New-York tribune., 1901-03-10
TO TRY NEWER RUDDER.
LAWSON CRAFT TO EXPERIMENT WITH
BALANCE STEERER-DIFFERIN
FEATURES OF THE
TRIAL RACERS
TRIAL RACERS

II IS explained that the balance rudder on the
Lawson defender is afterthoLght. 1t does not
appear in the model OF the craft first exhibited
and one idea in its is TO do away with the
fTictonal surface OF a large rudder. II the boat Is
found do perfectly well in all attitudes with the
newer type, the old rudder Of the older shape VIII
be removed. difficulty Of the balance rudder ia
small boats is that sometimes when the racer IS
heavily heeled over and especially when there Is
tendency to go by the head when careened' the
rlldder comes out OF water fails TO have a suf-
Rcient grip 1t is expected. however, that the IN
dependence. with her great stability, as now cal
culated both Of form and with ballasting. VIII
never be this attitude. and her model suggests
that no matter how much she is careened she VIII
not like some craft. lie down on her bovine
greatest beam OF the boat being carried wen tor-
ward
Among yachting experts il seems be admitted
that this contrivance. which was first devised Tor
the shallow racing canoes and had the honor Of
being borrowed for warships, puts a boat about
uuirker than the old form Of rudder and il is pos
sihle that Mr. CroRninshield will be found TO have
raised Herreshof one better when ii comes 10
smart duel in taoking. Captain Hah is not IN
favor Of the device. probably knowing little
about IT, but he is not averse 10 its trial
Another good point in the choice for the Roston
boats outfit is the standing topmast which is not
made 10 house hut viii he stepped in socket four
feet deep at the lower masthead The fraternity
that is behind Mr.. Lawson in an advisory capacity
IS aware that the occasions in which race f9r the
a
rare as the white magpie, and no one in Boston
seems 10 be greatly taken with the Herreshof plan
of housing the topmast down through the lower
mast-a scheme which was responsible TOT me
Columbia losing her lower mast through douohhg
up in 1898 As far Windage Is concerned, tne
C-rop,irsbield method makes one pole mast Of the
two and there is no more spar shown 10 the Nlhd
than in the Bristol idea The interior Of the steer
mast may also be made stronger through hoi nav
ing il so hollow housing gear is thus got rid
lar TarT mill q z.
may he doubted whether the shippers or either
craft would start with housed topmast in any or
dinary gale when started 70 leeward on the
Toward and return course, so that about the only
chance of a housing being wanted would be before
the start for a fifteen mile beat into hard breeze
As long as single stickers have sailed for the
Americas cup there has been only one case Where
this occurred. and this was when the Puritan ana
the Genes1a competed in 1855, when the Puritan
doused her stick The drawbacks Of having the top
mast on end are therefore greatly feared. The
Independence will have a hollow wooden topnast
and also a solid one She VIII also nave d mono"
The rudder that has been hung on the Herreshotf
defender shows resemblance TO tue one 70 De @ pCI
on the Boston boat, that ii does not come Gown
SD 70 'H S Which case il viii not be dslodgsd in
the should chance to go ashore IN us Irclce
a,s ~ Er soar is CONNECTED except for the irons
lo h me bl 3s sPai and the rgsfng The workmen are
busy at making the other hollow steel Spars o.
different sizes. The fastening Of interior braeing'
deck beam straps. stringers, etc is We'll advanced
is that the boat VIII be launcneu WIFI
out any fitting up in the cabin or forecastle, ana
that she will tried without interior furnl-
fure. this craft, in the Columbia, the inside
fort supplied part OF the full oCtht For
this detrimental matter is, or course re
moved. and this part Of the work will not be begun
in the Belmont boat until she is in the water, as II
can be done q silly there. and the immediate
OF the creft is desired. In order that the
WAYS will be lefc clear for Herreshohs use for
other boats. one reported OF the ways Will be
hauling Of the Columbia. which Is expected
10 come from the Hawkins yard. at City Island, to
be prepared for the seasons racing.
Henry S. Redmond OF the New-York Yacht Club
in NeW-YOrk waters early in the season. She has
been hauled Fay's yards, Southampton for
the survey which she has had to undergo before
completion Of purchase and also to fit out for the
voyage She is 10 join the great racing
class OF 90-fOot cruising yawls, which Will be com
posed of the NaVahoe. owned by Royal Phelps
Carroll. Of the New-York Yacht Club the Nigiant,
owned by Percy Chubb Of the Seawanhaka Corin-
THAN Yacht Club. and the Ailsa- The Nigilant is
10 have a bronze centreboard put in 10 replace the
one that broken in a LarchmOnt race of last
wear. and Clinton Crane will attend the designs
necessary for the changing OF the yacht from the
which he superVises will be done at the Hawkins
yards. at City Island. The Navahoe is also hauled
up with Hawkins, and she viii be given her
rig early in the season The NaVahoe VIII proba-
bly, take time allowance from both these others.
her waterline is only 81 feet the Ailsa's being
S. So and the Ngilant's S6 feet inches. The IN
tention OF the owners is TO keep the yachts in
Portable cruising trim through all the seasons
racing.