The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-26

Rushing Work on the New 20 and 10
Hooters ut the Herreshon Shops.

Rushing Work on the New % ana ~
Hooters ut the Herreshoh Shops.
BRISTOL, March %. In order that the many
new crafts ordered for the coming season be
completed. 1t Is likely that the Herreshon
shops will be In operation both night and day
from this time out The keel mould for one
Of the last two 70-foot cutters has been set
DOWN and banked with earth. Thursday the
lead ballast for this boat was melted and
poured into the mould. Tn. lead weighed
about nity tons. Friday It cooled Oh and
yesterday It vas uncovered for smoothing mp
and setting up the frames. which are all bent
The u tooters In the south shop are grad
ually being finished. The first one started Ia
for II. B. Duryea Her deck IL all planked and
the outer hull has been primed with q coat OF
white paint. The second ono OF this class
was started three days ago. 1t Is not yet half
planked, These boats now look more like the
model OF the Columbia than do the 7O-footers.
They will not be stsered on the same plan a. the
Columbia. They will be fitted with tillers.
The rudders are Of the same shape as Co
, r,ad pa s, see are are n oi sr Sa ,ae the material be-.
ing known as ordnance meta;
The big new sloop being finished Up the north
s soDH , nas 0s Fer Shape snaps suggests that oia da,-
Ash. She Is shallow. nearly 30 feet over all
and has a beam Of about IA feet. She Is nearly
Two Of the 20.foot racers, are now well
started. The FIRST Is all planked and Turned
over. The keel Of the other has been tas'enrd
clean model these boats are double %planked.
the outer skin being OF mahogany. The same
set OF forms serve Tor both boats. only ina a,
has forty frames. and they are placed, nlne
inches on centres. There IL to be one 3o-to9ter
built for J, p Elton Of New YORK this spring
The steam tender Scout, built for August
Belmont as a tender to his 7O-tootec N n
cola. which has been laid up H. the Walkers
launched on Wednesday. She got a trial spin
In the bay on Friday and proved to be a fast
and smooth-runpins boat. She is to bein New
fG Fo.S Ss'2rs sP tas l. soou. will have an on,oral
trial in Bristol Harbor; and August Belmont
vii, come from New YORK and be on board
ansi.s q se' the 1s'N s,. M foti nIs the tender for
Columbia. is in charge of tne Scout.
NFI-Commodore f D., Morgan has sold his
to Cornelius Vanderbilt. - J..
The schooner yacht Elsemarie. owned BY
Frederick c, flstcheri dreenpo[t Tii soon D., be
the seasons cruising. Her headquarters will
be At Bristol nearly al su%msr ., ,ns pr,s,,,
p ISredD this season by Capt Clay Han. son Q,
Capt. Hank Han. ne e now On b9ard ths
her out for the season. He will bring her 70
Bristol about .May,12; The Calypso Was built
for Richard Mansfield, ths actor. by Ferguson;
Her Royal Highness and under that name she
visited Bristol In 1874, The Calypso Is now
being atted with a sixteen horse power globe
marine motor. The dimensions OF the boat
are: Over ali. 20 feet: water line. 81 feet
beam. II feet 9 inches; draught. q feet Com
modore Fletcher has owned and sailed me i9!-
lNxviD1 vanhts. SlonD HOhamian. cutter OriDda,
Fife cutter Minerva. fin keel sloop Memory and
Burgess 40-footer Nymph.