The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-04

he stands In the cockpit when at the
wheel, and Is thus well out of the way of
the boom as 1t swings low overhead
The mast Is Is feet long. OF this length
II feet is above the deck, IL feet being in
the masthead. The mast Is stepped be-
low the deck in a steel cone of the same
design as that in Columbia, a further as
surance of strength and stability. The
mainboom is rs feet long, gaff 42 feet 9
inches, topmast Al feet and sp:nnaker
pole 5s feet inches. The bowsprit is %
feet in length, of which is feet projects
cupboard
| These spar dimensions show a sail
spread Tor measurement under the New
York Yacht Club rules of about 5000
square feet. Columbia carried 1900
square feet. The sails We're made In the
tierreshon sail lofts, and are of spe-
cially woven and fine quality of cotton
duck. They are of the fashionable
"cross-cut' variety. in which the cloths
OF the sail run at right angles to the
lleech instead of parallel with it as. in the
usual style of sail The rigging is of
wire, both for the standing and the run
ning gear, and in it's disposal and fittings
has many Herreshoif wrinkles to Sc
cure hghtness and at the same time
strength to resist the many and varied
strains TO which it is subjected
For interior accommodations, Mineola
has a stable cabin amidshps with two
staterooms aft and two forward of IL. to-
gether with all needful lockers, side
be ards and toilet conveniences. Forward
there are good galley aud ample berth
ms space for the crew. The sailing mas
ter has a room of his own. The fittings
and furnishings are plain but in good
taste, and owner. guests and crew can
live aboard very comfortably.
Just to show that money is freely spent
by the owner where it is really needed,
Mireoia Is accompanied by an S0-foot
! steam yacht as a tender for towing, for
carrying spare spars and gear, and for
taking her owner to and from his sailing
yacht If she does not happen to be in the
particular port in which he finds himself
Mineola's tender is called The Scout,
| and is of Herreshoff design and build
! very speedy, and decidedly rakish in look
She. too, has good cabin accommodations
A speed of twenty miles an hour is fail
; rate for her to maintain. She is painted
} white, and has a cabin house of mahog.
any with brass trimmings.
The personnel of the owners of the 20
focters is as interesting as the yachts
themselves. All are racing yachtsmer
and have owned fast and successful
be ats. August Belmont has won many
prizes with his 4o-footer Mineola, clev
er design from the hands of the late Ed
ward Burgess, while Cornelius Wander
ed considerably in the once popular 46
foot class. Mr.. Whitney has raced il
both the 21-foot and the 30-foot classes.
With such owners the racing will b.
keen and exciting. The yacht clubs ap
preciate this, and have made specia
dates for the class, while the New Yorl
Yacht Club has so changed its classifi
cation not to compel the 70-footers t.
race against Columbia or Defende
should they be brought out.
Most of the racing of the class will b
done at Newport, but the races and run
of the New York Yacht Clubs annua
cruise will give them an even wider OPP
lportunity for racing; and in turn thei
tpresence will add much to what is con
sidered the principal yachting event o
the season In years in which an Amer
cas- cup race is not on hand.
a successful season is therefore assur
ed for a class that in itself not only prom
ises sport, but also bids fair to set a
Example of way in which cruising an
racing may be combined IN one boat t
the satisfaction of the owner and to tn
benefit of the sport at large.