New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-10
YACHTING.
TALK OF A DEFENDER FOR THE AMER
ICA'S CUP.
A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THE wlNNhH or
THE LAST INTERNATIONAL. RACE MAY BE
USED AGAINST THE ENGIIsHMAN AT
A DECIDED DIsADVANTAGE-

USED AGAINST THE ENGIIsHMAN AT
DECIDED DISADVANTAGE
=, l., oror,cd tina, AS soon as a challenge is re-
..,y.d and accented by the Ncw-York Yacht Ciuo
a syndicate will be formed 10 furnish 'he luh"S WI
a defending craft; that c. Oliver lsehn VIII pe con"
nected with the Undertaking. and that the fie','
hofrs arc practically sure OF receiving inc o'"e'
On the other hand. John Il. Hcrreshon inc senior
member and president OF the Bristol cofnP"IH' "''
..id within the las; few days that no one mas di'
nroached him with reference to huidihs Il oo"' -
This kind Captain Hank Han. the SAILING hl"9,e'
the Yacht Defender in her races Win Inc N"'N''
III has said that tho last American represch'"'i'
was never pushed her best performance oy ,,o
Du,rsvcn toa: and ii is well within the po-S''''
tics .t,t tho Defender will he replatcd on her OUT
eide as we'll as on her decks and used again III
the report OF the yacht Defender. maze ny h'ru.'"
ant Hohson. on tho order 81 the 'n'ted STAYS "V
eminent and published In the PROCEEDINGS " w
Naval Institute" at Annapolis there was nothi's 80
indicate that the stcc, fra mes Of me pei'"u'' W."
,,o,or,alIv damaged by the voltaic currents an"
other influences that reduced IN" aluminium P'"1
IN noyder: and in rebuilding. IN Wi'h Inc
NJ tho present plating would be rchoNe"' III. -
could be greatly strengthened by Knees anu ar,
an "a 10 do her work moro safely thah III Nv '
racing. ,o~ - her
r.c,ry x,,h the Valkyrie III have said that heI
,.,tos, spot was in the region OF inc '""''' or
,ha; while bcinr tried with Nigidh' I" was q"
time feared by those on board 'l''' "a. ,a
.,onn,ng NJ the mast would be forced o"' oi P'"
and IN such a way as 10 cause dangerous S''
49,. =. ,h. hoots outer plates 1t was ior th'S
reason II was said. that IN" pHicA"'' wa w.
drawn from ore OF She trial races VIII" INV '7'
Iant when the wind piped IN ToShH' "u' "
.hourh, that ony weakness in the region referred
10 could be made all right after me PuiIe''1'
aluminium plating mas been removed IN tie "'-
yelo,men, O, Ught construction Of racing ma
chimes the Defender long tim" aheau o.
her year. so TO speak the t"eniy-'oo'erS no" ''".
tating the extreme liGhtness OF upper o"dy "nion
she was the first TO pre- sent in large craft ana II
Lieutenant RobsoH was correct in MS caiCu'"''''
there seems to be some argument III FAVOR OF
using the Defender again. As oct"een TWO hihcI!
buiit OF wood OF sufficient strength TO cross the
ocean safely and the other consuucted Win alu
OF lieutenant Hobson. save seventeen tons OF deao
weight This acui ation OF the chiel navai eape,,
ships has apprsed yachtsmen o. me a,lnSu''1 80 o.
the situation. and The lonGon Mot irH so sbs
cup is for Fife to put his cha,enser t1s.1her N
Fife is we'll accustomed TO this work. having sent
the Yama the Canada and other boats OF irs ~
avoid the passage for himsy racing ma
chimes
But in this case the suggestion Of The Morning
Post" which is by means new. could not proba-
bly, be carried out The lost deed OF Sift says. IN
or vessel propelled by sails only and constructed IN
the country to which the challenging cluo ociohss
Again a challenging CluO must have FOR It's an
nua regatta an ocean water course Oh the sea. or
on an arm of the one which combines ooth.
so that no Canadian club on the -; Lawrence or
Great Lakes can under the present deed issue a
challenge and an Englshman who sought TO avoid
the ocean passage with a light racing machine by
challenging through n Canadian club would pro5a-
bly, have TO the ROYAL Nova Scotia Yacht club.
the headquarters of which are on the sea -
Sir Thomas Upton has been frank In saying that
he will leave stone unturnod 10 win the cup
and he is at liberty to bring boat lightly con
struc,ed as Fife can make her but. In the opinion
he VI
teen-ton handicap II he builds Of wood and ten
ton handicap II ne builds Of steel as against the
Defender built OF aluminium. For these reasons
many yachtsmen think hat the Defender could
safely be used again. seeing that no advantage
such as hers can possibly accrue 20 challenger
unless similar construction be adopted. which the
ocean precludes