New-York tribune., 1903-04-12
RELIANCE OVERHEARD.
Continued from first page.

York TIE party included Commodore Fred
erfck G. Bourne, Secretary George A Cormack
of the New-York Yacht Club ex-Commodore
Edward N. Brown Of the challenge committee,
and E. D. Morgan. J. Malcolm Forbes and John
A. Burnharn came from Boston with party.
HERREsHoFF BUSY.
During the forenoon Nat Herreshon superin-
tended the finishing work on the new steel mast
the main boom, the bowsprit and topmast The
last named fitted into the hollow mas'
by I3fIIrnan and his gang Of riggers. One Of the
busiest men in sight was Captain "Cnarhe
Barr Looking the picture Of good health ano
wearing q new uniform he hustled about the
wharf and on board the Sunbeam. keeping his
men at work at the many necessary details prior
to the launching I'VE shall have fine weather
for the launching" said he. cheerily. and I'm
xIsd Of IL want 10 see IL q success IN every
way
The experts all agree that the new yacht is
not only a radical departure in design from
both the Columbia and the Constitution put
that the departure is good one and they pre-
dict great speed for her in all kinds OF weather.
but especially IN light breeze.
AS soon as the rear doors of the south snop
were opened in the morning the great beam OF
The boat was noticeable compared with the
other defenders. for the hull at the deck COM
nletely filed the space In the shop The in
creased after overhang tapers off TO much
finer point than IN either the Columbia or the
Constitution The bilges are higher and the
floors fiatter than either Of the former, connrm-
ing the report that the Reliance has much OF
the shape
BEAUTIFUL SHAPE OF THE HULL.
Those who saw the hull OF the Reliance yes
terday for the first time were impressed by Its
remarkably beautiful shape There Is not
hard line IN it It is q succession OF curves the
like of which have never been seen before on
q 9O-footer She has been called scoW' puI
her delicately fashioned underbody deserves
better name than that The floors are ha'ter
than those of either the Columbia or the
Constitution. but, at the same time po"erhui
bilges are there. that should serve her well when
;r con7es to stiff breezes and lumpy seas
The taper upward from the fin is so carried
out that looking up at il from below, 1t seems
10 melt away into the curves Of the bow ana
stern. The experts say that this bow and stern
will be OF great advantage IN smooth water and
light breezes There are seven strakes Of Tobin
bronze from the rail TO the fin All OF them are
smooth except the last, winch oFeridps 'he s"A
T,re7e are zzvo lugs for bolts on the bobstay
plate, which IS stronger than usual ana .al tne
hayserfres are set back about fifteen feet from
the stem head. Taken a whole, the Reliance
l.oks as though she would be well able TO carry
sli the sail that Herreshof wants to put on her.
According 10 the best information obtalnable at
this time she will have her first trial spin In
about days. -,
The chief dimensions Of the Reliance are said
70 be: Length over ALL 141 feet; on wateriine,
Sc 90 feet; beam, % feet inches, and draught
10 feet 9 inches. Her sail area is estimated at
$4,000 square feet The steel mast Is to have
only one pair Of spreaders. The Constitutions
has two
After the launching 9 Oliver Iselin enter
tafned a large party the tender Sun beam,
which was prettily decorated With flags and
-hnCn
were Commodore Frederick g. Bourne. Wood
bury Kane William 3. Leeds, NewberTy Thorne
J. Frederick Tams, Herbert C Leeds, Lewis
Cass Ledyard, Captain Nat Herreshoff, John
3. Herreshoff, Francis and Louis Herreshof
George A. Cormack, Colonel William Goddard.
E. G Potter, August Belmont. J. Malcolm
Forbes and John a. Burnham.