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~ the topping nf1 QN - ~ 80
~ sne spfnnaker hsom brscs N
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peaa almost oppnslta ths 49,.
tnst ie gives TO the yacht pr.~es-...h -
n1oea wlng1 ~ usana Of 49, ~
=. We tuu advantass Of Z folIovSs-
= me WV Immensely enrrpe. !.
speed A yacht with splnneS-- -
neeIyng foal Of wind = Z - ~.
sent, resembling 500 huee eeS~sS '..zl
Ane over the surface q IL vS1@
oeed. the salts are - NJ - 49,
On each side of tho yaeAe - ~
@ the boat itself b hardy -.
oouoe much Win b said IN - -
tne coming racer about IL saln~S-- 80.
now Il - get. for II = an exrerr,-S
postans feature ia yacht ractne
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English yachts seemed to be standing still.
As We passed the leader at a steamboat
speed. the pilot made remark which aft
EDWARDS caused trouble. Capt Brown he
said. by way OF Joke. i believe you have
. propeller astern.'
This was caught up and passed along
until the English sailors heard il. and ask
ed II II was true. They would not be con-
WINGED otherwise. and after the race spread
this report ashore Then we were board
ed by greater crowds than ever. and were
nos cleared OF the charge really until the
America was put into drydock- No one
could understand how the Aurora was beat
err so badly without some device such as
this. Shs finished about half an hour be-
hind u.s. and this time would have been
tripled had not a strong breeze come UP
after we had crossed the line"
Use Of Mainsail.
The principal SAIL Of a sloop Is the
mainsaii tA). IL Is heid In place by the
ropes and tackle shown at t2s). These
ropes are called the sheets. and they are
by all odds the most important ropes con-
nected with yacht. The skill of
yachtsman Is based largely on his ability
"a let out or take in these sheets. thereby
giving the sail more or less wind. The
speed OF the yacht IL dependent very
largely upon the exactness with which
the nainsail is managed. II the wind II
bsfltru the boat the sheets VIII, OK course,
Do eased out until the mainsan stands
at a wide angle with the length OF the
boat. thereby exposing as much surface
az possible. In sailing into the wind or
by the wind" as the old seanen say. the
sheets are drawn In very close: In other
words the yacht II CLOSE hauled" SO that
the mainsaii stands almost parallel with
the length OF the boat. The skipper must
keep his eyes wide open and never al
Ion - 3a % fAa b. far
moment. II he would get the best speed
from his boat and prevent being sapssxed
by su6Aen squalls. The mainssil IL assist
81 ny a number OF smaller sails before the
mast These are attached 20 various ropes
connecting with the tip ends of the bow
spirit and with the stem Of the yacht. Tho
rope which connects the howspr-t with the
formast nSi Is called the toptnast stay, ara
sslis the topnast from being pallen back
ward Just ~ the foprnsss back-stsv tsp.
hsads 1; from betax driven forward The
lire which reaches srcm the tcp Of ne
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q clear sky and soft breeze from the west,
and before 10 O'Clock fifteen boats of ALI
lengths and sizes. had gathered about US.
As the Aurora went by maneuveEing, her
crew were hckting the mainsaiE When
they got abeuna little cockney started
up the old song. "A Yankee Ship Sailed
Down the Bay and the rest Of the crew
came in on the chorus Pull. boys. bully
boys, pull You'd better save that sheet
for tow called one Of our men, but the
Aurora had passed and did not hear 1t.
4 fancy Its us'u need the tow said
one Of our English recruits.
Let me give you some advice said
the second mate, who overheard the re-
mark. Don't let the skipper hear you say
that
when the signal was given the breeze
blew very light, and some Of the English
boats forged ahead. among them the Au-
rorA We crowded on every inch OF can.
vas. and not man Of us who did not pray
for 1t to freshen. Word was passed quietly
to see THAI the Eng.ishmen did not shirk.
