The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-20
TIE FINEST IN TIE WORLD.
IJLL DESCRIPTION or MIR. UTLLIIM
1STOR'S NEU IICIT.
a Floating Palace thnt win Cost n Quarter
orn Mii,ion The Largest and strongeS, OF
the Nnchts-A Boat for " Inter aud Kacing.

the Nnchts-A Boat for winter aud Racing.
Sailing over the Sound the traveller can
see at city Island. on the ways II David Carll's
shipyard, n large craft in frame whose beautiful
and symmetrical lines challenge admiration
Walking around her. she appears. with her
stern cooked high in air and massive timbcrs.
like vessel intended for commercial or naval
purposes. She il. however, the latest addition
to our superb pleasure marine fleet. aud is
being built for Mr.. William Aston Of the New
York VA hit Club, at present owner Of the Alta
lanta. She will he the largest schooner yacht
in the world exceeding oven the Mohawk in
size. She Is built for Southern cruising in the
winter season. to which her owner is partial.
In addition to her work ing sails. she will have
an immense suit of racing canvass for rcgnttas
and match races. She is well advanced in con-
struction. being planked. and will be launched
about Sept I.
In general appearance she may he described
as having a long. easy bow not very sharp. but
pretty we'll filed out. and with moro wood to
hold her upthan the Dauntless or Drcadnaught.
Sh' has peculiarly fine clllptcal stern. some
thing Ike. but more hollow, than those built 10y
Grurgr St'crs In fact. compared with the size
tic too '9s smai. but his cect Viii disappear
when the planking Eg,s on, Ih' stern mas
nine foot over hang. She will %" painted TIA +.
with gold streak. and coplcred and bright
work inside. Her length on Keel Is l2j feet
ia hes. ana over an 10 ittts ia" extreme
breadth ol beam is ~ feet drrih oi hold II i',t
3 inches and drauglt of winter TO-. feet ina bal
last. SIN Will hay, a ccnir' hoard y feet long
and about - feet deep The c'nlrc noard ",
,nye 2 double Tti'ni trunk original ,, VIM
strength of the vessel may boz gained from the
following: The trunk logs Will be- - irI long
~ inches deep. l2-n'h side. with rider kcr-9n
u 10y IA inches ON top ot trunk logs. From the
bottom ol the keel e. the topoi the rider kcolrOn
Is one solid muss of timber four i"rt tire.
inches high. The frame consists ol llN' ana
Ntt al IHiI.H IlIIH
j.. ust. On the floors there j. otk. then chest
| nut and oak. then chestnut aud hu' emgtarh 10
m, raii Is locust shei- double frnmcI. -ev,n-
inch sided. twrntl-icur inches from GO n'r'
sided. Inc -clhl'hE S't', Nl lINii' D. etFth
| inches at keel eight and a hnli hi h,ist
panking has ten strcaks of wales the toy
strrak four inches. gradually dimin hins
down to ia" plank. which are ohio oaN. thr"c
| from selson q iloorheads two and a nall ncn's
| thick. ANA from thence To- clamps four
is i've inches thick amt hft,on inches
| wide. and the upper streak l. six inches q .irt
| AMI sixteen H.. hes wide. Tho lrNA is flush
| flr. aud AFT The dc.'k frame L. % yellow pine.
| with hHani- five feet from rHutrr. uui tom 10
twelye inch sided. mould eight inches al cenir..
| WnIte zine. crht inches thieh. Tl"d.rk p'nn.
| j. Whit pine Tour square. 81 Inches hy 3 To-. 20
| tn" Waist - wnIte pine. tNo inches tiick. af.i
rail ONO vak. iDur 100 thi BE-. A4i' r,uh-
! m-s. -kNughi-. amt romuun "nWays Mill Poe 90
VA" "'1l ii"hllyi h"h'ttlil' -p'i Hlf 7'l''N. a.
| very rure, and superior 90 sun Domingo. A.
! To- i"-i'nMt- 'n' N"'.-"n- ar, tDuN, -inAit
! k,,l. l.-on. ANA floor. She wll he cuup"r
| fastened outside up o. wnt"rlin' with spikes.
| liyni lh' NC, .ulsiar' inside ana nh d' \ -hv
| VIII nn gaNanit.u und also squire iusi"nel
from keel Co d., X w,h s-inrl Long Island
lnri lo,sd With copper m't n.i~ H.. -lar~
viii hr larger than ans tor Fan i-ait"r adj at.
She wili hive a .on-lrt ~ i'cl i.n..
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