The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-20

tention involves the building of ex-
rensive racing machines that have no
further use after their little day OF
victory, Is a costly thing. It is estI
mated that the building, fitting. and
racing Of the Columbia and the Reli
ance cost fully half million and
more.
All will be agreed that that Is much
to spend for the mere glory Of de-
Tending a trophy The expense was not
nearly SO much when the Puritan and
normal yachts Of her type were
Tending OF the efforts OF oversee chal-
lengers to take from these shores that
most famous Of all cups. For after
these had been sailed to victory they
were just as useful as cruising yachts
as they we're notable as cup defend
ers. But with the advent Of the rae
Ing machine. as It has come first to
the finish In these latter days. L came
about that when the races were over
the racers themselves we're done.
Imperial Caesar, dead. and turn'd to
clay.
Might stop d hole to keep the wind
away.
These later champions. yachts that
once called high heaven to look upon
their untrammeled speed, vessels over
whose victories the multitude shouted
until II was hoarse Of throat. arc now
lonely and forgotten. as though they
had never rushed. wind driven. to
tumultuous victory. On the other
hand, those other old and far less cost
" champions. vessels built before cup
defense was fined down into such ex-
pensive racing machines as have
found expression in these later models,
are for the most part earning the
labor that was put into them.
The Reliance was a sklmming dish
with great depth Of keel. which en-
abled her to carry a tremendous sail
spread. While nominaily constructed
oa a ninety-foot watefllne. she had
tremendous oferhangs which served,
when she was heeled over by nor
nal breeze. TO make the length on
which she sailed much greater. BY
these two means sne ch,s;s,; tss.sc --.c
and got speed which English boats
could not equal. because a boat built
to beat her on similar lines could not
with safety cross the ocean to race
Tie new rules sought to restrict this
tendency to utilize tremendous over
hangs and to restrict the draught.
The hrst thing that vas done was
TO abandon the old measurement OF
water.iine and measure the actual line
on which the boat sailed This made
the big oyeFhang useless. To insure
their abandonment il vas decided that
the sailing length could not be great
er than l15 per cent Of the waterllne
To offset the depth OF keel it was de
clded thai the draught should not ex
( ceed l5 per cent or the waterllne by
Z more than two and one-half feet. while
a premium was placed .0n displace
ment. The new rule declared that the
greater the displacement OF the boai
the lower her rating should be. anc
further discountenanced the building
e Of skimmlng dish models hy thii
: means The exact restrictions thai
; were laid down were the outgrowth O
y the most careful study by the clever
est naval architects in America. an,
+ they did their work most effectively
! The new type did produce boats tina
/ were comfortable and at the sam
= time fast
SO far as known, the king Of Ems
land Is the only pesson OF note nov
Z living who saw the start and finish O
I the race which won the America cur
= All who took part in building. de-
signing. and racing the America hav
. passed away. Commodore j. c. stel
: ems died at comparatively early az,
q Sent. 10, 1857. Hamilton Wllks died a
4 pau. France, Dec. rs 1852; Edward a
stevens in August. 1868, aad the las
At surviving owner. George J.. Schuyle
's July 81, 1891 George Steers. who d.
ID signed and built the America. me
At with sad and sudden death. Just q
lie he was in the prime Of life. in hi
thirty-sourth year. he was acciden
W ally ktlled. His family had been speni
le ing the summer at Little Neck, Il
to and Sept. IS, 1856, With horse an
en- carlyall. he started On his journey
NJ bring them home. His horse too
is FRIGHT and ran away. throwing him o.
s and killing him.