The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03
RACE MARRIED BY ACCIDENTS
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 to windward. She started so leewart and behind the Reliance, but footed fas curing the few minutes/of sailing anC was upon even terms, but under the let of the new yacht wben the gaff went The Reliance receiFed the severest buf feting she has h2ld since being launch, ed. The sea was a terrific one for rae Ing yachts a1ld when the yacht reached her mooriV1gs it was noticed that she had a bjz dent in the bronze plating close s3 the waterline on the port bow Whe1z Mir. Iselin was asked what caus. ca <fhe dent he replied that the waves Hammered the metal in as the craft / beat to windward. He expressed the opinion that the injury could easily be remedied at Bristol.
 The :ndentation was about five feet long. as nearly as could be judged and half the width os plate. The rivets had apparently been started, in which case the craft must have leaked some on the second leg of the course. The in- dentation was similar to that the Con- stitution sustainad two years ago.
 There will be no more racing for the three sloops until they start on the New York Yacht clubs cruise Mr. Iselin told the regatta committee yesterday that he would not race the Reliance any more after to-day in the present series, and MT. Morgan said this even- ing that he would do no more racing until the club cruise. The Constitution went up to Bristol after coming back into fhe harbor to get new gaff and mainsail. MT. Belmont said he would be ready to race tomorrow if one was held. The Reliance sailed splendidly in fo-days event. The wind blew more than twenty miles an hour and ali three yachts found that they could not even Carry small working topsails to wind ward so they went off under the three lower sails only. It was the stiffest breeze and hardest sea that the boats nave been out in since the seasons rac- Ing began and had there been on acci. dents the record for thirty mile tri- angular course would have been cut down considerably. As it was, the Re- hance, with no craft to push her and with only number one jibtopsail hoist. ed m addition to the three lower sails, came to the finish line from the second turn In forty-seyen minutes ten seconds, the fastest ten mile leg ever sailed. The rigging and spars of the Reliance went through the test in splendid style, not a strand of wire being started.
 The committee started the race about three miles southeast of Brenton,s Reef lightship. The course of the first leg was southwest by west, dead beat of ten miles. Then came a wide reach southeast by east, half east for ten miles and close lay north half west to the finish. The starting gun was fired at 12:30 and the Columbia being. urhin- dered by either the Reliance or Consti- lutlon m her movements, crossed the llne forty-sfx seconds later on the star board tack The Reliance and Consti- tution had gone too far to the north- ward to get back to the line before the handicap gun was fired at 12:32 but the former beat was berthed on the weather quarter Of the Belmont boat and was only few seconds bhind the handicap gun. The Constitution crossed a few seconds after the new boat.
 When the Reliance and Constitution were over the line, the Columbia tackled 10 port and crossed their bows
 
 Both the Reliance and Constitution came about at 12:36 and the Columbia crossing their bows again was berthed on the weather bow of the Reliance. Al 12:40 the Constitution's gaff bent un double and the boat dropped out of the race.
 The Reliance drove through the heavy seas at' great speed, heeled down so far that he pounding did not seem to slow her any. She also outpointed the Co., iunlbia and after a few more short hitches the new boat tackled to port and af 1:O7 easily crossed the Columbia and came about on her weather bow.
 IT From that time on until both the boar were close to the turning mark the Reliance sailed away from her rival and when the Columbia lost her man overheard the new craft was two minutes or more in the lead. The two slooDs overstood the turn and had to ease off to run down to it.
 The Reliance swung around the mark at 1:52:40 and broke out her largest iib Iopsal for the broad reach Noticing that the Columbia had hauled in to the wind, no attempt was made to set away more sail on the Reliance The second mark was rounded at 2:44:10.
 Summary.
 Start Finish Time Reliance ....... 12:32:00 3:31:2o 2:59:20 Columbia ...... 12.30:45. Did not finish C0nStitutior 12.3o.ff niSohla5