Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-07
SWIFT NEW
RAGING CRAFT
HOW THE HERRESHOFFS HAVH
PROVIDED YACHTSMEN WIT !
:. A NEW BOAT FOR SPEED
MAKING.

1t Is surprising what an influence the
Herreshoffs exert in yachting circles.
Not only do they control the shape and
size of the cup defenders, but they have
more or less to do with every phase OF
yacht racing that occurs about these,
parts. They express the opinion that
such and UGH an innovation might be'
a good one and promptly it becomes the
proper thing among yachtSmen OF
every class. v
OF all the small craft that the HerresA
hoffs have built. however. 10 small rater
was.ever turned out of their boat shop
in which they have taken more pride
in the new 7O-foot class of racing
and cruising sloops that have become so
popular through the exercise of their in
fiuence To yachtsmen this is not sur
prising, for never since Captain Nat
demonstrated with the GlOrianna that
he was more than a worthy successor OF
the lamented Burgess-the founder, in
fact, of a new school of yacht building,
has he turned his hands to a class of
craft introducing so many novelties n
likely to give more general satisfaction,
from the standpoint of speed and CONS
fort as we'll as for economical operas
ton. 7
During the seasons of 1898 and 1899 the.
3O-foot yacht was much in evidence IN;
Newport, and yachtsmen tried to believe
that they We're satisfied with this Grass
of craft. AS far as e~xhilaration and cosr'
of operation were concerned they were
all right, but they We're as. foreign 10
the matter of speed and comfort as pos
sible. They We're of no possible use I'M
cruising. At the same time they We're
the best thing offered, as the 9O-tooterS
were too unwieldly, and cost SO mucn
that none but m~illionaires could afford
to have such a plaything.
At last the Herreshoffs had a happN
thought, and the new 7O-footer is the
result. 1t was a compromise that caugnC
the sensible yachtsman. and the Br1tlsn'
builders were soon in receipt of severay
orders to turn out just such craft as
they had described. The work was done
and now the new boats are not only I'M
the water, but they have been received
with such favor that they have BEEN
selected as the proper craft for the great,
contest for the right to defend the Ameri~I
can cup, a competition that will attract
almost as much attention as a genuine,
international cup race. AS the winner,
is to have the honor of building and
running the next cup defender, none but
m~illiOnaires can compete, but when SUCH
enthusiastic yachtsmen as the Whitneys.'
the Vanderbilts, August lmO and E.
D. Morgan are owners of ~7O-footersi
there is no danger that the contest will
fall through for want of exciting races. !
Among the yachting features in which,
these 70-fOoters are to participate are alDl
the events of the New York Yatcht Club,
including he Aston cup race and the au-
tumnal sweepstake off Sandy Hook, as
we'll as several events that are to be held
under the auspices of some of the minor
organizations. AT the close of the season
the holder of the best record will go into
consultation with the Heershoffs, and the
result of this consultation. will be the Gun
defender of 1901. :,