Capt. Brown stood by the English pilot.
for him also we had to take on. IS the
course round the Isle Of Wight was new
to US, and we had to rely entirely onsthe
pilots guidance. Capt Brown watched
him ike hawk, but I want to say that
he acted on the square with US all the
way. With a little freshening we began to
PICK up, anu our SOOu DOdt soon IalEly
leaped along. I say remarked q Scotch
man, who Was one of the six taken on at
Cowes. do We get some prize money II we
win this for your You see that flag up
there? answered the mate, pointing to the
Stars and Stripes. We'll. that's what you're
working for. That's all the bloody prize
you get Before that our crew had given
no thought to the subject. and no one would
have mentioned Il again II the skipper had
not after the race. Americans are too damn
independent to do this for prize money he
explained. but you've done so well that
there's small dizzy coming AS matter
OF fact. we each got few dollars and our
passage moEey home.
Americas Weather.
when the breeze got fresh we simply
walked away from everything In sight The
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power. It will make . catching contest IS
fascinating an q game OF baseball or foot
ball or q horse race And with . goCd.
clear diagram Of . yacht before the eye
thorough understanding Of sailing talk
can be had in half an hour. Without It the
inlander falls dumb when no embarks on
any craft more pretentious than Z ferry
boat. and he loses half tia keen pleasure
OF Stevenson. W. CLARK Russell, Cooper
and many other famous writer's q the -.
The diagram which accompanies this
article shows q sloop yacht, o. . outtaR
yacht n the Englishman would ~. "A
slocp yacht has one mast, the main mast
II forward mast were addad and the
arrangement changed 70 suit the vessel
would then be called q schooner yacht. or
in sea talk. q ''two-sticker." The great
rock u, therefore. Z race 0f sloop yachts.
The America, which was the ORIGINAL WIN
ner OF what u now known - The Amer
lea cup. was q schooner yacht. but nearly
all OF the cup Contestants since that time
have been sloopA
It IL supposed, to begin with, thar the
reader knows that the extreme forward
tip OF q yacht 10 called the stem. that the
forward portion - called the bow. that
the rear end Is called the stern. and that
the sides Of the boat are the beams Every
cNs~ @~&rS" ois~VS tAaut soC ASc0 VI = y8CnJ
Is the portion which cuts deepest into the
water. and II II IN the construction of the
keel that the greatest changes and prog
ress have been made In yachting. Every
one who reada the papers knows Of the
discussions which have gone on for years
as to the comparative value Of the CEN
ter-board keei-a board which lets down
sidewise from the interior Of tho boat
through the bottom-the IN keel, which N
deep. sharp. nn-Eke projection on the
bottom Of the boat. the bulb nm and the
ordinary cutter keel.
How . Yacht 10 RiggeA.
So much for Inc hull OF tho boat. The
backbone OF sloop's rigging Is the main
mast, marked ID In the diagram. This "a
usually made OF the very best and straight
est spruce timber. although In the case OF
the Columbia an Immensely strong steel
tube has been used. At the top OF the
mainmast the topmAst % - attached In
the case Of the new cup defender this top
mast II % made that II will slide down iato
the hollow portion Of tho maIunnast. but
IN ordinary yacht construction Il - firnly
attached to the outside Of tho mainmasl
- shown In the diagram. These masts ara
held In place BY what are known n
shrouds. which run from the 'hounds's n
the top OF the mainmast and from the top
OF the topmast to each side Of the hull.
where they are firmly attached In order
to further strengthen the topmast . cross
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TWO SCENES o. aAnn -.


Lake Michigan Txave,~,~
usual ssaset a. 49,.
Passengers from Cnicaeo = - -
cay night boats. says th> C1sr.-
ocean. recently saw tvo siehts -
ionG REMAINDER. Ona uas - -
wees was misty. and The eyo - -.
witnout wtnking - the greae - r r.
sank TO meet the water. audaen1E
the sun touched the wassaA II 49,
shape OF . broad vase Of burs110SS =
LApe. neck and body we're = au--riSS.|
- II tashio0ed By the had y q So
potter. Slowly TIE shape Of II - -
ed II grew broader ana - ~
Then IN q suddsn II v,a ~ -
vasss but IN oval football a 1. - =
In the meantime. the mo1n. - ~
gray. and az big as hushsl 49, SS
made It's appearances in the Co.
