The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-10

Eugene Tompkins's Steam Yacht VIII Go
Overheard To-Day.


At 80 o'clock this afternoon the steam
yacht Italia, owned by Eugene Tompkns Of
Boston. will glide from the WAYS Of the Della
ware Iron Shipbuiding ana Engine Works I
Chester. Pa. The usual ceremonies will accom-
pany the launching. The Italia was designed
10y Gardner X Cox Of this city and will be
handsome craft.
There will be two Lighthouses. forward and
aft. The forward dcckhousc will be comb
nation dining room and pantry and the after
house will contain the social hall. Both are of
mahogany outside. and the inside is fitted with
oak. The owner. house will he situated aft,
which will I've connected with n private bath
room aud lavatory. After that will come The
main saloon with practically three StnterOOms.
as one Is double room while the other /,
single; All the staterooms below deck are
fitted in hard wood.
Forward are the staterooms for the Captain.
commodations for twelve sramcn Electricity
will furnish the light throughout the boat.
Ihr owners quarters and sta"rooms are
w1 Tne steam vii 1e gsm"rat;d by f"nr ts
ing four cylinders T. inches 10y - and -
ilnches hy II inches. with an lS-inch stroke.
The yacht Will cost when finished aboutS6.ODO.
Shamrock viii DO Her First Rncing for the
Americas Cup.
sr,cjdi Cable D,spGtch 10 TuE srx.
LONDON. June 9.-The Central News says it
has the highest authority for stating that the
Shamrock. the challenger for the Americas
Cup will not race with the Prince of Waes's
cutter Britannia in fact, she will not race here
at all until after her return from America
The Defender over Four Hours Under sail
NEWPORT. June DIT has been busy week
with the yacht Defender. and W. Butler Dun
can, Jr., has made the best OF the fine weather
and had some good drilling done by the crew
OF the boat. To-day was no exception. the
big single sticker spending over four
hours outside She left the harbor at
1910 o'clock with a light Northwestern.
but she had hardly got under way when the
wind shifted to southwest. and by the time she
had got outside it was blowing quite hard
The constant drilling OF the crew is be-
ginning to show itself in the manner in
which they handle the sails. The big mainsail
was hoisted in six minutes and all lower sails
set in eight and a half minutes. The De-
fender got outside in four tacks. and when off
Beaver, Tail light the big club topsail was
put on her. From the time the crew manned
the hnlards until the sail was drawing was
lightshp the Jhtopsql was set and the old
champion howled along. at n marvellous
o GeS p tic ea yH' her. s" shs hnyf to
the starbOarl tack and headed out to
sea. ,manTuyrine about on the ground that the
GOelCt Gun races have been sailed for in years
past. II was an unusually clear day. and the
big yacht could he seen from the Newport,
Narragansett and Block Island shores.
Mr.. Duncan expects n new suit of sails for
the Defender, which in urea will make her
nearer to the Columbia. These sails are cN-
pectcd to be ready before he trial races. 1t is
very evident that the steel mast ana SparS have
proven n success, they not being such strain
on the boat as wooden sticks ana there is now
little doubt that n mast will be made for
the new boat. the Columbia.
S. Nicholson Kane. Chairman of the Regatta
Committee of the New York Yacht Club. ar
rived tonight from New York to attend the
launching OF the Columbia tomorrow night.
Quite a delegation Of summer residents viii
be present from Newport.