The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-27
BRITISH 52-RATERS.
Vessels Bunt TO Race Against the Herreshon
Boat sOnya.

Vessels Bunt to Race Against the Herreshon
boat sOnya.
British yachtsmen are looking forward
with considerable interest to the coming
season when the HerreEhon designed Sonya
will meet the British 52-raters. W. P. Burton
IL having a boat built for this class by Mylne,
and Fife il 70 turn out another for the Council
brothers.
The London YoehtsmuH. referring TO the
new boats, says:
The new 52-footer which Mr. Mylne has
designed for W. p. Burton is being built At
Messrs. MoAlisteT's. Dumbarton. IL IL de-
oidedly in her favor that she 10 being butt
| there for desiEner and builders have col
liberated so much recently in the produo-
ton OF racing boats that they now work 70
each others hands very smoothly and sue
cessfuly. The new boat IL now in a sum-
clently advanced stage to make II plain that
she will be ready in good time for the early
matches. She differs in come respects from
MOyana and yet she bears considerable
family resemblance 70 that very speedy craft
There IL nothing at all outstandingly new
about her mode Of construction. which may
be taken 70 mean thst - HINT has been about
reached in the matter o. the building Of boats
Of this kind. All over, however. the new
craft has that indefnable something In her
appearances that Il 80 we'll calculated 70 In
spire eonfidenoe MoyGna Il 70 be out In the
same trim as last year OF. at any rate, as near
a. Il IL possible 10 get her. She Is, however.
| to get a very thorough overhaul and as good
q ht-out in every way as II 10 possible TO give
her. Her owner has not yet returned from
| his usual winter business trip 70 Africa, but
| he Ia expected home in time for the beginning
| Of the racing season. The boat which Mr.
| Mylne has designed for the Canada cup con-
! test was framed up al DumbartOn by heesrs.
MoAlister, and the frames have been cent Oh
| TO 0akvllle, Ont, where they VIII be put
tsGgstser b f0r cs good an y9 boat ana
The YSehtiE6 World. in commenting on the
class, has this TO say; Ia,
reasonable doubt is the question whether Fife
Is TO be represented In the 52-foot class this
year by rev craft Or ShethSs5T last yS1t5b
| responsibility Of UNFOLDING the credit Of the
| Fsirlie yard. The statement that yacht
| intended to carry the familiar flag OF red
and blue with white diamond is still current
| and Is very generally credited, but no Official
statement on the subject has yet been made.
made in the yard at FSirlie for the building Of
a yacht Of this kind. although the time goes
90 far on that a 52-Tater intended for the early
| English reRattas should be well on the way.
| IL IL true that the Fairlie yard has before now
responded 70 special calls and turned out
so produced have been altogether satisfactory
To speak Of that which is beyond doubt. IL
| Of Dumbartoh u building for W. p. Burton,
| TO the design OF Alfred Mylne, Is the most
important racer. and the only boat Of her class
| now under construction on the Clyde. The
! keel for this craft was cast some weeks ago.
! and the yacht is now framed Up
| to say that she Il another craft Of the Moyana
| type with longer ends. q trihe more beam
APd Larger wST 6hs sids for sailing on
| injustice. but atthe same time II would come
| far short Of doing Justice 70 the care which
| Mr., Mylne has bestowed upon his design
| and the many little notifications and adapta-
| lions which he has made Of the lines Of the pre-
yious S2-tooter: These shoS but little ip the
Pdsd or II the ss s sEs1ton
Sss from &c ypS w h2 %
has handled sG spSoSessiglly' O.. n q elasf 90
! TO Judge the merits Of any Of the craft from
their lines might stu stand in need Of much
Greater even than the interest IN the ap-
pearenoe Of this yaoht is the curiosity a. 70 how
far HerTeshof Il likely TO be kept IN hand By
| likely TO follow out his own type and theories
| as exemplihed in Reliance and accept the
| from an American CORES Dondent. whom
| believe 90 be well informed lead me 70 the
belief that on this occasion Herreshoh has
SSd las 70 produoed aTess Which In ne esssb
tial features Of the design win differ very llttl4
rH b. the S.GSea Ss "a. fUoSsa o cSl S
keel 70 the dropped Keel, which Woa fashiona-
| BILE some years age.
This change has proved something Of a
puzzle 70 my American correspondent who
oonfessea himself unable 70 explain H. The
explanation might, however, be found by a
careful reading Of the instructions for talinF
the giTth meqsurement, In the matter OF
overhanR the boat Is called moderate accord.
| ing 70 the American idea-Which may mean
something very near the British extreme
and the bow has rood deal OF the Anub In
| it, shape. The sail plan II said 70 be high
In tts SET but moderate in spread. and here
| again the British standard may ind another
rating for IT,. The notes would have been
more interesting had they been fuller. but
| 20 far az they 70 they indicat that there viii
| probably BE- less differences In the t7-fOOt
| ratera than there has been IN any previous
nesting between racers built in Britain and
America.
Rear Commodore Cornelius vanderbllts
| steam yacht North Star 10 undeTR going ex-
! tensiye alterations at Gosport under tie
Direction Of Messrs, Camper and EichOlsona
steam yacht Queen Nab from Mrs' j. II,
| Lord. The ouSsh Nab was built for the late
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