Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-04

enough; you've got to fulfill certain
conditions. First OF all the would-be
contenders must get the New Yori
let them play. All three contenders
got that-easy thing; all belong. Next
as Sir Thomas challenged with boat
IS feet on the wateriine, it was de
cided 10 be real sports. No boat
should exceed that length, though il
might be less. Over all the syndicate
can make their yachts as long as they
please. In depth Is feet 8 inches is
the limit and all will go that. In
beam q or ~ feet is the proper thing
but there's no hard and fast rule. Sal
area. the other'great item, can be any
thing the defenders wish it, but ware
one thing--the more area the greater
the time allowance given to the other
boat.
Cash Down.
The boat builders require other
little formalities when the contract is
signed--25 per cent OF the price in
spot cash; 25 per cent when the yacht
is In frame, % per cent when she is
completely plated and Is per cent
when she is delivered. = -.
"They built so fast" laughed one
member OF the flag officers syndicate,
that 1t seemed was being called up.
on for an assessment every day or
sol"
Next the name! And that is most
important item. Names win or lose
races-any yachting crank Will tell
you that. To hold the americas cup
safe the yacht pust have name ex-
pressive OF doughty seaworthiness-
IAN adjective preferably. go L. -. H.,
And it must have feight letters--no
more, no less All winners had them
I--yigiiant. Defender. Columbia. Reii-
ance; eight, count 'em. Poor Consti
tutioni Built to be world heater.
she was a fizzle But then she vio-
lated all tradition I'M the number of
letters I'M her name and the Columbia,
winner Of the races of the year before.
had to be raced a second time. But
she pulled off the series, thanks to
the eight letters. 4s.,;.
vanitie ls Handicapped. III
So we have the ResoIute. the flag
officers entry, and the Defiance. the
Tri-City offering. each with eight let
tiers, But Mr.. Cochran has chosen
Vanitie for his name. Old salts shake
their heads and wish him luck, but
they humble dire predictions-nnl
seven letters and something to doewith
a woman. ~%|E =.
j: Now we've got the name and the
money and permission: what next?
Why, certainly: builders and design
ers next The flag Officers syndicate
selected the Herreshaffs. who design
and build at Bristol. r. L.: the Tri-Gity
people engaged George Owen of New
York to design and the Bath, Me-.
Iron Works to buidI. Mr. Cochran
pinned his faith to William Gardener,
the naval architect, and Vanitie came
into being on the ways at the Lawley
yards, Eeponset, Mass. -,-.~, -:
Bronze" order the Resolute people,
Iron Works to build. Mr.. Cochran
when the material for the yachts was
asked of them. Ours will have ma
hegsny skin" announced Mr.. Pynchon
for the Defiance. ..s
so Tar, so good. And while the boats
are on the way to being tuned UP and
finished let US see what next Is to be
done by those interested. Each group
selects asailing nanager-R. w. EN-
mons I'd is acting for the flag officers.
Mr. Pynchon for the Tri-CHy crowd.
Mr. Cochran is the whole works for
himself These managers are auto
Gratis in everything-yacht, master,
crew. money. -
Picking the Crew. - - ...'
And now-and most Important of all
the sailing master. No, he isn't the
captain. The etiquette of the quarter
deck demands that the sailing owner
get this title. He picks the master
The Resolute's course will be set by
Chris christensen. former master of
Commodore Vandefbilt's' crack Aure-
ra; S. B. Howell will handle the Def
ance-he was Mr.. Pynehen's skipper
on the sloop Istalena; Mr.. Cochran
has engaged William P. Dennis, who
used to sail Morton B. Plants dandy
schooner Elena. In turn the masters