The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-31
REPuBIIC SPECIAL

hERUBllC SfECIALt
New York. July so.-commodore Morton
F. Plants visit to foreign waters with his
schooner IngoJar has been attended with
so much success that the average yachts
man Of this country turns involuntarily to
| the record of the first invasion, fifty-three
years ago. when the America proved that
she was superior to the best Of the Brit
ish fleet she met.
It was freely conceded more than tho
half century ago that the America taught
the yachtsmen OF Europe a lesson. and
this lesson, 1t seems, they have not for
gotten to this Cay.
Their boats Of that period were literally
| altered in consequence Of the new wrin-
kles shown in the visitors hull and can
vas.
Since then. too. the foreign designer ha.
been pleased to accept the work Of the
American naval architect in many in
stances as worthy OF reproduction.
Commodore Plants yacht Ingomar de-
serves the praises which have been show
cred upon her by crowned heads and nau-
tical critics alike.
She is a masterpiece in her way, but It
has not been generally understood that
the builders Of the schooner, the HERES
hoffs. in carrying out the Instructions CT
OF those who should be on board rather
than to take them speedily from port to
port.
done.
ABOUT GOING ABROAD.
It did not occur to Mr.. Plant that he
would like to bring the Cape May Cup
back to this country until long after the
Ingomar had been finished, tried and
proved to be a success-until she had
shown that she met the requirements Of
ordered ord red a a AIs Iepresentstive % "i Schooner Il" In
which to cruise in American waters.
Many may think that this statement
n sk vs # tho no
ownership of the Ingomar, and that In the
light Of absolute fact 1t conveys an i'm
preston that is not consistent with the
known racing inclination. Of her owner;
1t stands a fact. nevertheless, and will
not be disputed At random.
al Of her centerboard and the additional
6raught given her, together with q slight
ly increased sail plan, are incidentally
this may be added the remark Of her de-
signer. Captain Nat Herreshoff. when
Commodore Plant told him Of his intend
''she was not intended for that sort Of
service or trial..
SUPREMACY OF THE TYPE.
Confident Of his boat and confident that
her builders made but few mistakes; Com
modore Plant dispatched his schooner
now to be worked out. In model. in con-
struotion. in lightness OF hull and in its
great strength, and also In tho rigging.
the American naval architects stand alone
In the production Of yachts either for
The matter Of developing q yacht and
the Intelligent handling Of vessel can
also be safely left to the American skip
per and American owner, 10 that the
patriotic feeling that pervades the breast
pardonable.
Whence comes this schooner's suprema-
Gus to the construction of the inEomar.
Their champion sloops, laden with inter
and and aad the II
was in frame the day that the great Re
lame was launched.
There was the contrast. the different
schooner which has developed 90 much
speed-Quite as wide apart in model as
can be conceived by the landsman, and
yet the production OF one brain and Of the
This versatility in American designers
and builders has worked the revolution
in yacht building on this side Of the At
lantic that has made the sport famous and
Flooding since the days of Edward Bur-
CESS has not been indulged in by leading
designers. Stretching out into new fields
ns nsa g. ne aS %
brought about the revolution and the sue
cess OF vessels and the sport in this coun-
try.
JOHN B. HERREsHoFF TALKS
Ne John B. Hezyesho6 was met In his