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SAILS FOR CUP DEFENDER.
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Lrsd keri ut,ns Prepared 10 Hold the ,tsm'-
floor Plates Horrd Win Uoic' I" rah"
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about way II Is said that one sHt ~ sails I"'
rho now hna, are cou,nIc,.d. with tie cNc.p-
ton of a club ,opsail and that tho salts are
cross-cut.
The lead keel has proved 10 be n most ex-
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censh' ''r''n'en oi wv n,o''1' % nv. o. o.,
to be nm object Of study for the everest Of
CRITICS rhe ns., ,sw dovs or since the lead
49, .,-rr.s y, p INV 'nonG u";S ot coy "od % wooJcn
coyerinR the r,ish to get IL in share TO hold
,h. ,-a,ro. h.. h.on ma,l.d un Thursday
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tho ends of the four cross bolts that "ided
SO much I'm holding the mold tightly in place
until tho metal was cool we're cu, of nush
with the sides of the keel, On the upHr'
edges OF the lead workin"n are engaged IN
chiselne on sufficient iead {? allow the fonr.
PLACE; Tho edge OF the fanec- are three
eighths OF an ihch thick' ana WIN trlIhuiRs
n made the lead Ese W 70 be s'ae e
lghtoT than the Original casting. put IN com
parison with the total weight mus can Ie
looked upon as OF ret! consequence ,,,
4 large quantity, Of tho ovsrhnnc, section
blacksmith shop. 4 small wooden buildlps
has been added 70 TINS cepaItnent since me
hrst OF the week to hold me ats,e frames ,t,s
that are not tcinR used In view OF the
keel plates aud part Of the francs now being
fashioned ont to the REQUIRED dimensions;
i t. learned tnat IN" Str%l rpGF ,b pa,es Ti,,
frames are up. The noor plates are being
cut to height Of four and hall leet, the
through them to make them lighter ln e, the he
rigging lot several shrouds were cut 70 lengths
from coils OF steel wire. but little else nus been
As TO the proposed Hanlcy centreboard
boat To be built at Boston, there Is deal o.
interest here and It's enyr@nm%nSs tS dne lern. IN
achieved by the old oenlteboard tup De-
fender yisllart in successfully holding the
rs cp IN se that
1909 Cup defender was centreboard craft
the prolonged races at sandy Hook in that
Bsns TRSa sRss niSs these Sesm canss That y
In the light airs expericnced, ,centrehoafd
boat void prove superior to the Keel boat IN
moving at a quicker pace. with the proba-
ohallenser. in several instances failed to do
80, much {aE heard SS about t anG m"E
the centreboarder IL the main subject Of gossip.
Yachtsmen who pin their faith on the boat
to be built here are as deeply interested as
anybody else In the proposed Haney crea-
tion.
On the whole. the time set for the Cup races.
the month of August, l. suitable in every
particular to the Bristol designer. who has
only matter of five months 70 look
back TO when there was more wind OF
the coast than was needed by the 70-iooters
In their race. of Newport. During August Of
this year the 7O-foot feet were badly wrenched
and twisted in strong winds over the. Bren-
al
il is asserted that the probabilities ~ suitable
winds being experienced next August on the
coast are good, and that the matter of Sandy
Hook being less than 200 miles distant from
Brenton's Reef. the same conditions of
weather will undoubtedly prevail. There ia
now a good start over the other boat in the
construction OF the one ordered by tho Bel
mont syndicate, and no reasons so far as
known are heard why the BRISTOL built craft
should not be the FIRST to 90 into commission
ncxt summer. II is asserted on good au-
thority that four and half months hence the
craft will be afioat and rigged.
With nearly all of the details OF construc-