New-York tribune., 1903-05-07
TICKLE AIRS-NO RACE.
Mr.. Isehn Says the Reliance Out
gointed the Columbia Tuesday.

Tickle breezes on the Sound yesterday pre-
vented g. continuation OF the preliminary trials
Of speed between the Reliance and Columbia
although both were out sailing for several hours
In the light airs that prevailed.
There had been some hope that the Cohsu1u-
ton would give the Reliance an opportunity 10
measure her speed, but at o'clock in the morn
ing the former yacht was cast on from her
rnooring buoy at Glen Cove, and taken IN Tow
by her tender the Satellite. and headed Tor
New-London, where she is to be hauled out on
the drydock to have her hull cleaned Sne Is
not expected to return to Glen Cove until next
Monday or Tuesday.
Yachtsmen who read of the short test OF speed
on Tuesday between the Reliance and the Co
Iumbia were not surprised that an untried yacnt
was defeated ever so little by one so wei tuned
up as the Columbia, and after summing up the
result they seemed to agree that the Reliance
did very well under the circumstances
When seen on board the tender Sunbeam just
before yesterdays spin Mr.. Iselin said:
do not entirely agree with what the news
papers say this morning concerning yesterday
sail. On that short bit OF windwork don't think
the Reliance outfooted the Columbia mucn. put
7 do think that we outpolnted her ItIe.
After we tackled and went up the cove don't
think that the Columbia opened out on US. we
crossed her wake considerably before tacking
and we were In a position to observe that we
W.. 1, ~ - ~ ataysaiI in we bore off Going over
into Glen Cove Bay we were not sure that Mr
Morgan would give a chance to try ner.
When saw that he would / told Barr 70 keep
her off and give her good full and to take IN
the big iibtopsail as as We We're ready 10
tacL 90 that the boats would be even terms.
That kind Of breeze was not sufhcient 20 nnlsn
any Cup race. so 1t was not IN any way con-
elusive test
Just before noon Mr.. Iselin took party OF
friends ont from his home at Premium Point in
N Tn frgu e.
lance. The party, which included ex-Commo-
dore 8 Nicholson Kane OF the New-York Yacht
Club Secretary George A. Cormack, Woodbury.
Kane Herbert c. Leeds and Charles Herreshof.
then went on board the Sunbeam for luncheon
with MI Iselin All of these yachtsmen ex-
cept Commodore Kane went on BOARD the he
lance at 2:5O o. m. 4 new mainsai had Deen
hoisted early in the forenoon. and large sized
clubtopsan set over it. AS soon as MI 1seIln ana
his party went on board the big sloop filed away
on the starboard tack in a light breeze from the
southeast. Five minutes after the start Dig
reaching jibtopsail was set
The west end of the Sound was dotted with
launches and small sloops and catboats. each
carving it's quota OF men and women eager to
see a race between the two big soops. The
Columbia had left her mooring buoy in Glen
Cove Harbor at 10 o'clock in the morning She
had sailed only half dozen miles in fve hours
owing to the calm weather. She was moving
SLOWLY off Matinnicock Point when the Reliance
left her berth, about five miles away. For
twentv-three minutes the Reliance headed for
the Columbia travelling at the rate of from
three to five miles an hour.
Edwin d. Morgan, who was at the wheel Oh
the Columbia, did not seem inclined to bring her
any nearer to the Reliance just thens but at
$50 the yachts were approaching each other on
oDposite tacks The wind was very light and the
Reliance had been carrying her smallest oaoy
iibtopsan while making several short tacks
The Columbia also had a baby jibtopsail set.
At3:46 Captain Barr seeing that the Columbia
was not inclined to race, eased sheets to star
| board and set reaching jibtopsan- The Co.
| ,uubia's skipper soon after hailed her tender,
| the Park CITY and asked to be towed to her
| rnoorings at Glen Cove. This done, while
| the Reliance headed back for New-Rochelle, set
ting her spinnaker to port at Ala to very light
| air from the southeast. AS she opened out by
| sands Point a rafting good breeze from the
| southvest-the first real one of the day-gave
| her half an hour Of solid windward work, that
! stretched her new mainsail nicely. Half way
| between Execution Rock and David's Island, at
| 4:53 Barr kept her off, and gybing TO starboard
| Iet her run at ten knot clip for her moorings,
| which she reached in fifteen minutes.
| The sails of the Reliance set well. except for
/ few wrinkles in the mainsail and loose staysail
! leach The crew were alert in the handling OF
| the light sails. The yachts will both go out to-
| day, it is said