Show NEW DEFENDERS DEFEAT Beliance Fails to Outrun Constitution on New Course New Haven Conn July HTho latest aspirant for cup defending honors tho Reliance was defeated today by tho Constitution Con-stitution In the Initial run of the Now York Yucht club crubc from Glencove to L this port Tho Reliance had succeeded in pulling by tire Columbia and twenty miles from tho start the Constitution also went by the old cup defender to leeward Ten miles from the finish the Reliance was WI9 leiullng tho Constitution by nearly three quarters of a mile Tho breeze proved fickle however and when It dropped It loft tho Reliance tI unc I > o that the Constitution wan able to draw UI to nor but could not unite catch her AH the breeze strengthened astern the Constitution gained rapidly on tho Re lance Two miles from the finish she was only 1 quarter of a mile astern and a mile away from tho lino she had cut down the RellnncoH led to two or three hundrccj yards Tho new boat broko out her spinnaker spin-naker quickly In tire hope of pulling away but tho Constitution followed suit and was almost blanketing the Reliance as they neared the finish line Rellnce While the Reliance managed to cross In crSg tho lrad the Belmont boat was one second liMs than 1 minute astern both boats fly ing across the line under a great press of sails The Columbia In the meantime had bon dropping quite rapidly astern and wan more than n mile away The official times In the ninetyfooter cass worn Boats Start Finish Elapsed Constitution 113200 51413 5M213 Reliance 113300 513U 54114 54H Columbia U3200 635 51825 I |