The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-24
New Yacht Nearly Ready for
Launching.
Meeting Of the Syndicate to Make
Plans for the Future.
Lunch for Six on Yacht Colonia This
Morning.

The Defender still remains upon the
stocks in the south shop OF Herreshoffs'
works and will remain there until the
ways are all right. All Of the standards
or props used to keep the yacht in her up
right position have been removed, one by
one, and the places riveted and polished,
and the standards replaced again. A
greater portion of the platers and riveters
VIII be shortly granted a leave of absence,
as the work upon the Defender has been
about brought to close The work of
placing the rudder in position will be
completed today. The gang of men that
have been engaged in covering the lead
keel with 1-6 inch bronze metal las
about finished the work and nothing
seems in the way Of the launching on
Tuesday. The work since the first dis
covery of the defective ways has been rap
idly pushed. Commodore +. ID. Morgan
and c. Oliver Iselin, two of the syndicate,
arrived here on Saturday in the steam
launch Daisy, owned by the first named.
They came at 1:45, lunched on board of
the Colonia before they came ashore.
They stopped at the works few mo-
ments looking over the boat and then ac-
companied by Captain "Nat" visited his
residence and were closeted with him
about two hours. Upon returning their
stay was brief. They steamed away for
Newport where Mr.. c. Oliver Iselin was
set across the bay to Wexford. He
went to Potowomut, where his wife Is
with her parents at their summer resi-
dence. Commodore Morgan gave the
steward of the Colonia orders to prepare
a special lunch on Monday forenoon for
six at /: 80 on board the Colonia. These
six will include Commodore Morgan, G.
Oliver Iselin, William X. Vanderbilt,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Horace Leeds and
Nicholson Kane, with Captain "Nat.
The inference is that at this meeting some
definite action is to be taken regarding
the movements of the Defender. As vet,
nothing is known, Notwithstanding num-
bers of unauthorized reports in circu-
lation. The Colonia will, after launching
of the Defender, be towed to the dry
docks i'm Providence, and there be
thoroughly overhsuled and put in racing
trim. The officers say that the Colonia
is sailing remarkably fast this season and
they have a number of times tried at
Larchmunt and other places to get the
Vigilant to give them a trial. but they
have been unsuccessful. They think that
the Colonia is the fastest boat this season.
The Vigilant has gone to Elizabethport,
j., to be hauled out and put in thor
ough racing condition and will not be
seen again until the trials of speed take
place with the Defender and other boats.
1t is fair to presume when the date of
launching is announced that Bristol har-
Dor will present scene never before wit
messed, as it is expected that yachtsmen
from all parts of the country will be pres
ent. A number have already arrived. All
who desire can witness the scene, as it
has always been Commodore Morgan's
idea to be liberal in his views regarding
giving the public all the privileges that
could be extended to them without detri-
ment to the builders.