The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-16

which h al-o braced Co "a bulkhead with
angie irons 10 lcing the deck leans
The covering hoard OF the tanrAli u
one foot aft OF the after mainshe<t traveller.
Betw e-sn the stem lrcad, which, by ths way
IL fat and lust tho width % tho bowspu',
and the hrrt frame IL a space OF 10 inches,
and To this frame IL riveted the martinfale
These spaces make The total lefsth OF the
yacht on deck just ISL fest, which IL what
i given la the club book OF the New YORK
Yacht Club. The mast ~ stepped between
the t~wenty-tfth and iwetiy--eNen'h
frames and IN. forward end Of the water
line il nj the twelfth frame, or just ar
Of the bObs,ay lug Prom the forward
side Of the mast Ca the stem head measures
q feet, and the forward Oycthang being
n feet 4 inches. the mast Il ~ iret = inches
aft 81 the entrance at the water nn".
Tie ruddenpost uaks@ at AZ angie OF
q degrees and the rudder " about lhfce
feet wide. The udderhcad Is very large
and the yacht steers with a uller, ~ AL
the c~hallengers did This ,tller ~ OF gal
yani,ed steel. The rdderhead Ia Of brass
with a socket fanse into which the tiller
sets. On this bead II Is stated that George
l. Watson l. the designer VI the yacht.
The rudder frame II a solid brunze casting
which II filed In with woUi 70 make u
lighter This Is copper piaisi anu We IHnaJ'
fine- away 10 nothing a. the alter end
Tho after %overhang treasures % ieet >
inches. A. the tahrail the yacht II Nety
narrow. the width there being estimated
at less than siN feet.
Tn. plating l. 81 immadium. an alloy
Of conner and Tin very -imilar 'o the uletas
Nith which the defenders ~ %" cup have
been built since the Nlgilant vas con
s,ructed IN iSaS when the men g., to
work ia the afternoon u ippk " bflsnt
smooth polish and 10y the igh'n"-~ oi lie
color II Wa Judged that u had ls-, copper
IN IT, composition than o." bronze u-,7l
on ~. Constitution or columbia lh"
deck l. 81 steel and y haS a deck 'oV'Iins
70 protect u from the water and u give
"A decA hold tu the members 81 IN" crew
There ~ A racing rail fifteen inches IN hoard,
about ~, inches high atuidships and taper
ing 60 ? inches ~ the after end Ihl- ran
has a wooden bad On toy IA" th'irni1
ls,am ~ the Yacht = % feet y iEche. ana
this beam l. found ahpu. 10 feet affair III"
mast. tn. gfea,,s. body ~ tho boat Is
A. the mast
Their az. nine strake% from the keel 20
IA. deck and u 'ts.-. Eve cover 'te I'M To
he ,u-p AZ the garl-arl- The depth Of
he Ar. from IA. turn 81 Tie floors - the
keel /, about Is feet, and The depth ~ run
proper j. about : feet II" plating II lap,
strakcd. the builders having used IA" raised
and sunken system and the Job n on" ~
he most perfect ever turned out from a
.lipyarl There arr Two rUw- 81 rtNrts
around each plate longi'udinally These
rvets are What u known te'hil'aNN a.
staggered. that T.. the rive's IN tie -Npud
row an. played alternately WIKI those III
the front row. a rive' In each row thu- being
Opposite the space IN the other ~ he
butt--iraTS tho Uvc,iug - Crv-=~l, that J..
th. tivcL. are side by side aud 'h"f" az" ~"
r,0- ON each TUT The uuly break dts
covered M M" und"rboiy was az ia" tweriy-
fourth frame. wherr a rvet hal pulled out
and "A little stream uf water wa t1cklIhg
cut Of the hull.
The spar- are all on board and m" rigging
set up. ~ that when the Yacht Is Heated
uui 81 th" basin she will ~ all ready 10
bend sails She will H. nuated tomorrow
night and e. tu Siaplrt1u whore shc VIII
remain a. anchor until Monday lieh
81" will probably g - ih" lior-a Sh"'
vher- a m"nring has l~"n Lid Tor hrt
and hegin her tuning up IN th.-r Na'"f-.
