The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-01
YACHTSMEN PAY FOR
HERRESHOFF'S ERROR
Noted Designers Mistake Adds
$50, 900 to Cost Of the
ResOlute.
MEN IN SYNDICATE ANGRY
Sir Thomas May Have Started
Second Boat on Learning
Americas Plans.
MEN IN SYNDICATE ANGRY

'an'ns 'ne cup defender ResOlute are
not pleased with the action Of the build
eis or the yacht. They think that the
Herreshoffs have made tho syndicate nav
for what was really an error made by
Capt. N. q. HerreshoY In his original de-
sign or the yacht. Consequently the Res
olute family is not a happy one
Soon after work had been started on
the Resolutc all work was stopped. At
lhat time her lead had been cast and
some OF her frames bent Mr.. Herreshoff
called IL meeting of the yachtsnen inter-
est.d and told them that while the yacht
building would be fast, he thought that
certain changes could be made which
would make her much faster. He sug-
gested tina; the plans should be changed.
He would add more lead and Nil the body
OF the hull out more In the garboards
These with other changes In AIS opinion
would make the Resolute the fastest OF
the trio. The alterations were discussed
ana the syndicate authorized the changes.
There was "A delay of about two weeks
and then work started up again on q
yacht OF different model. The members
or the syndicate now hnd that they have
to pay dearly for these changes. It Ia
said that Herreshofr has tackled on about
$4,000 to the original cost. and Rear Com
modore j. l.. Morgan and some others
are angry because they think the cost
excessive and that Herreshon was really
responsible for the error. They admit
that the Bristol builder very cleverly put
the responsibility of the change on the
shoulders of the syndicate but as they
gave Herreshon a free hand to turn out
the fastest defender possible they feel that
the error was Herreshon
This syndicate is different from the
other one building the Defiance. Each
,1..~ hoo 90. lt hyav ~
the bills instead of each subscribing a
certain amount toward the fund raised
to defrsy the cost OF the yacht.
Two weeks ago yachtsmen here were
startled ty the report that Sir Thomas
Upton was having two cup challengers
built and that the faster of the two would
be sent across the Atlantic after the
Americas cup. Many yachtsmen thought
that this was not probable, while they
agreed in the main that he would have a
perfect right SO TO do. Another story was
current III yachting circles yesterday
which was thought TO be more nearly
the truth.
1t is reported now that tive yachts
have been started. one Is nearly COM
pleted. but work on the other was aban-
doned several weeks ago and before II
got into the plating stage. II was said
that Nicholson, who is designing the
cup CllillfuRtT, utNltl'l dDoht WV iii'iiea>
ago that he had made some mistakes In
his model and that the Shamrock ~. then
under construction would not do as "A cSp
challenger. He made this decision after
he hid learned what was being done on
this side for the defence OF the cup. He
got into communication with Sir Thomas
Upton. who was then IN Ceylon. and with
W T. Burton. who IL the amateur
In charge or tho shamrock ", and II
was decided that work on the challenger
should be stopped. At that time reports
were made from the yard that there had
been "A delay in tn. work because or IN
ability to &c, an aluminium alloy which
entered into the yachts construction. In
consequence. of this delay II was said that
the launching which had been set for
early in April would be indefinitely post
poned.
Nicholson then rcmodelled his yacht
and started nj once TO build "A second
challenger which is the one that is now
being completed as fast as possible and
which II is expected. will b" ready for
launching some time before the loth az
next month.
Yachtsmeu here vest. rday knew nothing
OF these changes. They did not see how
they should know. but they agreed that
IL such IA mistake had been made and
changes were made AZ such late date
IL would seriously interfere with Sir
Thomas Liptons chances OF success.
When the challenge OF the Royal Ulster
Yacht club was accepted work on the
challenger started Immediately and II was
thought that the challenger would he
sailing by the end OF April or beginning
OF MAY and would have lots of time for
trials in home waters. This would have
enabled Nicholson to make such changes
as he thought tit before sending the yacht
across the Atlantic. Now II will be the
end of May before the Shamrock ". is in
Sh.A have "A
I'm home waters before she is dismantled
for her voyage across the Atlantic, and
she will be late In arriving OF the racing
waters of Sandy Hook. In the meantime
the three defenders will all have been
completed and will be racing as often
as possible and getting into their best
racing trim. The advantage tho de-
tenders will have IL that after finding
their best boat they will have time to
deyelop its greatest speed and VIII not
have to dismantle the boat, hut only keep
| In shape until the international races in
September.
| The schedule of races that have been
arranged for the cup defenders give them
| a months racing in waters In the vicinity
! of New York and then all other races will
be sailed of Newport except for the few
| squadron runs from port to port during
| the cruise. There has been some talk that
| this schedule will be rearranged. Their,
| are three races set for courses off Sandy
| Hook and these are early In June. Tha
| June races are not to he taken into con-
| sderation by the cup committee In their
| efforts to select the defender of the cup
Many yachtsmen. and among these are
some who are very closely Interested In
the cup defence think that tn" thre'
| yachts should have more races on the
| waters outside Sandy Hook and less of
| Newport. Many years ago when all thu
| leading yacht clubs sailed their regattas
| down the bay and outside the Hook til,
| yachtsmen wcr' very familiar with tho
| conditions there. but now that all the rae
ing has gone Ia the Sound and 10 New
port very few are familiar with the con
| litions over the cup course.
Since the Ambrose Channel has beer
dredged and other channels dcepencd tn,
set of the currents outside have been yer,
| much altered and yachtsmcn think & IL
! very important to get familiar with tn,
set of the currents. The water cond
tons. too. off Sandy Hook are very diff
| ferent from off Newport, and then tn,
winds haul and back differently.
1t il to learn these tricks OF the win,
and the seas that yachtsmen want prac
| ticc off the Hook. They argue that If tn,
| Shamrock w, under W. y. Burtons sail
ing IL tried out there, Mr., Burton will
| soon learn more OF local conditions thar
the defenders know.
| Mestrru lcarie