The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12
RELIANCE SAFELY LAUNCHED.
MISS NORA ISELIN CHRISTENS
NEW CUP DEFENDER.
Cheers and saiutes Greet the Hepe q
American Yachhmen ~ she Tskes
Her First Dip-F,owcrp. Festeem -
Laurel and the symbolicai Easis
Add 10 Picturesqueness Of sceoe ~
Bristoi--Herreshon' Latest Creattsa
Appears Graceful and Powerful.

Bristol--Herreshon' Latest Creattsa
Appears Graceful and Powerful.
BRISTOL, X. l., April li.--Saluted BY the
cheers OF hundreds of spectators. the footing
! OF whistles from steam yachts and launches.
! and with the well wishes Of all yachtsmsn,
the new Cup defender, Reliance. was hoated
Oh the Herreshoff shops at $40 o'clock this
afternoon. Miss Nora Iselin. the daughter
| OF c. Oliver Iselin. the managing owner OF
| the yacht, performed the christening core
mony
II was an ideal day for a launch Tho
sun shone brilliantly. a nice breeze rippled
the waters OF Narragansett Bay and II was
! IA warm as May day. The launching Of
Cup defender il always great event at this
old whaling town and the yachting fever
extended to neiehboring towns and from
| early morning there was a steady stream
OF visitors, all of whom were anxious to get
a glimpse of the boat that II " hoped viii
keep the Americas Cup on this side OF the
water.
The Reliance was built In the south shop
Of the Herreshcff works, and every Visitor
on arriving at Bristol went to the shop
and tried to get a peep Of the new boat
through the windows. Little could be
| seen except a trifie Of her white top sides,
and occasit nally when the door was opened
a glimpse could be had of her bronze under
btdy.
It was busy day for Capt. Nat Heres
he II, the fano US designer, and he was
| attending to the hundred and one detailb
that have 70 be locked after. Mr.. fselin
was busy, too, and the crew OF the nsw
yacht, under Capt. Barr. was putting the
final touches on the vessels underbody
before she took the water. The yachts
tender. the Sunbeam. was moored at the
end Of the south pier. and il was decorated
| with bunting early In the morning. A
little offshore the Constitution was n,oored,
and the crew of that yacht was busy banding
en- q new mainsail. Toward ~ O'Clock
W. b. Leeds's handsome steamer, the
Ncma, flying the pennant Of Commodore
Frederick q. Bourne, dropped anchor Oh
the she ps.
She had made fast run from New York
and on board were Commodore Bourne.
W. B. Leeds, Secretary George A; Cormack,
ex-Commodore L. NJ Brown. j. 'Frederict
Tams, Arthur Kemp, Fleet Captain G. II
r. Robinson. Whitney Warren and z. H.
Waies. This party Of yachtsmen w,nt
ashore al once and inspected the RelitnC
Mr.. Iselin received them on board the VAN
beam and escorted them to see the Aclh.
In Mr.. Iselin's party on the SunbeH wers
W. B. Duncan, Jr.. Herbert G. Iced Cspk
Woodbury. Kane, Newbeuy d. t. ms.
the Misses Iselin, James Parker OF Boston.
ex-Commodore and Mrs. Lewis Cas- Led
yard, Col William Goddard, Newbury D.
Lawton, William Z. lselin and Arthur
Iselin.
During the afternoon the Satellite, ths
tender Of the Constitution, with ex-Vice-
Commodore August Belmont and party Of
friends on board steamed into the harbor,
and later on the torpedo boat winslow With
Capt Chadwick and naval of3cers from
Newport took station OF the shops.
Among others noticed were J. Malcolm
Forbes, II. r. Lippitt. Messurer CD. Mower.
Startling Burgess, A, 3. Chesebrough.
Francis J. B. Herreshoh, T. +. I. Gan,men
Of Providence, Louis Herresho6, ex-Com-
modore f. d. Morgan. who IL TO manage
the Columbia again; q. F. Herresho6. Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Durham OF Boston.
q. c. Potter, Col. Samuel P. Colt. Judge
Lebanon Colt OF the United States Circuit
Court and Neils Olsen, who sailed on the
first defender. the schooner Magic.
At $40 o'clock. q gun from the Conetftu-
ton announced that that yacht was IN
commission. Mr.. Belmont's colors were
hoisted At the truck, and then the yacht
dressed ship. The other yachts In the
harbor also decorated with signal flags.
The time for the launching was act at $50.
and at o'clock those who had tickets wero
admitted to the shop TO inspect the yacht.
Not many were allowed in, the townspeopls
being allowed on the pier 20 the north and
south of the shop.
The Yacht rested In q cradle which had
been built on a small car. This car rested
on a railway and was held In position by .
steel cable. To launch the yacht this oar
was allowed TO run down the railway into
deep water, where the yacht hoated
on. The Reliance looked grand ~ she
rested on this cradle. Her underhody
glistened and her topsides were spotlenIy
white. She is a powerful-looking eRASt,
with a rather full midship section, but her
ends fore and aft are long and lean. Tbs
counter In very low. much lower than that
OF the Constitution or Columbia. and when
heeled in a breeze the yacht viii increase
her sailing lines aft very quickly. The
overhang forward Is long, and the bow
leaves the water much quicker than either
OF her predecessors. and it il not nearly 10
full as that Of the Constitution. From the
forward end OF the water line to the I'm
the body Of the boat IL very shoal and very
fat, and her floating line In quite full.
The entrance In not AZ bluff as was the
Independence's but II 10 much fuller than
the Constitutions. Above the water line
there is a slight fare to her topsides from
the bow to the point Of greatest beam, which
seems to be about amidships, and from
that point the yacht tapers gracefully and
there is a very slight tumble to her top
sides, so slight that II IN hardly noticeable.
She 10 much fuller than the Constitution
or Columbia. but has much moro dead
rise than the Independence had. II would
seem from the appearance Of her model
that the Reliance should be a fast boat In
a steady breeze OF wind. one Of sufficient
strength TO get her down TO her bearing.
and she should be a boat that will keel
quickly and be an easy one To drive. II
the wind is Of sufficient strength TO heel
her properly she ought not to BE- hurt by
a bobble OF Q sea. but in very light wind
and a disturbed sea she probably will be
at her worst.
T'hc bov of the Yacht Was dc corat~d with