New-York tribune., 1895-10-02
Az EXPERT on MR. ROSES CHALLENGE.
UNNECESSARY SIZE OF THE PROPOSED NE"
YAcHT-MR soPER's WoRk-THE DEFEND
FRS IIGHTNEsS OF CONSTRUCTION

I,NNECESsARY SIZE OF THE PROPOSED NE"
YAcHT-MR soPER's woRK-THE DEFEND
ER,s LIGHTNEss OF CONSTRUCTION.
Yachtsmen smiled and Mr. Roses hrst cao,,,
challenge to the Americas Cup Committee oiu
sound a little peculiar. 1t began: 1 peg 10 cha'-
lenee for the Americas Cup next year. Inc
maiden of the Bal Boullier will say: Pardon me.
kick YOUR hat or and this wording, Il beg TO cha'-
,enge" has something of the same oddity' "heh
knight of the olden time threw down his gauntiet
in the arena mark his challenge ne did NOV say
NAV I humbly ask you TO allow me. II possible 10
take YOUR life?" We are getting wondrous polite
Besides. IT Is remarked that the clause OF the deea
y, oft which requires the beam Of the proposed
Yacht TO be mentioned has not been recogh@Fu
I'm the challenge since rece'vd, so 'h't ~
he inferred that the formula caoied TOT ''.'
Roses use omitted the point on which SO much
international difficulty arose among yach'S'"''
This was certainly wise move IL was parry -
no exnected because In the ARRANGEMENTS lot Lo'u
Dnrayens racing here In 'sS and 80 the same casu'
beli was dropped by mutual agreement
7, 10 however a surprise to find the formal cna'-
lenge being made with regard 10 an es"S '.
footer 1t provides one more point 10 suee -
Charles Day Rose is not conVersah' VII" 'e
hs., findings Of the last cup races. LORD Duhra'f"
srgyes,ed and the Herreshohs acquesced' sn'
everybody agreed that to build eighty 'y-H'e-'oo
when sxty-ive seventy footefs "e'e a' 81
r,aa smn.v a waste OF money. LoTd Du"fa'e" 'A
,ly a sixty -fVe-lOOtef So"''
as much safety as craft OF the iu".'','t
% ., ono acquainted with the cost OF puhdhs
,.,oh,o Ia aware OF the huge saving reai'~e' ;" '
small reductions in the size OF the sae''' w
'' 1s question as to science model power anu
-. can he considered and tried as well IN sky
Co. ,,,ors "a I'm the elghty-nine class 1nete -
absolutely nothing to be gained by the enormous
- oxnsnse On the contrary, II is. IN most cases,
Ioss that begins with the drawing OF the plans aha
naver ends 4 sxty-hve-footer can De SOU ai.e'
nr racing is finished. but no one wants an eisny'
ntne foot cutter with lO5-foot boom ana gan'op-
call spars that require crews equai IN power "
-, winches Moreover, such large boats are
..,auv bovond the powers OF amateur crews ana
the expense OF fifty weh-pad hands Is soMetnnS
that only mi..ionaires can look at Inc ohy 'hhs
"a no done with ninety-footer after sne is not
reouired for racing is to turn her into
schooner and If the present seeking for genera
ugh,ass Of construction be further proceeded WIN
,be bu viii not be a safe for subsequent crus-
Inc IN either the schooner or any other rig lnieel
n s something more than guesswork TO predc'
,hat future cup-defenders Will be useful on.y TOR
,hor special purpose. and be afterward unstable
az cruisers
yachtsmen therefore feel that II would be
right thing II some Good Samaritan would tell Mr.
Ros, that he Is putting himself TO vast quantity
Of unnecessary expense in ordering ful-limt boat
from Soper. But the other hand, the Defender IS
now built She Is practically an urtried boat The
which has been estimated perhaps In a rather In
correct way at 10000: and there is no reason
TO suppose that the Herreshons can produce any
better boat at her size. Nor can II be FOR mo-
ment expected that any better boat than the De-
fender will be required to meet Sopers work Soper
has turned out some smart boats, but With the ex-
ception OF Mr. Rose. perhaps there Is not man va,
in England who believes him capable OF turning ou,
ninety -footer to bother the Defender In point OF
lightness OF construction, especially In the upper
hull the Defender is really in advance OF her tms
and large odds might be staked that In this re
spcct Soper could equal her. and II he did equs
her. his product would not unless much strens,n n
ened for tho voyage. be In safe condition 10 ctoss
the ocean. The advantage OF the home boat WIZ WIZ
always come In this point, She can al"s.s
have a marked advantage over any boat tnat ma hss
to cross the before she can race for the CUP
home craft can b. refined In this way nnti sn'
Is yacht In name only. ... o.
But the Defender has these advantages " ~
such an extent that she probably VIII never ps
stranded the Distant Saore. IL was an oau hs"
that c. Day Rose gave his boat and ,here VIZ, ,angs
good many who regarded the report or MS chahenA.
as merely a fake" ana not 10 be- grayely eohsiSu Nv
cred But when the challenge arrived. one o. 'ss
| Cup Committee said that this Day Rose seeHneu "
be a night-bloonling serious.