New-York tribune., 1901-03-03
BLOCKS AND SAILS FOR LAWSON.
EXTRAORDINARY STRENGTH OF THE COLE
MAN TACKLES.

Boston March (SpeciaD.-Forty-fve pairs OF
frames are now set up in place the Lawson de-
fender at the Atlantic yards and Mr.. Crowninshied'
the designer IS much pleased with the rapid ad-
vance being made by Lawley's large corps or
workmen. He is looking about for a suitable
tender for the racer.
Wilson & Silsby making excellent progress
with the sails Most OF the light and balloon SANS
are finished and the work on the heavy canvas Will
begin in a few days. Mr.. Wilson says that he eX-
poets have the heavy duck FOR the lower sails IN
his loft by the middle OF next week. The material
Of which the spinnaker Is made is woven so closely
that water does not leak through II.
Captain Hank HaH has returned TO Islip from
Boston. having stopped over at Kingston, y " 10
see Captain Nate" Watson. who. IT is hoped. Will
be his advisory assistant in taking the vessel
through her races. Captain Haff has so far en-
gagged twenty-eight men for the Lawson boats
crew, twenty more OF whom were secured IN
the ueghborhood OF Great South Bay. on the
south shore of Long Island. He says he has re-
ceived applications enough 10 hll half dozen
crews. md he has doubt that he will be able TO
pick a first class combination from the applicants
He will not however. select the remainder until
he comes again Boston. in April, 10 take charge
Of the preparatory work necessary TO getting the
boat ready.
All the heavy IN the central portion OF the
boat now set UP IN place. as well as many on
the stem and sternpost. The vertical keel IN the
forward overhang ard the forward keel plates are
in place The work OF fairtng and boring the rtvet
holes the after keel plates is being pushed and
VIII be finished to-day
The difficult work present is being done about
the mast step, which IS between frames Nos 2s
and 80 At this point the bulbed angles OF the
frames riveted the inner aange or angie
bars, which over the keelpates and through
the vertical keelplate the turn OF the olse
This IS done in order 10 strengthen the boat al a
region where the greatest strains will come
There are two Of riyeters now al Work
fastening the heels OF the frames 20 the reverse
angle bars OF the keel trough The forward frames
now show the tatness OF the floor forward, as Wen
the sharp turn or the bilges
Walter Coleman & Sons have on exhibition the
blocks which they have made for the Lawson boat
There are $50 OF them, and experts who have ex-
amtned them are highly praising the workman
ship on them. They OF all sizes. from taose
10 De used in light tackles 70 the big triple block
for the throat halyard, which will sustain q large
part OF the mansails weight The forSings are OF
steel and the sheaves Of aluminium, while the
woodwork is OF selected Connecticut white ash
Each block is calculated 10 stand strain suclent
10 break the rope that passes through It.. This Is
the test that Coleman puts on his blocks The
bride attachments OF the peak halyaTc and main
sheet blocks are the Coleman patent, made OF
polished aluminium bronze where the bushings are
selT-lubricating.
An idea OF the strength of these articles may be
gained from fact that the triple throat halyard
block is guaranteed lift thirty tons, while It's
weight is only thirty pounds. The main runner
and lib halyard blocks guaranteed 10 hold up
twenty tons. II interesting point that the
the double brides, each side in the same
way as the Columbia's rigged in her last con-
This invention Of the HerreSnOrS Is now a
fixture the racing field.