The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-26
RELIANCE A
 SPEEDY BOAT Good Showing of the
 New Craft. FIRST TRIAL YESTERDAY Owner oliver Iselin Says That Y He is We'll Pleased. Despite the scowlike Features, She Heels Readily, and Easily to
 Her Sailing Lines in
 Moderate Breeze.
FIRST TRIAL YESTERDAY

Rr,ston. R. l.. April 25.-In fifteen mile heat to windward down Narrasanseut pay o,,t n sea and a long run before the Wfno hack to her moorings, here, the Renance' the new aspirant for the honor or ae- lending the Americas cup, was gwen ncr first builders trial today.
 Al its conclusion c. Oliver lsenn. the managing member of the syndicate oi owners said he was much pleased W,'h the new boat. The weather conotlons were perfect. In 12 knot south"es.er. whether close-hauled in the beat down the hay or d broad beach with the wind abesm, or running free under spinnaker' she rendered a splendid account Of her self and gave abundant promise or neins a formidable candidate in the trials Tor the choice of a cup defender. Her per- formances demonstrated that despite the apurehension that she would be stin be- cause of her supposed scow-hke features, she heeled readily and easily to her sail- ing lines in a very moderate breeze. once down to the lines she refused to heel further. giving evidence of the power which her broad flat fioored hull was de- signed to fmpart. She was quick to come about, averaging about 27 seconds In stays, made some fuss under her DOW at times and steered with only one man at the helm. Designer Nat Herreshon and Captain Charles Barr alternated at the wheel.
 Those on Board.
 The party on board included c. Oliver Iselin,, William Butler Duncan, Jr. New berry D. Thorne. E. D. Morgan, Lewis Cars Ledyard, William B. Leeds, Wood bury Kane, J. Frederick Tams and Fleet Captain c. L. F. Robinson. She was followed throughout the trial by her tender, the Sunbeam and William B. Leeds steam yacht Nomai. the latter carrying party.
 While the Reliance was lying at moor ing of Newport. the Columbia returned from her trial spin, but did not join the Reliance for a test of speed.
 The Reliance left her moorings off the Hereshoff shops at 9:30 o'clock this morn- ing There was a very light northwest air moving. She carried mainsail. small club topsaiI and working sail and lib. For new sails, they set well. The only notable feature about them was in the mailsail, the leach of which was rounded outward in a faint curve. adding little canvas so that 1t hung loosely to leeward for the length of the battens. Later, in a heavy breeze. the beiiying of the sail took up this slack and the sail set nearly perfectly. Comparison with the Columbia showed that the Reliance's 6 me insail Is longer on the leach ani higher | in the peak.
 For the first hour she drifted a mile. Then the wind freshened and hauled to the southwest. making her course a dead | beat to windward. An intermediate jib | topsail was run up.
 A Quick Response. SnA ing gently, began to give the first sug- gestion of her sailing qualities. Captain Barr worked her tenderly and easily down the bay, making slow tacks, apparently aiming to discover any weak points in her rigging. During the bea tdown the East passage, the Reliance steadily in- creased her speed. Long before reaching Newport she was lying over the smart puffs and driving along at gait which must have delighted Mir. Hereshoff As the wind grew stronger. the working jib | topsail was taken in and baby jib top | sail hoisted in its place. The last leg | before reaching Newport was sailed in splendid burst of speed. She arrived | at her moorings off Goat Island at 12:4C p. m. She lay there two hours while | dinner was served to the party and the crew. Just as signs of activity began to | be manifested the Columbia arrived and passed by, coming to anchor in the har-
 bor.
 It was seen that the bow of the Re- liance Is longer and more slender than that of Columbia. and her stern longer
 wider and thinner.
 l There was a litle more weight in thC
 wind when at PAS D. m. the Reliance l filled away from her moorings and beat down through the eastern entrance. Hel
 long bow occasionally sent a spurt oi | foam flying, but there was not sea enough 1 to determine whether that long overhane | would make sufficient fuss to hold hel
 back in rough water. Three miles outside of the lightship she came about and. with sheets free, started on a reach back tc l the entrance to the bay.
 This was the fastest and most spectac- | ular run of the day. Every inch of can
 vas was drawing and the Reliance was making a white father of water under
 her lee bow and along the lee rail which
 was just awash. The facer rushed bS the lightship at a gait which would have | taxed the speed of the average stean | yacht.
 It was on this point of sailing that hel long overhang forward did good service dipping as her stern lifted and giving he sailing length in excess of that imparteC by the ordinary bow.
 Spinnaker Broken Out.
 Approaching the entrance to the bay she took the wind more on the quarte
 and a spinnaker was run up and broker out for the first time. The operation oc
 cupied one minute and 20 seconds Tn
 new sail was of moderate size It adde'
 considerably to her speed. hTe press tul
 which was following at rate of min
 knots an hour, was unable to maintain
 sufficient pace and so the Sunbeam an
 Naomi were left astern. The Relianc
 finished the run under mainsail and if
 and tied up off the Hereshofr docks afte
 a successful trial and without mishap.
 Mir. Iselin announced that the Relianc
 would be taken out for another trial to l morrow afternoon. It is clear from tn
 Reliances performance today that unde
 fair sailing conditions she will deriv
 whatever advantage there is in the add ed sailing length in her long overhan forward and aft. Her after overhan |. quickly touched the water when sh A | N..