The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-02
COCHRAN CHARTERS
TENDER FOR VANITIE
Steamer City Of Stamford to
Carry Crew and Extra
Spars and Rigging.
PHYSICAL TRAINER HIRED
Edward Rausher Of N, Y. A. c.
to See That Men Keep in
Good Condition.

The steamer City Of Stamford has been
chartered for Alexander s. Cochran to
act as q tender for his cup defender,
Vanitie The City Of Stamford was built
at Kennebunkport in 1907 and Is owned
by the North and East River Company.
She has been used to run between New
York and Stamford She Is vessel Of
427 gross tonnage and Ia 1908 feet long,
$3.50 feet beam and 9.s feet depth This
vessel will be used for the crews liv-
ing quarters and to carry sails. spare
spars and extra rigging Mr. Cochrans
yacht Will be the steamer Mohican, which
ho purchased last fall, and he and his
guests will live on that vessel
All three of the cap defenders now
have their auxllaries. That for the Reso-
Lutte. building for the New York Yacht
Club syndicate. is the steamer Cape Cod.
which usually runs between Provincetown
and Boston. She Is a big able craft and
will have rooms for Robert w. Emmons
I'd and his guests.
The Defiance will use the schooner
Irolita as tender and that yacht will
be towed about by the motor yacht Zipa-
long Both OF these vessels are owned
by T. Walter Clark. one of the leading
spirits In the syndicate. @. NJ. Pynchon y
motor yacht Marie will be used for the
amateurs who are to sail on the Defiance
and also will be used as a despatch boat
Mr.. Cochran has made a novel depar-
ture In tho way the crew Of his yacht.
Vanitie. Is to be handled. Capt. will
lam Dennis is to be the sailing master.
Capt Harry Han will be his chief ass g.
tant and the crew will be handled by Ed
ward Rausher. who formerly was
trainer on the STAFF of the New York Ath-
ietic Club. Mr.. Cochran thinks that much
depends on the physical condition of the
members OF the crew and so has en-
gagged Rausher to look after the men, At
the New York Athletic Club his work
was to care for those members who de-
sired his services and he used to act as
trainer. giving exercise and massage
treatment 10 many OF the older members
of the club. He has selected the crew.
choosing men who In his opinion were
physically able to do the hard work OF
handling sails on a big yacht. He will
look after the men. keeping them physi-
cally mt, and really act as a trainer. This
is something new In yachting.
The Nan!tie. II Is expected. will be
launched between the Goth and 25th OF
this month. II IL hoped that the zach,
VIII be ready by the Goth. but there has
been slight deay owing to an error
made in the plates being used. These
plates were not just what were ordered
and had TO be rejected and there was a
delay waiting for the new material Now,
unless there are other unforeseen DELAYS.
the yacht will be ready for her first
plunge into the ocean not later than
April %.
Although no details Of the three cup
defenders are being made pub C by thoss
interested. enough has leaked out to show
what ha. been done so far II IL gem
orally conceded that the Vanite. designed
by william Gardner. IL the -argest OF tie
American trio and she Will lie time 10
the others, just how much VIII depend
on the amount NJ displacement the yacht
has. The Herreshoff yacht Resolute Is
placed next In size and the owen designed
Defiance is the smallest.
All three are centreb DO riders, but they
are different again In this respect The
Resolute has very small hoard. II
does not come above the top q the lead
and when dropped will add only about
four and a half feet 10 the draught. This
down about 1925 feet The 'antia has
a big board II comes up to tho cabin
floor and when dropped will Increase the
draugh, to 81 or 90 feet The hoard % the
Defiance is between these 80 that
probably the drauCht OF the Defiance will
be a little more than that OF the Rcsolute
As the board OF the Reso,ute does not
come above the top OF the lead keel, that
YACHT has no centreboard trunk but with
the two other vessels II has cen ncces-
sary to build trunks In which he boards
will be hoisted or lowered as necessity
requires.