Soo- "A II rose it gained coacr 80 3 ~
Cd IKE . plate CT FURNISHED - ro1SSS n.
the eky. Finally IL changed = - ~
then an unusual and beauftfna 49,
seen. 1As night vas sin ~ r.
perfeetly clear From The -
water stretched what seems1 = - ~
broad column Of purp1u No. =
base. On the top OF this IT, - -
hxed like = gigantic electrie - ~
celestial E6el tower. And q q l61SS
the purple tower stretched 49, A
mering. cleaning water.
Men and women sat for 49, - -
In nilence at the scene q 49,
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The three out Of the

one way. and In order to overcome this
force and to prevent the vessel from be-
Ing driven backward. proportionately
large surface must be presented under
meath against which the water must push
the other way. Under these opposing
the nne line In which yachtamen delight
count. The finer the lines the greater the
speed with which the vessel glides out
from the oppos.ans forces.
The Ola America.
% far AZ Il u possible to ind out. there
u but ono survivor today Of the original
crew that sailed across the ocean In the
old yacht America In 1851 and returned
with the trophy.
Capt Henry HOFFMAN. therefore. Is the
only one who can tell N from reminis-
cent standpoint about tho hrst OF those
races which have now come 10 be histor:-
cal events. He was the youngest men,
Der OF the crew. being only Is years old.
away to sea and from his home Tn Dant-
zig. Prussia. four years previous. and had
his training before the mast.
AZ g years OF age Capt Hoffman is a
TYPICAL old salt. Keen Of eye. Arm OF chin,
square shouldered, and % fond Of the
wind and weather that his eyes snap when
you ask him II he would not like to help
sail the Columbia in her coming race.
THAT ! would" he assured the writer
I'D join the crew tomorrow II could get
away from business" The captain has,
for : long time. been identified with a
large coal company. which has ofices on
lower Broadway, his duty being to look
after the towing department. As Brook
Ignite. he belongs 10 the Parkway Driving
Club. and IL celebrated for his fast trot-
ters Like all seafaring men. he Is brief
OF speech. and this h particularly 50 in
talkinf OF the old America. HIS peculiar
loyalty 20 his friends and shipmates IL
almost pathetic. His love for the yacht
they sailed has never waned. and he speaks
OF her a. Of boyhood sweetheart
4 veritahle Water witch.
'She was q witch In any breeze" he
will tell yeu. "and every one OF us fell in
love with her the minute we stepped on
her deck. II took dozen men 10 handle
her, not counting Capt. Brown our skip
per. and two mates. We were picked from
many = locker. but every man knew how
TO sail \ boat. Most Of ms had been AZ
sea. and the others were old hands at nav
tgating the pilot boats about New York
harbor. Capt Brown himself had this
berth for many years. and he could sail a
yacht with any OF these later cracks He
influence that we hung together 80 we'll
He told us the boat was built for syndi-
cate headed by Commodore Stevens and
the New York Yacht Club. who was a dead
game sport. by the way. He came on
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thirteen Knots IN hour. 10 drive 3 yes
eeI her sf1e 1t similar speed under steam
would require shout 20 horse power. In
other words, - horDea would b required
to do the work that The saiis u the Co
lumbta - when she = gcdne with the wind.
would cousume about - pnunde q coal
pr boar. 1hls would u ! Tong tom Tor
three hourr sailing maximnn spe<d. o.
eieht tons Per day Of twenty-fou hours
ALLOWING twelve days for crossing. tho
sails Of q veooel such O the Columbia
would have given power eQuivAlsnt 70
shout 10 tons Of coal
There are many other intefesting tea.
lures about these races. Not the least In
teresting h the fact that with an the
vast sums Of money spent On perfecting
of boats n New York and elseWhere that
could easily distance them In . straight
away race before the wind. Both the Co
1umb1A and the Shamrock draw about
eighteen feet OF water. THIS deep draft
creates . proportionate amount Of resist
ance that fnust be overcome by the sails.
