The herald., 1895-06-09

tain features of Valkyrle III. which will
be Of interest to American yachtsmen.
They we're obtained by man who had a
twenty minutes look at the Nalkyrie Ill.
and, being skilled yachtsman. could
appreciate what he saw. although. OF
course, he could make no actual meas
urements.
The English craft is a tin-keel craft,
the fin commencing just below the mast
step. tine edge curvlng slightly before
turning. From the CANNON iron to un-
derneath the mast she is straighter below
the bowsprit than any or the recent
yachts, giving her AN additional grip 1or
length, more than possessed by Nlgllant
or Britannia. Her midship section is
round and full, somewhat like the Jubi-
lee, which was rated better sea boat
Than the Vigilant, and in windward work
was almost perfect. The overhangs for
ward and aft are long, giving her no
more wetted surface than the. britanhla
or Vakyrle H., which proved Such an
easy victim for the Nig:lant two years
ago.
Her water lines are easy and the hull
is indicative of great power ahd the stab
ility to carry an immense spread of can
yas-more than Watson has ever put on
any boat OF the size. Her mast. which
was seen, was of solid stick. fully 100
feet in length. and estimating the other
spars from this, 1t looks as II sne woulu
carry about Is, 900 square feet OF canvas.
Her mainsail will probably measure
62OO square feet, the spinaker $500, the two
ibis 1000 the topsail 1900 ard the club top
sail 100 square feet. This means boat
that will be hard to beat. An actual line on
her speed cannot be gained until the hrst
week in July, when she will meet the
Ailsa. If the latter be conquered, the
fate of the cup will indeed be in danger
to America, as the Ailsa has made
snort of the Britannia, which. in turn,
conquered the Vigilant. But while the
Englishmen are building great boat,
the Herreshoffs are dong wonders. More
radical changes and departures are be-
ing made in the Defenders construction
than the yachting world has ever before
witnessed. What is more, there is abso-
lutely no limit to the money they are
spending, and competent judges say that
when the Defender is in racing trim she
will represent an outlay OF SlSo, 00O. vi
course, money doesn't win yacht races.
but, when judiciously applied, as in the
present case. it enhances the chances OF
victory. Where Valkyrie III. may
carry $1,000 feet OF canvas. Defenders
spread will be 1000 feet. Her mainsalls
will measure $500 feet her topsail 1925
feet, the two jibs 2300 feet clubtopsail
1s4s feet and spinaKer 7l2S feet, making
her the heaviest-sparred single stickei
that ever touched water. The mast is
1O2 feet long, 20 inches in diameter at the
foot. and 201a inches at the top. 1t will
be buried just feet, which shows the
depth of the hull body of the Defender.
Tn. long boom is l02 feet long, The same
length as the mast, and is 15T inches
in diameter at the thickest point. II is
not hollowed nor are any of the spars The
spinaker pole is " feet long and 81
inches thick in the middle The bow
spirit Is solid log, A feet long and l2E
inches at the foot. The gaff is 6i feet
long and 13 inches thick. The topsai
pole is 81 feet long and S34 inches thick.
The clubtopsail pole is 81 feet long and
sA inches thick, and the topmast is 6l
feet inches long and 109s inches thick.
According to the measurement rules OF
the New York Yacht Clup, the Defenders
sailing plan will be Eauged AT Il, 200
square teet, against l,312 carried by the