New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-11
By Jack Lawrence


ending Resolute, was relocated late
Yesterday afternoon from her birth in
lie giant dry dock of the E.. P. Morse
shiryard. at the foot of Fifty-sixth
Street Brooklyn, and at shutdown was
taken in tow by her tender, the steamer
Nontauk, and started for Sandy Hook.
Hundreds of visitors had gathered
sround the high rims of the dry dock
I, see the defender launched and as she
vas eased gently out into the stream
she was given cheer that must have
teen audible on Governors Island.
Tugs, power boats and steamers within
triple-too salute, while every vessel
tying flag at her taffrail dipped it
III honor of the Herreshoff beauty.
When the Resolute slipped out from
Setween the towering walls of the huge
drydock she was ready in every par
ticular for the struggle that is to de-
eide whether the historic Americas
Cup remains here or goes to England
on very indefinite leave of alb
sence. Her metal hull cleaned in
coat Of paint of pristine wilderness,
while her deck and spars had been var
nished and polished until they shone
The relocating of the Resolute was
accomplished Immediately after Pro-
lessor Harold Webb, of the New York
Yacht Club and Columbia University,
announced that the work of measuring
her had been completed.
Measuring a Tough Job
As he watched the water creeping up
inch by inch about her graceful hull
Professor Webb took occasion to re-
mark that the job of measuring the
Cup contenders was one of the tough
est he had ever undertaken. In deter
mining the displacement and water
line 1lgures it was necessary, Professor
Webb said, to tabulate more than 800
separate and distinct measurements.
The spar and sail area measure
ments of the Resolute were taken last,
this part of the operation being car,
RED out while she was floating in the
dock. This was comparatively simple
detail and consumed but little time,
was watched closely by Nat HERE shoff.
designer of the defender, and Charles
E Nicholson, creator of the fourth
Shamrock
Professor Webb stated that the
measuring of the challenger would be
completed on Monday, and that the
hgures on which the Resolute's time
allowance is to be calculated would be
made public the following day. The
mathematical deductions reached by
Professor Webb and his assistants are
q jealously guarded secret, not even
the officials of the New York Yacht
Club being permitted to inspect them.
AS the measuring operation has pro-
crossed, however, the seasoned yacht
ing sharps, who have lowered about
the bulls of the sloops day and night
1or the past week, appear to be more
IN hal ho&
handicap conceded by the Shamrock
70 the Resolute will be greater than
was at first expected. The most con-
seryative Of them fix the handicap at
not less than six and half minutes in
Thirty race, while others assert
mat 1t Will be nearer eight minutes.
Would Kill Challenger's Chances
II is pretty generally agreed among
yacnting fans that time allowance of
eignt minutes would effectually kill any
snances the green tea clipper from
Wister may have of lifting the Cup.
iney Inquire that in beat to windward
o. htteen miles she might be able to
discount time allowance of some six
MINUTES and open up lead that would
eave her with a winning margin. A
greater handicap than that, the experts
oeheve, would seal her doom before
'he hrst preparatory signal was set.
ine flrst race for the Cup, set for
next Thursday, is to be beat of If
ssen miles to windward and return.
me second contest will be a triangular
snalr. AS the Shamrock's most eff
elent point Of sailing is going to wind
ward, 1t is generally agreed that she
must take the opening struggle if the
neu Hand Of Ulster is to prevail in the
final result.
Charles Francis Adams, amateur
supper of the Resolute, arrived here
uom Bristol yesterday with Nat Her
,eshoii, and will be at the wheel of the
us1ender to-day when she breezes out
oi.Sandy Hook Bay for her first trial
'pln over the actual cup course.
after trying seven suits of Ratsey
sssaus, the Resolute's managers believe
sAt they have now an outfit from
walcn the best results can be obtained.
nsr present mainsail, bent on yester-
eay before she left Brooklyn, is the
~ .ae hitting piece of canvas used by
:ae unfortunate Vanitie in her elm
nation trials at Newport. Skipper
Huams declares it is the best main
sheet ne ever saw.
Nichols To Be Navigator
fhe complete afterguard of the Res
e.
20. =. her trial spin. The personnel is
~ ss same as it was during the Newport
s assals, except that George Nichols, who
ssied the unsuccessful Vanitie, will be
0esrpy.ng the post of navigator.
nat Herreshof will be on board dur
ns All the trial spins the boat is able
get IN before next Thursday, but will
new the races from the deck Of ]. r.
vvorgan's Corsair, flagship ofsthe New
s uerk Yacht Club feet. From now until
US sne americas Cup has been won or lost
rs, crew and afterguard Of the Res
vaose will live aboard the tender Nom
ssok' which has been assigned to an
shoe. - sA' 0"4Aas -s
q Morse's it was said last night
tass the Shamrock would go over.
1870 about noon on Monday, and
rguid be towed Immediately to Sandy
iscQk by the Victoria, Sir Thomas
Rson's yacht. Her hull was given q
IS gsl1iant coat of green paint yester-
and her sky-scraping mast, Of the
ak-np' variety: WIS EandpapeTed