The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-19

twin screw Yacht Velthra rehtted. and
alterations are being made i'll her engine.
The steam Yacht ldalia, owned by Eugene
Tompkins, is having her machinery over
hauled and u number OF improvements are
to he made.
There is every likelihood Of there being
another iutercity match for Class q yachts
this season. Last year the Orestes came
from Boston and raced against the Soya
Of the Atlantic Yacht Club for a $500 cup
given by Commodore ID. q. RED, ms
cup was won by the OTestes. John i.
Brophy, chairman of the Atlantic Yacht
club, would like another race arranged
this year, but he thinks, as others do too,
that il is up to the Boston yachtsmen 10
arrdnge II. Ii is certain that II SUCH an luea
is suggested and a Boston yacht club
offers a prize for Il meeting between the
cracks OF this class of Gravesend bay
and Massachusetts waters the Gravcsend
Bay yachtsmen will accept the challenge
and a boat will be sent around the cape,
The new cutter Brynhild, built from Fife
designs, is at Southampton fitting out, ana
yachtsmen who have seen the new big rae
ing Yacht are much impressed with her IN
every way. The YdchtsmdR says
"She is a noble looking ship on the water,
and her black topside and white boot topping
add to her distingue appearance, II asked
10 criticisa / should be inclined to say
that the gold streak. which is cut in on the
little low bulwark, is rather too high up
and would nave DttD DtlNfT III tit blI''l
strake. Her tail is very long but graceful,
but her overhang forward is quite mod
crate. Two broad mahogany .planks
extend from the centre of the deck from
stem to stern. The other deck planklng
il well bent in, and the ends are logged
into these centre pieces, which gives the
beamy decka very smart and hig~hlyfnlsheo
appearance.
on deck on either quarter Tor handling the
H. A-t - wHlAnnl IG n an
fitted, which is very ingenious, quick acting
and compact and also entirely free from
baoklash. The 10 inch mahogany bull
warks are set in some inches inside the
outer edge of the covering board as is now
commonly the custom. This keeps, al
obstructions out of the water slightly
longer, which is important in a beamy
vessel. For the same reason the runner
and chain plates are fastened to the frames
inside the %planking, The mast Is a mag
seen a finer grain combined with a prac-
tically complete absence of knots. II is
STAYED by two main shrouds on either side,
with their eyes sustained by cleats on q
metal funnel, by one masthead shroud
spread some way out on the enormous
crosstrees and the usual strut stay. The
crosstrees are placed a good eight feet
below the main rigging stops and some
feet below the position OF the jaws when the
whole sail il set. A long funnel caps the
masthead and acts as a step for the top
mast, which IL otherwise entirely supported
by it's various stays. Lower down this
cap or funnel carries the eyes for the
iib and main halliards, as also the upper
part of the peak halliards. All this mast
head gear is we'll thought out and looks
neat and s~hipehape, and has been well
tried In NyrfA, which Ia similarly fitted.
To compensate for the absence Of support
TO the topmast from the masthead the
orosstrees are extra stout and long and
give tremendous spread TO the. topmast
rigging.
fThe runners are on spans at their upper
end, so as to distribute their support 10
the entire masthead. On deck their fore
part passes through q sheave and sets up
with q tackle along the deck. The bobstay
leads right through the stem, and the fore
stay through the deck. and both are set up
on the keelson. On either side, abreast
OF the rigging, is a snatch block on a swivel,
through which the splnnaker halllards are
mn so that the spftpaker can be more
quickly run up by hauling horizontally
along the deck, >,
sThe main sheet will probably be owe
az In Nyria, which Ia similar 70 that described
In last weeks issue, only that the centre
block Ia on the boom In the ordinary position
directly above the horse instead OF al the
end. Huch Of this gear was not yet In posi-:
ton when I w1s on board, but saw II all
on NydA, 10 whicb I was also allowed 70