The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-07
THE VIEW e0-FOOT CLASS.
Yachts Building All over the Country for the
Coming Trial Races.


While there will be no cup race between the
big single stickers this season, and about all Of
the racing in the big classes will be between the
Colonia and improved Emerald. there will be
plenty Of racing among the smaller boats, par.
ticularly in the new 2O-foot or onc-rater class, in
which there will be an international race be-
tween this country and Canada for the Seawan.
haka Cup won last year by the Canadian half.
rater Glcncairn. Over u dozen 20-footcrs are
now building for the trial races next June In
Oyster Bay. and some decided novelties and
freaks are now In course Of construction in va
rious parts OF the country. The majority OF
them are well advanced and some OF them will
be ready for their trial spins next month.
Among them Is one for Philip T. Dodge Of this
city, the owner Of the 2O-footer Eos. The new
boat Is designed by Charles Olmstead. II will be
a fin keel 20 feet over all, II feet o inches on the
water line, 7 feet beam. and D feet draught. She
is OF single plank mahogany construction. and
has a straight sheer and q hard bilgc. She is
well under way and her deck is laid. She will
carry 500 square feet OF sail. She is fitted with
u bronze fin and n small lead bulb.
Larry Huntington OF Paprika and Question
fame has designed and Is now building y centre.
board boat at New Rochelle for a yuchtsman,
said to be W. q. Newman. who owned the Wal,
Papriks. with a slight tumble home to her sides.
She is built OF cedar aud Is fitted with "A stccl
f Gent and has az = pine n3or dS III cen 9sc, a.
the water line, 8 feet beam. and n very light
draught. She has a fiat floor and an absolutely
form is that the beam at The deck is carried out
to the stern, her watcr-linc beam is greater than
her deck beam, and when heolcd 1t is thought
she will sail on a twenty. fl vc.foot water line
This boat Is all decked, and Is simply waiting fol
her centreboard.
Another boat, Of which great things are ey,
pected, 10 the new ccntreboard 2O-footcr which
G; y. Crane. the designer OF last years defender
at Lawiey's yard In Boston. The new boat IL d
beamy centreboard craft, triple planked. of cedar
with very light construction, She has gig fee,
the bow. She has n rounded stem. fiared sides
low freeboard, and will be fitted with q dagger
centrcplate. She is 30 feet over all. Il feet 9
inches on the water line, and is Of the Swimming
Mr.. Cranes younger brother. who acted az
crew on the III Heirie last summer, has also
designed a boat that will be represented in tli.
class. His boat is OF the fin keel type, very
feet over all, II feet q inches on the water line
z feet beam. and 8 feet draft. This boat has M
easy form, but rather nat floor and straighi 2,
Among the other boats which are being built
& Cox for Commodore Rouse and Colgate Hoyt
which will be sailed by sherman Hoyt.,
fro oaS'' H. oI p STEPHENS st ne sA' and i. NJ. IIayne 81
Brooklyn is building one. This boat is from q
design Of Harley. Meade. which won first prize al
the exhibition Of the London Sailing Club. AND
has been slightly enlarged TO meet the require
ments OF this class. She is "a low.powered fin ant
will be 20 feet over all, Is feet q inches ON tho
water line. q feet beam. 4 feet o inches draught
and will carry 40 square feet OF canvas.
Charles Olinsteah Is also at work on a centre
board boat OF the refined scOw type for IA mem
Der OF the Riverside Yacht Club, while &C
Hanley OF Bourne, Mass. will be represented by
u centrcboard boat OF the Nalsung type. Arthur
Dyer OF Lake Minnctonka is also building II boat
for a Chicago yachtsman. and 1t is just possibl,
there will he "A Herreshof boat In. too. G.. G.
and George Adams are also talking OF putting
in their I7-footer Rooster, which swept all be
fore her down East last summer. She is a beamy
ccntreboard boat and would just fit in the elias,
with reduced sail.