The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
DELAY IN DELIVERY
OF YACHTS FEARED
Snow and Frost flinders Work
on Boats Being Built
in Many Yards.
Runabout Building for Use on
Louisiana Lakes Has
Novel Lines.

The snow and frost has seriously ir,o,.
fered with the building OF yachts al me
many yards along the coast. Where tho
yachts are being built in enclosed shed,
this interference is not as serious A,
where they are simply under a roof with
all sides exposed. Unless the snow melt,
very soon there will be delays In the do
livery of yachts this spring.
At Lawiey's the trouble is quite ser.ou,
More yachts are building at that yard
than at any other In the country. and even
with no delays caused by weathcr soma
yzchtsmen will get their vessels only Just
in time. Lawley in addition to the cup
defender has the $50 foot auxiliary
schooner for Alex S. Cochran. the Flor.
ence, a $50 foot cruiser designed by Gle
low & Orr; two smaller cruisers designed
by Tams. Lemoine Il Crane. which are IN
frame, and many smaller craft
Fred l.. Lucas Of 60 Wall street has
placed an order with the Reliance Motor
Boat Company for thirty foot runa About
OF unusual design. This launch Is 10 10
used on Louisiana lakes near New Or
leans. The underbody OF the boat Will
be similar to that of the well known On.
derella, which makes for speed. smooth
running and seaworthiness. II d ffeis
from the ordinary runabout in that il hal,
raised deck forward. under which Il
the engine compartment. a compartment
forward OF the motor is arranged tor the
purpose OF carrying baggage. The raised
deck plan Is somewhat after the lines z
the small raised deck cruiser. hut the deck
Is carried only about twelve inches higher
than that OF the regular runabout. There
are two port holes on each side. which
OF the motor compartment is a bulkhead,
on which is mounted all controls and into
which Is cut a small companionway f0r
| access to the motor compartment. The
| power equipment Is to be four cylinder
high speed Van Blerck OF seventy-fvs
horse power. This will give speed u
| about twenty-five miles an hour TIE
motor Is to be fitted with an electr,
starting device and the boat IS 10 Ia
| lighted electrically. There will BE-
| searchlight on board and every up to date
convenience. This launch will be able to
carry ten persons in comfort and the lines
show a very graceful design.
The display OF two Cinderellas At the
Motor Boat Show attracted much at;en-
ton to that type OF launch, and several
boats OF this type are now being bull.
for yachtsmen OF this vicinity.
Two cruising craft have been designed
| Dy NlIUdm faTuner ana are now DulliiNE,
| one. ISIS feet long. is for Commodore
Edward Ford of Toledo and is building
at Jacobss yards at City Island. The
! other is 1872 feet long and Is building at
the yard OF the Pussy g. Jones Company
at Wilmington for L. l.. Ford of De.
troit.
A raised deck cruiser is building at
Essington from designs by Bowes /
Mower. This yacht is for Richard 1.
jerks of the Care May Yacht Club Il
Is ~ feet over all. 40 feet inches on
the water line. IL feet beam and . feel,
draft. 1t Is TO be finished in May The
yacht has not been designed for racing.
but will be used by Mr.. jerks cruising
about Cape May and on Barnegat Bay.
Her accommodation consist OF a large
main cabin and sleeping quarters for
four. A rs horsepower Ralaco engine
will be placed In the after part Of ne
yacht.
Frank Dennis. who formerly owned the
motor cruiser Caroline, which won The
| Halifax race. announces that he Viii
build a boat from SO to 90 feet In Length
to race against a similar sized boat
the suggested race to be through me
Panama Canal and on the Pacific 20 Stn
| Francisco next year. II Is very probable
that there will be several motor boats
of the cruising type in such a race after
the canal has been opened. as this plan
In connection with the big exhibition.