The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-27
RELIANCE LED AGAIN
NEW YACHT BEAT CONSTITUTION
AND COLUMBIA.
WAS GIVEN A GOOD BRUSH
BY THE CONSTITUTION, WHICH
SAILED A PRETTY RACE.

Constitution Finished 2 Minutes and
81 Seconds Behind the Reliance.
Crew of the Latter Gave the Con-
stitutiOn "A Cheer as She Crossed
the Lfne-At One or Two Stages
the Constitution OutsaiIed the
ReIiance-Regarded as Having a
Chance.
New York, May 26.-In a gamely con-
tested race the Reliance again to-day
led the way across the finish line, win
ming her second victory over the CO.
lumbia and her first over the Consti-
tuition.
Two minutes and flfty-one seconds
later the Constitution finished, and the
crew of the new boat gave her such a
cheer as she deserved. The Constitu-
ton had sailed a plucky race and had
right to share in the honors. From
the start TO the finish she had fought
out every mile over the thirty-mile
course and on two of it's legs had out
sailed the new boat. performance
which restores her prestige, imperilled
in her disappointing showing in the
drifting match last Saturday, and
makes her a factor to be reckoned
with in the selection of a cup defender
Columbia Was Outclnssed.
The Columbia was for the day out
classed. From the very start she was
never for a moment in the race. While
| the Reliance and Constitution were
| ha vino { hafUnap fhaYaca1uac oil
the way around the course, the former
cup defender was dragging along
miles astern of them, and when the
| Reliance sailed across the finish line
| the Columbia was more than two miles
almost dead to leeward. The Reliance
beat her by fifteen minutes and fifty
two seconds, actual sailing time.
The wind held true at nine to
| twelve knots during the race and ia
| vored none Of the racers. The con-
ditions were ideal for a fair test of the
three boats.
The start was almost perfect. The
Reliance and the Columbia went
| across the line side by side, with the
| Constitution trailing by nearly half a
minute, but to windward. Five min
utes after the start the Constitution
was not more than a length astern,
| and the splendid battle was on.
The Columbia began slowly to drop be-
hind. All the boats were going better
| than a 12-knot clip.
Held Their Positions.
Steadily, but very slowly, until the
first turn, the Reliance heightened her
lead. When the boats turned the first
mark, the Reliance had beaten the
Columbia by more than two minutes,
in sailing six miles in twenty-eight
minutes and nineteen seconds, but had
gained only thirty seconds on the Con-
| stitution.
At the next turn the Reliance had
gained twenty-five seconds on the Con-
stitution and nearly eight minutes on
the Columbia. The Reliance leading
by hundreds of yards and steadily
gaining. the two leaders laid a course
close hauled that fetched them almost
to the third turn, where the start
ing line had been.
The Reliance fetched 100 yards to
leeward of the mark, went by it and
squeezed through between it and a
long tow of barges. Before the Con-
stitution. reached the mark the banges
had fouled it. and she was compelled
to sail around the tow. She lost a
little by it.
On the fourth leg the racers had the
wind point freer, and with sheets a
/ bit started, the leaders heeled over and
stretched away for the six-mile run.
/ The Reliance negotiated that leg in rs
minutes and 55 seconds. but the Con-
stitution had gained nearly half a
minute on her.
The Columbia. more than thirteen
minutes behind the Reliance. was fair
| ly distanced.
The wind had dropped bit when the
leaders broke out their ballooners and
began the run TO the last turn. Dur
ing that leg the Constitution again
closed up some OF the long gap between
her and the Reliance, but still was a
minute and IS seconds behind the lead
| err.
BY bit Of sharp lufing Capt. Barr
/ pinched the Reliance across tine line,
while the Constitution was nearly half
| mile 90 leeward OF Il.
The official time as given out follows;
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