New-York tribune., 1902-12-08
Won. Lost
SHAMROCK IIrs FRAMES IN PLACE.
Roth Her Predecessors May Be Trial Horses
Work on the New Defender.

Tho serious fire in the Denny shipyard. at Dunn
barton Scotland which, according 20 reports. came
dangerously consuming Sir ) IhoiiiaS '''p >
Yacht Shamrock III. disclosed that the cohstruc-
ton of that vessel is much further adVahceu 'n.i'
was supposed by yachtsmen on ooth sides Oh '"e
Atlantic II appears that the new yach' . Iiaiies
are all In place and those VINO nave seei see, ne
recently declare that the work OF plating VIII soo'
begin She will surely be Iauncheu III @NPii' ~
British papers say VI.
Toa+ dienatches also quote Sir Thomas Lip
tor ae saving that he may send the frst shanl-
rock across the Atlantic as ,iai holse so
sneak for the new boat. as well as the ohaIiio" "
TT which is now on this side In the Erie basih'
1f he should do this there will be some extremely
.+-ast,,s, trial races off Sandy Hook between the
three British boats. and Off Newport oe'"e
Co1unbia the Constitution and the new yacht De
ing h1iIt in Herreshoff's yard, at Briseoi' H. l.
II has been definitely settled that the poat at
f2ristoi is to be plated with Tohin bronze 1or ,ile
reoeop that the metal is stronger and smoother
than steel The Vigilant, the Columbia ana inc
Constitution were plated with that metal anu II
has nroved satisfa ctory in all the contests between
+bose sloops and the others they have met Irohi
&c., 70 time TT the predictions of the experts come
true the American boat will be all framed up oy
the first week in the new year
Tho work of sheathng the lead keel is progress
ing rapidly and the groove into which the triple
rlstes forming the keel plate to be inserted
and boted has been 1t is four inches Deep
and some four hundred nine-inch lag screws are TO
he used to fasten the lead to the keel plate steer
angle bars are to be used for the frames, ana the
foreman of the blacksmith shop at HerreshoHs IS
ready to bend them they arrive
While the majority of yachtsmen are pleased
with prospect of brilliant season in 1913 many
of the racing men criticising the manner in
which the captains and crews of the S-footers nave
been allotted
''It goes without saying said the owner OF a
fast sloop which sails in all the principal club
races on the Sound, that the best boat should
be selected TO sail against Shamrock III. Yet
how do they expect to do itc We all know
that the Columbia is a fast boat, but VINO
made her so? Captain Charlie Barr, of course
and his crew. They have taken him out OF
her and put him the new boat. Now. II
the Columbia is to be the criterion by Whlcn 10
Judge the ability of the new boat, and OF the Con-
stitution, how to tell what she Will DO with
man viii admit that the Columbia will not make
so good a showing as she did when Barr manu-
was at the helm. They will be all at sea, as TO
results with the present arrangement
But is it not of as much Importance 10 nave
the best available man at the helm of the new
No. not at first. Barr and his crew should be
allowed TO put the Columbia in commission ana
lance as an understudy to whom she should be
turned over when Barr feels that she is In as
prime racing fette she was when he sailed her
against Shamrock II. Then let him take the new
know something about the boats speed. not
otherwise The Constitution is all right IN the
hands of Captain Rhodes. who knows her better
than any else. She may outs9il them ootn. oue
good boat that she ought to be given chance 20
Show her full value under all conditions