Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-22
THE NEW DEFENDER.
Trial Trip tho cons,itution E,.,es
Her Builders

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Bristol, r. L., May 22.-The constitu
ton had trial trip yesterday and she
behaved in way that was extremely
gratifying 20 every one connected with
the boat. She was out from 10 o'clock
in the morning until after 8, and gave
a pretty exhibition of sailing on all
points and under a breeze that varied
from q very light to nice sailing
breeze of about ten miles an hour
strength. In the very light air during
the morning she seemed to keep NOV
ing all the time. and showed that she
could drift we'll. and when the breeze
freshened she moved fast. carried her
sail We'll, and acted beautifully She
pointed high, and footed fast when
jammed on the windward, altho there
was no way of gauging what the boat
could do as compared with Others.
1t seemed to those who watched the
trial that when on the wind she was
travelling fast. Under the conditions of
the wind her performance was not so
striking, but with the wind abea.rl She
lay over and showed some fine bursts
of speed. OF course no attempt was
made to show the boat at her best. 1t
was simply builders trial to See that
everything was all right. w. b. Dun
can, Jr., who was on board, said after
ward that he was we'll pleased, and ev-
lerything was satisfactory. N. G. Her
reshoff said nothing, but judging by his
looks when the yacht returned 10 her
moorings, he too, was we'll satisfied.
1t is said in Bristol that Nat Herres-
hoff is better pleased with the Consti-
tuition than with any yacht he has built
yet. and thinks that she comes nearer
to being the ideal lelcing boat than any
other. He will be Very much disap-
pointed If he is not right
The Constitution certainly made
beautiful picture. 1t seemed as IL the
lightest puff would move her thru the
water and there seemed to be no part
of her hull that offered any resistance
In the light air of the morning she
made absolutely no disturbance in the
water. Later, when there was a nice
sailing breeze she keeed easily and as
the bow cut the water 1T churned up a
little white foam. This would run along
the sides of the yacht and then be left
behind in two straight lines. There was
no drawing in under the counter and no
drag or following wave. Even when the
yacht heeled Well in the stronger puffs
there was no drag aft, which was so
noticeable in the Shamrock, and she left
the water even more easily than the
Columbia.
1t was hard to tell how the Constitu-
tion will carry her big spread of canvas
in a fresh breeze. because the wind was
never stronger than ten miles an hour
yesterday. She heeled very easily un-
der the pressure of the breeze, but. like
the Columbia, will probably get down to
her bearings, and then it will be hard to
get her farther. Once when Mr.. Duncan
threw her round quickly she lay over
until her lee rail was almost to the wa
ter's edge and quite a good deal of her
bronze under body on the weather side
was shown. The yacht handled very
easily. and is 80 we'll balanced that the
wheel was frequently left and she sailed
along holding her course.
Nat Herreshoff. Mr.. Duncan and
Capt. Rhodes each took turn at the
wheel and put the yacht thru her PAGES.
AT no time was the yacht tackled quick
ly She was allowed to come about
slowly and easily, but she showed that
when she is called upon for quick ac-
tion in stays she viii do all that is re-
quired Of her.
The sails are Ill cross-cut, and fitted