New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-05
THE FIN-KEEL BOAT.
YACHTSMEN DISTURBED ABOUT 1T.

Tho report which circulated early last "e.n'
that the Paine cupdeiender would be 'oio'' "'-
keel fell like n bombshel among the mcmperS vi wv
New-Nork Yacht Club Boats oil THIS type '"''e ,
been built so large that, hut experiments WIN
small boats OF the nn-keel variety have proved Una.
for a racing machine. pure ana simple t"'S "'',"
az carving the ballast produces 10y fur the greeS'
.pccd In the small freaks as they were ca'ieu'
stability had t. be sacrificed for speed, anu "ie ivy
easily defeated larger boats with grea'er "'. "
they wero found be lacking as cruising ooA''.
has been found practically Impossible 10 cohs.'"''
frames strongly as to withstand .h' s,,'' a. ,..ls
rractcabiity OF building larger boats MN mapv arrn
has been a much disputed question anu nd axsinst it.
have been advanced BON Sr NV" nroportionae
amount OF speed to that shown by the Dilemma NINA s snS
n chico last sammsr h ,s'r 10 n with the large
time allowance She would be entitled TO nhder VIA
terms OF Lord Dunraven's challenge ""' S"e ~
be "A racing MAJ hine, not yach''
Tho Americas Cup Committee realized this at once
when IN. M nouncement of General Ihines intehuo"
to hrild n 1O.footer made. ana, aitcr 'o'-
salta,lon between James ID. smith. CHAIRMAN VI '.'
committee and General Paine addition to the CIT
oulor NJ February was issued for the Information VI
| builders OF cup-defenders. While inns aa'a''"s' "
fine allowance TO a fin keel boat wouio psc"o""!
assure the defeat OF the Valkyrie, the co"m.eo 'oo
I n thoroughly sportsmanllkc view OF the s'ua'o'' "
declared themselves against the selection OF boat
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than Dunraven's yacht. The circular says: " III Jus
uc. and fairness to intending competitors III the o'
races the committee would respectfully warn INV"
that deficiency OF over five or six 'ect III ''e 'oA"
water line of vessel as compares rsc T% the se
lection y. such vessel by this COMMITTEES Io sures
fence Of the Americas cnp rms . rptmn5 in The
selection defender and that no attempt n pdv wi; 70
By the Yacht Club to ase "a Seat TIE
English challenger. The committee has been assre e
~ General Paine that his boat VIII nO Se among
The members of the two Newf syndicatS wa" h,a
ay e. boat sne Of ,f"t the required length still remains
with some Of the men who have advhnceu maI2 uv
sands OF dollars to build the ierreshoh
That this apprehension is we'll founded the OPINION
Of many wclpostcd yachtsmen. FmnMyn has'
,or, 81 Jersey CITY. n weknown yachtsman ana
designer said last week TO the writer. IN speaking u
tbc trial races: There Is good reason to believe
,h,, General Panes boat will be OF the hn-keei Vpe
md between 80 and 90 long. II so, she VIII DC
II racing machnc pure and simple and II shc deVei"l
ANYTHING like propor'ionac amount OF SP'u w
thnt shown by the mach smaller freaks, sue soou"
easily win In the tiial races and defeat the Na'"y'
/ doubt however, il She would last over her hrs'
| .o,o, Tl. strain caused By the enormous leverage
which /, given 10 the OF ballast fixed at the
lotion Of the keel IL TOO great Tor the s'rohses'
/ frames to stand. believe that she would leak IKE
! sieve ncforc she had sailed many races and would
The question Of the dimensions and build
Of the Paine boat VIII not, however remain ao.s v ~
Yard boston. and Ss vii not be S Sait the
ark Mi not have advanced far before her dimensions
will be made public should shs pr| ~ tho svpicate
h'oIs Lord Dnnraven will have conditions so
tnyornble AS he expected to race against while no
advantage to length Will be aiken a. Hpi III
to ADOPT not being strong enough TO stand an ocean
| VOYAGE necessary to reach the racing grouhus'
In IN. last paragraph OF IT. circular, the com
| mlttec ann 1nnccs that. by agreement WIN LOT"
! Duniavcn manual power only shall be perhi'eu 'o'
! working the competing vessels In inc races io' '
Cup and that the same proviso VIII Apply - '"e
! ,r,i raccs, Thi, announcement was. no doab'' sus
,.d nc tho rumor that the Carroll boats centre
/ o,d mid be raised by hydraulic power. bal ~
as rrncccssary 30 far a, the Navnhoe Is concerned
n Mr. Carroll ever had any intention OF h''i"s III
boat with such an apparatus it was apahdohed, io'
IL has been definitely announced sine" her Lh'"''S
that the Navahoc's board will be raised oy manu- p"e'
| pnylishmer are greatly afraid OF Yankee devices
in yachiine as well In other things ana ms r,.
