The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-06
COLUMBIA 0UTSAILS RELIANCE
OLD BOAT DRAWS AWAY FROM
NEW on A SHORT BEAT.
Yachts Meet on Glen Cove in . Light
Dreeze-CoIumbia Had Weather Pest.
tion at the start and at the End Of
Thirteen Minutes Increased Her Lead.

that time they were reaching on the star
board tack toward Red Springs Point, which
Is at the eastern side OF the cove, then they
hauled on the wind and made two lacks,
one across the entrance to the cove and
the other heading toward the town. These
two lacks lasted for just thirteen minutes.
II was confidently expected by all the adj
mirers OF the new yacht that she would
easily draw away from the old defender
Of the Cup, but much to every ones surprise
the Columbia made the better showing.
On the reach she outfooted the Reliance
and when on the wind she increased the
distance bet ween the two.
The wind was light from the southwest
and it was estimated that the yachts were
travelling through the water at the rate
of five or six knots an hour. They could not
have finished Cup race within the time
lim; at the rate of speed they were going
through the water so that the brush must
not be taken as meaning anything very
serious. Then the Columbia is in the trim
in " ch she sailed two years ago, except
that she has new sails, which yesterday
did not fiji at all well, and she is sailed by
Capt. Miller, who two years ago was the
mate of the yacht
The Reliance is an unknown quantity
She is yet to become acquainted with.
All the sailing she has done has been to
stretch the sails, which are in pretty bad
shape yet To learn one Of these 90-footers
is long task but with few trials like that
of yesterday Mr.. Iselin and Capt. Barr will
soon find out what is the matter with the
new yacht and, if possible, have the error
corrected.
Light weather such as yesterdays has
not been supposed to be the kind in which
the Reliance will be at her best. Her model
is one that should require a steady wind
OF at least nine or ten knots strength. The
Columbia is a good boat in light weather,
but her strong point of sailing is in strong
breeze and a rough sea. The Constitution,
in her races two years ago. showed that sho
is ghost in light winds and If she had been
in the brush yesterday she would probably
have drawn away from both the Columbia
and the Reliance
There was very little wind on the Sound
yesterday morning and the Reliance re-
manned at her moorings of New Rochelle
and the Columbia and Constitution were at
anchor in Glen Cove. The mainsail Of the
Constitution was unbent and sailrnakerS
were at work retrimming 1t.
~ was OenJ OH again Al tuc oAtoEnuOuy
and fitted very well indeed. There were a
few wrinkles along the foot. but these will
soon stretch out The sail was made by
Herreshoff and is Of No. duck. The CO.
lunbia has on a new mainsail which was
made by Herreshoff this year. 1t Is No. 90
duck and fits fairly we'll. but will need 70
trimming. In a few days it will be stretched
out and will then be taken in hand.
l.. ri f1,<,p AttA r1,pP
ing the morning. and the crew was at work
on the many things that have to be done on
one Of these big racers. and at IL o'clock all
hands went to luncheon. At O'Clock the
crew went from the Sunbeam to the yacht,
and the covers were taken of the mainsail
and that big piece of canvas was hoisted at
los o'clock The battens had been placed
in the pockets on the leach and the call set
much better than it did on Monday. It u
fit very nicely. The club topeal was sent
aloft and then there was long. wait. On
the other side of the Sound the Columbia had
sent her club topsail aloft and at 2:A2 the
old champion slipped her moorings and
headed to the east on the starboard tack.
She had up baby jib topsai that helped
her along in the light airs very nicely.
The wind on the north shore was paltry.
1t struck in patches on the water, but was
not strong enough to lift the pennants on the
of it freshening and dark clouds TO the
north made il look like rain. These clouds
after awhile broke up and then the breeze
settled down and blew at about four knots
Herbert c. Leeds and Capt: Monahan
boarded the Reliance at $40, the jib
and forestaysail which were in stops were
broken out, the mooring slipped and At 81
the yacht headed toward sands Point
was from the southwest by south. A reach.
ing lib topsail was sent up in etope and
broken out. and considering the light.
ness of the wind, the Reliance appeared
to be footing very fast The C3lumo!a
OF Matinicock Point and had found 9
soft spot. At $3.50 Capt. Barr bore Oh
with the Reliance and putting the yacht
before the wind called for the spinnaksr.
Tho sailors worked smartly. The spinnAker
pole was put outboard and gnyed fore and
aft. The spinnaker was hosted to tho
mast head and outboard at the same time |
and it was broken out in just minute and
80 seconds after the men had started TO
lift the pole from the deck
side. II filled out in the light air, but the
strength of the wind was not sufficient
to give any speed to the yacht and she did
little more than hold the tide, which was
carried for just four minutes and the?
smartly doused. The boom was gybed
over to starboarti and the spinnaker SGT on
the port side. This time it was set lying
and il took 1 minute 80 seconds from the
time the boom was lifted off the deck until
the sail was broken out. The Columbia At
that time was about mile and hall TO
the southeast and was becalmed. She
followed the example OF the Reliance and
gybed her boom to starboard and tried to
reach out into the middle Of the Sound:
The Constitution was trying to get out OF
Glen Cove, carrying her spinnaker, but
there was strong food tide for her to stonas
and she had a hard task,
The Reliance took in her spinnaker again
at 3A5 sent up baby iib topsail In place o.
the reaching jib and hauling on the wind
reached toward New Rochelle with the wind
abeam, and the Columbia a long way to the
southeast stood after her. ....
At I o'clock the Reliance took the star
board tack and again stood toward Glen
Cove, and twelve minutes later wore round
and headed back toward her moorings.
The Columbia by this time with Q reaching
jib set was heading to the north and was
about a mile to leeward OF the Reliance
and the Cons ttution had not succeeded
in getting out of the harbor.
The wind by this time had increased In
strength somewhat and the yachts were
making fair progress and there were pros
pec,S that the expected brush between the
Reliance and Columbia would take pace.
At 20 minutes after 4 both yachts were
ha utn ~, ri NIL.