The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-25
EASY FOR RELIANCE
New Cup Yacht Proves Herself In.
vincible in a Light Breeze
No Official Race.
Contest Between Columbia and Com
stitution for Second Honors !
Is Not Decisive.

Reliance clearly proved her superiority
over Columbia and Constitution in a
light breeze Saturday afternoon, in the
first race on Long Island Sound. altho the
boats failed to finish in the time limit.
Reliance outclassed her rivals in all
points of sailing. and whenever conditions
were at all equal she showed the other
yachts her heels in most decisive fashion.
The contest between Columbia and Con-
stitution was indecisive, tho when the
time limit had expired Columbia had a
slight advantage.
On the first leg OF the triangular course
Reliance pulled away from Constitution
the wind, was barely strong enough to
bulge out her big f1eadsail.
The Reliance had a lead Of two miles,
when she was becalmed, and the other
yachts pulled up rapidly. The wind
freshened as the boats were finishing the
first leg, and Reliance sped away from the
others with fine burst of speed She
gained steadily to the second mark, and
as she started for home with her lee rail-
awash she simply flew away from the
older boats, opening up a lead Of two miles
In ten minutes. She was rapidly increas-
ing this lead when the COMMITTEES sig
nailed postponement Of the race. The
Constitution meanwhile, had overhauled
the Columbia. The times:
Reliance sts It Ms5t e Ms5t p En hds
Golubia s2S$o ss4o finish
Sir Thomas Upton, in an interview
with an Associated Press correspondent
regarding the excellent form shown by
Reliance. admitted that he was somewhat
surprised that the Reliance was so much
better than the Columbia, but he pointed
out that the Columbia was never fast. at
drifting. He said he reserved judgment
regarding the Reliance until he should
| hear of her performance at top racing
speed. He was not sorry to think that
America had a good boat in the Reliance.
He wanted the cup, but he also wanted
some sport in getting 1t. He believed that
he had an exceptionally good vessel bet
| ter than had yet been shown, but he
| wanted no runaway victory.
! American yachtsmen and the members
Of the New York Yacht club in particu-
lar, will probably be surprised to hear that
| Sir Thomas Upton has a double purpose
| in sending both Shamrocks across the
Atlantic at this time, and that the old
Shamrock is not sent over simply to act as
a trial boat for Shamrock III, cables the
| Americans London correspondent.
| It is said that not only will Shamrock
I. be used for trial boat for the new boat.
but that it is Sir Thomas purpose to en-
ter Shamrock I. in the New York Yacht
Clubs cruise. and any regattas to which
she may be eligible against the Columbia,
Constitution and Reliance.
| It is not Sir Thomas idea to enter her
in the trial and cup races, as they will be
confined to American designed boats ex-
clusively, but he thinks the American peo-
pie would like to see what the old Sham
rock could do against the American boats,
and believes that it would add an inter
Lest and national flavor to the preliminary
races that would interest the English and
i American people almost as much as the
cup races.