The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-27

towsrd the starting line. at Matinicock
Point,
The committee boat, r. A. L. Smith S
Prvateer.. anchored in position. and the
Regatta Committee, 5. Nicholsen 1 name
waited for some minutes before signalling
the course The wind had beer south
: southeast, but it quickly hauled 20 tho
; south ard and finally got around TO south
: by west. The committees signallcd the
; short fifteen-mile course. which Was to be
: The compass bearing Of this course is:
, First leg six miles east by north: second
: leg four and a half miles southwest by
south The tide was running to the cast
, ward.
The yachts sailed round the committee
I; boat for several minutes and at IL o'clock
q gun from tho Privateer called attention
, 80 the. preparatory signal. At that timn
TIM Reliance was on the starboard tack.
re aching in toward the Long Islam" shore;
the Columbia was on the port tack. stand
, ing out. and the Constitution was on IN"
port rack heading to the west
: The Reliance bore of, passed astern of
the Columbia and headed southeast and
the Columbia hauled more on the wind and
went after the Constitution TO the west
4 ward. WO minutes idlcI lNV iNCudHSe
took the port tack and stood toward the
west. but TO windward Of the course taken
by the other two.
The Columbia was then passing to the
north Of the committee boat and the Con-
etttution was about q quarter of mile
ahead Of Ter. Then Columbia and Con-
I sritution took the starboard tack, heading
! in toward the land. and the Rcia ice cross ed
the line from east to west, passed to eeward
; .of Columbia, bore or, gyoed, and again
"a ri ,a beast
4. Number two iib .opsails were being
sent UP on each yacht and when these sails
were ready 10 break out the yachts satrted
: for positions from which they could reach
toward the line Constitution was still to
Westward; Reliance was at the line heading
to the west. with Columbia on her weather
2 quarter, all on the port tack.
s. With five minutes yet to go before the
board tack and headed toward the line
Cons'itution followed in her wake and the
Cotunha took the starboard tack to lee
ward Of the Reliance.
She was hauled closer on the wind than
the new Yacht and as the two drew close
toee,h@r 1t looked as though Mr.. Morgan
would force Reliance to give way, but in
stead The Columbia bore off right under the
Ice Of the new Yacht. They were travelling
very fast and lib tops;tils were broken ou
10 give them more way before they got tc
tho line.
Tie Reliance drew shcad of Columhis
and from the press tug it looked as though
she vas over the line before the starting
sigral was fred at IL IS, and tho Coumbii
o, her lee quarter also appeared TO he too
soon.
Cap. Barr put his helm mp and bore OF
sharply, evidently going 10 return, and 1h'
Columbia gave way too, pu' as there wa
no recall signal hois'ed on the commit 81
hosthoth hauled on the wind again, heaeiin,
on r.. course They We're timed officall,
AZ crossing at 1918. The Constitution il
tho lnea1ttmc wa, coming along swiftly
and she ycnt over the lire al l215'% 20, witt
everything drawing beautifully. She wa
10 windward Of THE wake Of Reliance. Capt
Rhodes had made beautiful start.
Tie crews on the three yachts settled
Gown on the weather rails. They. wer
feeled ill their lee rails we're awash, AM
prcseniod beautiful marine picture &
they fsiry few through the water. Th
(olnuibif wss Icing bothered by the Re
li& nres hack drought End Mr. Morgan KEEP
'hst vGchi on in order tn draw clear, am
whle sire WIS footing as fast IS the Re
-Ijs noe she was going 10 leewrrd. TIL
,ienetitution. slowly but surely, picke'
up on tho Reliance end at one time, sool
ffter the start, it looked rs IL she woul'
puii ny that Yacht. but Capt. Barr wa
VIZ, coon spiling wind out of the Re
.Tsnce's mr insail onto the headspils OF III
Constitution so that they were check.
Tho Reliance was making a terrible mus
she went through me water, \ III
wave was pi!ing MP under her lee bow an
under her counter. and she left the waite
hohind her in an angry, disturbed con
ditipn.
When of Oak Neck Point at 1928 tn
hrceze was coming little stronger Of
rho land and tho Reliance heeled consider
ably moro than the other two under il
prrssrrc II was at this point that sh
began to steer rather wildly and eStr
.u,tn, We're put at tho wheel 70 assist Capt
Barr-..
Tho Constitution was sticking 10 hel
hut try as he would Capt. Rhodes could nc
get far enough ahead to take Reliance
wind The wind. too backed point ar
the headsails of Reliance and Constitutio
we're constantly futtering,
AT 1o:3o . mishap on the Consti'utio
threatened 30 give the new boat big ad
vantage. The jib topsail halliards parte
and the sail came down with q run. TIL
crew got II in smartly, hut did not attnmr
to set a new sail and minute later Relianc
took her sail in and sen' baby iif torsa
up in it's place.
This sail WAS broken out AT l2:a5. The
were then rapidly approaching the frs
mark and having held high above he cours
Reliance and Constitution wore able to bea
on n little, while the Columbia which ha
gone to lceward, had to haul more on ia
wind in order to fetch the mark. IN
Reliance md Constitution then drew ava
very rapidly from the old boat, At 1874
the baby jib topsaiI on the Reliance wa
run down, She passed the mark at l2:43:l,
the Constitutions time was l2:43tt and tn
Columbia's- l2ajl7. The elapsed time an,