The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-07

carried c1tt in the actual plans. When
the proper time comes the story of the
design will be given to the public
UnliEe the Bristol Cup defender or the
challenger this boat will not be built in
secret. but every frame and plate which
goes iato her construction may be seen
By the public Designer Crowninshield
does nc. believe in secrecy. and neither
does the man who is TO furni1h the money
to build the boat.
What her plating viii be composed of
has not been definitely decided yet, Be
low thu water line it viii be Of some
kind of bronze composition There are
several varieties of this composition. each
of which has individual merits. Which
one may be used may largely depend upon
which can be obtained the quickest, for
there Is no time to be lost in building the
yacht
Several guesses have been made as TO
who the skipper OF the new boat viii be-
but on this point nothing has been de-
eided ''Diek" Sherlock has been men
toned, and he is more than favorably
thought Of by the men who will settle the
question.
Nate" Watson is another possibility,
perhaps a probability. Captain Watson
has had q great experience in handling
large yachts, and Massachusetts, yachts
men have every confidence IN his ability
One nan thinks very highly of Charlie"
Barr. but il is not likely that he VIII be
found on the Eastern yacht
The matter of selecting a skipper is not
an easy one to decide, and after it has
been decided 1t is not always that the man
chosen is willing to enter upon the I'M
dertaking.
Then, too. most OF the crack shippers
are under contract and cannot get away
without the consent OF the owners of the
yachts they command, although in the case
Of the Cup defender il is not Likely that
this consent would be difficult to obtain
No arrangements have yet been made
in regard TO a manager for the new boat.
but it is stated there would be more than
one. and that they would be New England
men. The crew is expected to be selected
from among the eleverest New England
saiIorg.
Designer Crowninshield. although 6
Young nan, has had a wide experience al
designing yachts. His twenty-fve-footel
Flirt. which took the Y. R. B. champion.
ship for 1900. is considered faster thar
anything af1oat of her length and type Ct
construction. This will not be his frs
experience in competing with Herreshoff':
designs. for his raceabouts have raced
with those of the Bristol designer witt
AN----~
Another boat of Mr.. Crowninshield'i
which attracted considerable attention II
New York yachting circles was the race
about JULY Roger.
After defeating all the best boats in he
class around Boston, Mr.. Crowninshielt
brought his victorious craft down tn.
Sound seeking new fields OF action
Under the auspices OF the Indian Har
Dor Yacht Club he defeated johnson D.
Forests Scamp and won the cup offere'
by that club and the championship of tn
Sound. Scamp was designed by Mr. Crown
inshieId, and until Jolly Roger hove il
sight had the coveted title safely slowed
He raced other Eaeeaboats at the Riv
ersiJie Yacht Club with the same result
! for his craft was inyincibIe.
| Jolly Roger was regarded as a wonder
| ful Hght-weather boat by expert yachts
men who saw her work IN the light air
that we're the weather feature of all he
races.
In view of this condition again prevail
ing at Sandy Hook Mr.. Crowninshiel
would have q great chance II he coul
] get some of this slippery quality In m
boat he is to design for Mr.. Lawson.