The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-26

cut the Deferasr of last year ard he re.
FUSED W.th burst of patriotic en-
'auS.asm hat seemed very funny t.
Americans He was also the man who
first limited to Dunraven Il a. tie ~ ,lo
renders crew mish; BE- Juggling with
shifting ballast. and II was his .nruen-
Goes that started the nob.e iOunsavan
on ms unfortunate series OF protests
and S'ecriminations. One ching. nj haas.
Is certain, Fife never built q bad boat
and ne is not likely to have made a fail.
ure of Canada"
As for Pocket, he is not so val, I,o
but IS by no means A" TWrn
He was for nine years ~ ~,
the employ OF the Herreshoff,s
ana was recognized .ty them as
the pest man in their employ. He ha
n nuu tne advantage of careful study of
Sai me record breakers put out by his
famous employers and Is q era duate Of
me Danish Royal Naval Academy at
Copenhagen. He is recoEnized n . n
naval architect and engineer of the
highest grade. He may. eherefo be
expected TO produce something equal, IL
nor, lndeei, superior 10 anything Thai
the Herreshoffs have yet built.
The Canada" has been buiit with an
eye to speed only. She does not possess
me comforts OF cruiser. either In ap-
pointments or room. Room has been
ru:hiessly sacrificed to gain the desired
f1n-keel, she carries eight tons of lead
on her keel, which has been cast yerv
broad on the bottom, so as to place che
centre of gravity as low as possible
The lead is attached by wood and steel
DOES, instead OF the steel plate usually
USED in this style OF construction The
boat proper from the wdter-lIne, amid
ship to the steel straps across the keel
frames. only draws three feet, while
the balance of her eight feet draugh. is
made up of the dead wood and lead.
The designer expects this to materially
decrease her TINA in stays. This natu-
rally reduces the head room below
decks. giving her only four feet. six
inches clear, in the cabin. The boat Is
planked with one and one-sixuse
white oak.
A novel method of caulking is used.
the center of the planking. These were
then filled with cotton. The edges were
brought together and fastened to the
frames. When the boat reached the
water the swell of the wood brought the
SHAPED depresslons back to place, the
surfaces of cotton were pressed against
each other with great force and a per-
fectly water-tight joint was effected,
while outside the surface Is so smooth
and the edges of the planking SO close
together that even before painting and
launching hardly a place could be found
where the point of knife could be in
serted between the planls. She is paint
ed up to the water-line with q white
enamel paint imported from England,
which gives a surface like the top of a
piano. This is the same paint that was
used on the last "Valkyrie." and is
known as Japanese enamel. The iron
work for her deck, bowsprit, GRANGE.
boom ends. mastheads, deck crosshea DIS,
scales for topsail yards and buckles is
the perfection of lightness. strength and
finish Her boom and topn1ast are hol-
low and as light as possible. to stand the
strain that will be put upon them. Peak,
throat and other haliards will be of soft
and plant wire. such as is now COM
monty used on big yachts. They will
run over small galvanized steel blocks
with brass sheaves. The masthead Is
eight feet long. and a strut is fitted to
hounds serving the double purpose OF
counteracting the great strain of the
peak haliards, and giving a fair head to
the lib haliards. A dolphin striker will
be fitted TO give drift to the bob-stay.
The design and construction of the
boat demonstrates that the Canadians
are out for the purse and honors in this
race If II Is possible TO secure them. The
boat will be useless after the races are
finished. 1t is a question whether she
VIII prove heavy weather boat In
ordinary August weather she should
make good showing, and II looks as
though the "yencedor" would have her
hands full to carry off the race. The
CanadaS" frames were made In Scot
land. but the actual work of construc-
ton was done at Oakviile, near Toronto
Above the water line she Is painted
black. livened by gold streak from her
taffrail to the whlskers. On the star
board bow is painted the coat OF arms
OF Canada In natural colors. while the