April 25, 1903.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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THE LAUNCHING OF RELIANCE. 
Photo copyright by James Burton, New York. 
THE OFFICERS AND CREW OF RELIANCE. 
Photo by James Biirton, New York. 
of Stepping the mast was done by the Boston rigger, 
Billman, and his men, who will also rig the boat. The 
weight of the mast brought Reliance doAvn nearly to 
her Hnes forward. The bowsprit was also put in place. 
Reliance will have two bobstays, each tested to stand 
a strain of one hundred and twenty-five tons. Consti- 
tution had but one bobstay and that was tested to sev- 
enty tons. It appears that the halliards, main and 
jib sheets are to be handled helow. All this gear which 
up to this time has been kept on deck, will now be out 
of the way below. 
The work of rigging the boat was delayed last week 
owing to bad weather, and it is doubtful if Reliance 
has a test under sail before the 25th of this month. 
The topmast has been put on end, and the standing 
rigging, which is considerably heavier than was used 
on the other 90-footers, has been set up. A duplicate 
set of spars has been made, and in case of accident 
there Avi'll be but little 'delay in putting the boat hi 
thape again. The height from deck to topmast truck 
is said to be just under i6oft. The boom is 114ft. long, 
some 14ft. longer than Shamrock Ill's, 
Boston Letter. 
Constitution is all rigged and her sails bent. She 
was towed from Bristol to Newport last week, and her 
trials under sail will soon begin. 
Boston, April 20.— The Regatta Committee of the Bos- 
ton Y. C. has been hard at work, and, as a result, has pro- 
duced a fine line of fixtures for the season. While the 
club has not arranged so many club races as did the Hull- 
Massachusetts Y. C, this was only to be expected on ac- 
count of the large number of open races already arranged 
by other clubs. The Boston Y. C, pursuing the policy of 
the Hull-Massachusetts Y. C, and, besides, continuing a 
precedent already established, has tried to arrange dates 
so that there wil be no conflict with other clubs. The 
territory covered by the club is now much greater than it 
has ever been before, and, on account of the interest that 
is attached to each particular station, the Regatta Com- 
mittee probably thought that it would not be good policy 
to hold a great number of races in one place. The 
schedule arranged is as follows : 
June 13, Saturday — Club race at South Boston. 
June 17, Wednesday — Y. R. A. open, at Hull. 
June 27, Saturday — Club race at Marblehead. 
July 25, Saturday — Club race at Hull. 
July 30, 31 and August i, Thursday, Friday and Satur- 
day — Midsummer series of open races, at Hull. 
August 4, Tuesday — ^Y. R. A. open, at Marblehead. 
August ID. — Monday — Club race, at Marblehead. 
Suitable cash prizes will be offered for every race, and 
in addition to these prizes the officers and members of the 
cluh have contributed cups to be raced for by the different 
classes. The number of cups donated is unusual, and it 
shows the great interest that is being taken in the club's 
welfare by the members. 
Mr. Thomas W. Lawson has offered a handsome set of 
cups to be raced for during the midsummer series. There 
will be eight of these, a first and second cup for the 25, 
22, 21 and 18-foot classes. They will be awarded the 
yachts winning the first and second highest averages dur- 
ing the series. 
Commodore B. P. Cheney has offered championship 
cups for the season's work to be awarded to the yachts in 
each class making the first and second highest averages. 
In figuring the percentages of the yachts, it will be con- 
sidered that each one shall have sailed in at least six out 
01 nine races scheduled. All of the Y. R. A. open races 
will be counted for percentage in the club championship 
as well as in the Y. R. A. tables. 
A cup has also been offered by the National Sportsman, 
to be raced for by the yachts of different classes. This 
cup will be competed for over an outside course, under 
such handicap conditions as will place the yachts of the 
various classes upon an equal footing. The date of the 
race will be announced later by the Regatta Committee. 
Mr. Alfred Douglas has offered a handsome cup to be 
competed for by the 18-foot class. This class will he 
larger than ever before. The yachts are expected to be 
very evenly matched, even considering those that have 
not' been built during the past winter. There will be the 
