution
was too far to leeward to try for the weather
berth and just as the Reliance passed the stern of
the Hghtship Mr.. Morgan brought the Columbia
down for the mark under good Roadway. and
shooting her up to windward of the new boats
wake captured the weather berth just at gunfire.
ALL CROSS ON sTARBOARD TACK.
All three crossed the line on the starboard tack
lacking port when they had cleared it and stand
ing in for Narrag ansett Pier Baby jbtopsails
set as they crossed the line The official time of
the start was:
Reliance - * * 100
For sixteen minutes they held this port tack, the
Columbia going about first at FOB o'clock when
close in the shore. The other two followed suit
in a few seconds. and then began one of the pref
test short tack battles ever seen along the Mar
ragansett shore In the seven miles from here to
Point Judith the Columbia and the Reliance made
no less than fifteen tacks the Constitution making
only two less Six more tacks were made by each
to fetch the outer mark
Six times the Reliance met the Columbia coming
off shore on the starboard tack and six times she
was forced about by the older boat Captain Barr
lacking every time right in the Columba's water
to go inshore again but the old Columbia held the
new beat. While both of them were beating the
As they approached Point Jude the ,t breeze f5
lee rails were awash at times. and they we're
punging into seas that were driving neary r 1IeS
| of surf the beach. The RELIANCE passed Pol ONT
Jude at 123o:8o the Columbia at !2$2 80 and the
Constitution at 1283So all being on the starooaro
! tack.
RELIANCE oUrFooTs COLUMBIA.
| From here TO the outer mark they encountered
more sea Going at u '36 o'clock within a few
| seconds Of one another, they stood TO the west
ward on the port tack for minutes, the Reli-
! ance slowly but surely outfooting the Columbia
which I'D to this point had bravely holding
| her At 10 o'clock all three were ON the star
| board tack heading south, for the east point OF
! Block Island the mark being then about three
! miles dead to windward The Reliance was then
! half a mile on the weather bow OF the CoIunqpla
| the latter being a quarter of mile on the weather
oo Ht I2S O'Clock Skipper Barr put the Reliance
! about fer the mark BY pinchnS her ne was
! able to fetch it that tack in eight minutes Inc
Col1lrr bia had to make another short hitch tack
| ing for it. and the Constitution went around with
! The time at the outer mark and the elapsed time
! in the windWard was 49,. ,~,
mark. time.
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