New-York tribune., 1901-03-03
sTFE1 MAST HALF FINISHED.

Bristol z. I, March (Special Nat" HerreshoI
has been giving especial attention 10 the work Of
strengthening the Belmont defender in the region
OF frames % and 80. where the mast Will be
stepped. The step IS placed exactly in the centre
OF the supporting platform, which is eight inches
forward OF a plumb line dropped from the pard-
ners which would seem 10 indicate a rake Of about
seven feet at the masthead. This may. however, be
much changed when the mast is stepped. the
weight Will sink the bow fully foot and bring
the mast more nearly TO the perpendicular.
The men from the rigging firm OF BilIman have
been work the standing rigging for the
boat, and some progress has been made the
steel All the angles TO which the semi-circu-
lar steel plates for the mast Will be rivetted have
been removed 10 the construction shop. Notwith-
standing some reports 10 the contrary, a steel
ished, as the work had been done on II from time
TO time when the men could be spared from the
The rivetting OF the plates on the lower part OF
the craft is practically finished Close inspection is
OF the biIges in order that there may be absolute
smoothness. A good deal of plating material has
eeiyed from Ansonia containing OFT, In further Tobn
the Lawrence Mass mills IT is said that prepara-
tons being made 10 receive the Columbia here
in order that she may be overhauled before her
season begins.
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL. THEM
The Canadian challenger for the Canada's Cup
held in Chicago will not be wholly and solely
a local boat $ II is announced in Boston that
Coleman & Sons. OF that city, to furnish the
blocks The design comes from Sbbick, of Cowes
England so that the yacht which Will be struct-
urally composite may be said to be nationally COM
poSite also
Lorne Currie, who has challenged for the Seawan-
haka Cup and is building three yachts from which
select the best. has been disturbed by a report
in The London Yachting World" that Crownn-
shield, Of Boston. is designing a defender for the
Canadian club. which holds the trophy. The editor
has written to The Tribune asking how this is and
explaining that he took the news from q we'll known
New-York sporting weekly. He also publishes Mr.
Currtes letter, and has since been informed from
this Office that the Crownnshield design is the
Illinois American defender of the Canada's
Cup. to be sailed at Chicago. and not al Montreal
w. N Bavier, vice-commodore OF the New-Ro-
chelle Yacht Club has bought the 36-footer Memory
from F. Hope Norton, OF the Atlantic Yacht Club
The Memory is a handsome in-keel racer, built by
the Herreshors in 1894.
4. L. Hayman is about TO take two months
cruise in the West Indies with a party of friends
who will board his steam yacht Sapphire at
charleston, s. c, as soon the work of fitting
the vessel has been finished
The auxiliary steel schooner Genesee is being
repaired at Gibraltar after having her bulwarks
smashed by the seas on her way from New-York to
Naples. Captain Sheldrake cleared from Sandy
Hook on February 2. and twenty-sx days in
reaching Gibraltar which time the yachts steam
launch was crushed OF the davits and the
ing gear was injured The Genesee Is Cary Smith
design. built last year for James Sbey Watson. OF