The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06
COLUMBIA BEATS RELIANCE
PEERLESS CUP DEFENDER AGAIN
 TO THE FRONT.
the Herreshofrs' New creation-A Bet. ter Boat, at Least for the Present, Iseat- ing to WIndward-FIrst Brush Be tween the Boats.
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Glen Cove, L. l., May 5.-It required just twenty minutes for the peerless cup defender Columbia to demonstrate to-day that in light wind and beating to windward she is a better boat than the new Herreshoff cup yacht Reliance. Starting from position to leeward and slightly astern of the Reliance, the Co., lumbia sailed through the new boats lee, tackled across her bow and in the next leg of mile and balf increased her lead t0 nearly a quarter of mile. The Reliance then withdrew. When the Columbia went through her lee the Reliance kept off and voluntarily gave up the advantage of her windward po- sition, but she was none the less decis- ively and emphatically outsailed. This was the first brush between the two boats. The sea was. as smooth as a pond. The two boats. with the Consti- tuition, had been out for spin in an air that was little better than calm. The Columbia left her moorings here short ly before o'clock and stood off into the sound.
 A quarter of an hour later the Reli- ance got under way at New Rochelle, and still later the Constitution left Glen Cove for spin. The boats were five miles apart and moving slowly. After sailing about in that fashion a while the Columbia headed for Glen Cove at 4:3O, hauled, in a light southwest wind.
 The Reliance had caught freshening breeze, and, setting a big jibtopsail, went romping off down the sound to head off the Columbia. Ten minutes sailing carried her to point little ahead of and to the windward of the Columbia.
 Both boats carried mainsail, staysail, working jib and small topsail. The Re- liance was carrying a reaching jibtop- sail while the Columbia wore a baby one, better fitted for windward work The Reliance held her position only a few minutes. As the breeze freshened the Columbia drew up on her rival in astonishing fashion, ran by her to lee ward and in ten minutes was leading the new boat by lengths. The Colum- bia heeled easily while the Reliance stood up much more stiffiy, though car rying more canvas.
 With the Columbia leading under: her lee bow, the Reliance kept off and fell into her wake nearly two hundred yards astern. As they tackled both boats took in their jibtopsails and stood across the mouth of the harbor, the Co., lumbia to windward and leading. Though Captain Barr first gave the Re liance hard full and then pinched her into the wind, the Columbia steadily drew away from her, seeming to so faster and sail nearer to the wind. Both boats held on this tack for about eight minutes and then the Columbia came about and headed for her moorings.
 The Reliance followed her about in about half minutes and then the Co., lumbia's lead became apparent. She was quarter of mile ahead. The Reliance followed in her wake, but the Columbia was easily dropping her, seeming to carry the better wind. Half way to the moorings the Reliance tack ed and started for New Rochelle, meet ing the Constitution, which had taken no part in their first battle.
 It is clear that, despite her greater sail area, the Reliance is outelassed by the Columbia in a light wind, even if the sea be smooth, though her greater sail area, made possible by her power- full hull, was expected to enable her to give a good account of herself even in the sound zephyrs. She stood up too stiffiy, while the Columbia quickly went down to her sailing lines.
 To-day's. performance raises grave doubts whether Designer Herreshoff's second attempt to build a boat to beat the Columbia is any more of a success than his first