The sun., 1891-06-01
I19K OUT FOR HERRESHOFF.
y,s NEW <e-r0or YACHT rs LIABLE
To SURPRISE SOMEBODY

u. vocht Nautilus, which 10 now nesrly
fs,.,.i fsenn At W,ntringham's yard. Bay Ridge
o,S Sse,urday to q BUN reporter thnt no OF.
s",s ,. 40 have trial sail In his new craft next
wws,,sdsy or Friday at the vsry latest The
x.u,,lns was launched May 20 and since then
s,.n s. have been at work on the interior OF the
I.nht. having everything about finished now
- The way OF interior arranGement Her
=. .n.rs are ready 70 be taken aboard. her saila
ssrs ss been made 6y Sawyer. tho sailmaker'
sna she will 20 on the railway to-day or Tues
dsv to be painted and fitted out.
RI. Nautilus is the only 46-footcr built hero
mia rear. Boston. ns usual. roped In most oil
,hs orders for the new feet. and In her racos
.c,,nat the other 46-footer II. @. Wintrineham.
,h.aesicner OF the Nautilus. will have to COM
na,o against odds. Edward Burgess has de-
.,gneI nye new boats for tho 46-foot
.,,ss four OF which will compete In
,ho early races. and William Fife will
have three boats in the class, ono OF
,.hicb- the rarbara--is new this year. the other
,vo-the JessIca and Uvira-being compara-
,,,ov unknown quantities. Con. c. ]. Paine
n Boston and N. q. Hcrreshon OF Bristol. II.
' oil, ZACH have one new boat, SO the class In
n.o,i IT, will represent the ideas OF nvs desiRners.
In many respects 1t will be the hottest GLASS
.s.r seen In this country. ami in interesting
t.s,ures II surpasses even the 40-foot class.
rhlch hn 8 been the leading foature In yachting
for two sonsons
IN ,bo designs mnde BY Mr.. Burgess the In.
Susnce OF Flies Minerva are apparent to all
-ho have followed yachting in the last few
vesr,. and It appears that Mr.. BURGESS has. In
.l,,ps mensuro. boon content to combine the
,dvon,ages OF tho Minerva typo OF yacht with
those be has lenrncd by his long experience in
dcslruine whilo Gen. Paine and Mr.. Horres-
hoY have addsd features to their respective
boats not existing In any OF the others. Gen.
pnius,s beiei in power to carry sail Is we'll
Known lie has stoutly maintained through
mt tho discussion Of the models Of the 40.
foosrs that everything about tho boat being
,rh,. I'D TO ccr,a limit larger sail AREA is
hound to toll over smaller one. As to this
"umit" Gen. Pnne did not believe It
Was exceeded in either the Mari1uita or the
Iris. notwths tan ling the fact that both were
defeated by bont OF smaller power. and many
times without tho nil OF time allowance due
bcr-tbe Minerva. While It is true that the
Gos,oon d foate tho Minerva IL has been an
OH ouestioa as to whether 1t was the Cos
soons excess OF canvas or her construction
which did II. Tire margin OF tho Gossoon over
tho Minerva was so small that It left many IN
doUb'.
1.-The uonts arc equally well handled this
rear. however thore will be little doubt about
any margin ono may have over another. for all
sre Of light construction and with low lead, and
sesms that something tangible will be ar
rkcJ NJ before the season 10 ended. Carrying
out liz i'd OF power. Gen. Paine has produced
sboa, which will carry the most sail OF tho lot.
and has introduced the feature Of stepping tho
mas, we'll forward. thus giving large driving
mninsall
NJ. Herrcshoff has given his boat LONGER
overhares In proportion to load water line
length than have ever been seen before. and
With full limos forward. he has produced o
most novel racing craft She hns raking
stern post like the Burgess boats but rockers
Up the heel. and with greatest drauRht for
ward Of the heel the keel from there takes
STRAIGHT shoot for tho water line forward, give
i. Iue her q peculiar profile below the water line
Owners Of other z8.footers seem to be
afraid Of tho Herreshon boat She 10
owned and will be sailed By e. D.
