The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-28

in the center section are quite different.
from the representations published by To-
cal newspapers. which were supposed 70
have advance Information on this subject.
The real lines do not present so nat a
floor as in the old skimming-dish pattern,
and yet hatter than in the Vigilant and
even than in the Defender. Indeed, the
wonder is that the heavy midle part Of
the hull portion was sunk so deep in the
water A fiatter floor. together with stu
more powerful bllges. would have pro
Vided much smaller displacement OF
water at the same measure OF buoyancy.
The boat that will beat Valkyrie III. VIII
be made in this way; but at present Wat
son has not combined the old form Of the
nat American hull with his keel to this
extent In other words, he has not yet
produced the combination which will give
the greatest possible amount of brute
force. Mr.. Watson is still finessing with
scientific dicta regarding the passage of
water under yachts hull, and, although
he has made a great advance toward the
ideal brute. the necessity to provide sufl-
Gent strength to carry the LEAD mine
seems to have partly prevented him from
advancing still further. He is still pro-
ducing yacht, and not a racing machine,
and some yachtsmen fear that the fast
est boats of the future will have their fins
SO narrow and so precariously attached TO
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displacement, that they will cease to be
yachts in meriting only the title Of ma
chimes.
In this case, and It is as certain to arrive
as that the sun will rise tomorrow, there
VIII perhaps be a prominent advantage
TO be derived by the country that holds
the cup at the time; because the racing
machine that will be fastest will not prob
ably be a seaworthy vessel, nor, unless
new Inventions h Ia N hiring GtranCfh
could she safely carry her lead mine
across the ocean. This will mean that
the home boat will have even more adj
vantage than is at present utilized. and
il may be asked later on why it has not
been further utilized in the contest now
about to come off
Still while confning our view to the
present aspects, IL must be noticed that
the Valkyrie is going to roll large swell
after her when she is pushed to a speed.
Her middle portion sinks deep. 1t is true
that the lines are easy which APPROACH the
greatest depth, and that they taper off
wei in the length, which exists in the
after part, yet it must be seen that there
is an unnecessary displacement and what
may be called a heightened lumpiness
about her middle body that is bound to
leave big wave when she is going at a
high speed. The wave always means
forced water; and although the Defender s
model In this portion seems to exhibit a
somewhat similar depth and displacement,
yet we know as a fact, from sufficient
tests that she does not leave a wave which
may be confidently expected from the Val
kyrie.
On this point-and it is in the highest
degree important-there is little room for
doubt that the Defender will experience
marked advantage. And 1t Is on this
point that the Defender will win If she
does win. She will also have the advant-
age of superior lightness of all upper
structures as long as these do their ex-
pected work. In all-round strength, sail
carrying power, reach and strength of
spars, and deeper placing of ballast her
advantages are not so clear, and the same
question comes up once more as to wheth-
er fine, narrow modelling can defeat brute
force.