A boat drawing only one or two feet Of
water has little or no resistance to over
come. Naturally. therefore. II could run
away from the fasteet vessel of the deep
draft Columbia and Shamrock class as
long ~ It Was going with the wind.
1t II when sailing against the wind that
such vessels ~ the Columbia become ny-
ers ~ compared with the others. 1t II
then that their lines count. and Il Is for
this that the designers and builders have
spent years and years In experimenting.
and the owners have spent millions OF
money IN building. II y for work OF this
class thst the vessels are made to draw
70 much water. Sailing against the wind.
Or lacking" involves a peculiar principle
Of mechAnicA Here the wind 10 pushing
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be easily extended or shortened 80 as to
draw moro or less wind. One OF the most
picturesque OF the sails d not shown in the
diagram, because It Is used only under GER
tain favoring conditions. This sail. the
balloon jib, Is an enormous SAIL made Of
very light cloth-in the Columbia Of silk
and It Is larger than either the mainsail
or the spinnaler. II II attached at the
very front Of tho boat. and Il u supposed
to gather up all the wind that there 10. 1t
Is usually used when the winds are very
light. The correct method q using q ball
loon 1ib - q very important feature OF the
yachtsman's work, and Il may play an
exceedingly important part In the coming
race. The little nag ct the top Of the gan
= called the pennant. In case Of heavy
winds 1t Is found necessary sometimes to
reef the sails. This IL done by means OF
the little strings which are seen hanging
In rows along the lower part of the MAIN
sail. The canvas - pulled down to the
boom and tied with these strings. SO that
less surface will be exposed to the wind.
Reehng u only done in case Of q very
heavy storm or squalls.
With these few definitions the ordinary
reader win be able to understand the pub
lished account Of a yachting race, or. II
the diagram 10 taken to the seashore, II
will help the visitor to pick out the sloop
rugged vessels and to distinguish clearly
the various sails and spars. thereby add
ing very greatly to the pleasure OF watch
Ing vessel under sail.
Mother Of Herreshe6s.
Across the street from the Herreshoff
Shipyards. in Bristol. where the Defender
and the Columbia were built, there stands
an old country house with generous New
England "stoop." In front Of It there Is
. row OF magnificent trees and II looks
out upon the Bay Of Bristol. Sometimes
In pleasant weather little old woman
In black comes out and sits for q while
with one Of her daughters and watches
the stately yachts come up the harbor from
Newport and Fail River She Is the mother
Of all the Herreshoffs Last February she
celebrated her seth birthday. and she was
yet hale enough to take pride In the CO.
lumbia as she was building In the shops
She Is a descendant OF the famous fam
lily Of Lewises OF Boston. merchants and
shipmen, and she brings TO the present
branch Of the family much OF the skill an
ship designers and builders.
Her husband, Charles Frederick Her
reshoff, died thirteen years ago. leav-
ing a family OF seven sons and two
daughters. two OF whom. James r. and
Nat g.. are the organizers OF the IA
nous shipbuilding company. Never was
there q family more positively touched
with genius. John b. Herreshon. the
president Of the company. who has
been blind now for more than forty
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In fact. they kept so close that we lost
the first races we were in"
This Is a feature OF the narrative that
Capt Hoffman cannot be persuaded to
dwell on. you know he said. with a
wise blink OF the eye. that sometimes you
want 20 pitch n stove overheard when
you are getting a yacht into sailing trim
and II liz not convenient TO have spectators
about. Well. when the day came for the
cup race we had that boat cleaned from
stem to stern. We did this before the En-
glsh recruits came on board. These chaps
never forgot that race, I'll bet. You see.
