New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

iary TO the larger structures have just received
n w and independent electric lighting system, so
that when the rush comes TO complete the de-
fender and the many other racers which are 10 be
ready before heXt spring the work can be con-
tinued by the night relays without intermission.
st present the Rainbow Is much in the way. The
temporary steel wire stays IN this boats Interior
and number or the struts placed temporarily
there last summer have been removed Mr.. Dur
yeas Yankee which has just received the strength
enng now being put into the Rainbow is about
have her mainmast stepped. preparatory to being
towed 10 Newport, where she will be put in winter
quarters though kept ahoat instead OF being
hsul out.
1t has been told privately in the clubs that each
OF the members Of the cup defence syndicate
VIII contribute $4,000 the building and expenses
OF the boat This is said to be a nominal sum
mentioned TO start the boats construction, and
because the Columbia with running and
other expenses. $4,000 it is inferred that
this separate contribution is not the limit. With
five I'm the syndicate, the OF $4,000 indicates
that the yacht IS 10 have everything OF the best
The indications are that the Herreshoffs do not
intend TO be reserved about information con-
corning the defender as they have been with
previous craft built for the task.
AS 10 the material which Is go into her. the
coming challenger. Shamrock H. is wholly an un-
known quantity, except far we'll known
preiudices OF her designer may lead 10 the guess
that he will keep lis lifelong lfkings; but now
interest attaching material that going into
her il considerable. She is not getting aluminium
plates hXeu 10 her upper body TO replace those
which nave lately been removed. but this part Is
being replated with steel that. although the
same model is retained. d consdera ble amount of
extra weight will be added 10 her upper works
and increasing the boats speed that the
craft IS in exactly the same condition as she was
last year. and by whatever time the e. new IS sham am
tainty Of having good line the Columbia.
There was nothing else 10 be done. however than
of mild he
ab tst % outer i skin Would now cause too great
daaT All The condition Of the boat when she was
lately examined in the drydock at Greenock sup
Pa4ese bronze with which her under body was
plated at Fst this being found as perfect M and 1l
But the aluminium had suffered greatly Along the
so far that the lower plate of the alloy was deeply
pitted IN some places almost through the plate.
weeks ago that watson would rely more on fne
modelling than on {he os uS GI Y an 1ahSy m
also the statement that Watson Yould probably
COMPOSITE build wooden planking a.ll steel frames
It is now pointed that in his sybarlta extraOr
that this experiment in the sybarita's plankipg
Meteor TO beap- unless there was some good reason
behind the move.
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM.
Miss A W Thayer, of Roslyn. Long Island. is
having a 1s0-foot steam yacht built by James A.
Bayles & Sons, of Port jefferson.
The steam yacht Albatross, owned by Messrs-
Ellison and Carstairs OF the Corinthian Yacht
Club of Philadelphia has been laid Up by Captain
Horace Weeks at Camden, y J.
The Manning Yacht Agency has sold John H.
Hanan's big three masted steam yacht Sycamore
70 Edward Clinton Lee. OF Philadelphia. The boat
is to go into commission once. and the work on
her has been begun at Mannings slips in the Erie
Basin The owner intends TO cruise IN West
Indian waters during the winter. Mr Hanan did
not have the Sycamore in commission last sum-
mer, owing his absence I'm Europe.
Gardner & Cox have arranged for the transfer
10 this country Of the Fife designed Senta. which
was built al the Fairie yards in 1898 and has been
ever since a regular prize winner in the English
racing field She will fit into the American class
Of a racing length over sixty feet, and not over
seventy the same class I'm which the Astrild sails.
which was not the Senta's class in England. Her
beam OF - feet > inches and a depth or teet
inches. She IS for A y Hinkle of Cincinnati, who
has a summer home al Bar Harbor.
The first syndicate announced 10 build for the
defence Of the Canada's Cup at Chicago, is com
posed OF Benjamin Carpenter, secretary OF the
Irland Lake Yachting Association: George NJ Pyn
ceiyed orders because the size of the yachts winch
will compete has not been decided.
Henry b. Anderson. member OF the NeW-hork
Yacht Club has purchased the steamer city Of
Quincy which this winter Will be converted into
a house boat. This boat is over IS feet long oy zs
feet beam and she draws feet inches or water.
registering III tons. Mr. Anderson will use her on
Long Island Sound