New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-21
RELIANCE WINS AGAIN.
THE BEST RACE SO FAR.
The Columbia Shoes Surprising
peed-More Ram.

Travelling AZ steamboat speed. and with her lee
rail almost awash, the Reliance dashed across the
finish line of Oyster Bay yesterday the victor in a
triangular race OF twenty-three and half miles.
Il wss special race for a cup offered by the
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club and the Reli-
won il from the Constitution by a margin Of
minutes u seconds. She also defeated the Co
iunhia by minutes 81 seconds. and the latter
Yacht beaten 3 minutes Il seconds by the Con-
stitution-
The average speed of the Reliance was As miles
hour She covered the twenty-three and a half
miles in 2;4s:12. The most impressive feature Of
the race was the good work done by the old-tirne
champion, Columbia. In the four miles of wind
ward work, in the second round of the course she
covered the distance faster than the Reliance by
s minutes 50 seconds and faster than the Consti-
tuition by minutes 80 seconds. Her sails bet
ter handled than the Others and she made good
start with the Reliance. The race as a whole. was
closer and more satisfactory than any the yachts
have sailed since the Glen Cove series
Colonel B. T. D. NELL Sir Thomas Lpton's yacht
ing representative and the secretary OF the race
committee Of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club was 4
guest board the press tug De Witt c. WINS. He
took much interest in the race between the big
sleeps. Before going on shore he said:
an delighted with the day and the outing The
10 make her a perfect vessel. The sails 1 think,
@ no5 6asy S T ssa she h 3aa s soh @
have Ratsey sails. She does not need them in my
opinion. DO not go away with the impression that
Ne have no chance ] think that we have fairly
a
selves We shal show good light We shall
everything that need
PLENTY OF RAIN TO WET SAILS
Rain there was. and plenty Of it. to Try the pa
ueaoe OF the racing yachtsmen. who don't like
sails. and OF the cruising men and their guests
who turned out In better force than usual see
the sport Commodore Arthur Curtiss James was
with his flagship the Aloha: former Commo-
dore E c. Benedict with his Oneida and Com
uodore F. @. Bourne. with the Delaware flagship
Of the New-York Yacht Club. J. Rogers Maxwell $
Celt, c Ledyard Blair's May, Walter Jennings
TJscarora- Leonard J Busby's Duchess, Samuel
7. Shaw's BeIlemere. Alfred Marshalrs Levanter
and August Belmont's Scout also accompanied the
yachts over the course.
The yachts were towed from their moorings 10
the starting point. mile east Of the black buoy
Of Centre Island Point There was fve-knot
breeze from the northeast 12-25 p. when the
preparatory signal was given from the committee
boat Atwood The course the regular tri-
angular one Of the club. the first leg. with the
wind as Il was being a three mile reach across
the Sound with boo1ns TO port. then four miles Of
w1ndward work 10 a mark bearing east by north
o-7e-halT north thence close reach Of four and
rhree-fourths miles 10 the home mark and repeat
Small reaching jib topsails were sent up and
broken out in the five minute interval between the
preparatory and starting signals. When there was
two minutes left Captain Barr placed the Re
lance on the port tack about hundred yards
southeast Of the line. The Constitution followed
him. but made no attempt engage in a close
contest for q berth. On the other hand, the Co
lu-abia seemed anxious fer brush. Barr had put
the Reliance on the starboard tack and was send
ing her for the line under good Roadway when she
met the Columbia going south
While the starting signal sounding MI Nor
zar swung the Columbia short around her heel
the sts-board tack, close up Under the lee beam
r. the Reliance and she crossed the line one sec
ond ahead 81. the Reliance. Rhodes sent the Con-
sritution across thirty-six seconds after the Re-
ance The latter soon worked clear of the Column
tla and then began a fierce fight between the
Constitution and the Columbia As fast the Bel
mont boat tried 10 work out TO windward OF the
other Mr.. Morgan luffed her. and the luffng match
lasted all the way across the Sound, until the Co
i-1rlbia had 20 keep off round the first mark
Roth Of them had lost ground while Barr. being all
clear. steered straight course and gained
This is the way they rounded the first mark
Yacht. H-M-s,l Yacht I'm Is 3,
Columbia .....-..-l2:51 30
When The Reliance made her first tack after
7aassIry the mark she quarter Of a mile to
vrfndv-ard OF both the others At 1 D N. when
she tackled TO starboard in the middle Of the Sound
and the Constitution did the same. the latter was
half mile in the wake Of the new beat and me
r-err-7bia was the same distance on her lee beam
They were all able to fetch the Windwaro marx
or this tack. and they rounded it like this
re'sr-e .-. q 10 Columbia ---.-.--.- i2s 80
All three yachts laid their courses from here 70
-he home mark. and made good time on the reach
the Reliance only gaining - seconds on the Con
stitlrion
The Yachts gvbed around the home mark as fol-
s rs,s H ss:6s oo %asss ...... E 55s:5s
FAST WORK BY COITMBIA's CREW
The wind had canted TO the southwark. and it was
row 2 three mile run with spinnakers 10 port
rom the home mark across the Sound to the