The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-23
WHAT YACHTSMEN ARE DOING.
SAVANNAH cur TRIALS LIKE
LYTO PROVE VERY INTERESTING.
-Four weIl-known Designers striving for
the Honor OF Racing for the Cup
Durbin Horns Purchases the Alta.
auin Yachts Building NJ city Island.

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The trial races which are to be held In
June to select n challenger for the seawan-
haka Challenge cup will prove very interest,"
ing because Of the designers who will be rep
resented in the contests. There are four
boats being roll structed. each from the boards
Of a designer who has made q distinct mark
in the small boat classes. The first one that
will he out will he the Mower-Hunt boat.
which il building at BayoDne. This boat
was started earlier than the others and u Is
hoped that she will he ready for tuning up
sails early in May This will be a great adj
vantage and Messrs. Hunt and Mower win
do all in their power to benefit by II, This
hos, il being planked and her model IL one
that gives promise OF great speed. G. d..
Mower. who designed the yacht. last year
turned out the Don. the champion OF the
?,-toot class and among other fast boats
that he built were the Vitesse. Duchess and
HERES that raced in the Macchusetts rs.
foot class.
"A n Croynin-hield. who il 70 design the
hos, far the syndicate headed by Commodore
r n Macdonald of the Bridgeport Yacht
,1ub il the best OF the Eastern designers.
In small boats he has been very successful.
This boat l. to b. built by William B.. Smith
., Town River, Quincy Point. Mass, who has
turned out some very well constructed boats.
notably the Hostess winner OF the Quincy
.,n i'm 1890 Every possible effort will be
made TO get the boat out early. so as to get
n in fine condition for racing In the trials.
IT may he thought strange that Smith,
saws the Boston Giob,. "who built such sub
~.tantial boats as the Thetis. the Huron. the
King Philip and the Alert. should be selected
to build a boat whose scantling restrictions
are 30 bulky on paper and 40 light In ma
rerial as Is called for under the conditions
which govern the races for the Sea vanhaka
cup. but TO those who are acquainted with
his abilities in building boats OF extremely
lieht construction the reason Is apparent.
Before Smith en- saged In building yachts.
large or small, he was associated with Rud-
dick. a we'll known builder Of shells-not the
Kind that is supplied with sails. but OF a type
that has but ten inches OF beam and Is pro-
PEELED only by human force. Being also a
shipbuilder he had the advantage then OF
putting the greatest possible amount OF
strength into the smallest possible space,
and when II came 10 building ships il was
found that the rule worked both ways aud
worked practically.
In regard to his prowess as a builder OF
shells many speak from personal knowledge.
having rowed boats OF his build. which were
40 stin. II not more substantial than many
that were ZONE years their junior For his
ability to combine the same knowledge with
naval construction no better example can
he shown than In the Hostess, Il ?l-footer
with abnormal overhsngs
This boat was constructed with about the
same soantlings that are used in boats that
are built for competition for the Seawanhaka
cup. She was built for the Quincy cup. and
IL In, perhaps. interesting to note that while
some OF the boats that were built TO race for
that cup or that have been built under the
principles OF those boats. have been supplied
with turnbuckle trusses. the Hostess had
nothing but natural square and dis gonal
brsclngs OF wood and OF the lightest possible
weight. And IL Is also OF interest TO note
that the Hostess has stood the strain and held
her ends up better than any boat with or
without trusses that has ever been built ia
the East Of the same type.
so much for the builder who IL 10 repre-
sent Boston and New FL sland in the Sea-
wanhaka trial races, and, perhaps, In the cup
races. The builder is spoken OF because IL
Is well known 10 racing men and TO designers
that II the builder cannot carry out the ideas
Of the designer. aud IL. In addition, he has
not certain well-defned instincts In ingenuity
of construction. the boat might Just - well
never have been built
And now for the designer This is not
his first attempt at boats OF fimsv construc-
ton, although he has, much TO his credit.
deplored them ANY person who il familiar
sbouts. as defined by the knocksbout ssso-
citation, will appreciate the amount OF head
like the jolly Roger, which defeated every
chInafnv those ~ ~ Herrs.bon Dan. Souna' III
Willie he has been yegv s,cns.sr,I With
raceahonts C~rowninshield M. dasignad . ~,
rhich was lighter In ronstri,ction. hs ,np IN
mn the lines M the Thsims ,bicL 1900
Snr ,bc uuiucv ,t,n In tsoa IN. - ,"oS
sfter The stvle Of The iJeires. ybi"h nmada
.,ch a s,ro,e Md tnr - ~ LII n'"u'
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tbs whole outet ~ Thai tIne ana IL, !" ~
sbouid not have shown uu better ~ ~ mat,nr
81 con iscture NV
with his experience in designing boa,.
IN conform to dirarant .cautiiny r , Vo
and the knovIedge vainad hy Ihe wa,L ~
,his Quincy cun cfalenger h. sbo"Id nnn u.
In q nnsition M tnrn ouf a hoat Of III. GU..ho,e'
est possible construction that wlIl give
good account of herself and he n ,r.di, ~ hin
and 10 BOSTON ""'
Co,nuodore Macdonald j. ipterest.J II,
,notber syndicate NhjCh has otdersd n hon,
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var lie Wbit, Rear yacl,t chi sen, III.
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