New-York tribune., 1903-07-21
RELIANCE LOSES AGAIN.
RACE FOR CONSTITUTION.
Time Auozcance Defeats the Ne50
Yacht an a Close Race.
"a rELEaRAPm no LIE TRIBUNE.

Nevnort r. l. July 2O-For the second time In
the present cruise of the New-York Yacht Club
the Reliance defeated by the Constitution.
The forty mile from New-London 10 this port
to-day the Reliance finished l minute "A seconds
ahead of the Constitution and on actual time she
defeated by minute 29 seconds. but II is wen
understood though not officially announced. that
she has to allow the older boat considerably more
time than that so the Constitution is easily the
winner of to-day's race. The Columbia was beaten
by the Reliance elapsed time 10 minutes d sec
onds, and by the Constitution minutes . SECONDS
1t was a fast race from start to finish for all
classes. but especially for the nneties. The
elapsed time of the Reliance for the forty miles
shows that she travelled at the rate of l60 knots
an hour for the whole distance. The schooner
Emerald has Rear Commodore Cornelius van
derbt's cup for schooners. all sailing in one class
and the Queen Nab probably wins his cup for
sloops on the same conditions.
The gun for the harbor start was fired at sSO
a. m and an hour later most Of the yachts were on
their way to Sarahs Ledge. the starting point
The committee yacht, the Riviera, anchored a ca
bles length east of mark boat. placed close to the
ledge buoy and gave the starting signS for sloops
at 9:55 o'clock There was a light breeze from
southwark
THE MIRA FIRST SLOOP TO START
First Of the sloops away after the signal was
the Mira. She crossed the starbOard tack. close
to the windward end of the line. Next came the
cutter Eelin, the Cossack. the Mimosa II, the
Queen Nab, the Effort the Katonah, the Isolita,
the Challenge, the yawl Petral. the Aspirant, the
Weetamoe the Isolde. the Senta and the yawl Vigl-
liant in the order named.
The Senta while coming for the line on the port
tack fouled the Aspirant on the starboard tack by
driving the end Of her bowsprit through the Aspi-
rants mainsail. Both yachts swung clear and pro-
ceeded; luckily the hole in the Aspirant's mansail
was between the boom and the first band used to
lace down the slack in the foot of the sail This
lacing was quickly utilized and 1t just took in the
hole, so not much time was lost by the accident
A more serious accident occurred to the Nicola
Her skipper attempted to crowd her in to wind
ward of the Weetamoe, which then crossing
the bow of the committee boat. Both the
port tack. and the tide setting them down on the
Riviera. The Neola's skipper shouted for room
long before he had overlap on the Weetamoe
Yachtsmen say he had no right to expect the other
keep off for him. The bluff of the Neola's star
board bow struck the Weetamoe a. glancing blow
anidships at the same moment her weather back
stay catching the bowsprit end OF the commit
tee boat Snap went her toprGast, the JbtOpsatl
and the gafftopsail both coming down at once
making wreck OF the yacht aloft in a moment
The WeetaInoe also injured. The yachts
cleared each other. the Nicola returning New
London, and the Weetamoe proceeding, with a
protest flag flying.
The Quisetta was first away at the schooner
signal She followed by the Elmina- the Sen
eca, the Valmore, the NIav1s, the Undercliff, the
Esperanza, the Latona and the Katrina. of the
smaller class, and by the Corona, the Emerald. the
Ingomar. the Chanticleer. the Resolute. the Ariel
the Hlldegarde, the Puritan and the Hope Leslie.
The latter Is the flagship of the Eastern Yacht Club
THE NINETIEs JOCKEY AT START.
And now all eyes were turned to the ninetes
that time the Reliance and the Constitution were
outside of the line, heading to the southwark with
the new boat a length so in the lead. Captain
Barr gybed the Reliance after passing the western
mark boat and brought her northward across the
line. the Constitution following suit but keeping
out on the port quarter Of the Reliance.
The Columbia, meanwhile coming for the
line from the northwest at almost right angle to
the other two. The Reliance was able to cross her
bow but the Constitution had to go across her
wake. thereby losing valuable time When the
starting signal given the Reliance luffed
sharply and crossed the line, close hauled on the
starboard tack thirty-six seconds after the gun.
captain Rhodes swung the Constitution sharply
around her heel as soon as he cleared the Co
lumbia. and sent her spinning across the line on
the port tack only fifteen seconds after the Reli-
ance and eleven seconds ahead of the Columbia
He swung her to the starboard tack the moment
ne could weather the stake boat
In five minutes these three big sloops were head
ing for Race Rock-the first turning point-au on
the port tack, with the Reliance in the middle
leading by a few lengths, the Columbia to wind
ward and the Constitution on her lee quarter On
past Race Rock and into the swirling tide Of the
race the Reliance and the Constitution sped the
breeze now freshening from the southeast Twenty
eight minutes after the they made their first
Judith, twenty-siX miles away.
CLOSE RACE IN SMOOTH WATER
At 11:03 o'clock the crucial test OF the day caue
the Constitution, the stcrboard tack met the
Reliance, on the port tack and forced her about
That was the beginning OF OF the closest bits
Of racing a reach in smooth water vet seen
between these two giant sloops For about ten
miles in distance and fifty minutes in time the
Reliance tried in vain to outfoOt the Constitution
Sometimes she would forereach for a few minutes
only to drop back again TO her old place under
the lee beam of the older boat. The Constitution
was carrying slightly larger jib topsau than the
other so Captain Barr sent one up to match II
but it seemed to make little difference until II Is
o'clock, when it was seen that the new boat had
at last come out clear This was at q point about
three miles east of Watch Hill From there to
Point Judith. some fourteen miles, she Continued
TO gain slowly. The yachts were timed AT Tba
whistling buoy off the point as follows:
Reliance --.-..,....,1 1852 Columbia - Lon IN
This shows a gain for the Reliance of 1 minute
Is seconds since the start The Columbia had
hugged the lee shore all the way down and saved
some time thereby. Large reaching iih tonSaiTs
We're set on all three Of the ninetes for the nm oS
SIX ana one-quarter miles to the finish Off Trer+ovSs
Fteer Lghtship. In this the Reliance gained sJx9
teen seconcs, but 1t was not enough to give her
the race. ~ sN'O Het