Show BOTH ARE EASY FOR DEFENDER DE FEN OER 9 i Latest Creation in Yachts His Masterpiece OTHER OT BOATS BOA S OUTCLASSED 0 C SHOWS SHO UP COLUMBIA AND AUD CON OON CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION 4 I New York May 23 In a wind that thet ranged from a mere zephyr to an breeze the Reliance clearly I proved her superiority over the Co Ce Columbia Columbia lumbia and the Constitution in the therace therace race TaCe on Long Island sound this after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon Though officially the race was no contest cont t owing to the failure of or the boats to finish before 6 30 j enough was revealed rev led to prove that in his ils latest latent creation Designer Herreshoff has wrought his masterpiece In all points of or sailing as they were ware brought rought jn in n the triangular course the new boat clearly outclassed her rivals When Whenever Whenever Whenever ever conditions were at all equal she scurried away from front the other yachts with ease The he tests to which the boats were subjected were mainly confined to measuring their respective merits over overreaches overreaches overreaches reaches close and broad little opportunity opportunity opportunity being afforded of showing what she may be capable of in working to windward or running to leeward In what little chance there was to form forman an estimate of the boats in these thee two latter later respects the new bat b at demon demonstrated demonstrated stated her ber superiority As A for the te Co Ce Columbia C lumbia lumbia and Constitution the contest was indecisive though when the time limit had expired the Columbia had a slight advantage ad over the te Belmont boat It I was after the Reliance Relan e had started for home with wih her ber lee le rail rai awash wash a that that she proved prove to the te thousands who were watching her what a racer she Is She simply flew few away way a from the Colum Columbia Columbia Columbia bia and Constitution and in about ten en minutes had opened Gp ne up a lead of over two ho miles milOs ml s which was wa being rapidly increased when the committee sig signaled a 8 postponement of the race In Jn the meantime Constitution had bad very ver materially m cut down the Colum bins bias bos lead and at the finish was nearly abeam of the old defender |