Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-03

down under a beam wind, plugging
away at the waves.
The Maynower and Puritan period
was noted too, for It's standing rigging
Of manila rope instead OF the costly
wire gear Of today Maynower met The
Puritan. Priscilla and Atlantic IN the
trial races The latter was built entire
ly OF wood, her keel, stem and stern
post being Of white oak, her frames Of
oak and hackmatack and her planking
Of pine, Her mast was a splendid stick
Of oregon pine i9 inches in diameter
her bowspnt being Of the same wood
l6 inches In diameter
Priscilla was the pioneer Of steel craft
for cup purposes and naturally was
more expensive than her predecessors.
a. Cary Smith designed Priscilla. and
she was built by Harlan & Holings-
worth Of Wilmington, Del She proved
to be a remarkably swift boat in light
airs, bestlng the Puritan under those
conditions,
a comparison Of the spars Of former
and modern 90 footers will prove inter-
estng Priscilla's wooden lower mast
was rs feet high. the topmasl, also OF
wood, As feet main boom, a feet For
ty-seyen tons Of ballast were sufficient
to make her stable and scaworthy. con
stltutIon's topmast measures 81 feet In
length, and she carries 81 tons Of lead
In her keel Independence carries a
lower mast lOS feet long. while her main
boom Is almost as large Notwlthstand
ing the fact that 'riscilla had hull Of
steel, her total cos was but $4,000 The
chcapness Of he wooden spars and
hempen rigging may be readily appre-
ciated.
During the period between 1886 and
1898 prices In yacht building material
took decided jump. In the latter year
the Vigilant was built at cost OF tl25, =
900, and the same year the Pilgrim, Co
lonla and Jubilee which were used in
the trial races cost on an average $50, =
600. When maintenance Is added to the
initial expense, the total becomes enor-
nous. Take the Colonia, for example.
While actual building consumed about
$4,000 yet to thoroughly nj her as a
training ship FOR the Defender necessl-
tated a total outlay Of slS5,0OO. OF this
$3.50 was used to procure four suits Of
sails, drydocking cost $1,000; towing a
like sum, hurryng material for con.
struction another $1,000 tender for the
men, l25 days at $50 a day a total Of
$3.50; wages, food and clothes for the
crew for four months, $4,000. and bonus
for the men $1,000
When 6J men are, as at present. re.
quired TO operate a cup racer, the cost
OF their services constitutes a most i'm.
portant item. Racing sailors Of the
proper type get 81 day. For each win.
ming race they receive bounty of s. 8
man. Many persons win doubtless b,
surprised to learn that more than three.
score sailors are necessary on a en-
yacht II does not appear strange
however, when Il is known that theri
are usually four quartermasters, a maj
for the lazaretto. two men for the sal
locker and hands at such points as star
board masthead runner, starboard stay
sail sheet, starboard jlb topsail sheet
. assistant on topmast, backstay, splnna
ker backstay main boom starboar
lift, capstan starboard jb sheet tackl
and port forestaysaIl sheet tackle,
The famous sloop Volunteer Of 1SS
cost $50 900. She was owned by Charlie
J. Paine OF Boston and carried a hug
steel centerboard Captain Hank Han
now skipper Of Thomas w Lawson
/ Independence, sailed the Volunteer an
by handlly defeating the Thistle in con
. secutiye races off Sandy Hook estat
= llshed his claim 20 recognition.
II the Americas cup deed ala not r,
quire the challenger to cross the ocea
on her own bottom, It is believed lha