The sun., 1899-02-05
AMONG THE TACHTSIEN.
Gossip About the New Defender--what Ono
Designer Snys.

While C. Oliver Iselin and others who keep
in touch with the progress OF the construction
Of the new defender OF the Americas Cup are
careful to give no details OF either the form or
the construction Of the yacht. several facts
about the craft have leaked out
The keel plates. which arrived at Bristol last
week. are in three sections. the same as were
those OF the Defender In 1895. They are OF
bronze. hut of color noiceably darker than
those used on the champion OF four years ago.
which fact may suggest that the newer metal
is different from that used on the old Defender
The casting designed to be the forward one
OF the three is L feet in length. while both the
middle and after sections are about feet
long. showing that the lead keel on top Is
nearly % feet long The beam is "a feet 2li
inches.
The casting for the stem is also OF bronze
and is of a brighter color than the keel plates
1t is in profile similar to the bow OF the old
Defender except that it has a short concave
Curve at its forward end directly under the
bowsprit The flauges to which the keel and
hull plates will be rreted bend backward at an
angle OF about forty-flve degrees and at the
centre are bout one and onc-half inches in
thickness. while down lower. near the keel.
they are considerably thicker.
Some OF tho hull frames have already been
bent and removed to the south construction
shop. in which the new craft will be built.
Several new wrinkles IN construction VII
guarded TO state what they will be. II is al
most certain that increased speed will be at;
tnnea 6y aGr ncs cwGrhg of weight ana
That Increased speed could be developed in
the finer lines of the Defender. the designer
| water by increasing tho power without the
usual corresponding increase III displacement;
| THE SuN yesterday that an increase ofspeed In
| the Defender model could be ma le in either of
T9 Ea TGe ey eas s 9S Gs boy Wh t
| corresponding ability 10 carry. more sail or by
simply owSTii9G the lead and a Increasing the
The ability OF the spars to carry the big sall
shown by vakyrle iIl.'s S. sail spread. which
| cations po ut that the ga ming OF power will be
| done by an increase Of draught rather than an
| Irving Cox of the firm OF Gardner & Cox has
| returned from Chester. Pa. whore he is surer-
steam a Yachts. all Of Which " will be III" in COM COM
Fse5d ss Ss %a4 qna ns s M ss feet dsp6 al"
hold. with draught Of 8 feet inches She
viii be fitted with up-to- o-dqte electric ap-
Hs BnnF.r lights q. twenty N
yeiop speed OF fifteen knots. She will hnve
mahogany deckhonse amidships with q pas
a 6ulkhead fitted with glass windows opening
on the machinery space. 50 that guests may
oil being spattered oyer their clothing. She
VIII be, COMPLETED by May ! and Will be en-
Corinthfan Yacht clubs
s%Ss %nd Sssf e Es St Is OenF g. sbs built f5
| beam and 10 feet extreme draught. She will
be equipped with four Almy boilers and triple
power She els is also is % to be ttcd with ain ali modern
electric npriHpGes, and the joiner work %Ek
owners quarters, consisting OF two cabins
main snloon, md threSs, staterooms. are in the
the %s ho tso D beHs nj
re- aso Re- es s1f
and Th G,UatoTy a6oSe boys the deck M lIne E rssd
dining saloon. ,end the after house, which viii
be flnish@ed @ in English oak. will be arranged as
Below, decks the decorations will be especially
elaborate. The bathrooms win be tiled in
HItstc tints ana c2lor"d marble wash a HpSins IN
%aarcR, TRSS yS"S} SSSr W" dessne% 2e o srs%S
eighteen, knots and will be delyer.Id q, Inns I
elubman,, will own the third yacht. which will
10 cruiser h i,1 With speed o. thiFteen knots; H
SrNHeh.' win ISs feet depth I q hold. She viii
! Ic ilHlN'iVh NHlNf 'clpn 'NNhN NuiIu
teak above, Her bunkers will have the capacity
| Of seventy tons. and she will be equipped with
| two Amy boilers and triple expansion engine
OF 300 horse power. She is being built for
cruising IN the MedterraneQn and constructed
to srantling that Will Qua ~ her as AL in
ll9yds, She will also be ready by, June |.
| The largest Of tho four will fly the private
signal OF A. Edward Tower OF PouGhkcepsle.
She wiz be lSo rect oyera Al; 1915 feet on the
| water line, 2 feet beam. 10 feet draught and
II feet depth OF hold She win be equipped
with four Amy boilers, twin screws and two
engines CAPABLE oil developing 1000 horse
power. She viii have guaranteed speed OF
nineteen knots, the trial to he made over a
four-hour test course IN deep water. Her ac-
| commodations will include sitting room, two
staterooms and bathroom in the forward deck-
house, while below she will have eight addi-
tional staterooIns and three bathrooms. The
oreE's and haenelors' quarters are att .,. l.,
All deck httings are to be OF teak and tho In
terror Joiner, work forward will be OF white ma
hogany, while the main saloon and other state:
rooms will be finished In tinted and enamelled
whitewood picked out with god.
She viii have every known electric appliance.
Including an electric searchllght, aud will be
delivered on July /.