The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29
NorLd Of 3ports.

had been completed and that is the one
bent Saturday afternoon. The others will
be finished today
The Tobin bronze came by freight from
Ansonia yesterday morning and as soon
as Lawley had been notified OF It's ar
rival he sent wagons to the railroad yard
and had the metal cartsd TO the Atlantic
Works.
The shipment consisted OF "a sheets In
all. varying in size from 8 10 ~ feet In
length and feet in width. Each sheet
was encased I'm wooden crate, but they
had evidently been handled roughly in
transit. for In many instances the crates
had become wrenched apart and the
smooth surface OF the bronze deeply
scratched.
Crowninshield says that the scratches
will not be OF any consequence. as the
polishing process the plates will go
through before being riveted in place and
again before the boat Is launched will
eradicate all the dents and scratches.
The metal all appeared TO be 7-20 OF an
inch In thickness and Crowninshield
says Il IL intended for the lower strakes
from the garboards down TO the foot OF
the keel Five kegs of rivets arrived with
the bronze.
The method OF construction which Is 10
be ollowed on the Boston boat will not
put her a month behind the Bristol boat
by any means As soon as the hollow
troughed keel has been finished of and
brought TO East Boston II Will be placed
upon the foundation In the shed and the
work OF setting up the frames will begin
Immediately.
The angle iron smiths are working on
the amidship frames and they will be
completed about the time the keel base is
In position. Several workmen were busy
yesterday making further excavations in
the construction shed for the aft end of
the keel
Lawley has nearly finished saving the
great pine stick which is 10 be the first
mast. He sent orders to Pennsylvania
yesterday for steel sheeting 10 be used I'm
construction OF the steel mast and ex-
poets TO have II In his shop within three
weeks
1t has been decided to make two wood
en- topmasts a hollow one OF Oregon pine
and a solid stick of spruce. Both timbers
have been selected and the carpenters
will be put to work at once. Two hollow
wooden gaffs will also be- made. one
slightly bigger than the other and possi-
bly, little longer.
Around Boston there has developed a
quiet air OF confidence that the Crownin-
shield boat will defeat the Bristol craft
and this has redoubled since the dimen-
sions were made public. The Boston de-
signer has certainly embodied In his boat
al the good qualities OF the centrcboard
type; that is. a fiat floor and hard bllge.
besides giving her the narrow beam and
ballast well under water OF fin keel.
Added to this. .Crowninshield has given his
boat an enormous sail plan and still has
mast enough to increase IL saould the
craft be able to stand IL.
She will have the finest crew OF seamen
that ever trod the deck OF a cup defender.
and with two OF the best American pro-
fessional shippers and a coterie OF Amer
lean amateurs that IL would be hard to
equal on this side of the ocean the Boston
craft should certainly be handled as no
cup defender ever was before. There is
more interest manifested here in the trial
races than in the cup races.