The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-13

Inc accompanying cut SHOWS the bow
of the cup defender. Constitution, from
the starboard side. The drawing was
made at Bristol. r. l.. the day the yacht
was launched. Experts say the new
boat is better by far than anything ever
turned out by the Herreschoffs. The
general opinion is that the new defende:
will prove herself worthy to keep the
Americas cup on this side of the At
lantic. A yachtinag expert says of the
yacht:
THE Constitution above the water line
will closely resemble the Columbia-in
fact, in this respect, is as near thai
champion as she could be made-apl
keen. indeed will be the yachtsman WEY
will be able to distinguish one rom he
other when afloat at even a very moder-
ate distance. Under the water the Can
stitution is slightly modified toward khe
lines of the seventies. and with thai
altera tion which was proved success.
is added considerable width, and withst
little more weight of lead she will 81
given large increase of power over he"
older sister, the Columbia.
1T is clear, then, that the New York
Yacht club, and indeed the whole coun
'" ~
Constitution as being a yacht embody-
ing more Of the great desirabiltties than
was ever before built in America, ahn
as loyal and patriotic citizens can but
hold to the comforting assurance that
the old trophy won just so years ago will
remain with it's present custodians for
another period, or until Sir Thomas Lip
ton comes again.
tSTha CnncfifYtior'c 1iua 10 q
near the 90-foot limit as it was possible
with the finest kind of mathematical
calculation to bring it. Her length over
all is substantially the same as the Co
lu1nbia-l32 feet. Her sheer and free-
board do not show any departure suffs
GENTLY great to be perceptible even to
the artistic eye. Her beam is from Is to
20 inches greater than the Columbia's,
while her draught is a few inches less.
The Independence will try to swing
her enormous sail, and may have the
luck to do so safely. The same with
the Shamrock II. There can be no guess
work about the Constitution. She will
have more hoist than the Independence
which means that it is far greater than
the Columbia was. She will havegEa
gaff that will astonish the world, being
five feet larger than that of the Co
lumbia, and as the latter's gaff had even
much more length than will be carried
by the boston boat, why, there seems no
use of shouting yet awhile by anybody.
so in the matter of booms. The hs
dependence is jotted down as 108 feet 5
inches. The Columbia was 109 feetfS
inches while the old Shamrock carried
one of about Ill feet. The Constitution
will be longer than either by feet, and
In the matter of sails aloft she WIN
not be found wanting. p
I'm a word, the Constitutions SAIL
spread will be In excess of any of this
years big boats, and 1t should enable
her to outsail the Columbia ten or twelve
minutes at least over a thirty-mile
course. How much or how little 1t may
help her to vanquish the enemy" both
at home and abroad remains to be test
ed. Certainly the flatter floor, the wider
midships section and slightly fuller wet
ted lines forward and aft. without ex-
cessive proportions to cause pounding
In a seaway. indicate that the Consti-
tuition will be far better all around
boat then the Columbia.
THE constitution u emphatically Q