The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08
RRErIsR YACHrING NEWs.


Laptan'a Yaeht q Ccnlre a. mtere&
Yacht for JSseph Pulitzer.
The irst OF the big yachts being built at
British yards for Americans has been
launched. This IL the steamer built by Ram
aga. h Ferguson at Lelth for Joseph Pulitzer.
which has been named Liberty Instead OF
ROmOla. n name first chosen. This steamer
was designed by @. Il. Watson 4 Co. and was
put overheard on November 20. The owners
quarters are forward and those for the onicers
and crew are aft. The principal public rooms
ars all on one range on the upper deck. There
In a private sitting room fOrward.t then comes
the dining saloon. drawing room and smoking
room. the dining and drawing rooms being
separated by the engine casing. There Is a
p-assageway ON the starboard side so as 10
allow covered access to all the deck saloons
This yacht has been specially designed Tor
While the British designers and builders
are getting orders for large vessels Ior amer
Soins we'll WITH the vS IS btsSse 81 the Con-
tinent. Germany has obtained orders i0r
yachts for Spain. The } achfsTdH on this
Despite the success Of the boats designed
by Fife and Mylne for Spain last season, me
next year with German designers. These
comprise two 10 metre boats and three Tor the
: s. %ssre sS SHs's 70 t 2ss S OF the ~ - KIST R pGSSs o.
building more cheaDly than we can. and pos
oAVty VNlAbp IN NV 0AROcCE y WV
rule. IL Is a little discOnCertlng to nnd our
prediction that yacht builders IN this GOWN
teTnStionSI TniAl so soon fulfilled As we
pointed out last year, Germany IL not DAILY
supplied with excellent designer. while az
the same time every successful racing yacht
which finds its way to that country from
England or America Is made the subject OF
the most careful and intelligent study. In
fact we may sum up the situation by saying
that so far as Yachting IS concerned Ger
hpen more CLEARLY shown than in the nre-
ponderating influence which she displayed
In the inception Of the international rating
London conference. Germany's interests
completely. ecliDsed those Of this country and
The new ~ rater for Sir Thomas Upton.
which he will race in British waters next
season; T baa ,S GaPti !. s sUoM% Tet q fea ass;rn Is
y going TO work out and IN What way the
fast yacht. This Yacht was the arst large
conceded that Fire has a big task on hand in
turning out a. yacht that viii be faster. The
""The racers built last year might be re-
garded as xample OF. the old type. adapted
slightly to meet the call OF, the altered condi-
have these vessels-White Heather. Ma'Oona
or Observation-Disclosures as the type to
element OF competition has still to make
itself felt, however. These may be reckOned
as ne point OF depsTsSEs ana me point ron
be made. Dur designers have now the task
Of beating themselVes-,a matter Of some
and OF keeping the weather eye lifting for the
possibility OF. the introduction OF unknown
and possibly formidable competition In the
work OF foreign designers. These are all
considerations which preclude the possibility
Of them standing sill and make lc morally
possibilities OF Developments under the rule
70 which we are now. working. III types
well outlined in the letter OF the law. and now
We may reasonably begin to expect that our
designers will be preparing TO experiment
1t y admitted, Tor instance. that Will
lam Fife VIII REQUIRE an ercSE OF a very
with a racer good enough TO beat the chang
pion Of last years fleet. Myles B. kennedy's
I MaIs ve nss'n meade ias SeSGrq is s enough 'S Si
itself TO indicate that the task OF beating
are reasons for believing that the record
does little more than indicate the true posi-
1T may be taken for granted that the pro-
duction OF a vessel to beat White Heather
and the same principle applies to the conipe-
the other classes can only be accomplished
by the exaggeratlon OF some OF the essen
tails Of design. There is therefore a good
deal Of interest in the question As TO how the
designers will approach the problem. In
the case Of the new Shamrock IL is too carly
this will be attempted. The heel was only
run last week. and IL is only when the bUliG-
ing of IN Americas cup challenger Temps
the cheerfully irresponsible OUTSIDE Journal
ist into the game that We have the whole
lines Of a vessel fOrCtold from the shape Of
the mould In which a keel is run. The new
- metre vessel is further on, however, the
framework being finished and a start made
with the plankinG. hut even here the casual
glance, which is alone permitted. fails TO
discover any very startling departure rom
the type which Was favored last year. In the
yard she looks rather larger tndn the eNi ling
vessels and the nNeTnangs may be a luiIe
fuller and longer"