A"raan. her owner. and at present
before any races have been sailed. this boat 10
feared By all the rest Of the yaehtsmen in tho
class. Before It was known that Nat Her
reshoH had designed 46-footer Commodore
Newbury D. Lawton OF the Atlantic Yacht
Club voiced the sentiments Of . majority OF
tho yachtsmsn here when he said. warily:
Keep your eye on Gen. Paine" but to-day
yachtsmen warn everybody to look out for Nat
Herreshofi The Gloriana. for thatis her name.
~ 40 oeen sailing n Newport aafbor ior more
sn ina Esf ana GpIsht S 20 10 good shape f9s
June ~.
In designs the, Nautilus, h. 9. wintrine;
Dam aim q ESPECIALLY at harmony OF model
Anu IlR. AlthUuHn n nOwArfnI VaRhf tho Man..
SSi; ~ ss:sps % IL 5sf ess spd @ gS'ls y tSs .%e s
mary minutes Dni with the prospect OF con.
siderable pickering and close competition q
matter mo- OF = isw seconds may mean a victory.
Nanti,us differs from the other boats in hav-
ns "isss 10 lake lrGe to her stern post and slight
s anS eyss tss hsf lsss q sns
strength Of her construction she exoeis
AZ. 10 speaking about the, starting Of Yachts 10
awan no harm 10 Q beatsn enrly In the sea-
,oh Ills. of course. agntnst tho record OF q
Voas sS H. x have her defeated. but Il often docs
S. @ hsvs SwaIs sad d01H ny 6 Soas asHS Su
ior railing. and y, oposo to race her .Iust Is
sho hoh ss can yet her in ans kind Of shape. I
s,'rey 10 roaiy by iie Atini,tio regatta. After
.h.t propase 10 rncs her a. oftcn as can un-
'fSn %s be- he, ST n .He ,bs. Sss; v
aWw4thc me nnni or"
Mh.n asked for his views about the present
tI,rs oi measurement and classification. Mr..
maa maAWeI Saf hnve alwRys believed In the
tlaran lar.. Ieogth between the water line and
,sri;o ,ri;n over ~ Tor measurement. and In wa
oIisn,e ZINE 0iassiiication Tor racing As a matter
SnIas ISe'. tnoOeh don't caro- much about the |
ssms an ~ iGnR as We are Rll governed BY the
snES sGs,nIati"ns. s,I but hope that the leading
s.t"n aSs will not adopt corrected length clnssif-
e tSa; bar. ,tas see Ireat efforts are being made
sIs..H sss Hi', ;oII sSoqIl Ia % rssesnIssa and b;
ruw rusen VIII foreo me 10 bniIi long, mar
s ocean cruising. but I don't behave
Etssa Eta'W Nc !or racing or cruising about our her- |
E1s. Ets we are going to have some iun In the |
sJriiioot ~ CLASS this year. and hone the boata |
NY ~. nos DO Knocked ont BY q CHANGE Of ruiea |
So SU"lhg much longer and narrower boat to |
.,, ,,aSyever." continued Mr.. Maxwell. IT don't
nNi .ias az mucn about the rules Just now as |
hS.Ia huC About that Herreshoff boat. When she
Esm E,'s some OF that oyerhang OF hers she will |
oy", ~ 'SSagln enough to give her an advantage |
Sftbntt bt rSSst St q ls. a1d then you. must remem.
bows what ia' ba aissreshSn Is clever man and
,sd ihs sS.s ss.mrovG yin enter both the Nautilus
ssanSaita st SaS .a1, ISsEa,sss; and posslbly Che
tspcrsas as ~ sail the Ssutilus himself. TtwsS
tnsiIW IN o. Latham A. Fishs schooner q drayline.
hs can ~ Hsxwsll ,ll says he 10 going to SEQ what |
VI fan ama uo with tho yacht He To one of tho |
M sInateur sailors In the cOuntrv and n IL