The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-22

southwest by west one-half west to the
starting line. total distance Of twenty
fv. miles.
The preparatory signal was nude at lao
and then the Yachts began to mancauvre
for position. The first leg OF the course
was to lie broad Ilei CT, SO there was not
much effort mace on the part OF either
skipper to get to the line first. The Reliance
the port acx stood in from the east toward
the committee boat. The wind was very
light not more than three miles strength
from the southwest BY south. Capt
Lemuel Mi Ter sent the Columbia after the
Reliance, about 300 yards astern. and the
ball DON lib topsail was sent up on the
Columbia.
When near the Privateer both yachts
bore of and the Reliance was to windward
of the Columbia With seven minutes
u elapse before the starting signal. the
Reliance ran down her fore staysail and set
In it's place d balloon fore staysail. then
Capt. Barr bore of with the Reliance and
gybed to get nearer to the Columbia and
tack. The Columbia tackled and stood
after the Reliance, still being 800 yards
astern Of the new boat. Had the wind
held. both captains would have judged
their time well, but the wind lightened and
when the starting gun doomed out the
Reliance was about 100 yards from the line.
The balloon jib topsai and the balloon
fore stays all were broken out on the Re-
lance, but even with the aid of these big
pieces Of canvas she did not get to the
handicap expired at 1871 and the Reliance
was timed at IS. Mr. Morgan was steer
ing the Columbia and she kept after the
Reliance and her balloon iib topsai was
broken out at 1880 and she crossed the
line at l;5elo. The Columbas balloon
was sheeted back further than that of the
Reliance. Their other headsails were run
down and soon sent up again in stops to
be ready when next wanted. The crews
were on the leeward sides of the yachts,
but even this added weight did not heel
them to any extent and they we're sailing
on almost even keels,
The Reliance slowly drew away from the
Columbia, and had made a decided gain
when the first shift, in the wind came at
7Io. The wind hauled to the southwark,
and the Reliance, catching the shift frst,
trimmed in her boom. Then the wind died
out altogether, and the Columbas balloon
hung limp, while there was just enough
air in the Reliance's to hold her against
the west.
The Columbia had to take in her balloon
jib topsail, set in its place a reaching jib
topsail and break out her other head sails.
This was at 2:3o O'Clock and the Reliance
followed her example two minutes later.
The Columbia got little. lift for a few
minutes ard bt gan TO pick up, then the
RI Glance got the puff ard she drew away
from IL" Columbia again. that yacht again
being in a fiat spot.
At 3 o'clock the Reliance changed her
jib topsail for balloon. the wind having
backed to its original quarter. and she
drew away cSan while the Columbia was
trying to get out Of another calm spot. 1t
was thirty-fivc minutes later that the Co.
lurabia got the shift in the wind and she
changed her ib 'opsail for balloon.
As the Reliance passed Centre Island
buoy at 357, she got nice breeze drawing
out of Oyster Bay and she soon increased
her lead to at least mile, This point was
just five miles from the starting line. She
carried this breeze on for some distance
and then lost 1t for short time when off
Iloyd's Point Just a. the Columbia was be-
ginning 10 get into the current.
The Reliance, however, soon got new
wind that came out Of Huntington harbor.
she passed the bell buoy of Eaton's Point
at 424. and then lowered her balloon and
set reaching jib in its place. The Column
bia by this time was at least a mile and
half as1ern. and was pi king up little under
the influence of the wind that the Reliance
had lost off Eaton'a Point. but before the
Columbia could make any material gain
the reliance was of with breeze that came
southeast by south
She bowled along in fine style and was
soon approaching the first mark of the
course J. his new wind gradually extended
out over the Sound and was blowing about
five miles an hour
Ihe Reliance gybed at the first mark at
t;o6Ao and then with the wind still freshen-
ing reached on toward the second mark,
With the wind over her port quarter. The
l Solumbla was timed as she gybed at the
nrst mark at 5:05.0o.
Inc wind freshened to nice sailing
breeze. and with her lee rail down to the
Sstef ths Reliance gave for few minutes