Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-29
First Reliance
RACE
With Columbia

Papers received in the Alameda give
the following details of the first race
between the Reliance and Columbia on
May 81:
The triangular course was twenty
five miles around, and the breeze,
which for two hours was no breeze at
all. later developed a strength of 10
to IL knots. Under these conditions
the Reliance was able to cross the
finish line II minutes and 43 seconds
ahead OF the Columbia. The Reliance
got over fthe line minute and 10 Sec
onds ahead Of the Columbia. so that
the actual beating was 10 minutes and
80 seconds.
The new yacht gained on each leg,
but the course was not one calculated
to show her all-around sailing quail
ties. as each leg was a reach. The first
was eleven miles long, and was from
Matinnicock point to Lloyd's point,
on Long Island shore, and the yachts
had the wind abeam. The Reliance
gained I minutes and 40 seconds on
This leg but some M this large gain
must he attributed TO luck. for the
Reliance had the benefit OF several
favoring off-shore puffs which did not
get near the Columbia. Three-ouarters
of the leg was drifting match and on
this noint NJ sailing the new boat cas-
iIv demonstrated her superioritv over
the old one
The second leg was n three-mile
reach across the sound TO Budd reef.
and the breeze. which had blown IN TO
six knots before the Yachts reached
tho first mark strengthened TO twelve
knots from rho southwest which made
the leg an easy reach with the wind
coming over the ouarter. The Reli-
ance gained on this short leg 1 minute
and 20 seconds-that is. she covered the
distance at the rate Of half n minute
nor mile hotter than tho Columbia.
making three miles in IL minutes and
40 seconds. or at the rate OF 1871 miles
nor hour,
From the second mark TO the finish
was eleven miles southwest nv west
half west which the yachts covered In
n long tack close hauled with a short
hitch AZ the spish 10 ger over the line,
The wind still held at ten knots, back
inc a IIttls 10 soutbwss, nv west and
tie yachts had an opportunity 10 show
how high they could poipt into the
wind. In this respect thew seemed
about eoual and both looked nm very
high hut the Reliance footed SO much
faster that she gained four minutes and
tbirty-tbree seconds In eleven miles
Some of the Columbia's loss ON this
leg was due to accident. for shortly
after she turned the second mark the
tack OF her baby-ilb topsaIl parted and
the sail went IN a stay. punching at
the ton. A man was sent aloft to seize
IL. but IL was Ave minutes before the
new baby topsall was set flying.
Neither Yacht managed TO get over
the starting line before the two-min-
ute handIcap explred after the start
ing-Run was fred. AT Lee. hut the Re-
lance went over first and to wlndward
at l.58. the Columbia following one
minute and ten seconds later. For the
whole race the times were:
Reliance-start, official, l:57: actual.
l:5S: finish. G:l4:3G; elapsed time,
4:l7:3G.
Columbla-Start, official. 1867; ac-
tual, 1881 finish, G:29:l9; elapsed
time, 4;32;ls.
The gain on the first leg was 4l.s
seconds per mile. on the second 80
seconds per mile, and on the third 1913
seconds per mile, or an average OF 32
seconds per mile for the whole race.