The New York herald., 1871-03-06

be OF mahogany. samuel sneden contractei 10
build the yacht. His foreman, mr. l. u. jackson,
York, IS doing tn joiner work.
such, in brier. viii be Rear Commodore Osgood's
built and kept, when fully nnished, ne VIII have 4
WONDER hope In speed, even
AS IN BEAUTY.
That she Will possess the latter from The copper on
her keel 10 her truck am assured, and whenever
she races, whether against the clippers OF the club
or foreign antagonists have no pleasanter wish
than that her success may be rhe success Of the
Magic on tnat evontni day in August 1870, when
she led to the home stakebOat the finest fleet OF
yachts in Of the finest races ever sailed. Them'S
my sentiments cali told.'t
THE IRON sLoop vINDEx.
Iu the yard adjoining MI Sneden's are the works
Of Messrs. ReaLey, son q Arcnbold, where the iron
soop-yacht OF Mr. Robert Center is now on the
stocks This gentleman, from The time her keel was
laid has been enthusiastic In The matter OF her con-
struction and as IL Is tho first yacht OF iron ever
built or attempted to be butt In thlS country there
Is much that Is
VERY INTERESTING
attached to her completion and trial. It Is not sup
posed from her length thas Mr. Center, who with an
artist friend modelled her, intended that SHE shoad
be very fast, but II IS beyond queston-and 1t is .
pardonabie eXultaton On their part-tbat she VIII
not fear sea ana wind, will be very roomy and
esedngly pleasant, from the neginning 10 the end
OF thus yacht, which, percsauce, alter all may have
the best right to assume the vtle Of
''caAhpIoN OF TIE FgATREls wEIoErsn
in the coming season, Mr.. Center aided in part by
hIa friend and yachting enthusiasts, have been the
authors OF this boat Her model, the calculations
necessary to bc made 10 determine exrcnenis OF
tional Intricate mathematical pscbleIaS ip corle-
latlon, together With her inner fittings. location OF
mast, rigging aud sails, we're determined upon by
him. 10 say tat Mr. Center Is enthusiastic III Inc
matter would be bat feebly expressing his interest
III tho new boats SUCCESS, he is active, earnest
aud Watcniul keeping
4 WEATHER Eye
open to almost every stroke OF the hammers tnat
nave sent along TO that stage Of progress that III
short tlmcshc VIII De ready Tor iailnching.
The good LILLE V1ndex, for that believe she Will
be chrisIened is keel slooD yacht OF iron, the Keel
being three feet deep by ono inch IN thickness.
This depth OF keel Is extraordinary in boat OF her
sZe and, together with its excseuing l.ghtness, 10
Is claimed great advantages mas been gained. The
plating of wrought iron piatesl is threesxteenths
or an inch in thickness. all the plates being put
together lusn, WITH no laps as usual and there.
fore her sides are as
SM00Tn.As FLOOR.
Her frames are eighteen inches apart and are OF
angle iron, Two and o half inches By three incnes
Beams are on every iralne three inches by three
inches, OF angle iron, anu two bulb be ans are
placed, one forward and she other aDait Of The
mast The plating Oi lie hun Ia splendid piece Of
workmanship which you can readily Imagine when
! tell you, IN connection with what hay already
been said In this wse that the plates are nine feet
long ny tw3 feet six inches wide, and tapering to
the ends The boat has
..-- ONE WATER-rIGRp COMPARTMENT
Ovecty ~ " ths cabin. Of anglo iron. thTse-six-