New-York tribune., 1895-08-14
PAINTING THE DEFENDER.
,,,r MISUNDERSTANDING COMPOUND
APPLIED.
-,,oxvps OF EXPERTS AND AMATEURS VISIT THE
yAcHT-THE HERREsHoFF MAINsAIL TO

,oxUps OF EXPERTS AND AMATEURS VISIT THE
x.cgr-rHE HERREsHoFF MAINsAIL TO
BE BENT ON TO-DAY
ns,ender had another field day Of II at New
nv M. Yesterday. That the interest in the great
nv I, ,s not diminishing was evident from the
sd. Of yachting experts and amateurs OF this
c'S,t,, sport that thronged to New-Rochelle
es,srday to see the new boat receive coat OF
yes ond possibly go out on the Sound for sail
pam" trim All day the lighthouses shore
sue,." sue.aouarters Of the New Rochelle Yacht Club
'n uudson Park. overlooking the bay or little
anu anu inlet In which the Defender lies at anchor
S hlre red buoy, were crowded with people
he"' ,os ND to get a good look at the acme OF
WI" ,. huilding The steam yacht Nered was one OF
!as. =, small craft Of all descriptions. rowboats
sa,s and all sorts OF sailboats. that hovered
oa. IN the neighborhood Of the Defender all the
aoou and made a pretty sight in circling about
-. IN the afternoon.
A NEW KIND OF PAINT.
coat Of the new kind Of paint that Mitch
,,s New-Rochelle painter in the employ
e." rse,in. put on and the new varnsh on her
OF "' "a. the side Of the Defender toward the
spar ossn, a much pretter aspect yesterday
oor than II did on the previous day. Inc
a',,t,,l Yacht lay out there in the pacio "a'e's
~. Sound inlet off Mr.. lselins nome, WIN
on complement Of men al WORK ON m hei ou ,uas
f'' about the rigging. as her mainsaii was
eno"s - o,r,v in the day and carried on ooaro
,,o,,,e Palmer. TO be ultimately sent on sio'
' 'n' nae the Wilson & Silsbee mainsa
in =, ..at owing to the lack OF oppor r'uhie. %
sA s,,c II properly. this Boston mainsaii was 49, r.s,
naevei and had traces OF piue ''iou,u O uu, he
m' ,aken off The Herreshon maihs"'I ""
va - sav I, was said on board the Delehue'
oaav one thing is certain ABOUT inc We,
y! Dafander and that is. IL is peihs P -
w, ne rapidly as possible Inc o'" s Nv
s-. not having any leisure time ho" -, ,ha
Ok" u ,s keeping every man conhec'e" .,, T.,
Is' 20, at work as hard as he worhs n'''9'
new oO ,su Yacht In the best possipie 'rn"'
s rrrSDER TO GO TO THE DR1DO|N'
1h1 r,,,rs renorter rowed out to the be-
"He" .oraav afternoon he found that vi
ie'u ,s,sc,ion the dark spots OF 'he "'u'. ,,
49, defender above the wa'e'-""e -, ar
I" on, These will disappear with a'o ,.o,
VIZ y, che new auminum-preserVhs p"" ,
NO has concocted. The painters Ml'0n' ~
Mitchell mas SIt dozen of the Defenders crew
bis men ocr getting the new coats OF pant
we're ~ r1Torder from an early hour Ees'eiu".
Oh Nv a little after noon tne s'ue .ns Ds.
NV Nv Rochelle shore. the port e'u'' "a now
- had swung about during 'he ms and
ieH'. h.r starboard side down the SCUM ,'.
,rr how pointed ir oirecu! .o"a ~ row Yacht
hu nas finished and the looks OF 'he n." ,-on.
nous ho were on shore either at 'he 4>e"
70 - yach, Clubs house or IN Huuso' -
~ a. once greatly improved II was "e ,ea,rt
: o'clock when the finishing s.ioNe W ,arhoard
brushes were given to the worN =" ard the De-
NJ rseln himself was on ooaiu ' "a,
,.,aer when Tribune reporter came a rnr the
is"De husy overseeing the preparations io' ' e
.. -, Of the He-reshof mainsail oul n,anSs 70
answered few questions as SO 70 more coats the
d. MI will be put on tomorrow 'ne ne down
On Thursday and mat the the s,D De1S nn Friday
10 the dTyoTSciK tSin the new paint is going 10 De e.
DO DO ySa Wr ''Is Isein?" asked the reporter
s,r,sr1ED WITH THE NEW PAINT
as the reply Il don't think any'""as a.1
about It." with the accent on '"e u,,,, one niece
snow it will do all expect II TO- WY, a,,on was
q, aluminium painted with this ne" i'a ND there
70. soarIne IN salt water for seven days anu ,a,,
-. ~. - 200 NJ any corrosion about IT, IT,, much
Va II is great preparation anu ''
pe2Ysea peYo cannot Wi5i of course. tell anything ao0"
Mr. Iselin?' my invention or my
No o. S Sou m,xtire. though, will turn on' vachts
an important thing for the D'''''"S q,
in the % nave TO put on than the coae Son Gt
This paint that you have put o
but that VIII not prevent %a. opn he nayhs Tepy
the Bay here mnoiSins in the stories of the
Defender's bottom being injured oS "''
aground at Newport
SAFE AND SOUND AS EVER
,a,sver The Defender is as safe
o,a sound to-day as ever she was as WI" ~ vi.
"'1 49, COOS in drydock at Erie BASIN Oh r'i
s xo do not expect the MAKING u '
Drsnaas in her ballast in her other aiiae
~n,s am too well satisfied with ho% neT she TO is snaN go
Of trying any experiments on ner that at ali that has
ing so Wen on the Defender to-day has neen ,nf ,le
scrapns Of the salt of hsr Of arf,nf the fmansas ain
Ing ner a Improvement in the DEFENDER ap
Yearance MAJ as the revarnshing Of every oIoch
and scke aboard her as ~ vel b as cub 5be opsa and
lns VI e snars None OF Mr.. lsehns PaikS S,aor
guests Issn Mas aasa aepa1s befope the ock
yesleIuaSr craft that hovered about the Delenue'
n o. Pie@ PFC Gould tear themselves away.