The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-24

tar the three yachts stood toward the start
fhe Columbia was in the weather posi-
ton, but she WIS not close enough TO
a. sins tn their 1'H Wind Reliance broke oft her
balloon at l4S.2O, the Columbia broke
hers forty seconds later and then the Con-
stitution broke out her small jib topsail
The big piece Of canvas on the Reliance
Hlied out beautifully and she At once began
to draw ahead She crossed the line at
I:sO2O, with the Constitution on her lee
quarter, that yacht being timed nine seconds
later. The Columbia could not reach the
line before the handicap gun was hred.
Reliance and Columbia ran down their
jibs and fore staysails, and IN very few
seconds after the start the Reliance had
pulled clear of the Constitution, and the
boat. Capt. Rhodes started TO luh. He
got across the Reliancs's stern, but the new
boat clipped away 80 fast that the Con-
situation only hurt herself by that move. -,
Constitution hung on TO her NO. Jib
topeal for ten minutes and then IT was run
down and a balloon sent up in its place.
The Reliance then was 800 yards ahead,
and the Columbia had closed up. on the
Constitution and was working out into the
Bound, passing asten OF that yacnt. y
on the Constitution, and when broken out
tho sail was hauled to windward, and 1t took
two more minutes to get 1t clear OF the jib-
By this time the tide wa. beginning to
make to the westward and Mr.. Morgan
on the Columbia kept that yacht working
further and further OF shore In order to
carry the tide, which was still running TO
the east out in the Sound ,as long as possible.
By half past 2 O'Clock the Reliance was
Oh Oak Neck Point
At 3:28 the Reliance was abeam OF Centre
Island buoy, which was five miles from
the starting line In Thursdays race 1t
took hour and Is minutes to 90 that dis.
lance, and in yesterdays race IL took 1
hour and 81 minutes She got a. little air
going out OF Oyster Bay and had increased
her lead on the other two boats to very
nearly mile. ,,
filed her balloon and slowly but surely she
began to pick up on the new yacht. The
Constitution, too, began to improve her
position and at 3 A. O'Clock Reliance broke
out her foreetaysail to try and hold the
LEAD she had gained.
Then the Relis nee got in the Goldrums.
6he wrs bucking strong head tide that
San around Eaton's Point. The Columbia
was then three-quarters OF mhe asfern,
still out in the Sound. and Constitution
wns of the weather quarter OF the Columbia.
Reliance took in her spinnaker at 4lO and
Stacked OF her main sheet.
The spinmaker on the Reliance did no
good II hung limp and kept what breeze
vuc UhllOOH nhu itt'n thlC iuie HUN ttlNN
light piece of canvas that did 80 well, The
Columbia being further ont in the Sound
was catching the tide under her lee bow
which kept pushing her up and had the
effect OF hardening the little breeze she
carried.
The Reliance. nearer inshore, to hold her
course for the mark, had the tide on her
weather bow, which knocked her Oh and
softened the breeze. Reliance carried
her spinnaker until 4:S0 and then took IL In
and being In perfectly bnld spot trimmed
her sheet in fat and waited To find where
the next puff would come from.
The tug Honeybrook with a long string
OF barges was coming up the Sound, and
way on her course n order not to bother
the yachts. The Columbia next lost way
and the Constitution came sneaking along
threatening to go by the other two.