The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-02
RELIANCE OFF NEW ROCHELLE
CUP YACHT HAS UNEVENTFUL
SAIL FROM NEWPORT.
Wind Too strong for Spin Yesterday.
but Tuning Up WIN Begin ~ Soon ~
Possibie--CoIumbia Meets Gale and
II Forced to Return to Newport.

Wln0 TOO SJTOnB TOT y SpU ncStCTu~Ss
but Ttming Up WIN Begin ~ Soon ~
Possibie-CoIumbia Meets Gale and
Ii Forced to Return to Newport.
The Reliance is anchored of New Rochelle.
She arrived early yesterday morning and re-
NAMED at anchor all day. the wind being too
strong for the yacht to resume her tuning
UP sails.
The yacht left Newport early on Thursday
morning In a light breeze, and she was abreast
OF Fishers Island at 2 o'clock In the after
noon. The wind then freshened. and for
three hours the yacht made good time. At
s o'clock line was taken from the yachts
tender. the Sun beam. and she was towed the
rest OF tho journey. Early yesterday morn
Ing the wind had freshened considerably
and at o'clock 1t was blowing half 9 gale
from the north west. Mr.. Iselin, who was
on the Sunbeam. was watching tho yacht
carefully. and he decided that II would be
better to 60 into Glen Cove rather than to
anchor out in the Sound, where quite heavy
sea was running. The Reliance remained OF
the New York Yacht Club station at Glen
Cove until o'clock In the morning, a-,d was
towed to her moorings. which are OF Mr..
lselin's house at Premium Point New
Rochelle.
Mr. Iselin. Newberry Thorne and Woodbury.
Kane went ashore about 10 o clock in the morn
ing and the Grew OF the. yacht were busy over
sse sSst y as seua
60 out for spin in the afternoon, but the
GPd no FIX n itrHn se al d h na . M :
stretch the sails too much 90 early In the
season,
That Ct f Hss n ass
every day. getting her sails stretched and
sen saa 2 rS fse sail p w alo% W
started out In q light breeze and did very well.
with what the Reliance has shown 50 lar and
S H. So % to Be very ss
up sails as often as possible and she will be
ready n for racing when the time comes,
Columbia or Constitutions"
Ill CANNOT s-! tell at present understand
hst With be not ana odre II
the yachts meet in the first race, which is to
be sailed on the Sound OIL May y. should
IKE to have some trials with the Con stit9ton
way SO that we shall have to, wait to find
out What y we can do until all three vessels
Kererring to the sails Of the yacht Mr..
Iseiin would not admit that q suit y to be
B made BY m RsE M said se FED Gsl sSs
she she viii Witt use the best IL the M "'eo anu
The RELIANCE will be a great attraction 70 ali
yachtsnen during the next few weeks. Those
who have not seen the new defender yet will
go to New Rochelle to have look at her
and when she goes out sailing she will be
watched carefully by all who arc interested
In the coming contests.
All three OF the aO-footers will be at this
end OF the Sound for at least two weeks and
as they will be out sailing every hne day.
IT is hard to see how they can keep from hav-
ing slight brushes with each other.
NEWPORT. r. J.. May THE Cup defender
Columbia made an attempt this morning to
get to the westward. but was Obliged to
return, and TONIGHT she is In the harbor
awaiting favorable weather.
Late last nj ht Capt. Miller received word
from F. D. Morgan 70 bring the Columbia
70 Glen Cove, and early this morning Capt,
was light from the southwest and at $50
o'clock the moorinrs were cast on and the
yacht proceeded out TO sea She was carry
ing all lower sails and working topsail and
In spite OF the light wind made fairly good
When abreast of Point Judith. without
the slightest warning, the wind suddenly
shifted TO the northwest and II blew half q
yale. Realizing that II would BE- useless
to attempt to beat up the Sound in such a
wind and not caring to run the risk Of stretch
ing any OF the sails. Capt Miller decided to
return 70 Newport, and taking in all sail
headed for Newport, where she arrived at
9 o'clock
The wind con tinued to blow all day, but
tonight II looks as II II will be favorable
in the morning for Capt, Miller to proceed
TO the westward Cant. Miller does not
think that the Columbia will return hero
before the Reliance.