New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-15
THIRD CUP YACHT
TAKES THE WATER
s;x.year-Old Dolly Bowen
'' christens the Vanitie as
Small Crowd Cheers.
NAME NOT CHANGED,
AS RUMORS HAD IT
~, rlsanora Sears Stands on the
n.,k with Alex Smith Cochran
as Boat Goes Over.


tan Nav 1.-THE launching Of the
,a,s Gun defence feet Of 75-foot
uas completed to-day when Alex
SOs Smith Cochran's bronze yacht slid
aha water and was duly christencd
y" v.,i,,e. despite reports TO the con-
TAR. 49,.
=, her b-ilders. the George Lawley
cans Corporation. into the Neposit
e,teen minutes before six bells OF
~. .,,srnoon watch. or 2:t5 o'clock.
broken champagne bottle adorned
=, ribbons. which siX-year-old Dolly
o.,,r niece OF the owner. had smashed
~, how in Christening the yacht. dan
- from, the CANNON iron. The Gus
,,r,rv string Of Gags from stem 10 stern
..,Do,,sd bv two jury mssts, futtered
~. the deck. while an American yacht
-, hung over the taffran No club
!, r-ivste signals were displayed.
n, the deck as the shores were oeins
...-s.s swav stood Mr.. Cochran and his
.s,rd Robert P. Perkins, Of New York
,.,, sc the boat started Miss Eleanora
s.,,s s,.pned from the launching plat
s,-,, 10 the deck beside M Cochran
several sAsmen and Captain William
n.,pis. who will handle the yacht. COM
..,.a the launching party. William
=. s,s~ the designer Of the boat, and his
,.-,n.r. ?. NJ Hoyt. with score OF Bos-
4, ,achtsmen were in the shed.
-,sre we're cheers from several hun
s-.5 metal workers. painters. caikers and
r,-6r,en. who had knocked off work for
,.u minutes 70 give the yacht good
,.rd.or The launching was less spec
,,e.lar than those Of the other two cup
,,chts. but 10 vas particularly gratifying
N NJ Cochran. whose distaste for pub
Igeity is vel known.
As she rested on the ways before launch
Y the Vanitie seemed like solid piece OF
ssininS bronze. The keel is covered with
bright corner on the tailboard. which
slight turning up Of the long, low
r.,n is the name 'Vanitie, y. Y" paint
Il in black letters. Unlike the Resolute
and Defiance. she has an eight-inch rail,
II
cur yacnt for twenty years
The Vanite is constructed like the
gssolute. at Bristol with frames Of STEEL
strapped and braced, and skin or
Tosn bronze. She is the longest OF the
,hres yachts, being approximately 11s
...t over all. 749 feet on the waterline,
!. FEET beam and 1879 feet draft. Her
sal area is estimated at e,43S square
FEET
T. is Axnected that she will rate slight
1y under the Defiance and somewhat
over the EesOlute. receiving Few
seconds more than a minute time al
iowance from the former md conceding
,hrse minutes and a half to the latter
The Vanite has a typical Gardner
bov. slender and slightly hollow. with
, fine sweep aft. to a rather fuil mia
ship section, with hard bilges and ruiz
rarboards The stern is we'll drawn out
and the oyerhang is longer than that OF
tn. other cup candidates. When well
hesled she will have an unusually long
v.tted surface There is slight sheer
70 the Yacht. and it is thought that MT
Gardner has assumed tax on the quar-
ter beam measurement
The lead is longer and lower than on
either Of the other yachts, and has
.entreboarc inclosed. which when down
,iu increase the draft nearly eight feet.
The head Of the rudder post is a trlhe be-
ON the waterline.. and the mast is stepped
urther aft than the sticks Of the other
achts She has the longest bowsprit OF
he three boats
The Vanitie will carry steel mast
which is nearly completed. and which,
aith the topmast on end. will measure
55 feet from deck TO truck. SO soon as
The mast is stepped and the standing rig
sng set up the Yacht will be towed 10
City Island for her spars and sails. IL is
believed that she will go around Cape
COD the last Of next week, and will be
under sail few days before the first
race in Upper Long Island Sound on June
n
The Vaniue will he commanded and
sailed by Captain William Dennis OF
Greenport Long Island. who takes the
Wheel Of a sloop for the first time IN
many years after a successful career on
The schooners Amorita, Elmina !, Elmlna
u and Elena
He will be assisted by Harry Ham
son Of Captain Hank Half, who sahed
IN. Volunteer and independence, and two
Of the mates VINO we're with him on the
Elena and the Elminas.
Unlike the other cup yachts, the Nani-
u. will have no after-deck board OF
strategy Of Corinthian yachtsmen. MI
Cochran is her sole owner. Several other
yachsmen offered 10 join him IN the en-
terprse. but he declined assistance. and
Tor the first time since 1857, when 6enerai
=. J. Paine butt the Volunteer. one man
= SURVIVING The funds. estmatel az WI