Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-21
THE CONSTITUTION
Again Defeats Reliance, by
Taking Time Allowance.
Had 48 Seconds to Spare in Mondays
Run Of 81 Miles.
Yachtsmen Now Guessing As to Which
Shall Defend Cup.

Newport. r. l., July 20.-The rejected
Americas cup aspirant of two years
| ago, Constitution, is rapidly becoming a
dangerous rival of this years produce
| ton, the Reliance, for the honor of de-
| Tending the trophy, for the older boat
defeated the new one in today's run OF
| 81 miles, the third of the New York
Club cruise from New London, by about
| As seconds. availing herself of her time
| allowance estimated at about 2 minutes
and II seconds. This is the second time
on the present cruise that Constitution
| has won from her rival on time allow
| ance and while the victory on the first
| occasion, that of the run from Glen
| Cove to New Haven, was due in some
| measure to changeable breeZes, the con-
ditions, today We're as fair for one as
| the other Columbia sailed q lonesome
race, dropping behind from the start
| and finishing more than 10 minutes be-
| hind Reliance.
The Heet started out from New Lon
| don in good season, this morning and
| all the cruisers We're sent away before
| 1915. fbe starting gun found ali three
holding along the line, the Reliance
| leading, the Columbia second and the
| Constitution last. While they each had
a good chance to cross within five sec
onds after the gun, they hung back, the
| Reliance finally going over. The Con-
4 stitution was the next to turn, while the
| Columbia although between the two
| was last. The Reliance and Constitu-
| ton at once swung around on the port
| tack and headed for the race, where the
| wind seemed better and the tide strong
| and favorab BILE. The first 4 miles to
| Race rock was a beat. The Constitu-
ton made good progress and half an
hour after the start tackled right into
the middle of the tideway. The Reli-
ance, which was quite close, followed at
once and for the next Is minutes, both
made frequent lacks in the tide, on the
southern side of the Race.
In the meantime the Columbia had
been tacking inside of Race rock and
by hugging it close was the first to
round it, although considerably, to the
leeward of the other two.
From Race rock it was a close fetch
of 81 miles to Point Judith along the
southern Rhode Island shore and in a
freshening breeze all the yachts sailed
it very fast.
The Constitution picked up the breeze
very quickly and at 11.05 was able to
draw upon the Reliance until she was
on the new boats weather. Side by
side they raced for nearly 10 miles,
each skipper using every trick of the
trade to get the lead. At one time
when off Watch Hill the Constitution
was out ahead of the Reliance, but
could not get quite far enough to break
the wind. Finally after sailing for half
an hour almost within biscuit toss of
each other the Reliance drew by and
from that time increased her lead, al
, though very slowly.
At Quonochontaug, half way to the
finish, the Reliance was leading by an
eighth of mile and on the run to Point
Judith she managed to gain another
eighth, but that was about all, for the
CONSTITUTION was only a minute and a
half astern when rounding the whistling
buoy of that famous point.
The boats We're timed round this buoy
as follows:
IReliance l.2O. IA
CONSTITUTION NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1.21 IA
| 1t was a reach to the finish and nc
one jib topsails were set for the run VI
the home stretch. The Reliance gained
| a few seconds on this seven mile run
but it was not enough to save her time
allowance and it was the Constitution
which received the most of the whistl-
ing from the assembly of steam yachts
as she swept proudly across the line.
| The Plant schooner Ingomar led the
fleet of two masted vessels while &c
old Vigilant. now a yaWl, and sailing
with the sloops, was the, first one in
that class. The rest of the fleet came
along quite fast and all were in the
harbor long before shutdown.
Tomorrow, the fleet will continue the
cruise to Vineyard Haven.
The times of the 90-footers were as
follows:
| Ia.