The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-30
CANADIAN CUP DEFENDERS
WoRk OF DESIGNERS NORTH OF
THE ST LAWRENCE RIVER.

Hnchtsnfen Across the b1order Anxious 20
Keep the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Challenge
Cup In Their Territory-Dates Arranged
for the Trial Races on Lake ~. Louis.
While yachtsmen, marine architects, and
builders of fast sailing craft along both shores
of Long Island Sound arc apparently indotati-
gable In their efforts to evolve n yacht speedy
enough to bring the Scawanhaka.C orinthinn
yachting trophy back, their prototypes across
the Canadian border are working with fully as
much ardor in their efforts to build n feet of
little fellows, one OF which will be instrumental
In keeping the trophy for another year at lenst.
The artistic cup at present ornaments n corner
in the handsome parlors of the Royal st. Law
rence Yacht Club, whero 1t rcposes against a
background composed OF "Old Glory inter
twined with the union jack Of Great Britain, a
trophy Of the prowcss of George Hcrrick Duggan
both as a designer and expert sailor.
Duggan has designed and superintendent tho
building Of no less than FIVE of tho new boats,
each of which embraces all the good points that
experience in the Glencairn taught him wcro
valuable, and in addition possesses othor quail
ties. the outcome OF knowledge acquired since
the speedy half-rater crossed the st. Lawrence
River and won the coveted trophy off Oyster
Bay last summer. Probably the most impor-
tant Of the Duggan quintet is the one which will
be steered by his own hand, and in the owner
ohAB VI III ho 70 WIN "a
Shearman, who was his able assistant on the
Glcncairn. She was launched at Dorval on May
10. The new craft was pot loaded and Vanished
when she went into the water, while her hollow
mast was stepped, the standing rigging set UP,
and the balanced rudder hung in place. Her
lines are shallow and carried out in long over
hangs fore and aft, her floor is quito fiat. and
from appearances she can travel we'll and fast
In all kinds of weather.
Another Of the boats designed by Duggan Is
for Harrison b.. Young of the SAINT club. She
was sent overheard on May 20, and. like the
other craft. was launched with her spars and
standing rigging on board and set up. while her
sails were ready to be bent at once. She went
overheard from the grounds Of the Royal st.
Lawrence Yacht Club, and Is named Mazda. She
is also of the centreboard type. and in general
appearance resembles the craft that will be
sailed by. the designer. She is. however. still
up the hull is submerged only four inches,
while with that adjunct down to its greatest
AS can be imagined from her extremely shoal
draught, her floors are almost fiat, and her lines,
S SesGTIS Weirh M,i in the iae n lsG5 boas osf of 500 !oo pounds esm.fs'
indicate, that her forte will, be rough weather.
She will, Il is thought, be the s%peediest of the
500 square, foot limit, and will be OF silk. Her
Length OF boom: 25 feet; Of gaff, 10 feet; hoist
at lutf. is feet 7 inches; leach Of sail. g feot.
s inches; foot. 8 feet 3 inches.
The other three hulls built from ,Dugxan's
1rawi posii;es whsih AND MfT Ta ssnt eSe when the hast M TsSk;
tarpaulins. From glimpses received they are
similar in general outline to the two already de-
bsamy. In fact. i can positively be stated that
dishes Of the most pronounced type, a truth
that goes far to prove that the designer has not
Pfn Pat %sG iG5soat OF B shs s'eo r. c j.. in d is7 s %hie eS
defeated the fastest Of the Canadian boats until
de Tbe oa6 ny a Of ops sbs p asoHe tbyee S Sspbt Sf are her c Iinss.
Hamilton and Shirley Davidson. and Commo-
Although the Duggan boats have been attract
Americans, owing to the fact that he carried
design. he is not by any means the only marine
architect who has been at work on a type that
other season across the border. Ali are not the
most beautiful evolutions of the mind of an OK
R Is the main ne sbins in out q v spssd: r ws,e may ey t dsye IloS
to an unlocked for degree in any. one of the
freaks. as was the case in Larry Huntington's
Two boats have been built at Toronto. One is
the property, Of Harry Abbott. son Of the former
sail plan is as follows: Mainsail-Length OF
boom, % feet Q inches; length Of gaf, IS feet5
feet 2 inches: Jib-Leneth on stay, % feet s
inches; length on leach, 20 feet 4ia inches; foot
OF IOrWaru TRIANGLE, IL rect l lncn. mat
she will not prove a dangerous opponent
10 the yacht selected to represent the inter
ests Of the Corinthian Club may
be guessed from an impromptu race between the
Lalage and w. ". Towards new flyer Aranca,
which. sailed by the champion canoeist, will be a
competitor in the trial races at Oyster Bay. The
two boats met off Clayton, at which place the
American craft was built, in a fine, who'e-sail
breeze and a sea with n little Jump" The re-
suit was the easiest kind of n victory for Howard.
The second Of the Toronto boats is for an I'M
known yachtsman and is OF similar design to the
Abbott boat. Both are of the centreboard
variety, but their sail plans vary n trife. The
dimensions Of tho spars and duck on the craft
for the unknown Toronto man arc: Mainsail-
Length Of boom, 25 feet: length of gaff. IL feet
6 inches: hoist at huff, l6 feet; length OF leach,
30 feet 6 inches. Jib-Length on stay. 25 feet;
length of leach. 20 feet q inches; length of foot,
IL feet 2 inches. The sails of the boats are Of
cotton duck, while all five Of the craft built at
Dorval will sport silk.
Other designers have turned out Yachts of
greater or less merit, and 1t is n conservative
estimate to say that fully twenty aspirants for
international honors will cross the line in the
trial races for the purpose OF selecting q de-
fender for the cup. The dates Of the trial races
on Lake st. Louis have been fixed for Aug. .. 8,
and 4, and, as already stated in THE Sun, tho
yacht selected will meet the American repre-
sentative in the series of five races beginning
Aug. II and continuing every day. Sunday ex-
cepted. until three races have been won. The
start and finish will be Off the new home Of the
Royal st. Lawrence Club, which. 1t is expected,
B{n no capnnIatad IN tina }nr tho hi1 nvant