Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-12-08

The us Yacht is another device "l',1
h..1ms s most o. national lnsi.1,io-'
I'd .1e chat o.h.rcluntri. De rot seem To-
8ud. unless they are shown one ln
.tc. sailing The design OF an zee
u. known ss t5e --5 model, was deemed
B.. .-r heehtof perfection, and when its
as- o1nd to reach -ity miles an
-rfe- extraordinarily favorable cir-
..-cs-. ftseeusd as % the utmost pos
81 excellence hai been reached at
fe This was not go, however;
Dasd could only be obtained 10
-r -cr- Winds and AS the amount
lance rtl1ired corresponding
hsaviness in structure which
f to se these recCIl-bsatinR boats
v 1 any ordinary breeze, The
orr 1uljers and inventors were
.o tle task Of getting the highest
rs.i 0ut OF ten kno. breeze
- re5k'ng the record Obtainab.e
-s ..r--a- breeze.
renee between these is Ike the
skater on a circular track and
1 wind behind him. The late
-re record, but the former wins
ana tha. is the aim Of the Ice
jsas have been tried with more
-.osss. the skate blades have been
--.a different patterns from the ola
ged blade, and instead of the
-.--acs which runs on the Ice being
iltit has been hollow ground, '.
sa7, the centre of the blade has
- more or less cut away, leaving che
ises sharper and harder, so as TO
.tls lee-way, III reaching which,
ee. increases the speed by iu5t so
--l
lsr.o tre sloop rig has been the pop
.F.e and it i- yet believed oy ex-
-.s .o be- Che fastest and most satisfactory
known. This year "a new rig VIII be
d. Which wI. bee productive lt cousid-
-.nfs Interest in ice yacht circles. It's a
ifcaton of the latteen rig Of the Med
rsnean feluccls. and the great advan.
claimed for DO are thatlt gives great
sd OF unbroken canvas, is easier ma
rasd than the three or four sails OF
- cop. and better still, brings the bulk
sail srea and consequent resistance
u The wind right down 10 the very point
vl.cl modern sailing science proves to De
-- productive of high speed.
Lre .atteeu rig consists of stout MAST
,..i in ,ha ordinary way, and the sail
s1.esd upon huge gut. or boom, which
sr.-cis DO an arc from the bow of the
.nt rp Boz the COP of the mast and be-
you'd. Che sa.l covering the whole space
r1u stem ,o stern This rig IS one OF the
lst-el known modern rigs as applied %
ordinary sailing 8ft, the feluccls of the
south c. Europe being preyerbial for speed,
and considerable lures. Is felt as TO the
rs-l.- when lls good properties Of this rig
are fully demonstrated Jacob i Buck
bout the io1glSesp-ie ice yacht expert
aFo- -le ..oCp rig against sny other that
nay te introduced.
l-e Ice boat is nor a difficult thing TO
-sSs and a modification OF one that will
well may be made by anyone who
COWS ANYTHING oil the carpenter art
..e rest is easy, as any blacksmith viii
.vs estimates for a set of three blades,
nd. in city, the hardware store viii
hain quotations and goods from the
makers Take q dry goods box, about
Va feet long and four feet wide and
NO down 90 a depth OF two feet Clamp
la bottom and sides of the box With
Gees of IRON, so as 10 make /. sufi-
entity strong 90 bear the strain that
Nn Dee put upon IT, To the Ndes Of the
box forwards attach two plsnks, which
ree, 200 che points, TO form d bow. These