The chronicle=news., 1914-06-19


towing. During the time that the
matter was In doubt comment clear
iy showed that there existed n wide
spread belief that the handicap
which a vessel ineurs in CROSSING the
Atlantic would ke very materially
reduced II allowed To tow. This II
altogether wrong. The one advsn-
iage of towing IL that. In ease Of
lisht winds. aud ealms. the time oe-
eupied on tn. paasax. is shortened.
II is quite erroneous lO suppose that
4 the permission TO tow enables . ves-
sci TO he more lightly constructed.
To begin with. the permission Ouly
applies to calm weather aud no one
responsible for the vessel would de-
sir. to tow when there II anythlnE
nf n breeze. Under certain eondi-
ti0ns . vessel Of light eonstrue uon
Is submitted to greater strain In
tow ins than In sailing. and II Is by
no means n comfortable. means Of
progression executing In nne
weather.
The reason for this u iAst in
towing II II NOT one continuous
strain. Il ID absolutely n-e-ssAry to
have = very ioaG io~ line. other
wise there would lee the probability
of the vessel in tow running upon
the tue. Progress then Is nothing
more than u s~strs Of jerks. Whee
the haws@s tautens the vessel re-
e-iy-~ = snd.i~a impetus which ear
ri-s her along faster than her tug is
travelling. The hs~.-r then slack
-ns until the vessel ias~s her mo.
m~nium. xh-a u taui-ns Aknin aud
other Jerk .isrs the vessel . piunse
foswsrl axsis. ssd so the in~ias
,.so~-~.i.. With the slightest swell
90 matters are made much woFs~.
saa tn ssi~sans so 'a~ . vessel
against . head s~s 10 tn submit her
10 . much sas~ s~Vioas baftetins
Than she would s~r-iv~ In sailing.
Mr.. Ni-haisoa. sp-akiaR o. the
sahb-~s. said the question af inuias
had no, ,roabtsa him ~ sii. Any
vessel sa weakly Constructed - tn
l.- able In msks the rsssss- usd-f
saii ~suld s'ssd = inns chance of
arriving oa the other side In so~s ''
Ano,h-r feature of the cup rule.
which .o~s sas srs.-si Ia the aver
/ ss- s:nrti.hssaa u that which pr
nit. the aef~aasS TO ises~ss> her ws-
,sfiin-. hai dos not esl~sd the
.am~ rsivii~sc 10 the ehajl~ss~ss Oa
this toint ssoa hes writer ssalSs:
Apart frun tho iruah,~soss~ de-
iay ssa a,s~sssss rick ~ ssuss,as
the Aiiaais~ aaa~r salt shssv h a|
further peis' In sh- soasistoss al The
ss~~ sssmsa ~ lh- New Yost tsehs|
ssuh eona',sr~ whiea sppsass 70 ss|
ssnss uatsis To ehe ehailssetseI
Yacht. Nc 10 Bot sas shsi the pnsss
- usfais il The see~~ that The N~v|
vosk Yacht s.u. has cot The lee,i|
right Ia isssss upoa u. h~~sssss ~
that club he,as the eur saa sssnr~|
The su,~s II ts oissioas that IL eaa
attach so IL say soaailsaas II fi~ss>ss
II the party contemplating ehsiiess.|
iae does not Ike the euad'iIoas. at
course. he a~-d mol eumrrts. Wei
soas~aa. however. that the following
snsdsiioa is uatsis. isss0ueh - u
sts-s q heller chance TO the defesasr
than u allows tho Challenger. Ths|
challenger. water ,iae irassh mass
M, ~ssc~d q. feet. The detradias
earas !. not hound hy this soadtisoa:
therefore. II II 10 fossad that che
wouid do h-s,-f with = ii'ii~ naorv
ballast. she is sliowesi 10 sda the
weight and iarsrsse her wsiesisae|
To . certain p~veaiasr Rsps~ ,haa :s|
frcts
Every yachs.nsa kno~s that In
certain ess~s II shss privilege u al
lowed Ia the Americaa yacht sad
withheld from The Nsiiish Yacht u
may b- Immensely IN favor ot the
former vessel. rcr example. suppose
both yachts measured 9: feet and
suppose both veto of equal merit.
hut both ~rfr rather crank aad
would 90 all the heller TOT . little
more hallass. such . state n af-
i fairs IA . very Common oa- In yacht
racing. The conditions of the rsee|
framed by the New York Yacht club
allow the Americas vessel 10 add the
| ballast aud thus increase her water
line over q. feet. hut ther do not
allow the british yacht 10 ID the