Arizona republican., 1900-12-05
THE NEW DEFENDER.
It Must Approach Very Closely to Per-
 lection.

The lines and model of the new de- fender for the Americas cup continue the principal toric Of Interest in yacht ing circles anl many theories have been advanced as to the new wrinkles that will be introduced by the Wizard of Bristol that will be of value in in- crossing the speed of that craft. New CT before has HerTeshoff been required to evolve a craft that must be so close to perfection as a racer, and not since the Blue Ribbon of the Sea" was car red off in triumph by the grand old schooner America half a century ago has the position of manager and skip Der Of the American yacht been such an important one.
 The selection of Mir. W. Butler Dun can for the first named position is an excellent one from the viewpoint of American yachtmen and Captain R,hoades ard that 1he all Yankee crew of Deer island sa.formen will give a satisfactory account of themselves Is assured.
 If the new defender defeats Sir Thomas Liptoa's new b-at, the model and her ability to crack on sail will be responsible for the victory said a mzmber of the New York Yacht club. What is more, We feel that our boat will be able to turn the trick and beat the new Shamrock as effectua.ly as the Columbia showed har heels to the as pirant for international E1nors a year ago.
 That Des' gner Herresaoff has not been idle since the visit of the Sham rock in 1899 is known to all devotees of the sport. The seveaty-footers. Yan- kee. Mineo,l, Rainbow and Virginia were experimental yachts that contain ed many small differences from the Columbia's Lines in both hull and rig ging. The greater number of these can safely Ee called improvements, and the shrewd naval architect learned a few things from young Will Fife, who de- signed Sir Thomas last cup hunter. |
 One of these improvements was the Encouragement of the sail plan, which made the seventies steer easier under various weather conditions. It will re- Quire all of his cunning to design Q craft that will bn superior to the new Shamrock, for the reaScn that Watson is a better designer than Fife, and has been uniformly more successful with ! ninety-footers than any other namei architeIe in Europe, and, in addition, | the challenger will have an immense ! advantage in the ma,,er of canvas, un- | less the muslin of the new defender is | better than the i'll fitting rags the Col | umb:a wore when she wooed the fickie | god of the winds off the old red light | ship last October.
 The sails of the Shamrock were sym Taor.es of the art, and Ratsey, from | who's loft they came, is a master of h:s business. Long years ago the | American sail makers Were considered | the best in the world, and the canvas Of the grand old schooner that won the cup against the flower of the English fleet set ike q board, in marked | contrast to the baggy sails of her ri vals. British sal makers learned their lesson well from Amciicans, and the magn.fcent suits of sails ct the sham rock proved it.
 Work on the new defender has all ready begun at Bristol, and all infor maticn relative to the new craft is carefully guarded. Nevertheless, Her reshoff is keeping closely in touch with what is being done on the other side, and the seemingly harmless trip abroad of the young MT. Herresh0ff, a nephew of the Bristol designer, where he de- clares he will study naval architecture side by side with F1oude and others