The New York herald., 1922-04-16

H. B. PLANT TO RACE
SEA SLED ON SOUND
New High Power Cruising
Yacht Will Make 40 Miles
an Hour.

Henry B. Plant is having built a
novel cruising yacht which will -
used as tender for his six meter y;
Mr.. Plant intends to haudle his Sx
meter yacht himself this summer apa
viii start in every race possible. B@
will study racing from small yacat
standpoint and so gain much experenrs
TO help him in sailing larger yes sells,
particularly his fifty footer, SPARTA
The new cruiser is being built by tha
Sea Sled Company at West Mystic ard
is expected to be very fast. The build
ers say she will make more than forty
miles an hour. She win have fine ac-
commodations and to make such ssoca
will be remarkable. To get this snsed
she Is being fitted with four M, av
and Tregurtha engines of 300 Iafs4
power each. a total horse powsl
feet in length over all and ten feet six
inches breadth. She is triple planked
with mahogany and is TO be finished
in the highest possible manner Each
of her four engines will drive a sepa-
rate propeller. A sea sled with surface
propellers can attain more speed with
her four propellers than with two.
The accommodations will be large
fora vessel of her size. A deck dining
roomSo or considerable size, several state
looms below deck. together with the
crews quarters. give plenty OF room
for 1ars2 party. The inclosed deck
and large deck space also add to the
charm of the vessel. This means that
fo| either day cruising or for extended
Zips the new yacht will be we'll ar
ranged This yacht is growing fast and
is to be delivered to Mr.. Plant by
June 10.
To Race Against Gar, Jr.
There has been much talk al race
between the Plant yacht and Gar
Woods fast cruiser Gar, Jr. Mr. Plant
is anxious to start his yacht in a race
over fair course, and 1t has been sueA
gested that run from New London
to Greenwich would be a fair trial.
This would be a run OF about eighty
nautical miles. For such an event the
Indian Harbor Yacht Club is willing 10
offer a suitable prize. but at present
the difficulty is to find a time when
such race could be held without inter.
fering with the other racing engage
ments OF the two owners
Mr.. Plant will be busy all the sum
mer with his small racing yacht, and
Mr. Wood will have many engagements
on the Great Lakes. IL has been sug-
gestcd that the date be set late In Sep
tember or early in October, when both
yachts should be in prime condition for
such a contest It is also probable that
by that time other fast boats will have
been built and their owners might like
to enter in big race.
The sea sled dinghies are growing In
popularity. These little craft attracted
much attention at the Motor Boat Show
Orders for these boats have been placed
by Harry =. Greening of Hamilton.
Ont, owner of Rainbow I. and III, and
the high speed cruiser Condor. Cot.
James Eaverson of Philadelphia owner
of the Inquirer; H. b. Plant Col. Will
lam Hayward, United States District
Attorney. New York. and John Jacobs
Philadelphia.
Among other boats building arc
24-foot runabout for a member of the
New York Yacht Club and a 24-foot pas
senger carrying boat TO be operated on
Lake Hopatcong. ~. j.. by s. X. Adsit
of Brooklyn. This boat viii accommo-
date twelve passengers and win make
more than thirty miles an hour. Sew
eral larger boats OF the runabout and
the cruiser type. have been planned and
work will begin at once to get them
ready as early as possible.