The sun., 1903-07-19
RELIANCE LEADS THE FLEET.
.Sr RUN FROM MORRIS COVE TO
- NEW LONDON.
c.n,t,t u,lon Beaten by Minutes no Sec
oods and Columbia by lS Minutes "A
seconds Reliance Sails tho no Miles
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r0nstltutaOn bcntcn NJ V ""h"ao" -" SoS-
oods and Columbia by lS Minutes "A
s.conds-Rellance Sails tho no Miles
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Svw LONDON, July 1s.-The Reliance
lad the racing fleet OF the New York Yacht
C,nb into the harbor this afternoon. She
crossed the finishing line at Sarah's Ledge
hnov At l:ss4s. 1t was raining at the time
hrt that did not stay the feet OF steamers
that had been following the racers from
Morris Cove to the harbor.
They gathered around the finishing line
,nd there waited while the Constitution,
Columbia, vigilant and some Of the leaders
i, the other classes finished. The Con-
s,nution crossed the line at l:4lS1 and the
Columbia at 1:5O:37. 1t had been reaching
race from OF the breakwater at Morris
Cove in a southerly wind that blew from
about ten to twelve miles an hour. On
.apsed time the Reliance beat the Con-
.titu,ion by o minutes 20 seconds and the
Columbia by 10 minutes "a seconds. The
Reliance will probably allow the Constitu-
,Ion about 2 minutes "a seconds, 30 that she
has won the race by good margin.
The race was very fast one. The Re-
lance sailed the 80 miles In hours Is min
utss 20 seconds and her average speed
over the course WAS 1lS2 miles an hour.
/, was a reach all the way. For 24H
miles the yachts were close on the wind
and the Reliance averaged a fraction
under IL miles an hour. Then they had
beam wind for IL miles and her average
speed was only little slower than when
close hauled. but on this part Of the course
the yachts had to buck strong head tide.
The last two and half miles were sailed
with the wind over the quarter and the
speed was not 90 fast az 1t had been earlier
In the race.
The harbor start in Morris Cove was made
at $50 o'clock by order OF Commodore
Frederick G. Bourne and then the yachts
proceeded outside for the start. The
steamer Riviera made the line as usual and
the tug Unique was sent ahead In order to
get the finishing times in case the COM
mittse should not be able to get there on
time. The preparatory signal was made
at $50 and then the smaller boats, those in
cruising trim. were sent of in the usual
divisions. It was 10:l5 o'clock when the
start for the 9O-footers was made. The
wind then was from the south southeast
and the course to Faulkner's Island was
east southeast.
The tide at this time was running to the
east, so that II helped the yachts on their
Journey. The wind was light, blowing not
more than six miles an hour. The yachts
had mana uvred for position at the start
ard it looked as though Mr.. Morgan would
get the best position, but Capt, Barr had
judged the time we'll. and the Reliance went
over the line on the starboard tack at 10l5:15
fifteen seconds after the signal, and the
Columbia was on her weather quarter
and was timed at 10I5AO. The Constitu-
ton took the end Of the two minutes al
lowed, and went across the line as the handi-
cap gun was fred at i0l7:O0.
The three big yachts carried large club
topsails and each had broken out small
jib topsail before reaching the line. The
Reliance and Constitution received good
fulls and at once footed fast, the Reliance
drawing clear Of the Columbia. which was
pinched and headed much higher than
the other two. The Reliance, as she drew
ahead, ran into better wind and heeled
much more than the other two and this
gave her goodlead, which was very bene-
fetal later In the day. 1t was gray day.
The sky was leaden colored and rain threat
ened, but rain does not interfere with the
enthusiasm Of yachtsmen when there Is
good racing and large feet Of steamers
followed the racers.
Faulkner's Island, twelve miles from the
starting line, soon doomed up in the dis
tanoe. The Reliance was abeam Of this
point at HAS, and she was five minutes
ahead OF the Constitution and seven min
utes in front Of the Columbia. Then the
yachts met the first Of the food tide, but
the wind had freshened so that they were
making fast time. One by one the yachts
that had started ahead OF the 9O-footers
we're passed, and at 1l:4S o'clock the Re-
lance was abeam Of the Six-Mile Shoal
buoy which marked half the journey from
Morris Cove to New London. The wind
then was blowing ten to twelve miles an
hour.
Cornaeld lightship was the next point
on the journey. From Faulkner's TO Corn
field Ia twelve and half miles and the
Instructions OF the committee were that
this lghtship was TO be left on the port
hand When Cornfeld was reached the
old Cup defender vigilant was the leading
boat In the feet. She had started long
way ahead OF the Reliance and her time
at ,CornAeld lightship was l2loO0. The
Reliance passed the lightship at l2I7l0
tho Constitution at 12:20:sO, and the CO.
lumbia at l222:25. Up to this point the
Constitution had been sticking very CLOSE
10 the Reliance. The Rsliance's elasped
time to this point, which was 24H miles
from the start, was 2:0ISO, the Constitutions
203:5O, and the Colmmi las 2O840.
This shows that the Reliance had beaten
the Constitution by only minute 40 seconds
and the Columbia by minutes 80 seconds
From Cornfeld lightship to Bartletts Reef
hghtshp the course Ia east by north and
the distance twelve miles.
The Reliance changed her small jib top
san Tor No. and two other yachts set
No. 2s. In this Capt. Barr showed good
Judgment, az the result showed. The Re-
nance drew away from the Constitution
ana the yachts were timed at Bartlett's Reef
light as follows:
INNS.
ccen%nre coms,,,H 10 %
co,tut'oh - o!
''u"oa '............,..'.''.''''l III 20
The elapsed time of each boat for the last
WE'VE miles which had been sailed with the
WIND abeam was Reliance, 1:01:35, Constitu-
Ion, l0437; Columbia, 10000, so that the
Reliance had beaten the Constitution Q
minutes So seconds, and the Columbia
minutes 2b seconds. The wind had gone
70 the south by east and before reaching
me ightship the Columbia had taken in
In per q, No. ? lib topsail and had set balloon
IN a ITS place. From Bartlett's Reef to the
course s is northeast by east and the distance
n miles. Sheets were eased and the
constitution chan ged her jib topsail send
ing up balloon.