Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-25
RELIANCE GIVEN FIRST TRIAL.
Wind Was Light, But Enough to Show
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 Bristol, R. l., April 25-The new cup defender, the Reliance, was given her first trial sail to-day. The weather was there being only a light breeze from the west, but as the trip was mainly to give her builders chance to look over their finished workmanship there was wind enough for their needs and enough to send the craft down the bay at moderate speed. The crew Of the Reliance were on deck by sunrise, and with the exception Of half an hours respite for breakfast, they worked con- stantly until after 9 o'clock in an effort to have everything in the best of shape for the yachts first spin. The decks had been washed down, the mainsall uncovered and both headsails set up in stops before the men went on board the Sunbeam for breakfast. The sun rose clear but before z o'clock it dis appeared under a dark cloud so that TOT time the prospects of fair weather were not particularly favorable. A very light wind came out of the north Is it was taken to indicate that before the middle of the forenoon it would bl%eze up and give the yacht a chance to show her speed down Narragansett pay Wlth started sheets.
 During the night the steamer Park City. the tender of the old cup defend CT Columbia came in from New York and anchored off the Herreshoff works.
 The Reliance started a 9:35 o'clock. The breeze had shifted to the west and was very light. The yacht Swung away from her moorings under three lower sails and a working topsail. De signer Herreshoff was at the wheel. The yachts tender Sunbeam, the Park City and the steam yacht Corona with Commodore Bourne-of the New York Yacht club on board, and a press tug, followed
 Quaker Hill, Portsmouth. K. l., April 25.-The trial sail of the Reliance was observed today from this point. By S:3O the great sail was mastheaded for the first time But Captain Barr did not like the set of it exactly, so it was lowered and the foot hauled out bit on the boom Then the sail was again hauled up, the crew working hard to get it taut on the Huff. That part of the sail set fairly we'll but the leach Tapped badly.
 In the meantime Commodore Bourne had come into the harbor from New York on his old flagship. the Corona, and dropped anchor 8 few hundred yards ahead of the Reliance. The com modOre paid a short visit to Mir Iselin on board the Sunbeam, but returned to A1,c n.1E A 41,3. {1,an the sky was completely overcast, while over in the west little rain squall was in evidence. The wind was scarce 1y three miles an hour. so that most of the coasting schooners in the bay being unable to stem the ebb tide, were com pe1led to anchor At 9:2O MT IseIin with his executive committe of anna teur yachtsmen, Captain Woodbury Kane Lieutenant w Butler Duncan. IT, and Newbury Thorne, went on board the Reliance, and preparations were at once begun towards getting under way. A working topsail was set and at 9:35 the jib was broken out and the Reliance swung away on the star board tack, headed towards Hog Island light. The staysail was soon broken out and later a jibtopsail was also set The Reliance seemed rather stiff, for with the heavy mainsail boom and gaff swung we'll off on the port side, she had scarcely any heel The Reliance was an hour getting out of the harbor, and while she was drifting along the crew changed the working topsail for a very small club i topsail.
 At 10:4O the wind strengthened bit and trimming in her sheet the Reliance 1 haodod ouf into Narro 0qnsntt hay