New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-16
TAXING OFF THE Wells.
NOT so MUCH MYSTERY ABOUT THE Crp.
DEFENDERS NOW


OF course the greatest interest was centred In ts
progress OF the S5fOO s0ops. and the news from
down East" has been encOura ging The Navajo,
took second trial trip last Sunday afternoon unds,
the guidance Of her sailing master, Captain Charss
Barr. Royal Phelps Carroll, her owner, and 9yatp
IIerreshof. her designer. were both board Though
her centrebosrd had not been put in she worked IA
windward well and showed considerable speed in thu
light breeze which prevailed. There was not enourh
wind at any time during her four-hour spin to test
her Stiffness, for she carried mansai lib topsau
and staysai without showing any tenderness. Just
when the NavahOe will start on her long voyage for
English racing waters has not yet been decided. but
1t Is generally believed that Mr. Carroll will set sad
to the eastward early In May. Two OF Mr.. Carroll,
intimate friends and enthusiastic yachtsmen will prob
ably cross the with the Navahoe. Ralph n.
Ellis. rear-commodore OF the New.York Yacht Club
and owner OF the fast schooner Iroquois, and Wood.
bury Kane, also OF the Newiork Yacht Club, and
brother Of ex-COmmodore S. Nicholson Kane with tie
Yachts owner will compose the party which will sail
on the NayahOe I'm May.
While Il has been definitely decided that In the
races for the Royal Victoria Yacht Clubs international
gold cup the Navahoe will not De opposed by boat
whose load water-line length is more than ) per
cent greater than that OF the American boat the
ditions under which the Cape May and Brentons
Reef cups will be sailed for do not prevent their be-
ing defended by boats OF any size. The big cutter
which Is now building at Soper's yards at Souhamp
ton for A. D. Clark will be 90 feet on the waerlne
or feet longer than the Navahoe. As no time
allowance will be given in the races for these cups
1t Is probable that the Soper boat Will be selected to
defend them and II she develops the speed which
expected from her length and enormous sail area,
she should prove faster than the challenger and thus
win both cups.
Another communication was received last week By
the Americas Cup Committee from Lord Dunrayen.
In this the English yachtsman accepts all the conti
lions forwarded to him by the committee but makes
a few suggestions for changes In them. Lord Dun
suggests that six hours are rather short for the
aximum time OF the windward and leeHard race.
He also suggests that the date for the first race be
set for earlier than October s. II possible. In order
allow him 10 return England before the dangerous
fall storms set IT, and also that the stakeboa carry
some distinctive flag that they may not be co.,
fused with any OF the boats watching the race. VI
course the last suggestion will be- followed ana II Inc
weather is favorable and the trial races are finished
early I'm september II Is probable that his request for
e change OF date will also be acceded TO. OF the
| question OF the time set for the completion OF the
twenty miles to windward or leeward and return
races more should be said. \ glance AT the record
Of the Americas cup shows that Only Two OF Vie sx
races Of this kind which have been sailed required
more than six hours to complete. The Volunteer
covered the forty miles In AZ :56 IA the Mayhowef
/
The Madelane, the oappho and the Columbia took
71s 40 ) 80 :O2 and O1 Al "a respectively 10
cover the same distance All Of these races were
over the same course and in the late summer or early
| fall.
/ Now that the valkyrie has been launched. there Is
much less secrecy this side of the water over The
dimensions and plans OF the cupdcieEder> which are
building. Until last week builders. designers and
I prospective owners silent the sphinx r.
allS "a f,arf
English rivals would steal some of their ideas Nov
that this danger is practically past less reticence
shown by all and some OF them are wiilns 10 lsn
OF their new boats. J. Archibald Rogers. who heads
what Is known syndicate No. l, for when INC
| Herreshofs building cup-defender In an ihe'
view last week described his new vessel. In the MS
place, the names Of the other members of the syhu
cate which were not generally known before. were
given. The combination Is composed OF J. Archioaa
Rogers John f. Brooks J. Nerpont Morgan, FREQ
erick W. Vanderbilt, william X. Vanderbilt ana !.
Augustus schermerhorn. all Well known members "
! the New York Yacht Club. The general belei ths'
the new boat Is out and out keel vessel was con-
frmed but her dimensions somewhat dlhereh'
from those formerly published. Mr.. Rogers says
that she is 50 feet the load waterline. l.'
feet over all and "a feet extreme breadth OF BEAM
n the work goes forward as rapidly as II has oee'
advancing, Mr. Rogers expects that She VIII ~
launched early In May, and II Is probable that by hs
middle OF June she will be put In commission. NJ
Rogers and his colleagues are anxious TO test wv
speed OF the prospective cupdefender. and II Is
expected that she will be started In nearly II no' w
of the many special arranged for the new class
OF s5-foot sloops this season. In speaking ol H
general lines Mr.. Rogers said last week: The boar
Is as much like the Wasp as the builders conSderS
wise to make her with her increased dimensions
She IS as light as II was deemed best TO build hei'
yet she will BE- powerful craft; In fact, n soo+
wholesome. sensible specimen OF keel vessel WIFE
out attempting to introduce anything Of the FREAK
order In her construction. She Is wholly lierr'shoa
boat, II Is the embodiment Of their ideas pure ana
simple. They were not restricted In any SENSE ana
they must stand by their creation whether she Is
success or failure
What be taken as fairly accurate dlmen oSa,
Of the three s5.foot sloops now building on The ons
side Of the water rx 70 Vso %r taS hnyr rcca this
side OF the Atlantic. The most important dimn.so.s
hSrH is r Ea sSat he the w Pa'f e al
now known TO American yachtsmen. The Iass,nsii
Is said viii be SO feet on the waterlne i- inches he.
draught The Britannia is reported to be 80 fee on
the watcrne ia5 feet over all - fee, IN, meme ss
White Heather 50 feet waterine LIS ieei os,s
all :o fee! beam and a feet dranght The .r %', q"
the Fife boat 50 feet. From these figures II wiz svs
be seen at glance that the English designers ss
building The Fife boat. which is perhaps the mo ma
radical in design. will have oyehangs Of i3 feet r All
"a main. boom OF So feet. but what is still more rar s
cal she will be n I'm. bulb" keel boat ,as W. W.
Engshmen call ~ OF IL feet dranght. Wn, ,nrcan
present tendency OF English designer, TO Amsn,s ~
ideas. and that OF American designers towarI u" "A
best points In the English theories. rs shown UA hrs
least OF the cupdcfenders. the Rogers bo WIZ sse
l. an OutandOut keel vessel. II Will take ohN "sst
years for the designers OF both countries ~ INV
| on common ground
Lieutenant John A. Tobin's invention OF me ncni
bronco bids fair to play important part III y s
hghtness with remarkable strength ana ei,iie Pv"s,,'
and has been found TO be Of great value Tor bI.
building. The plating Of the unirbodicS OF yienm,s
with this material add, strength and dlmh,'"s ~
dead weight to sich degree that II Is being put on
the Morgan syndicate cup defender 1T an nddi'ipns'
expense. II Is said. OF nearly xj.OOO III mas ~
found also to be OF wonderful whine for cenreboa.
and Is being used In this way on several small eoa,
10 prevent the English boat builder nom rett'n
hold OF his metal for the yachts now building On
thu other side and his Invention kent quiet M