The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-27
RELIANCE
FINISHED
IN FRONT
But Constitution Gave
Her a aSharp Race.
THE COLUMBIA
WAS DISTANCED
Old Cup Defender Outclassed
by Both the Others.
THE WIND FAVORED
NONE OF THE BOATS
Conditions We're Ideal for a Fair Test
Of the Three Boats, and Though
Reliance Won Fairly the Con-
stitution Showed Herself
a Factor in the
Contest.
THE WIND FAVORED
NONE OF THE BOATS
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, May 26.-1n a ga1nely con-
tested race. the Reliance again to-day
I'D the way across the finish line. win
ming her second victory over the Coum-
bia and her first over the Constitution.
Two minutes and fifty-one seconds later
the Constitution finished, and the crew
of the new boat gave her such a cheer
ns she deserved. Tho Constitution had
sailed a plucky race, and had a right to
share in the honors. From start to fin
ish she had fought out every mile over
the thirty mile course, and on two of its
legs had outsailed the new boat, per-
formance which restores her prestige I'M
periled 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.
The Columbia was for the day out
classed. From the very start she was
never for moment in the race. While
the Reliance and Constitution were hav-
ing 1t out between themselves all the
way around the course, the former cup
defender was dragging along miles
nstern OF them. and when the Reliance
! sailed across the finish line the Colum-
! bia was more than two miles almost dead
| to ieeward The Reliance beat her by
| fifteen minutes and fifty-one seconds,
actual sailing time.
CONDITIONS WE'RE IDEAL.
Th wind held through to twelve knots
during the race. and favored none or
the racers. The conditions were ideal
for fair test OF the three boats.
The start was almost perfect Re
lance and Columbia went across the line
side by side, with Constitution trailing
by nearly half a minute, but wlndWard
Five minutes after the start the Con-
stitution was more than a length astern
and the splendid battle between them
was on. The Columbia began slowly to
drop behind. All tho boats were going
better than twelve knot clip:
Steadily, but very slowly, I'll the 1lrst
turn the Reliance lengthened her lead,
and when the boats turned the first mark
the Reliance had beaten the Columbia
nv. more than two minutes In sailing SIX
miles in twenty-eight minutes and nine
teen seconds, but had gained only thirty
seconds on the Constitution. AZ the next
turn Reliance had gained twenty-five sec
onds on the Constitution and nearly = y eisne NJ
minutes on the Columbia The Rellance
leading by hundreds of yards and stead
ily gaining, the two leaders laid a course
close hauled that fetched them almost 70
the third turn, where the starting me
had been.
The Reliance fetched 100 yards TO lee,
ward of the mark, went by II ana ana
squeezed through between II and ana ,,t,ng iHng
q Bfferf fhe barses 1ne Rnd foued
# and she was compelled to sail around
the tow She lost atth little BY by 1t: racers had
the wind point freer and with. sheets
az bit started and leaders peeled over, I'VE !.
they stretched away for the SIX mlle
as 81 minutes and IS Seconds, but the Con
stituton had gained nearly odra half than m'i
minutes behind the Reliance was fairly
The wind had dropped bit when the
leaders broke out their ballooners ano
began began to run to the last turn. During
that leg the Constitution again closed lose W
| the reliance, but still was n minute and
seconds behind the leader p. - By yy,n bsd sii
Of sharp uiilng aeross aa fhe line willie 'h the
Constitution was nearly half mile te
| leeward of 1t. =,
The official time was given out as fol-
| lows: n1ansod
Start. Finish. time
r,,on,o 12.1b.OO 3:l2:11 2:57:11