The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18

As vet the exact date OF the iaunchins
=, the new cup-Aefender Reliance" has
not been given out, although IL Is gen
erally supposed In yachting circles that
Anr,I llth will be the date selected be-
esuse of the favorable tides prevaitng
on that date ,4o,s
The Herreshof6s began preparations
for the launching yesterday preoapiS Hs
a result OF the conference petWeeh
oliver Iselin. the manager-oWher' aHu
Nat Herreshofr Monday
The big marine railway over whicn inc
-Reltnnce- win make It's slide into the
waters OF Bristol harbor Is being over
h.,,le.d and all OF the worm eaten um-
hars replaced with new material
1S,e rai,, over which the big cradle VIII
v,ove with its load were thoroughly m
spected Yesterday and found to be IN
very good shape.
Captain J, G. Terry OF FAN hver has
charge OF the rehtting Of the big railway
and Yesterday fse said that he expected
eo have Il ready in weeks time.
TN> big stick Of the Reliance Will not be
sterr,~d thar year IN the usual way. De
xiguer Herreshofr has decided to step the
hsu mast with the aid or shears instead
Of a derrick barge, For the past 4.
wears the steam lighter Archer, owned
nv Can't. Terry Of Fall River has been
ussd IN Stepping the mssts of the cup de-
tenders. but the Herreshoffs have decid-
I'd 10 do away with the old plan and are
sitting ur sterang appliances az the poA'
sbop&
The odd pair cf a foot shears stationed
st the head OF the north wharf has been
removed and In ats place an n foot pair
Of shears will be erected
II Will be a slender structure but the
Acuhle <pars OF the derrick Will be twice
as large In diameter as the derrick arm
used on the Archer for stepping the
rnasts OF ~ footers.
The spar OF the new racer will weigh,
With all its rigging attached close to six
tons. the strain upon II viii be very
great To insure against accfdent back
tirnbers have been raised against the
shears running upward some IS feet
The operation of stepping the big steel
mast r. a very difficult Job and the Her
reshofYs' win be very glad when u Is
over with The chances VIII be taken
and the stability OF the shears viii be
tested in every conceivable way
The shears will be tested with heavy
screws before they are used in stepping
the Relisnce's mast. The mainmast OF
the Constitution will be stepped by means
OF these shears as well as the masts OF
the new cup defender
Nat Herreshoff has stiffened the slen-
der forward overhang OF the Reliance
with slabs OF steel plate running from
the wake OF the mafnmast In each side
nearly To the stem Each slab is about
a foot long and sohdiy bolted To the
sides
1t is reported that Mrs. Iseiin Will
christen the new racer
TRIAL HORSE CONSTITUTION.
August Belmont visited the Herreshofrs'
yesterday and Il was decided 10 send the
Constitution into the triai races with the
same rail plan as that OF last season
The Constitution win go into the trial
races rugged as she was two years ago,
said Mr.. Belmont today. Mr. HERE
shon stu believes that she Is a wonder,
and % do l. He - positive that with
the same suit Of sails. properly fitted
she can beat thc Columbia IN every test
Of speed when there In no huke."
The yacht VIII be fitted up with hei
nlls as fast as possible and will go In
20 the trial races in the best OF trim.
Mr. Belmont is quite confident that th'
-Constitut5Dn" WIN give the nev cup de
1ender q hard rub and intimated yester
day that the successfrl boat this yea
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