The age-herald., 1901-01-07
THE SWIFT NEW
 RACING CRAFT
How Herfeshoffs Have Provided Yachtmen With a New Boat
 for Speed Making

It 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 ex- press the opinion that such and such an in- novation might be good one, and prompt ly it becomes the proper thing among yachtsmen of every class.
 Of all the small craft that the Heres hoffs have built, however no small rater was ever turned out of their boat shop in which they have taken more pride than in the new 70-foot class of racing and cruis- ing sloops that have become so popular through the exercise of their influence. To yachtsmen this Is not surprising, for never since Captain Nat demonstrated with the Glorianna that he was more than worthy successor of the lamented Burgess-the founder, in fact of new school of yacht building-has he turned his hands to class of craft introducing so many novel; ties and likely to give more general satis- faction, from the standpoint of speed and comfort as well as for economical opera tion.
 During the seasons of 1898 and 1899 the thirty-foot yacht was much in evidence in Newport, and yachtsmen tried to believe that they were satisfied with this class of craft As far as exhilaration and cost of op- eration were concerned, they were all right, but they were as foreign to the matter of speed and comfort as possible. They were of no possible use in cruising At the same time they were the best thing offered as the 90-footers were too unwieldly, and cost so much that none but millionaires could afford to have such plaything.
 At last the Herreshoffs had a happy thought. and the new 70-footer is the re- suit. It was a compromise that caught the sensible yachtsman, and the British build CTS were soon in receipt of several orders to turn out just such craft they had de- scribed The work was done. and now the new boats are not only in 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 American cup competition that will attract almost as much attention as genuine international cup race. As the winner Is to have the honor of building and running the next cup defender, none but millionaires can compete. but when such enthusiastic yacthsmen as the Whitneys, the Vanderbilts, August Belmont and D. D. Morgan are owners of the 70-footer~ 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 all the events of the New York Yacht Club, including the Astor 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 organ izations. At the close of the season the holder of the best record will go into con- suNation with the Her-eshoffs and the re- suit of this consultation will be the cup de- fender of 1901.
 THE NEW STYLE OF YACHT WHICH M AY COMPETE FOR THE HONOR OF NIGNTdaG
 G THE CUP.