New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
LANDS Cup Challenger
Closely Guared In
Yard at Gosort.
Zen AVIATOH FAIL
TO GET AGLlMPSE
- ,..men CarefulIySelected and.
ssured by HighWages and
patriotism, KEEP Mum.
rpy cable TO II Tribune.l

,.-5on. May S-EtHa'iu cup S"ai-
IN, shamrock ". is yelled from
N the Campo & Nicholson yard
c.sror, A big fame building hides
,sso,,ss Liptons latest yacht from
~ .,sgsle view. Mt only do the board
~ rss above IN, decks Of the yacht
: y. building is cmpletely rooted with
~. 50 that even an aviator is unable
4. sscsrn the detsls.
4 y,yy chink and Granny in the fence s
....o.a by thin pieces Of board. The
4 test possibly secrecy Is used 10 pre-
4 I, the details OF the Shamrock from
krrs known Nicholson. her de-
~ refuses 10 give interviews or per-
d photographs TO be taken of his latest
,..,ion. The workmen, all carefully Sc
,,s are men actuated by the double
as Of high wages and patriotism.
~ likewise decline 10 give any infor.
k.aon whatsoever. shutting up like
hans when questioned.
/ Although Gosport is a tiny town. even
'. Inhabitants know only few facts re-
Arding the Shamrock. Yesterday the
kFe7ing masts were taken thrugh the
lain street Of the village. but uey were
kmpletely shrouded with canvai so that
vas impossible TO see anything An at
&mpt TO obtain information at Gosport
kscluses an amusing situation.
b. course. the population is highly ex-
BEL over the challenger. and Gerry one
tsames an air OF knowing it al. meet
y every question with the mo- condo
|eH0ins, enigmatical smiles an trying
impress the inquirer that tn entire
|eret is safely locked in his bosm. AZ
i wearing the tolerant. mysterious air
Ifhciently long 10 impress evy one
la the inhabitants of the smaiIseasioe
|isEe turn the subject In II most
Aier.atious fashion possible.
Ntr Il Gosport really knows atut the
rock is best demonstratedc the
II, hat her masts, which were rst re-
hu 4 10 be us feet at the railwy sta
bn. increased 10 a height of l2S board
ira near, to l45 feet at the publ house
lose 10 the Portsmouth ferry. az final
tanned 100 feet, according the
Iestl er-beaten salts sitting out1e the
Ioyal Military Barracks. The roprie-
o. the Castle Inn said. in t. most
spusing. condescending fashion
|"psaaw! l could 20 see her o-mor-
h II | wished; yes. sir. anytime 1
|anted TO: but do not want know
b. much about her. as there re 100
|sny people asking questions"
IJpton's employees in London no on
hard the Erin. now lying at Sohamp-
H.. TOO. prefer not TO ask to many
|uestions about the Shamrock. or, as
Inc said: what ] don't know don't
how. do not want TO catch iffor let
bng anything drop I ought not say"
The chief speculations are cecernfng |
be lines Of the challenger. one AN say
ns she has a broad beam and DIP over !
hang another that she is OF the ulb pat
|srn. However the las man nearer .
Fisht than the other, for she ! shaped |
Ike a peapod. with a 2.-foot lam and |
Der greatest beam forward OF be mast.
nus the bow Is rather buff, bu the ex-
rene overhang forward VII offst this.
The length of the ovchans is best
t,mons trated when it is nown she will |
Ea,s bowsprit extending onlyten feet |
DBtbos I'd. The ordinary daft is14 feet, |
Ind With the centreboard d)ppedis near I
y twenty-three feet Thedarcni mast /
) a most interesting featue OF the new
Tscht II was impossibleto obtain !
'par long enough so the asst was built 1
10 IN hollow sections to nch l60 feet /
Rom deck to truck, thus Sowing room
or the enormous spread of invas.
The material of the hulls extremely |
sht 4 piece foot squareveighs little |
Ehen held in the hand. T. composite
Ised in the construction is soething that
'lcholson is enthusiastic er. II Is
Irong. flexible 10 some extei and is not |
Ifsael greatly by an ocn voyage
'cms places in the hull are composite
hnkns set semi diagonallyinstead Of
'orz0ntally.
It is not likely that anyletails will
v given out until a few da. before the
aunching, which il is nc earnestly |
Isped will be May %. Neith' Nicholson
s Upton knows the exact da when the
shsmrock will take the wat. the only
psrson who really knows beiy the fore
nan OF the yard, who, b the way
Fcrked on all the other changers.
Lptons friends say he b. stronger
Iopes Of lifting the cup thistime than
lver before. but he believeshis yacht
rl have a much better chfce II she
we're 10 race in home waters ither than
j. be obliged to cross the Nor Atlantic.
There Is nc doubt that Nelson ex-
Iended mmIelf to the utmo in the
Design and he construction oithe chai-
|enger HE present task is he most
rrueial he his faced in his kg career
Fs successful designer.