Tie standing rigging IL all at steel ~irr'
10. old World idea ~ pun yam and InAuua
hAs teen done away with ON a challeug"r
~ last H. fh" running gear steel wire has
seen substituted a. Tar az p3--inl" no
fur-tay sail and t~ul~atl laalliard- arc 81
wire and most OF the h-ad-ad sheets arc
also sire with manila hauling parts
Ia. mast. which j. In on" pi"0~, a pole
mast. l. Just under iSa feet an length u
Wa measured IN the hasn and the exact
measurement j. said TO H. l5s fest : incht~
II burie- In the step about : feet. and IRON
the deck TO the upper side OF the main
boom ~ = feet o inches From the TOP
sail halyard block 10 the truck j. about n
foot ~ that when Mr. John Hyslop runs
HE tapeline over the sr1rs 10 ttnd the sail
area II the Yacht he will find that from
tho upt.r side 90 ~" boom TO the Sh"aN"
Of the top-ail hslyari block Will H. lf7
feet ? inche~ The mast " siay"d very
much A. tina, If tho Columbia y, and IN.
stead of the top hamper icing heavy ana
clumsy. a. many expected. II - light strong
and very simple There are collar ON
the mast over which III" shruud- ana -'aNS
Law. lust a. there ar" on the Constitution.
The spr.aders, which ara about thirty feet
from end to cpd. are Of steel With teak
wood at the euds. There arr four .hrvudS
ON "A side. The masthead shruJiS, Two
ON each side. lead about hall way Out on
the spreadcr and -et up ON the hr~t and
fourth chain plate From IN" third ana
nth chain plate. tho -hruuds head To the
hounds and the topma~' hackstay l"adr
from the second chain plat" over the
emit of IN" sprrad"r 20 VI" 'opmhsl hS'i
+, The jumper stay sets up from "a" .dc'H
aud ieads over a truss on IN" forward side
a. th. mast There arr two prrNentei
hack-tay-, two carry at larkslay- ana
, the usua. stay Tor the h~cadSill- lh'
: bnwsurif tts ia a cone On the 'nt a. th'
columbia and Constitutions do and i
-st out with a fin and nut al the heel Their
are two bow-prit -hruudS and the boh,iaN y
about -, inches In diamcier lhlS u th'
> only rart Of the rigging that SpI"ars !,
; be at all h.avy AMI Capt SyCanor" ~ait
4 that they could afford 10 lose a liitl" bN
4 extra weight Ia order that there might u
, strength. Tn" howrpnt ~ ~ t'rt uui
: board, - that the base 81 the torwart
/ tfluIEle ~ 20 IsNF. NV lAaAA hNfAlAt N'Ah
l. Of steel. msasurNd ii2 t"ct The mas
a al the goo-eneCk Of the boom A. , i~'
nch~s In diameter. - that from tive en'
= OF the boom 90 the forward point 81 meas
. urcmont il iss fest ! inch'~ This i n httl'
, longer than the Constitution and "a" mas
p IL all a fcw feet morc In length than III
mast of the American boat IN" gah d
, ~ fest In length aud u va estimated tina
from the upper throat ballard block q
the ~tuuSail halliard block l. about - fest
a II the gaf l. more than NJ pr cent 81 III
. length Of the ,opma-i. 90, h. n pp."-mast"'
vessel. what l. adiudg~i 10 H. th" l"ugtl
' of the topmast. such eNcsr- l. 10 L. adde's
! ,o the lsas. In. When figuring m"H~ur,
m-nt With the gah ~ iect and th- top
. mast put at ~ fest this "r~~- rsuld Il
~ feet
h ON q spar plan - tho dimsusiou- give
= l@luw the ARA 10 sail spr-ad vul 10 ia.
a .guare feet TIE square rH'i ~ tn l. l2i =
Q fest add 10 the ~. wHi-r-hur length. ~
q fert. and divtA. 10. -um lN ts ~ boo giNs.
. tho racing l-tgth. wllch b. la a. feet Ih
4 racius -ugth IT tic Iu~u-itu'luu viHrn -
J. va m~asur~d tor lVr fret rsc" va 10 "a
g f~rt since thel -uiu. slight uhang~ haN'
p l.-.u mad. iu ttr l-.ai. aud -h' b. o. - -
u.a-ursl. huf hFIuug ru 'hi- Nrg'n -
" SIamu.ck "a wil have o. all v . --eHul
g. tho constitution over fl' tup t'tf~ FED
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