New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-09
PHYSICALLY 4 CERTiiNTY.

! Cup remains 10 be seen. but there are ''r'"'"
| cold facts in regard 10 her structure VINO"
| point 10 only one result In different H'"'S
| =, ,hc INST considerable heat was developed
. through fhc discussions raised ana Inc dlli'"
lies created in various ways concerning '"'
famous trophy. and in view Of these ne '',''
I,uuo has refraincd from referring io ''r'A'" "'
.,,c,io,,. that brcalnr inevitable wan Dol"
4 racors went INFO drvdock II could not be- Ger
! tain that some of the olltime possibilities "''
l-unf sill exist and there has been a dlsli'iH"
kton 10 publish facts which might h' u"N''
lcnin, 10 many But the showing oil we H''"
! rock i'm her three umcomplrtrd races. ana '>
ucciallv I'm her last race. has don" mu'h '' pre-
rare the public mind for considering Inc 'N'"'N
! NOW likely H. occur Moreover. the best KNOW"
.,xuc,is who are consulted by prominent news
MINERS have now gone beyond ln' S''-' ."
which they merely admitted that Tie cup was
I'm danger Hank Han. the Victorious S"'pi"'
of sthrcc previous victories. and Inc l'N' INA" '"
America IN admit a supremacy i'm the English
boat unless truth demanded the 'lll'NS''"'
saws. ~Wnh a wind sufficient to hc ahl" 10
cover the coin',e in time. believe 'h' S"'m
crock will win hands down" Another >-'chi-
inc writer says. Unless something is done 10
.,h,- Colnmlia', sails before >lay's rae" the
! "Cup,is n good as lost
CORRECTNESS, Of these remarks and others
of similar tenor is now generally admitted by
,bo,e whose opinions are worth considering
bur they tell of The ability of Mr.. lifc'S design
without giving the reasons for lis speed. AS
IN. result of a careful examination Of the
w,ger bodies of both yachts when in drydock
| The Tribune said that "fhc English designer
has shown his boat 10 hc superior to that #
his rivals in almost every point of conlar
son" This statement did not give Sallsia'
! finn TO every one. and Tie article in question
/ was REGARDED hv some Is unnecessarily p"sS
/ mIstic" Now however. thar the public has been
/ sufficiently appraised of tine possibility OF d"lraI
! we NAV enlarge the original statement 10y add
| ing that the Shamrock j.. I'm effect. structural
| certaiutv This does not mean HAT she VIII
win the cups There are hrrakagrs. fouls. t'cA-
meal rules and hundred other things mat
NAV step into decide the fare Of th" cup. bnl
il does mean HAT ina her general formation Tie
| Shamrock is built In such way that She =
| bound 10 win unless she Is prevented by nad
sailing or 10y some of the other causes that may
intervene 10 rob her Of final success. In other
words. nothing except IN" Unforeseen can pre-
vent the Shamrock from taking The cup 10
! Ireland
We have already published The exclusive I'M
formation that the Shamrock draws Il fc"i
inches Of water. and j. therefore foot inches
decper than Tie Columbia Is reported to be- aud
that we believe the difference in draughi is
greater Than This The lead of The challenger is
therefore much lower i'm The water Than IN Tire
Colnmhia In forcand-aft length her fin keel
averages from 10 10 feet longer all the way
up than i'm the American boat. and her general
grin ON the water IS much greater with Ibis
extra lateral resistance. The Keel Of the Column
lja +, So much shorter in forc.andaf length
that tie lead has To- be placed high in H.
reaching to seven feet i'm height at the forward
end The Shamrocks lead j. placed AT greater
! length along the bottom If Der long un u
! thus probably averages three feet or more lower
in the water than the lead of The Columbia
| This is an enormous advantage. and provides
greatly increased stability compared with
tine Use Of the same weight Of lead placed
higher Contrary 10 the usual understanding
created by The reports Of writer's who never
saw The two boats from underneath. the sham
rock is a. huc i'm the water in regard 10 her
upper hull Us lie Columbia j.. rhc centre SEQ
ton, Of both boats having no pcrrcpfihlr differ
enrc, The beam power of the challenger is
markedly greater and the Shamrock hats thus
Il large side lo lc down on when heavily
pressed. while the Columbia has little free
| board and a stumble home" iu that Tie
stability Of The hoat~ both in beam and
draught and luw blllastus cannot therefore
be- compared one Is just rs certain 10 ont
bower the other ais an elephant is certain 10
nutpoWcr a horse and there Is nothing uro,~-
~arilv 'p.~~imi~t.c" iu recording this fact IEc
sail area of fhr Shamrock is much larger than
il, CoumbiaS but that does not cost anything
i'm the time allowance hr,~u~c Fife has emit