New-York tribune., 1901-04-13
SEVEN CRAFT TO COMPETE.
TRIAL RACES WILL DECIDE WHICH SHALL ENTER
CANADA's CUP CONTESTS

Chicago. April y (speciaD-Particuiars received
here from various sources concerning tho taro
meet being constructed for the defence Of the inter
national yachting trophy OF the Great Lakes chou
'''a' AZ po'h quality and quantity the racers OF the
approaching season Will be better than ever before
and that the sport Will have a larger and moro
spirited backing than has yet been recorded IN tho
yachting annals OF these inland seas The Can
dN' > up ana the America Cup alike in that
'"eS are poth foreign trophies won by yachts rep
resenting the countries whose names they have
respectively borne. and the fact that they are both
to be raced for in the same month entities tho ,o,r
lsol 10 be chaiked up in red While the members
OF the Royal Canadian Yacht Club are bud,p, ~
support their challenge to the Chicago Yacht Club
there are seven American yachts being prenarad %
compete iE the trial races to be sailed Off Chcaro
In July for the purpose of selecting n defender
oi TINS Meet the only craft already built is tho
"ehesee the last winner but not the holder of
the cup this vessel designed by Hanley having
won on behalf Of the Chicago club In 1899 uer
sail plan contains 1,o9l.5S square feet. and her
waterline is N65 feet. The Yankee designed bv
Charlie" Davis. who sailed the Genesee when she
won the cup at Toronto two years ago, will have
an area OF l,l52.1 feet, with waterne of Is feet
Davis has lately been right hand man and cb,e>
dTaughtsmdn at the Hanley yards near Boston
and his boat Will have the advantage of being
sailed by himself. an advantage which both the
nancy boats in the coming contest will have an
opportunity of valulng. The Yankee is being built
of
ChlcaSo Yacht Club members, with William Hale
Thompson It's head
The Illinois. designed by CrowninshieId 10 n
smaller edition of the Americas Cu1 defender In
dependence, sketched by the same artist and sba
carries an area of l0O5S9 square feet over water
line OF 2S feet. She had her first trial off Roston
on Saturday. with George NJ Pynchon the baad
Vi her syndicate and the other owners BENJAMIN
Carpenter and Morrill, Dunn board with r.rouyr
inshied The Illinois was tried in both fresh and
nght breeZes IN the two hours trial and at Tho
finish Mr. Pynchon said that he could hardly find
words to express his qualification the boats per
formance, a1d that the Chicago club which he
represented would. he believed be proud Of tho
record she would make. The craft was accented
at once. and will be forwarded In sections nv rail
to Lake Michigan ~ "
These are also boats being built to rep
resent Milwaukee. One of them will proha hiv
be called the Orion by her owner. Bruno y Nord
by II. II. McGregor. of Milwaukee, and viii he
sailed by Cyrus j. Williams and her designer Win
a crew of amateurs from the Milwaukee Yacht
Club i"'i'
The Cadillac is the name given to one Of the De-
troit craft, designed by Charles A. Desmond and
being built by him at the Detroit Works with
Frank f. Kirby part owner. John c. Shaw Is
chairman of the Detroit syndicate, which with |
membership of sixteen. is having centreboard 35
footer built by Hanley. of Quincy Point Mass |
who the designer OF the last winner the |
Genesee and much Is expected of him
The third Detroit yacht. which is the seventh on |
the list Of defenders, Is for Buffalo yachtsmen and
VIII be centreboard sloop. with hollow spars |
feet and beam II feet inches. -