The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
Herrcshoff Cup Defender Not a
Beauty, but Looks Full
Of Power.
Rig FLEET SALUTES HER
Miss Grace Vanderbilt smashcs
Bottle Of Wine az Yacht
Pluages Down Ways.

cheered by some $500 spectators and
saluted by a fleet OF launches and yachts.
It was cold. raw evening. The sun.
which had shone fitfully during the day,
had disappeared behind a bank OF gray
clouds and a cold wind blew across the
waters Of Narragansett Bay. These con-
dtions however. did not check the en-
thusasm Of the inhabitants OF this town,
once famous as the home OF intrepid
whalers. and all turned out to see the
masterpiece OF Designer Nat q. HERES
hofY uncovered. The Resolute has been
built under the usual cover Of secrecy and
AL were anxious to see what the yacht
looked like She Is not beauty. Her
bow is bun and her counter short AM.
broad, but she looks a racer full or power
Capt. Nat Herreshoff was the master
~ ceremonies. He had announced 6 30
40 the time FOR the launching. and soon
after o'clock the crowd began to gather
on the Two piers north and south of the
shops. In the north shop n platform had
been erected under the yachts bow for
the christening party, and other guests
stood in the galleries. On the platform
we're Commodore and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt and Miss Grace Vanderbilt,
who was to act as sponsor for the yacht.
AZ 80 o'clock all was in readiness for
the launching. r. W. Emmons I'd the
manager Of the Resolute. and former
Nice-Commodore Henry Walters climbed
onto the yachts deck, where were already
Capt Christensen and twelve of the
Yachts sailors. Workmen underneath the
hull knocked away the blocks, leaving the
vessel standing in the cradle.
Then very slowly the cradle with its
precious burden began TO glide down the
ways out OF the shop. At first the move
ment was inch by inch, and at the first
irenor Miss Vanderbilt smashed a bottle
NJ wine on the yachts bow and named II
Resolute. Then the yacht gained speed
and when clear OF the shop the cradle
crumpled up and the yacht hit the water
Just as the chute boats do at Coney
Island. She settled down NJ once and
gracefully curtsied her acknowledgment Of
the plaudits
The American yacht ensign was hoisted
over the sctrn. a pole was stuck In the
mast step and signal code flags were
strung from stem to stern. with the New
York Yacht Club flag on the pole. The
Resolute was warped alongside the pier
under the shears ready to have her mast
stepped on Mondas morning.
The steam yacht Viking owned by Rear
Commodore George +. Baker. Jr.. arrived
on the Herreshoffs' works at 10 o'clock.
She anchored and saluted. On board with
Commodore Baker were Commodore
Dallas B. Pratt. former Commodore Fred
erick G.. Bourne. former Vice. Commodore
Henry Walters and former Rear Commc-
dore W. Butler Duncan. Former Commo-
dore Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrs. Wander.
bile and Miss Grace Vanderbilt went to
Providence on the limited and returned
from there 10 Bristol
The tender OF the Resolute. the steamer
Cape Cod, was moored at the end OF the
Herreshof pier. She was decorated gayly
with bunting and at the mainmast flew
the red and white striped pennant OF
Robert w. Emmons cd. the manager of
the yacht Mr.. Emmons had with him
Charles Francis Adams Cd. who Is TO he
The helmsman. or as he facetiously re-
marked. merely paid hand; George
Y. Nichols, who will be navigator; John
Parkinson. Jr.. who will holo the watch,
and George T.. Cormack. secretary of the
New York Yacht Club
These Ave will be the amateur crew
OF The Resolute II. L. Saltonstall OF
Boston was a guest of Mr.. Enmons for
he day. The only member of the syndi-
cate absent was former Rear Commodore
j. p Morgan. Robert r. Tod's new
schooner katoura was at anchor near the
works. She is a very handsome vessel
and will carry an enormous sail spread
Her masts, built for AN old cup defender,
tower way up in the sky.
II WAS gala day in town. Automobiles
and excursionists arrived in time for the
launching and crowds gathered along the
wall on the waterfront. Many OF the
tovnsfolk were admitted on the piers be-
tween which the Resolute was lowered
into the water Launches came from all
points too, and some came from the
torpedo station at Newport bringing naval
officers
a private view of the yacht as she stood
IN the north shop. The sun was streaming
through the window. and the bronze hull,
which has been FURNISHED. shone like
vatchcase This bronze plating IL
heastiful piece of work. The plates are
riveted flush, not Tapped. and consequently
fhe underbody is perfectly smooth. The
lead keel is entirely covered with the
bronze plating These plates are hve-
siXteenths OF AN inch over the lower part
OF the undsrbody and five thirty-seconds
o! an inch above.
Tho new Yacht Is different from any
hing ever built by Herreshoff before. and
compar"d with former cup defenders Re
lance, Columbia and Constitution is small.
She is, as THE Sun said. a 80 footer en-
larged 10 - feet water line and with GER
tain remeasurements OF model and I'M
provenents that experience gave to the
designer She has full sections short
'nds, fat floors and every indication OF
power and speed. The dimensions pub
curate, The over all length Is los feet,
which f. the exact proportion of the over
all length OF the so footers The beam Is
- feet, the water line length under 10
'eet, abou, - feet inches and the
fralgh' just a little over II feet. The
allowance under the rule Is 13 feet
inches, so there will he IA slight penalty
t27 this excess. The lead keel weighs
about sixty tons and the lead measures
- feet on tn" bottom and about 20 feet
On tle top, The rake Of the ruddcr post
- ahrut Is degrees. and the rudder. which
'-nks small, Is made Of wood.
The forward overhanglng Is about -
'r'' and the after ov.rhanging. II feet
%" after ov"rhanglng ~ much lower than
81 any other IIerreshon yacht and II Is
'"' on as suddenly as on the sos. II Is
''F broad AZ the transom. From the
v'NW'n Iron the stem OF the yacht runs
" almost straight line down TO the lead,
'h"ro Is sharp curry" downward
'' P'N'r a straight run down to the bot
''H ~ 'u' keel The midship section t.
'lI There Is an easy turn at the
u.P' ana IN" garbOards are so fun that
'gi'n almost straight from IN" top
p' 'a' !'dd TO the curve AZ the bilgc This
-N'S It s'"tion almost Tx" a v and very
s'Hdr =" IN" old English cutters. but
Wu"l more beam,
IN" Rssolut" has Nat floors and these
'' 'H'r"d well forward. In fact right
MO lu' oyorhanging. This fulness will