The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
DEFIANCE LAUNCHED;
THOUSANDSLO ON
rustom Oycrstcpped When She
Goes. In stem First at
Bath, Nc.
MSS CLARK Is SPONSOR
nauch,er Of Former Commodore
Christcns Cup Yacht as
Bright Sun Shines.

,merisa's cup defence. was launched sue
cs,.tuliy from the yards OF the Hath
iron Works AZ O'Clock this afternoon
The yacht slid down the ways. resting
eaply in her cradle. and took her maiden
din into the waters of the kennebec River,
hard, making a ripple.
Miss Frances Clark, daughter OF f.. |
walter Clark. formerly commodore Of the !
Philadelphia Corlnthian Yacht Club and !
,vsssurer cf the Tri-City Syndicate. I
rbr,s,ened tho Defiance She stood on the I
dsek of the yacht right in tn bow be /
cause the yacht was launched stem first
which Is contrary TO precedent MISS |
,,,,s wore a dress OF blue silk and held 4
en- her left arm huge bunch OF Ameri- |
can Beauty roses and In her right hand a
small bottle of wine. which all seafaring
men think must bring good luck 10
y,rht when smashed over its bow.
Commodore Clark stood Just behind his
daughter. Further aft on quarter deck
were G. NJ Pynchon. the managing owner
-, the syndicate, and Commodore Dallas
r Pratt OF tine New York Yacht Club,
while Se,ah y Howell took the wheel FOR
Tho first time About fifteen sailors,
creased IN white. part OF thu crew Of the
Yacht also were on deck The yacht was
decorated gayiy with bunting. 1acE
suffered in the bow, From two STATS tenn
uor,r,ly ftted for the Yacht flew the New
York Yacht Club burgee at the fore and
Mr. Pynchon's red, white and blue PEN
nan, a, the main. Signal code nags were
stretched from stem TO stern over these
Two spars. and AFT huttered the Ameri-
can yacht ensign
rromp,ly at that hour everything was
!, readiness for the launching. The
r,smbers of the syndicate and their
friends, who had arrived shortly petofe
,bat time on O special train from Boston.
occupied the pier south or the shed IRON
which the Defiance was To bc lowered To
.he north. on another long DOCK Were
A.houaards OF enthusiastic people from al
n,r.. OF the state of Maine The DEN
soce is the first yacht built in this stat
ID nv FOR the blue ribbon OF the sea. the
Americas CUP, and the natives. thor
ourhly loyal to their home state. tufhe =
out in great numbers TO Witness tne
launching and to give the ooat us MS
cheer. They arrived on trains during III,
Warming and crowded all the hotels ana
-ss,aurapts OF the town. and then they
sva,m.d down to the yards. wn'ch'
,hrough Nh. Kindness OF President Joh''
s Hyde. were thrown open to the puol.c
Two s,.amers-the City OF Augusta
,-n,, Augusta, and the Virginia, from
ponhon Beach--were on hand with more
srh,seers. II was glorious gay Inc
~r, shnu. brightly and warm ana TOOK
sun ~, ~. kinks out OF the bones OF
ibo,a who nave been weathering the WIN
,e- storms Of Maine. \ gentle breeze
frnn, III, west waited across the scene
and uft,.d the nags on the many vessels
. 4rouud the works one or these WIS 'ne
tr,i,sb steamer j. +. LiStman and an
ether the Prince Arthur both being re-
pared here. The decks OF po'h were
crowded with spectators.
Alongside anothe- slip was the schooner
yacht Irolita and motor yacht Zlpaions
These two went into commission early
IN tho morning They are owned ps
commodore T. Waiter Clark and Will be
used IA tenders for the Defiance. Al
O'Clock the special train from Boston ar
rived with the christening party On 'ni'
train were Commodore Dallas II. frat'
New York Yacht Club: George A. Cor
mack. secretary OF tho New YORK facn
Club and one of the Corinthians VINO WI
rail the Resolute. the Hcrreshoft cup de
fender. Commodore +. Walter Clark, MIS-
Frances Clark. George NJ Pynchon; Vice
Commodore +. c Fletcher. Larchmon
V. c, Charles Hayden, Mr.. and Mrs
Es Webster Miss Frances Webster
Flllo Wadsworth. Mr.. and Mrs. Chanaie
Hoyey, James Is. Ford. Mr.. ana Mrs
George I. Batchelder. Rene La Nontagit
Swazey. Mr.. and Mrs Adrian Wilson
IF. /. Pigeon, Rear Commodore G. n
Cummings Eastern Y. C; Joshua Holder
PROT C. II Peabody and Prof. Harold \
Everett Of the Massachusetts Institute G
Technology. Henry \. Morse Mr., an
Mrs Charles Fletcher. Miss Harr''
Fletcher. Miss Jarvis, Samuel Brama'
John Gambler Cobb, A. ;. Cobh. Mis
Cobb Miss Elizabeth Amy or campridp
and Capt Edward K. Norton. Gov. WI
am T. Hayes, Mayor \. J. Dunton an
the Hon. Walter L. Emerson Joined u
party here
The yacht was standing at the hea
- the ways down which she was 10
laur.hed and the christening party mr.
Teut into the shed TO have look AT ne
Some went on deck She is n handson
craft bg aud powerful looking ana
the same time having very graceful ess
mes. Her underbody Is painted "hi
aad the composition used gives her
wonderfully smooth surface. the OUT
plaukug Of the yacht n mahogany AZ
mo 'op SIDES above the water line "a
Iolishrd bright IN tho natural color q,
tgeln the surface r. as smooth aS u
aas.Ns Of "a piano The deck Is husn'
las rp ran. but about two feet inboarh
ro.rl rod which passes through rim
-'-ty,. Ito iar dcrk which VIII kr
I ne ...V from s!idIug overheard !
'4rh' Ha~ a metal wheel similar 10 IN"
.s"l ,r ''~pc1o boats and II appeared
" Ser. .sht. out experts say II Is Stfo
enough
H. Hn .ead keel are about sixty TO
y Dc,H THIS Is perfectly HAT on I
ND. aid isH "A very sharp entrance AT !
'-Ndrd md. II Is about feet inch
z. ~ 'ac end and runs to aho"t II
- -, n'..r and measures 20 feet on I
"'i.' a.l ahlut IS feet on top, the X