Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-04-17
CUP DEFENDER LAUNCHED
Il cHRIsTENTHEE RELIANCE AND
MAY GOD BLESS THEE
The Words Of the Daughter Of Man
aging Owner IseIin as the Latest
Wonder cIided in the Water-The
Constitution Was Near--Lines Of tn.
Yacht--15,o 600 Square Feet Canvas.

Bristol, r. l.. April 13.-With an
American eagle at her bow, the cup
deiender Romance was launched at the
herreshon works just before shutdown
Saturday.
five hundred persons stood beside
the glistemng underpody or the yacht
wnen, at $751; O'Clock. Miss Cora lse-
lin. daughter of G. Ullver Iseiin, maui
aging owner OF the boat, broke, with
siiyer hammer, the traditional bot
tie OF champagne saying at the time.
4 christen thee Reliance, and may God
bless thee."
me laurel wreaths and punches Oh
pinks, tied with red and black ribbons,
tie racing colOrs OF Mr.. Iseiin, were
festooned forward, and as the yacht
slowly drew out OF the shop the Amer
lean yacht ensign was raised at the
stern, with MIR. iselin's private signal
aInidships and the coiors Of the New
York Yacht club at the bow.
Three Thousand persons, in steam
yachts, rowDoats, on the two piers and
back on the street behind the shop,
greeted the plunge Of the Reliance
with usty cheers, while Dugler on 3
torpedo boat played "The Star Span
gled Banner"
Among the yachts anchored of the
works was the Constitution, the UNI
successful candidate for cup honors
two years ago. and this year designed
to be one of the keenest rivals OF the
Reliance.
the Reliance is a decided departure
on the part of Herreshoff from his
olher cup defenders. and is an excel
lent example OF tho American type OF
nat hoored, I'm keeled boats. She Is
not such an extreme skimming keeled
dish as was the independence, butsne
nevertheless resembles the Crownin
shield boat more than she does any
OF her predecessors built here. Her
lines are very easy, with few hard
places, and graceful, sweeping curve
from the bilges into the garboards.
Her stern is very fiat, so that she will
leave but little wake, while her bow,
although not quite SO broad and fat as
that OF the Independence. Is still very,
much different from the bow Of either
the Constitution or the Columbia. She
has a long keel, but, owing to her good
beam, does not carry so much lead as
the other cup defenders. Her bow
toward the end is quite sharp, while
her taffrail measures scarcely eight
feet. At the water line forward sho
is curved like the inside of a saucer.
1t is believed that her strongest point
OF sailing will be with started sheets
in a comparatively smooth sea. She
Is also likely to go very fast down the
wind. her long keel holding her well
on her course. Her weakest point will
be on the wind and tiattened sheets, a
point on which the Shamrock Ill. is
said to be very fast
The boat. with her easy lines and
her tremendous sails spread out over
$4,000 square feet, viii be easily driv-
en-, as 1t seemed to De the unanimous
opinion of those yachtsmen who saw
her today that she would prove the
fastest vessel ever built.
Has TWO Fast Rivals.
The Reliance will be tried out as
never cup boat was before, for the
owner of the Columbia, jealous of her
magnificent record OF two successful
defenses Of the cup, will again be In
the field. while August Belmont, who
controls the Constitution. is keen to re-
trieve the honor lose to the Columbia
two years ago.
Although the Reliance, as In the case
of nearly all the cup defenders, has
been built in secret, 1t is known that
her underbody is constructed of Tobin
bronze and her top sides Of nickel
steel 1t is known also that she Is
about 140 feet over all; just short of
80 feet ON the water line and about
20 feet deep and "a feet beam.
Cloud of Canvas.
When fully rugged she will be able
to spread $4,000 square feet of canvas,
which is the largest amount ever hoist
ed by any racing 80 foot sloop
She was designed by N. G. HERES
hon and has been constructed under