New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-20
RIFT THE Reliance WINS.
EXCITING JocAeying at the Start
Rain Vets Sails.


onds the Reliance won from the Constitution
Yesterday in a special race on Long lsiafo
Sound for cup offered by the Indian f1aFpoi
Yacht Club The Columbia was beaten Il mn
utes 81 seconds by the Reliance ana ~ ihiiu'eS
A. seconds by the Constitution
For the first time since the Reliance ana the
Constitution have been racing the ne" poa' va"
fairly outsailed for short time. Inns was "
The 1vindward work of the first leg of the tri-
angular course about an hour and quarter al
fer the start, when the two yachts were max
,,g . series of short lacks near the shore OF
1lo,,d'e Point The Constitution gained the
reatber berth and held 1t for about half an
hour. She rounded the first mark five SECONDS
ahead of the new boat, and at one 'liils She was
,oor1,- ~ not quite a minute ahead of her.
Part of this lead had ben gained by dukes ana
mart by good judgment IN handing.
The weather was calm and cloudy ana any
thing but promising for race when fhe re-
patta committee anchored their tug, the E. 3
Atwood. one-half mile south Of the red spar
buoy off the western end of Great Captains ISL
and A boat anchored one hundred yards south
Of the tug and bearing the club flag marked
the south end Of the imaginary line.
A light breeze from the east rippled the waters
Of the Sound when the course signal (. r.
was set It meant that the yachts were to sail
ten miles east by south one-quarter south, to
mark boat off Eatons Point, thence five miles
north to a mark boat off Green's Ledge Light,
and from there ten miles west by south three
eishths south, to the finish This made 1t wind
ward work for the first leg. run for the second.
and, as it turned out close reach for the third
leg.
The yachts had been towed to the starting
point from their mornings. Each had her big
gest club topsal aloft. A number OF steam
yachts accompanied the racing craft over the
course. They included Commodore Frank TIL
ford's Norman, the flagship; z. c. Benedicts
Oneida. Wilson Marshalls Levanter. the Ad-
miral the Varuna. the Rocket, of Bridgeport;
the sidewheel steamer S. E. Spring. and the tug
Charles E. Matthews, with club guests on beard
CLOSE WORK AT THE START.
There was some close and exciting work at the
start, despite the light breeze. When the warn
ing signal was given the yachts we're about an
equal distance from the windward end of the line
The Constitution was approaching it from the
eastward, the other two were heading to the
southwark.
When three minutes were left the Columbia
kept off and gybing to port came for the line
on the starboard tack, the Reliance following at
once. When they were few lengths from the
rarkboat the Constitution gybed to port. While
slowly crossing the bows of both the others Cap
tain Rhodes Iuffed her sharp around for the
mark This manoeuvre killed her Roadway so
effectually that Captain Barr. with the Reliance
approaching at right angles and under good
Roadway, able to shoot that yacht across
the Constitutions wake and gain an overlap on
her just as she was passing the mark
1t was close quarters. and a daring piece Of
work Many thought the Reliance foued either
the mark or the Constitution. but she came out
clear. blanketing the latter yacht and crossing
the line three seconds ahead of her. The
Columbia, coming astern of both. crossed forty
two seconds after the Constitution. The official
time of the start was:
Yachts: Inns
Reliance II 46:o1
Mr.. Morgan put the Columbia about at once,
splitting lacks" with the other two. Twenty
three seconds after crossing the line the Re
lance made her first tack to port Rhodes fol-
lowed FIVE seconds later with the Constitution
The Columbia went about again at lip o'clock
and the Reliance at 1:14:30 Meeting each other
on opposite lacks at 10 o'clock, Barr found by
holding his starboard tack with the Reliance he
would force the Constitution about and then get
her back wind To avoid this he took the init
ative and put the Reliance about. When the
Constitution came about minute later she had
the Reliance on her lee bow. and really the
leader.
THE RELIANCE OUTPOINTs RIVAL
Off the north point of Centre Island the wind
favored the Reliance bit and she pointed bet
ter than the Constitution. but was unable 20
gain on her materially. At 100 o'clock the
Columbia tackled to starboard when close in to
the shore. Crossing the entrance to Oyster Bay
the Reliance and the Constitution had some
close work in short lacks. and Rhodes proved
himself quite match for Barr just then
Standing off shore on the etarboard tack al l :55
o'clock the Reliance off the lee bow of the