The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12

black Iaumes. She ht Id a hamme dtco-
rat d with h. fathe re- racing colors.
The hend OF this hammt was of silver
and thu handle of mahogany. Capt. Nat
Herr ehof stood on a platform that ran
along the sido Of the yacht about y W with
the watr line. He gave on" quick glance
70 SIC that all was ady. Capt. Barr, Mate
Christians and about fifteen mi NIB re-
deck. Promptly at $50 o'clock at O signal
from Capt. Nat, a gong sound d, the tn
Eincer start d 70 let out the cable and the
yacht b. gan TO move down toward the
tap. with the hamm' r. br aking the glass.
and the vino SPLASH d owr tn bow Of the
yacht and all ov Miss Is Inns costume,
l christen thee Reliance and God bless
Xou, said Miss lselin and her father led
the hearty cheers that followed.
Very slowly the Reliance was lowered
into the water and when about 800 feet
from the shore she foated out Of the cradle
and gracefully bobbed up and down on
the water, oourtesying her acknowledg-
cleared the shop the American yacht
ensign was hoisted over her tadrail. Mr..
lselin's private signal was set on a staG
amidships and the New York Yacht Club
Between these were strung flags OF the
signal code.
Capt. Nat had climbed aboard as the
yacht started toward the water and as
Duncan, Jr.. led three rousing cheers for
the designer Of so many Cup defenders.
Thon cheers We're given for Capt. Barr,
ana then for the crew. The yacht was
hauled over to the north pier where she
was made fast under the shears. Her
mast will be stepped on Monday and she
will probably have trial trip OH April "a
or IS. Those in the shed gathered all the
souvenirs they could. Pieees of the broken
glass bottle. scraps Of nietal, tvets. bolts
end nuts were eagerly gat hered up 10 be
Treasured.
Tnn yachtsmen preren. all praised the
yacht and oil think that the Reliance will
De fast enough to beat the Shamrock III:
In August. Commodore Bourne said Il
think abe will prove 70. be wonderfully
fast and hope she will do the trick
Size is built like a bridge and the only way
sie car be iit,t is 70 sII.ash her plates In"
w Il. Duncan, Jr., said: She IL a beauti-
fully buil, YACHT and when down TO her
ls'lin said: i think she will prove fast
CROUCH to keep the Cup in this country
starring Burgess, the designer, said: She
IL rerv. much fuller than the Constitution
should beat the Constitution and Columbia
easily
III. cl,all~ng, Of tn Royal Ulster Yacht
Cub FOR rae for the cup was r q ivod by
tn NV York Yacht Club in October. IL
was acc y. a 0t a meeting h Id on Oct.
appoint d. This commit @ Is x-COInmo-
dore LOWS Ccss II dyard. Commodore
FIR derrick q. Bourne. > or tary q oree A.
Corypaos. .oS-Commodorc T.. n. Brown.
dor. J. p. Morgan. J. Malcolm Forb 3. W.
y. Duncan. Jr.. and Archibald Rog RI.
Al a M ting of tho club III Id on Oct. 30 it
was announc d that a contract had been
sicTd with the Herr shoff company to
build def nder for syndicate composed
OF tn 80 meInbs r.. Elb. RI y. Gary. CT msnt
A. Griscom JAM J Hill, William Il. liz d.,
Norman B. r, am. William Rock, e II r,
Corn, Illus Wand rbilt. II rry Walt rs and
.ce ss b W4 mnnarS O. t 4V1 yran, n T p
fender and the Columbia in her first " ar.
was induce d TO take holdSof the nj W boat
and at once gave his attention to her oOn-
etruction.
nickel steel. Tobin bronze and lead soon be-
gan to arrive at Bristol. The lead mould was
made the third week in November and the
lead keel, which weighs about one hundred
tons. was successfully run on Nov. -. This
was allowed to cool and IL was uncovered
and lowered into the cradle on Nov. 70.
The lead keel Of the Columbia was run on
Jan "a, 1899, and the yacht was launched
on June 10, having taken four months and
seventeen days to build. The lead keel Of
the Constitution was run on Dec. 70, 1900,
and that yacht was launched on May 9,
1901, having taken four months and four.
teen days to build. The Reliance has taken
four months and nineteen days to build.
As soon as the lead was placed In position
il was smoothed OF and cut to receive the
frames and keel plate and bored for the
In & screws which hold the plate to the lead.
Tie top OF the lead is rabbeted to take tho
lower strake of plating. and through the
plating and the lead there are $50 screws
fve-eghts Of an inch in diameter and six
inches long.
Above the lead there is a bronze keel
plate which IL fanged at the sides TO en-
gage the outer plates and there are fanges
al the frame spaces to take the floor plates.
The keelson IL cast In three sections. II IL
held TO the lead by threaded bolts one inch
In diameter and ten inches long. The keel
plate was fixed by Dec. Z, and the work OF
setting up the stem and stern began. The
stern post is cast in two sections and Ia
twenty -one feet in length.
The frames are OF nickel steel. The
flaming Is the same as that Of the Con-
siitutiop. Belt frames which take the
girih OF the boat az well as the deck beams
and floors are spaced feet inches apart.
These belt frames at the sides of the boat
and under the deck are $40 of an inch
thick where they form the floor they are
$40. They are made IN seven sections
giles on the inside and plain angles which
engage the plating on the outside. These
belt frames are cut above the fourth strake
Of plating to take longitudinal frames
which consist OF i DarS Wnere the plates
butt and angles at the centres Of the plates
The T bars are Ak and the longitudinal
Dubbed angles are aX2 inches. Between
the belt frames there are intermediate |
frames which run to just above the upper |
edge Of the third strske OF plating.
The two next belt frames are Dubbed |
angles 21%x2 inches and between these there |
Il plain angle Ii+xlh inches.
There are Ave strakes OF plating which, |
TO simplify work in tine shops. have been |
lettered. Tho bottom strake is q and the |
A. The lower strake il - |
inches wide and the next three are ~ inches.
The upper. strakes are IS inches. The
upper strake engages an angle iron 3x2 |
inches which forms the planksheer.
Up TO where the intermediate frames
stop, the plating is on the raised and sunken
system. Above this the plating is smooth.
The lower strake G Is an inside plate
to the lead. Strakc F h an outside
plate, hppng strakes q and Y. Strake T.
u an inside plate. Strake ID ia a clinker
IL laps ~. inches on strake and
butts on strake c. Strakes c, B and A
form flush joints. The thickness OF the
plating il as follows: Strake G. $50 OF an
inch; strakes +, L and d, 7-s3. and strskes
& and B 6-32. These are of bronze The
top strske Is OF nickel steel and is $50 Of
an inch thick.
The deck Is OF aluminium 4 Of an inch
thick and this In covered with can vas 10
protect II from the water and to give the