New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-24

Yacht HM ;.
Constitution ~
The experts were surprised when they
ina. Captain Rhodes did not set the Consdtu-
.,on's balloon jibtopsail, the other two had
done. for II was plainly the best sail to use. un-
less he hoped to gain on the Reliance by a luf-
fne match Such a move was out of the Ques
ton TWO minutes after the start. for the Re
lance with her ghostlike speed in the smooth
water. had opened q sap that her rival could
not hope 10 close with no ballooner TO help her
along IN ten minutes the new boat was the
leader by nearly an eighth OF a mile. and when
the Constitutions baliooner was finally set. the
new boat WAS a quarter OF q mile 70 the good.
Nursing the Reliance along with her ballooneT
trimmed just right TO catch every breath of air
and keeping the main boom well inboard. Cap
tain Barr kept The big sloop going all the time
The Others were two miles astern hour after
the start They had both gone breeze hunting
n the middle Of the Sound while Barr stuck to
The north shore Of Long Island. He held the
breeze until off Oyster Bay, when he ran into
some calm strealls.
Meanwhile the Columbia and the Constitution
had found a light breeze. and were coming fast
To the eastward. the Columbia having passed
me Constitution Both were rapidly walking
I'D or the Reliance. The Reliance passed the
buoy of Lloyd's Neck at 4:05:10 She was
then three miles from the first mark Her
spiunaker boom was launched out and the sail
set ct Alb and while she carried that sail, she
more than held her own with the others, even
though her breeze was lighter than theirs
At 40 O'Clock the Columbia was within a
quarter Of mile OF the Reliance. and the Con-
Etitution was an eighth of mile on the Column
bias starboard quarter The Reliance took in
her spinnaker for time. and then set it again.
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Constitution carried her spinnnker boom TO star
board for half an hour, but did not set the sail.
ROUNDING THE FIRST MARK
The real racing of the day began just soon
as the first mark was rounded The times taken
there were as follows:
rsrs.oe b:zs5o Constitution 5:28 Is
This shows that after all the lead obtained by
,he Reliance she was beaten by the Columbia
TWO seconds 10 this point. That however, was
rhe CoIvrFbia's only gain the new boat for
in the fine breeze from the westward, which
lasted from then until the finish. the Reliance
not only held her lead, but increased It with
every mile she sailed In the short reach OF
three miles across the Sound to the next mark
she gained one minute and twenty five SECONDS
on the Columbia and one minute and twenty
Two seconds on the Constitution The latter in
4,7-n gained three seconds this reach on the
Columbia
The three yachts luffed around the second
mark like this
5i'f IS. oo5.ssss. IS:
Columbia - ;43l1 l4-2Sl
All three set baby jibtopsails as soon as they
had rounded the last mark, and trimmed sheets
on the port tack. The Reliance. with her lee
rail level with the water, made fast time on TINS
ersr hoard 10 the northward- The Constitution
srIit lacks with both the others, going TO the
Standard tack nine minutes after rounding the
mark The Reliance held on to her port tack
for eighteen minutes, then she came about aho
remained on the starboard tack until she TOOK
g., her c1ubfopsai at the end Of the race she
had gained fully mile in distance, and several
-rjrr1-es in time on the Columbia. The Const
1r1rfon in this work had gained perceptiply on
the Columbia and some thought she mao ealiS9
somewhat on the Reliance. AS the yaChCs uio
not finish. there was. of course, no way OF oer
termining this. The Reliance had sailed exactly
one hour and Ten seconds when she TOOK III ne
clubtopsau. so il is fair TO suppose Nhat Slle
had fully covered the eleven miles or the last Ie6
u the course. ..o
,rs- no time would be taken half an hour after
sunset 50 many were surprised 20 see q sigma
set from the committee boat at b-0o D. H. pos
poning the race Mr.. Wales, OF the ftsattd
committee explained last night that the oMheI
Of the 90-footers. in order 10 keep the SAM =.
the yachts from the night air, asked that theIe
be time limit OF five and half hours ana ina
time be taken after $50 p m. Inc i IaSe -
to-day" said Mr.. Wales, will be resalisQ On
the next regular day scheduled, which Is l ue0-
Gay q next week