New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01
BOWLING AVERAGE
UNDERNEATH THE YACHTS
CLOSE INSPECTION or THE RACING
GOATS LEAD MINES.
LITTLE DIFFERENCE N THICKNESS THE co
1INp1A To SAIL. WITH HER RE
PAIRED steel. MAST

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He was thus able TO see the lead mines Of the
two boats AZ close range.
II was privilege 90 Doe able 10 see the Columbia
from every point Of view From below the ex-
traordlnary symmetry Of this boat could be fairly
appreciated. and 20 greater extent. In some
ways than IS possible while looking at the boat
from the top Of the dock The wonderful shallow
ness Of the upper hull and the general ease Of en-
trance and run were accentuated and possibly
slightly exaggerated IN the view upward From
below. the whole boat seemed TO be top OF the
water. The water line as defined by the edge ~
the top plating seemed 10 be thai Of "A boat de
signed 10 skim the surface OF the sea. and not to
enter st al ALL except with the fin. This is proof
90 The extreme refinement Of the boat and the way
the IIcrre~hons have pared away the upper hun
10 the last inch. il seems.
This upward view suggested that the designers
OF th. Columbia had deliberately refused the T
shaped form Of the Cartoon and other similar
racers Of the smaller classes which have beaten
evcrvthinc Tho idea I'm the Columbia is TO re-
tain "a certain ease Of movement in seaway. To
he sure she is shallow. but she points down IN
the water far enough 20 make her snk Ia an on
coming s,a with some ease. rather than submit I"
that banging which IS noticeable In the fastest
OF fhe shallow 2o-footers and I'm the Cartoon. 1t
may he that the banging ~ the faster models does
NOT do much 20 spoil speed. hnt 10 ia evident mat
,hc II.rrcshoN4 don't Ike IT, and that they nave
built "a boat THAT still retains a fair quantity OF
sweetness Of movement fla spite Of her being
sh4lI 0w concern in her upper hull
THE BtRNIsHERs AT WORK.
Tho nnrnisners Yesterday were at work on her
fin There were three furnishing machines IN
ou.r.ft.u ou her port side These machines are
driven iy compressed air. and are connected with
wirebouud rubber hose that leads the pressure
from some other part ~ tho yards. They nave
two .rou handles between which an emery ""e''
,.,ol,.s rapidly The furnishing IL done vita
nic.ty and smoothu~ss.
AFTER th, furnishing machine IS used men rub
fh. bronze plates with oil aud work 1872 am oil
polish Apparently. the machine has 20 he used
WITH considerable care. IS It - evident that II
would soon rub hole I'm the copper sheathl"s'
allowed to work too long I'm one spot
= conn arsou may be- made as 70 the worh o"
fao plating ~ both boats on the Columbia IL
seemed That in some places the rivettng machine
had acted Fl little 700 hard After the furnishing
machine had iccn passed over The rivets. black
circles ~ "a foreign substance around 10" rN'l~
remained. denotue that the rivets had been pushed
in So far chat there We're little LAMENTATIONS when
the uarn.-her could not reach. On the sham
rock the riyct heads We're much larger and seemed
I'D uo level with the plating. go that hoth the
rlvet and the plating ground fat together. This
may ue "a small matter. but f. certainly en-
FINISHES the neatness OF Thornycrof's work.
The greatest width OF the lead mine in both
boats seems % have been overestimated. II has
been placed 10 from 81 20 40 inches As near as
could b. Judged from close view of both lead
mines tley seem 90 have much the same thickness.
without having tape line. ana Judging simply
hy hand lining down 20 the blocks IN front Of the
vessels neither OF the lead mines appeared 10 be
rior, than thirty or thigty-two inches in width az
it- tnickcts part II has generally been supposed
that the Slamrock's lead was much the wider OF
The two. nut apparently there IS little difference.
colTMBIAs LEAD CASTING.
THE ieaI .a>tin. FOR tine Columbia evidently
reported nearly correctly when II Wa nrst made.
n is now cutirc, covered With bronze plating bat
There, is 90 double TOW OF rvetting 10 be the
ru Wlf.h begins about seven feet up. ami then
-laufs down af to about six feet or i've feet six
IN .hrS beside the sfcruposf. These about
iae dimensions first given. and the double row
OF iiyrt- indicates that the lead extends long
way 1850 under ihe plating The lead mine OF the
Columbia is q high fiat casting. much rockerei
Oh ITS bottom and well rounded or az IFS lower
and 'front.' edges In fact. IL has no edges. except
whore 10 IS bottled 10 the thick bronze keel plate
ON top. The double TOW OF rivets shows whore the
keel platte 90 which the lead IS boltef. comes. and
~ ths keel plate the frames Of the vessel end II
is seen here That the frames have only short
run down into She fin. They do not come down
90 ANYTHING Ike the same distance "a IN tho sham
| rock and the standing room I'm tie Coumbia's fin
ON the TOP of fh, keel plate is extremely shallow
because perhaps half OF the I'm proper IS taken
mp with ,he high nai-sidcl lead casting that swes
| oar as n desc, nds
The length =; the boom Of the Columbia was
| paced off hy tWo men yesterday one made u io5
g., anil she other no feet long II IS certainly not
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as long A~ N'' ~ '"' 7''''' IN wa. va i'''''
oN il Two men Yesterday ar liz fec' A. me same
,t, F., seems fo look larger for The columbia 10
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carry man me ~ '''' 'o'" - ''' ,"' "'cN
/ O., carry The difference iu the evident power of
, , t..... .ff..,. .ne's ',le,nen. as tn this and
'"' wv ~.
/ "a yachting expert o. a s'lehllh' paptr VINO was
,....,t Yesterday sid that he dll not understand
f..rt Q iI. Cd fI q
..'t,..s.t'-, .haf H. hen,lderug "a me from re-
r,.'rt r'.d. hv Charlie Barr The skipper of the
Columbia n. said 90 conversation with The Tribune
,..nftrp man thar the mast now being used in the
vessel vas tnc one shat broke and had been
Haired
And lo you think you Will have time 10 get IN
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