The sun., 1901-07-19
CONSTITUTION CLEANED.
YACHTS UNDsRsoDY IN AZ GOOD ssAPs
As ON DAP GMB WAS LAUNCHED.


NAY Come or the Ways At Brsssoi THk Hsr-
Ing and . Start Made 20 Joln sAs SQUAD
ron Of the New York Yacht Club -0as q
the Mainsaiis Rscus Prom tie Leash.
BRIsroL. July is-Ths Grew Of the Con-
stitutlon finished the cleaning and oilns Of
the plates this afternoon. and the yachts
undorbody Is ~ clean a on the day sho was
launched. A number Of light Jobs In the
way OF Improvement are In progress under
hatohes. Everything Ii being done to pre-
pare the defender for floating Oh the marine
ways 50 that q start can be made at midday
Tomorrow for the head Of Long Island Sound.
where abe win Join the New York Yacht
Club squadron on Sunday for the race on
the following day.
As soon a. the Constitution n put over-
board which IL is thought will be about .
O'Clock the lido serving at that time. the sails
will be bent. the topmast sent up on end and
q start made seaward. One Of the main
sails has had between two and three fess
out of the lssch 70 that when the yacht starts
IN hsr next race she will have Q smaller arsa
Of canvas In her mainsail than she had during
The rooeus contest Of the Newport Yacht
Racing Association.
1t Is found that while In light winds. similar
to tho condition prevailing on July 8. when
tho Constitution beat the Independence
nearly one hour and Q half. and Columbia
nearly half an hour. the mainsail was just
blowing nearly afteen miles an hour on last
Friday, when the Constitution was beaten
BY the Columbia. the effect Of the wind on
ne ,bs Ss TSs tho oRnSst: ,g:sns
that 1t would answer for the average strength
Of the summer winds. on the New England
= that nth as %aDss
IN a ffteen-mile breeze than she did on last
Friday. although on that day. notwithstand-
Ing the fact that she was second In the race.
che covered the course IN good time
This morning the crew was epgsged In
getting the lighter sails on board. slowing
them away In the sailroom forward. while AZ
at the masthead The dropping Of the tide
IN the afternoon gave opportunity 20 the crew
In smoothins Up the undsrbody from the
Part Of the Lead keel that was under water
yesterday afternoon ut low tide could not b.
reached from the boats. 40 a diver went down,
a s na sse oSeT paP Of sns S'Ies saa
keel
While the plates Mt the bilses and those at
the the Sees % Of the a Smes were qes
from corrosion. or foulness, the sheathinF Of
the lead well down toward the base and In
the vini1ity 9i the sternRo;s was was GorrOded
spaces on each side
Tho same oily mixture used on the under
body OF the Constitution several weeks ago
when she was first taken ont on the marine
railway wns used again to-day with good
effect, the small corrosive spots In tho region
OF the rivets disappearing after slight rub
bipg
II is noticed that there are quite number
OF new hands among the CONSTITUTIONS Grew,
changes having been made al Newport from
time to time, There are now hardly dozen
Of the Long Island seamen on board On
the whole the men appear to be happy with
their lot, going about their work merrily
and skylarking with each other at every
opportunity Capt Rhodes Is looking after
tho interests OF the new boat In the absence
Of Mr. duncan.