twelve men were not enough TO handle
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board several t!rsse with George r. Sehay-
her ara Mr. Steers. the builder. and looked
es ever very carefully. TBoys We can
clean UP anything tia; noAsA' he said
ard ordered ap sonic superior r,,u- This
~as after We had beaten = numscr II
slesosss IN trail races Down the BAY. and
wera came - make ready fov an ocean
tsla, There as not a man who did not
sesi little uncertain at shas proposition
feel s issia uncertain az this proposition
Tor ercx~ag Ia small boats was no: - COM
men ssea as now. and the America WAS
oaiy sfs feet ever al and tNeaty-yhree feet
aesssss tho beam. EsGs when sfss skipper
AxAsd II sas aHe MAS ~aa:s.ssyersSa spo2xh
% stay behind Est . mAn s9nG eat Soon
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the boat IN . race. and Tire skipper had
Six 90 ashore and hire ak Britishers. who
were turned over for us 20 watch
I'VE didn't Ike the looks OF them very
much. ana they didn't seem 20 fancy Us.
Were going to have trouble with these
Joha Bulls. reported a big raartermaster
named Ccnnogs. Not IL scu know your
business. replied the captain. One OF fhs
crew suggested tha, the EneigsSusn he
divided UP SO that not more than two
Would lie together az one station, and this
was dena They we're thus surrounded
and ander such vigilance that they could
nos ce anything crooked
= Yankee ship sailed Down the Nay.
TIE morning o. Auguss = hr,ks With
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How One May UndeFstanA Doeeeip-
lions 81 the SDoFt.
For lack OF twenty simple words. yacht
racing to IS per cent Of the people Of the
United States h q sealed volume Il 10
true that the language Of the yacht. watch
has - many terrors to the inlander -
Sanscrit or Choctaw. has many moro than
twenty words: but a thorough knowledge
OF this twenty-word vocabulary will trans
form the story of an international race
from q dreary. unintelligible waste OF
techncalities into = narrative Of IRE and
power. It viii make . yachting contaot -
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Yankee Secrecy.
ION putting In at Cowes. we were board
ed by nearly every small boat In the har-
Dor Capt. Brown had called us all aft
before making post. ana cautioned Is
against talking. You needn't say any
thing about our centerboard nor what We
draw he said. adding that Mr.. Stevens
had offered TO sail anything in England.
and there would be a race. Not a day
passed that the deck did not swarm with
visitors. and part Of the crew were told
on to see that they aid not pry too much.
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Tree GU - placed at tbs head OF the top
mast fos spreading the topmast shrouas II
vas the breaking of this spreader whlca
caused the recent accident TO the Cogur,-
na When the crosstree snapped the top
mast was iocsened ard fell before the
WIND WITH such force that shs sesss main
mast broke short or about half vny o. .ss
length Next to the mast in smpossanes
n the howsprit 60. which IL he'd down az
tne nooStAy and the boosfzy fall % aasl
1'1 ia uaatA bon 60 sDesnds "a hasAs
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~, 81 being the fulcruns.

- we got under way the boat showed she
was just a queen. We seldom used top
sails. for there was enough breeze to keep
u going without them. and though We
struck heavy weather twice. We never felt
In danger.
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maiuuaast to the stem Of the boat Ga Is
called the forestry. and Il supports the
mainmast from falling backward. The
sail (B Is called the foresail. The sail Co
the jib. and the sail (E) the jib topsall.
They are al held in by ropes which can
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years. developed in his early boyhood
genius for invention Some Of the
older residents OF Bristol tell today
about the wonderful HerrcshoN churn,
which converted the milk on the Her.
reshon farm NJ Providence Island into
butter. II Was the tnvention Of John
h. Capt. Nat" ~ hs Is called In
Bristol. built boats from the time he
was q mere boy. Al orc time he con-
ssrucsed . catamaran, with wacn ~
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