The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-17


the lines OF his deioEGeG via not De g"en
out untA the Brlsto, Dcst Is well andsr
way puts the Bristol yachting cosaiauaity
on its dignity. .s't r.t
The Inference Is that no oppprtani'y
will be given the iicrreshoffs - p-oEs sy
the strikingiy new and original lines up
on which Crowninshicld IA bnsins hts
hopes for the sos;onians sfrcsss.
NAME is Do51oNlAN.
Bostonlan however. as the ,r4.wsrn
boat will be named. has no terrors for
Nat licrreshoff. who r. iosins no slcep
over the copper Kings precaution
His plans were prepared twelve months
ago. and perfected within the past three
months. and the next cup deienCar wi
be built along those lines w!tholt the
deviation OF hairs breadth.
This statement wss Obtained by re-
porter from a II rroshon worker VINO has
assisted In the construction OF every fast
yacht turned out by the Bristol firm with
I'm the past fifteen years.
He added that Capt Nat IS certain that
he has perfected design which Will give
him material Increase of speed over tho
Columbia, and will he satisfied n the Bos-
ton designers creation can outfoot tho
yacht TO he built here. ss in II will ho
concentrated all the finest work the firm
Is capable of doing-all that research.
experiment and observation have taught
Capt. Nat her designer, and no doubt is
felt here as TO the outcome.
THE SAME OLD POLICY
The Crowninshield-Lawson policy OF
revealing all their plans. once the boat n
well under way, VIII not be initiated at
Bristol II has never been the Herreshof
idea 10 take the public into its confidence
nor is ii proposed To give the enemy any
precise data upon which to fight future
battles against lIerreshoff productions.
IL Is for this reason that no one vet
knows the exact lines or amount of lead
that entered into the kcels OF Defender
and Columbia, nor what particular feat
ure formed Capt MATS chief reliance for
speed In those two world-beaters.
When Watson copied. so far as he could
consistently. Defender and vigilant he
was years behind. as he failed TO allow
for improvements I'm design which the
quick eye of Capt Nat had noted.
Now, as to the plans for the new Here
shoff cup defender. IL was an open qucs-
tion with many yachtsmen two years ago
whether the Columbia would prove faster
than Defender, a -ycar-old type Of
yacht at that time. The question is re-
vived this year anent the latest creation,
and as II was answered in the tuning up
trials of 1869, so 1t win be answered af-
hrmatively next spring.
LINES or THE NEW BOAT.
While little is known positively of the
lines Capt Nat has followed this time.
there are several men In Bristol who are
fully competent 10 hazard pretty close
surmise and they agree that the 1901 cup
defender now under construction I'm the
south shop viii not he a radical depart
ure from the Columbia type.
One OF these men who has had some-
thing 10 do with preparing the plans for
the new yacht intimated thst she would
be far more powerful boat than Colum-
bia, able 10 cary an immense sail spread.
perhaps IA 900 square feet OF canvas when
going down the wind. and that her lines
would be easier to drive than were Co
lumbis last year.
There VIII he no wood used in the 1904
cup champion that can he avoided, while
Tohin bronze VIII be the plating. from
keel top to deck rails Lieut. Tobin him
self, inventor OF this metal. has so stated
to friend. aud also that efforts are be-
ing made ry the Boston people to obtain
HIS bronze for their boat and that they
will probably get It. lie was I'm Boston
labt week TO talk busihcss.
The Herreshon design and contract call
for boat faster on all saifine points
than Columbia, but it IL expected that
going TO wiudward win prove her particu-
lar forte.in comparison with tho old cup
defender.
CLOSELY GUARDED.
The size aud shape of the keel are i'm
portant points in the yacht and these are
Being closely guarded as is tho sail plan.
whtcA-promises 20 he a revelation. II
anything. however. the new yacht win be
materially lighter than the old. . ne bronze
plating will be somewhat thinner. the
lribs not 40 heavy and the draught
probably foot less than Columbia's.
~ was Columbias 80 viii ~ new de-
tenders keel plate, stern post and stem
be Of cast bronze, while the ruddcr will
be followed ont and plated with the same
metal. The keel Is expected TO weigh fully
81 tons. probably eight tons heavier than
Coumbas
While II was thought that the wetted
surface In the older yachts had been cut
has not yet been reached as will be at
tested bv the new yacht
The cutting away OF the forefoot In ex-
pected to produce more speed I'm stays.
while the underbody floor will be much
nattcr. with a greater hollow where the
mldshp section turns from the keel.
which should add to speed in reaching
and In spinnaker work. The rake of the
stern post will not be less than f5 de-
grecs and II would not be surprising II
Il Is even greater.
NO EXACT INFORMATION YET.
Until the keel is cast IL will he difficult
90 get precise Information concerning its
dimensions 10 will be about three feet
thick at its widest part near the stern.
Frames for the after part of the keel
mould have been set up and indicate
this None OF the nickel steel frames has
yet arrived.
As TO water-llne length and other di-
mcnsions, II IL possible 90 say at this
stage little more than that the new de-
fender Will he bnaniier than the ofd WITH /
longer overhangs. furnishing speed-pro-
ducing tumble homes" Plating for un-