| Show ITHE ITHE THE RELIANCE is A GREAT OREA T BOAT Point L I I T May I the victory of Reliance over though hough I Is In inI Columbia on ul I ithe the tho minds of ot many to stamp her the defender of the Americas cup against Shamrock I III II a largo large number enthusiasts came down to of ot yachting tho the sound today to see her match her ability against Columbia and Balling saing ng committee steamer teamer The Tho ateer which was as to take up UI her hr po position at nt the he starting line lne at 1145 sig slon at that the start was post Ined ned until 1 after lter 12 1 After waiting an hour and n a half the committee Ater derided decided to start the boats bats and the mark tug was al sent away way to lay laythe laythe laythe the course I The coure committee selected the same lame one ono that was wal sailed sa Ill on 01 Thursday With wih the lie mark 11 miles train from the Iho oft off Eaton Enton Point 1 mies the second oft off or Green or Ledge Point on the tho north side eWe of or the tho sound three miles then back to tile the thle start 25 5 The Tue wind was very light from the southwest southwest The preliminary gun ws wh fired fred at nt with wih the boots boats to tl the westward of at the line lne None of ot them had anything more mor than steerage way wn I The yachts started at nt 1 O with wih the Reliance nolan e In 11 ii the lead The Tho starting time as al seen from rein shore sh r was 15 I O 50 O Constitution 1610 Columbia 1 S O The Tho hns has by for far the best po position p eltion Illon arid ali a 11 In Ri the fret the live minutes had gained yail yard on en the other two boats bOlte At p m rn Reliance elance was as a 1 mite mile mie ahead of cf the lh two to Other t her boats having sailed to their their one Official starting time Reliance constitution 1 Columbia lr 1 The Columbia Columbia was i as ae handicapped 35 seconds passed Oak Neck about three thre miles from the start stare and ald at nt that time was WIS a mile and a hlf ahead of ot the tho other two boats Constitution was leading the tin Columbia ColumbIa about abut tel or of ot a mile mie Lloyds Neck May Mi 23 The Reliance nt at 3 was WIS stilt still leading both the theother thi theother other boats bOli and seemed to be b steadily Increasing her lead lend The wind was Wi de decreasing decreasing creasing but what little there was WI fa la favoring the Reliance whose whore sails were werf filled While chite those of ot Columbia ClumbIa and an Con Constitution fled hung almost t slack ack and they 1 were ware practically becalmed ant and an drifting |
