Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-02
ANOTHER RECORD
Smashed by the Reliance on
4 the 30-MiIe Course.
Three Hours, 4 Min. and u Seconds
Will Bother Shamrock.
Columbia and Constitution About 5
Minutes Behind Reliance.

Newport, r. l., July 1.-The three
American cup yachts raced again, to-
day, over Bonnie windward and lee
ward course and once more Reliance
demonstrated her superiority over Con-
stitution and Columbia. The 1903 boat
defeated the Constitution by 5 min
.utes, 80 seconds and Columbia by 5
minutes. 40 seconds. The latter was
beaten 10 seconds by Mr.. Belmon's
craft but is an easy Winer over her on
time allowance.
The time of 3 hours, minutes, q
seconds made by Reliance betters the
new cup course record of 3 hours, 8
minutes, 35 seconds made, Monday, by
the new boat. Constitution, today,
came within four seconds of the time
made, Monday, and the old defender
was but % seconds behind it.
Not only was the beat to windward
made in remarkably fast time by all the
contestants, but on the run home with
spinnakers and ballooners pulling like
mad, the three sloops fairly flew. Re-
lance again eXcelled Constitution at
this kind of sailing, covering the Is
miles in l hour, IL minutes, or sec
onds better speed than most steam
boats can make. Constitution outran
Columbia but very little.
Sir Thomas Upton watched the race
closely from the Erin.
Barring a slight haze, the conditions
for racing were perfect at the start and
steadily improved as the afternoon
wore on. The wind had about eight
miles strength in it at the start, but be-
fore the windward mark was reached it
was blowing at from Is to IS miles an
hour and held thus until after the boats
finished. When the race began there
was long, easy swell, but with the in
crease of wind off Point Judith the
yachts had to beat through a smashing
chop. Reliance made fully as good
weather in the short waves as did the
other two, riding them easily and
without having the wind knocked out of
her sails. The new boat also carried
her sail better, hanging on to her baby
jibtopsail until the weather mark was
rounded, while Columbia and Constitu-
ton lowered theirs soon after passing
Point Judith whistling buoy.
Constitution got the start on the
others, today. Capt. Barr went after Co.
lumbia when the preparatory gun was
fired at l o'clock and paid no attention
to the movements of the other Sloop.
The result was that Constitution went
over the line Is seconds after gun fire
and at that time Reliance and Columbia
were running down to the line from up
to windward of the committee boat. Co
lumbia did not get away until several
seconds after the handicap gun at LII.
Capt. Rhodes berthed his charge on
the weather bow of the Reliance and
held that position nearly over to the
Narragansett shore. In the lee of the
land, smoother water was found, and
the Reliance quickly pulled through the
lee of her rival. Constitution then
tackled to starboard and getting Co
lumbia under her lee, kept her there
until we'll out beyond Point Judith.
The three yachts made short bitches
down the shore, Columbia trying hard
to get out from under Constitution and
Reliance coming about every time the
latter did not keep her nearest rival
bothered.
once clear of Point Judith, the Reli-
ance sailed away from the others in
splendid STYLE while Columbia, getting
her wind clear by taking long hitch
to the westward, gained considerably
on Constitution before the weather
mark was rounded. Both Reliance and
Constitution had to take a short hitch
to port to reach the mark when
abreast of it, but the Columbia luffed
around prettily. The summary: