The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-01

Columbia had II nip and tuck for some
time. The Reliance soon followed the
Columbia, and at l2,04.30 she was llfsed
In order that the men might get her sheets
down fiat.
The Columbia stood in toward the beach
as close al possible and then came of shore
again, and was drawing toward the Reliance.
which was still holding the port tack.
The Reliance crossed the Columbia and
then took the port tack. She was back
winding, the old boat, SO that the latter,'s
stood in shore again. The tack was only
short one, and then the Columbia came
OIL shore with the same result.
She was close to the Reliance, and try
as he would, Capt Barr could not shake
her OFF: This went on unit 1890 o'clock,
when the Reliance, on thestarboard tack,
passed out by Point Judith. She had then
drawn clear Of the Columbia.
When clear of the Point the yachts got
the full force Of the tide running to the
east, and there was rougher water for
them to sail in.
The Reliance changed her jib topsail
for smaller one. She pulled away from
the Columbia, she pointed higher and
being left astern by the other two. Finding
that his yacht would not point with the
others, Capt. Rhodes gave her hard full
and let her try to make up what she was
losing in pointing by footing faster, but
even then she did not travel as fast as the
other two.
The Reliance and the Columbia were
not sailed 80 close when clear of the land
as they had been under the beach. Several
lacks were made, and at 1923 the Reliance
took the port tack for the turning mark,
which was little more than a mile away
The Columbia tackled astern OF her twenty
seconds later, and the Constitution tackled
at 1890.
Then Capt Barr had to pinch, and the
Reliance sailed with her jib topsail shiver-
ing in the wind, but she managed to make
the mark without lacking again. The
Columbia and Constitution each had to
make a short hitch to fetch. Over the
whole windward leg Of the course the Re
lance and Constitution made sixteen tacks
each, and the Columbia twenty-four
The Reliance turned the mark at 1874
Her boom was eased off to starboard and
the spinnaker set to port. 1t took two
minutes and fifty seconds for the crew
to get the big sail drawing Then tbs jib
topsail was run down and the balloon lib
topsail boisted and broken out 0 minutes
and 25 seconds after turning the mark. The
Columbia turned the mark at 1920 It
took 1 minute and IS seconds to get the
spinnaker drawing on this yacht and the
balloon lib topsail was broken out minutes
and II seconds after turning the mark. The
Constitution turned the mark at 1.3954.
It took minute and 38 seconds to get her
spinnaker set, and her balloon jib topsail
was broken out minutes and 10 seconds
after turning the mark
All three yachts rolled considerably in
the sea- The Constitution was the worst
roller, and she frequently Slated the wind
all out of her spinnaker so that it hung limp.
The Reliance had smaller kites than the
other boats, and they did much better
work. In the rolling they were kept full
much more easily.
The Reliance at once drew away from
the other two, and the Constitution slowly
but surely closed up on the Columbia.
They were going through the water better
than ten knots an hour, and the following
fleet of steam yachts were hustling to get
to the lightship to see the finish.
When off the whistling buoy of Point
Judith, the Constitution had drawn up on
almost even terms with the Columbia,
and these two yachts had a hard tussle
to see which would get to the line first.
The Constitution was to the westward Of
the older boat, and they sailed along ON
almost even terms for a long time, while
the Reliance had more than a mile lead. NJ
The Reliance crossed the line at 3O0:44
and was saluted loudly. Her kites were
run down, and she sailed up the harbor
% her moorings near Goat Island. The
Constitution crossed the line at 30s:4l,
ant the Columbia at S:OS:48. The Reliance
f1nis,ed about a mile and a quarter ahead
OF the Constitution. The times over each
leg OF ne course and the official summary
OF the run are shown in the following:
FIRST Iun-rrrrRrN urrps To yISDyARD