Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-12
HAS NO EQUAL.
The Reliance Can Never Be
Beaten in Ligh Winds.
Scores Another Decisive Victory Over
Constitution and Columbia.
Net Yet Tried in Rough Waters, but
Who's Afraid?

New York, June 11.-That she has
no equal in American waters in a
smooth sea and light wind, the Re
lance emphasized, today, by another
vlctory over both the Constitution and
the Columbia; but the new craft has
yet to demonstrate her superiority in
rough water and strong winds.
After a sharp brush, which continued
for nearly an hour, the Reliance got
the lead over the Constitution and held
it to the finish, defeating her by )
minutes, 50 seconds. The Columbia
lost minutes by shift of the wind
which placed her to leeward of the
others. The Reliance beat her by IL
minutes, Sd seconds. The race was
sailed over the Americas cup course,
Is miles from Sandy Hook to wind
ward and return, so miles around.
1t was a faultless start, the three
boats crossing the line almost side by
side, but Capt Rhodes had once more
placed the Constitution in a position
to blanket the Reliance, while the
Columbia was in the lee of both. All
carried club topsails and baby jibtop-
sails --.
dcnce for the first time this season
of the sailing qualities that had made
her cup defender. In surprising
fashion she drew out from under the
Reliance's lee, dropping the new boat
astern but to windward. Then she be-
gan to drop astern, though holding her
WjndWard position, and after half an
hours sailing tackled and stood away
to the eastward, while the Reliance and
Constitution kept on their tack south
ward
In the first five minutes, the Reliance
began to Outfoot the Constitution and
to work otuf rom her position under the
lee bow of the older boat, so that when
the Constitution tackled at 1912, the
Reliance had got the coveted windward
berth. BY splendid seamanShip and
pinching his boat into the wind until
her jib topsail fluttered, Capt. Barr had
worked the Reliance 400 yards to wind
ward of his rival. Failing to work out
of a position in the lee of the Reliance
the Constitution went about and when
the Reliance promptly followed, tackled
again, only to fall into line with the
leader, but farther astern than before.
Capt. Rarr then resumed his tactics
of pinching his boat into the wind and
the splendid racer responded to his
seamanship. Inch by inch she worked
up to Windward, until after a little
more than an hour from the start and
half way to the turn, the Constitution
was in the wake of the new boat and
hundreds of yards astern.
Fifteen minutes before the Reliance
reached the mark the Columbia came
about and headed for the turn. The
boats made it in this ORDER unofficial
time:
Constitution ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. - ~
The Reliance had beaten the ConSttu
ton minutes, q seconds and the Column
bia II minutes, l second.
Turning the mark all the boats broke
out balloon jibtopsais and spinnallcrs and
n pretty spectacle they made of it with
their tail trianglcs of believing canvas
towering over their lean hulls and long
bows, the Reliance leading the procession
to the finish line n mile ahead Of the
Columbia and half a mile ahead of the
Constitution.