The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24
CUP DEFENDERS MOVE
INTO LOCAL WATERS
ResOlute, Defiance and Vanitie
Will Be Tried Out on the
Sound This Week.
SHAMROCK ALMOST READY
Challenger VIII BE Launched
on Tuesday With Much
Ceremony.

The three cup defenders, Resolute. De-
nance and vanitie. will be In waters at
this end OF the Sound this week, and will
be tried out each day under conditions in
which they will sail their first races next
week. The sailing OF the Defiance or
Greenwich will be watched with much in
terest, as all are wondering II the yacht
can successfully carry her very lofty
spread OF canvas. Fortunately at this
season of the year light winds usually
prevail and the Sound Is always smooth
unless the wind is strong from the east
The Defiance will be at Greenwich until
July, when she will go to Newport for the
racing there. Her headquarters for re-
pairs and for such changes in rig as her
designer George owen. may wish to make
will be done at Jacobs yard at City
Island. and there the yacht will be hauled
out for cleaning as often as Is neces-
eary To prevent delays in waiting for
the ways. they have been engaged for
certain days from now until the end or
August
The Resolute will come West next
Wednesday or Thursday. II has not yet
been determined by Robert W. Emmons
I'd which Of the two rigs she will use In
her first race. The yacht has been tried
with the double head rig In light wind
and when the wind has been fresh and
she has done all that was asked OF her.
Designer Herreshoff. Mr.. Emmons ana
everyone connected with the yacht are
well pleased with her performances and
are satisfied that II the Defiance and
Vantie beat the Resolute In the trial
races they will have to he phenomenally
fast. Herreshoff figures that the Reso-
lutte will be able To hold the other two
and that with the allowance due the
Resolute on account OF difference in size
che will win more often than she Is
beaten.
or course those who have sailed on the
Resolute can only figure approximately,
because as yet they have not been able
10 try the yacht against another. They
do know however, that under all condi-
lions she Is very fast she stands up well
when the wind is fresh and she handles
very easily and very quickly. In tacks
che has been very fast, going from run
20 full rs quickly as anything that mas
ever been turned out from the Herreshon
shops She points high and at the same
time foots well, and the trials have given
those on board lots OF confidence In the
yacht She has been in commission so
long that the crew II familiar with her,
and the rigging and spars nave been wei
tested.
Under the single headsail rig II Is doubt
rul II the yacht has done az well as with
the original rig. but with this rig she VIII
get more time than with the double head
sail rig because her sail area Is much less
The KesOlute Will iIlhhe her He"upu"'' e' q
AT Glen Cove.
The yanltle will come west from Bos-
ton probably to-day or tomorrow. she
IA now almost ready for sailing. but II II
doubtful IL she will be under sail until
she gets to this end OF the Sound capt.
Dennis Is pushing things along as iast
as possible to get her In shape to start In
the first race which is scheduled for Tues
day June ., and he and Designer william
Gardner are sure that the yacht Will be
at the line that day. but they admit that
she will not be in the best condition for a
hard race The yacht will be towed
around from Boston by her tender. the
steamer City OF Stratford. and she viii
anchor OF City Isl nd. All work that
has to be done while the yacht Is In
these waters will be done at Woods yard
Designer Charles Nicholson talked
about the Shamrock ". last week and
gave out the dimensions OF that yach'
as well as a brief description OF her form
His figures confirm those printed In THE
Sun last Sunday. and the description
printed then il exactly the same as gVer
BY Mr. Nicholson. The Shamrock Nv. Is
10 feet long over ALL Her forward and
inter overhangs are about the same length
The after part of the yacht Is cut on
IN an even more pronounced way than the
Resolute. Mr.. Nicholson said he gave
her all the length that he thought woult
be of any use. The yacht has a square
transom Wnlcn ls very o'oau' S"u u
very beamy. has quick turn at the bilgei
and fiat floor. The curve al the bilg'
n continued up to the deck. She carrier
q large sail spread. which Nicholson ad
Tnits IL much more than is carried b,
the Resolute.
Nicholson admits too that the centre
board is an experiment Under the Amer
tcan rules. he says. the yacht would b.
taxed " she drew more than 1873 feet. bu
there is no tax on a centreboard. SO h
Thought II advisable to put one In. Thi
board Is a metal plate, housed ip trunl
which Is well above the cabin floor. TIL
yacht has two enormous masts, one o
wood and the other of steel She Is to b
launched on Tuesday and the ceremonie
will be elaborate.
Nothing more has been said about tow
ing across. but II she is towed. accord
3ng to an official Of the New York zach
Club. there will be some trouble.