prohibiting any such m.s,'anc" ,"I . th foreigner.
or 'cnreCo'ru IN their minds The English yachts
men TOO. iccm anxious FOR international racing d h'A
nmn, Of concc>si rs t, MIR. Carroll beorc deIni,,
"i.ii,nr forwarded for the lnernn'ioma uo
oudpred Mr. Carroll viii no. be required - give ths
sail area 4 the Nnvahoc ana VIII noI nav " o
Lem ncor a area The most important concession
| Iowrycr is that which provides that the races VIII
MT BE- sai,cd over inside or tidal courses
TIN. actual number OF boa's which will contest IN
,bo ,,al races 10 select cupdcfcnder next Sep.e"
3 hn, Is now nearly settled. The only doubt when
remains f. IN regard to The boat WHICH, IL WIS s"iu
would be built 10y Boston syhdica'" ai''r "''''s",
lac stewart 4 rinney. This syndicate Is reported
to have secured almost II no enough mon'S ~
ca,nntec the expense of bulldng and maintaining tie
YACHT during the coming season. Du' II tue p''"
/, NOT subscribed and the order placed within the
NAY, rew DAYS the matter Will be dropped. Tie
steel for General Palac'1 boat reached lawiey y"ru'
last week. and there now mains no doubt about lie!
being bm.l;. OF ccurse, ia" navajo" ana thc '"u
tn, Ilrlr,hon boat, can be relied upon, but II i''
been definitely learned by tn" writer 'mt mono o.
fin. other three possible cup defenders when nave
h'rn referred To several times In these columns, VIII
he brili Henry }. ,!,low. New-iork yacht de-
r. ,h Winter. i'm, Ih~ Iachtsmen FIR whom he wac
nannr designs ae'id"hed lhr 'us' oi Du,iu,i ,
Size won,d be- launched This year Franklin saS-f'ri
Jersey city designer. we'll known III connection WIN
81 the Previous lnt'rn",l1 rae. n'a ''
order for an - foo'er from u prominent member Oh
he Nrwyork Yacht c!ph but iS Gentleman nIna a ans
he Goit wa, abandoned. Mr.. l.nSSord al,o star cd
o" ""%ar o P"S %s aer%a cans to thai
for schooner and still later WAS entirely counter
mandcd.
The phodc Island Yacl Club Of Providence. held
IT,, annual meeting last Mohday AT inc Narrnganset
Uotl when the following officers elected for tn,
coming wear: Warren X. FaleS. commodore: /. r
sands vcc-commodorc: &. &. Bloomer. rear-c0nimo
dorr aver liza. brOuck, president, F. =. Eddy score
,,rr. T. r. IIrrrlcI treasurer: A. VI. Black, mcasIrer
n II Carver and \. +. Austin. directors; Charles T.
smith f. f. Hubbard. Il. e. Reynolds. Samuel WMtei,
and Harry H. Low. race committee " e. Boomcr Jf.
r. H. carver. r.. L. Greene. \; NJ Black G. A. Eads
= r. lIer.lck. \. ID. leete. Leroy Fales and \. f.
Austin. committee on admissions: ana g. e. Bioompr
A. y Ross ana II. L. Greene Po,ter's cove committee
". L. Fac.. 4. D. Ross and 7. p Eddy Ions" con. con
,uhs OF the Fast and has splendid clubhouse o,
| tho Narrngan>ctt River. In us hcet are nhIDereS
many Of the best yachts among the Eastern clubs