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Show RELIANCE AGAIN SHOWS SUPERIORITY NEW YORK, June 12.-That she has no equal In American waters In a smooth sea and a light wind, the Reliance demon, strated by another victory over both the Constitution and Columbia. After a sharp brush, which continued for nearly an hour, the Reliance secured a lead over the Constitution and held It to the finish, defeating her by 6 minutes and 52 seconds. The Columbia lost five minutes by a shift of wind which placed her to the leeward of the others. The Reliance beat her by 12 minutes. 64 seconds. The race was sailed over the American cup course, fifteen fif-teen miles from Sandy Hook to windward and return, thirty miles around. The official offi-cial time: Elapsed Yacht. Start. Finish. Time. Reliance 12:16:18 4:06:01 2:49:43 Constitution 12:16:01 4:11:96 3:55:35 Columbia 12:16:32 4:19:09 4:02:37 Members of the regatta committee announced an-nounced last night that there would be no race until Monday, when they will race for the Glencove cup off Glencove. |