New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-17
WORKING ON THE DEFENDER
HERRESHOFFS MEN PUTTING ON THE
FINISHING TOUCHES.
DEFINITE INFORMATION AS TO THE AREA OF
THE NEW sLOOPs BIG SAILS. ALL OF
WHICH WILL BE MADE BY
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Bristol. r. l.. Iuly i6-The Defender Is lying on
the Herreshoff works. having sailed up to Bris'o'
from Newport yesterday afternoon. Mr. lseAn was
no, on hoard at noon to-day but Mrs. 1seiin. who
came up from Newport yesterday, was There IL
rumor that the Defender has been turned over u
the syndicate but II IL not true. AS soon AS ti'e
Defender reached Bristol the mechanics from the
Herreshon Company's shops went out to her IN
small boats. ard In few minutes all was hurry ana
hustle on board. The sound OF hammers coud DC
heard plainly from the shore yesterday afternoon
and to-day Painters busy finishing up the
interior. principally about the forward end. where
the angie bar braces both sides and on the DECK
left unfinished ,ast Saturday number OF
upholstcrers and machnists setting up the
berths and putting the bedding In place and at
O'Clock to-day the work not completed Tne
carpenters finishing up the cabin and the wood
flooring below. and doing planning on the
decks Some -ive'tng also being done on the
Plates each quarter.
The preventer backstays are 20 be held irmiy IN
place as the chair plates these stays VIII be re-
inforced with double chain plates inside. the extra
ones TO be Of steel. This precauton Is taken TO
prevent the stays from working the plate rvets
out OF place when carrying a large amount OF SAIL
Sockets for the racing boat. made by How.and. OF
New Bedford. were being fitted on the port side
the quarter this The boom irons FOR
the hollow BOOM which being made by Piepgras'
are 10 De forged by Herreshon. and measurements
OF the present boom irons have been taken.
Positive Information has been obtained in regard to
the area CT the Defenders mainsal In the one
made by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
there 1880 running yards. and the width OF the
cloth IL - inches. 1t weighs twenty ounces 10 the
yard the lap at the Is rs inches The actual
area Is 1880 square feet but II will not measure as
much this according 10 the rules Of the Yacht
Racing Association az no angles beyond n straight
line from the masthead TO the end OF the main boom
are considered. The weight OF the sail Is trhe
under 700 pounds The main-ail has an area
OF $50 square feet. and the running yards OF =
inches width will amount to l.JD. or 40 more than
the first nainsail It's weight will be ls75 pounds.
The splnnaker Is 10 be OF Irish linen The
width OF the cloth will be p inches. and there VIII
be 100 running yards In the sail. the actual area
being SEQ square feet.
These sails will be made by the Herreshoffs for
the syndicate but the sail loft al the iierreshor
works IL not free enough from pillars to stretch out
the big ma,nsail arrangements were made 10y Nat
HerreshOn with persons interested In the infantry
armory in Providence make the sail AT that place
where there Is a good HOOr space. work was begun
on the mainsail yesterday AT the Herreshon shops
by Hathaway and his assistants As the new boom
will be about six feet longer than the old one. II
vii be seen that the yacht Will carry an immense
spread OF sail.
The smaller sails will be made IN Bristol. and they
will b. o. Texas cotton. with crosscut seams the
same as the first suit OF sails The order vas placed
by the syndicate las, saturday. !; was the nten-
tlon Of the syndicate 20 give the order . Wilson
Silsby. Of Boston. but when the Nlgants new main
sail 10 set well II was decided mat
Hathaway could make a sail that would suit