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are placed close to the webs and well toward the outside. 
To give the screwheads a better bearing, a yiin. collar 
is cast on the plate at each screwhole. Holes are bored 
in the lead a little smaller than the screws, so that the 
latter make their own threads as they are screwed home. 
To give additional fastening for keeping the lead keel 
in place, the lower strake of plating will drop on the side 
of the keel 2{t. aft and 3ft. 6in. forward, and be screwed to 
it by many long, bronze screws. There is an offset for 
this plate on the lead keel, so that plate and lead will be 
even on their outside surfaces. This, taken with the fact 
that the lead keel has thus far been shod with bronze 
plating only on the bottom, makes it look as though the 
keel were not to be wholly covered with bronze, as in 
Defender. 
The bottom of the lead keel has been shod with Tobin 
bronze plating, 7-4oin. in thickness, and a very fine job 
has been made of it. The plating just covers the rounded 
edges of the keel and has its own upper edge rounded 
oK smoothly. The plating rises a little higher forward, 
but does out cover all of the turn from the bottom into 
the forward edge. This shoeing of the lead keel protects 
it materially in case of grounding. It is fastened to the 
keel by bronze screws. 
The rudder will have a post ati'd, frame of cast bronze 
and a covering of Tobin bronze. <^Stem and sternpost 
are riveted to the keel plate. The sternpost drops about 
2ft. below the top of the lead, an offset being made in 
the lead to receive it. 
There are seventy-seven frames in the boat, spaced 2oin. 
on centers, which gives a total length between frame 1 
and frame 77 of 128ft. They are angle frames of nickel 
steel 3-i6in. in thickness and rolled with y^'m. bulb on the 
web, or part of the angle which projects into the boat. 
There is a deck beam for every frame and it is of the 
same size as the frame to which it is fastened. Frames 
I to 12 are 2^in. on the web and xy^'m. on the flange, 
or portion of the angle which lies against the plating. 
From 12 to 20 the frames are by 2; from 20 to 45, 
31^ by 2; from 45 to 53. 334 by 2; from 53 to 60, 3 by 2, 
and from 60 to 77, 2^4 by i^^. 
The floors which connect and strengthen the frames at 
the bottom and are riveted to the keel plate, are of 7-40in. 
bronze for a dozen frames amidships and of 7-4oin. nickel 
steel fore and aft with a few 6-4oin. at the extreme ends. 
Every alternate floor plate amidships is I2in. deep. The 
Others are half that depth and taper to 4in. forward and 
5in. aft. AH the floor plates are flanged on top with about 
lin. flange for additional strength. 
For many of the frames there are tie plates at the point 
^vhere the garboard of the ordinary boat would be. These 
tie plates are 24in. deep amidships, tapering to iiin. at 
the ends. They strengthen the frames at the point where 
they begin to curve outward to form the body of the 
boat. They are of 7-40 steel, flanged on the bottom with 
lin. flange. 
The deck beams have a crown or rise in the center of 
Sin. They are fastened to the frames by a single rivet, 
but are braced to them by a seven-fortieth nickel steel 
plate, 7in. wide, set 2ft. in on the beam and 2ft. down on 
the frame, and riveted with three rivets at each end. The 
beams close to the mast have web plates of seven-fortieth 
nickel steel, gin. deep, riveted to them, thus giving much 
extra strength at a point of great strain. 
Just at the turn of the bilge on either side runs a bilge 
stringer or keelson, a nickel steel bulbed angle, 3x2in, 
Under the deck beams are two stringers of the same 
shape and size, and from bilge stringers to deck stringers 
are diagonal struts or braces. There are about eight of 
these on a side, and they are five frames apart. The outer 
deck stringer, or waterway plate, is of seven-fortieth 
nickel steel, 26in. wide amidships and tapering to 24in. 
at the end. The deck is also to be strapped above the 
deck beams with diagonal nickel steel strapping. The 
will be of yellow pine, bolted to steel brackets on the 
frames. 
There will be seven strakes of plating. The plating up 
to the waterline will be of seven-fortieths Tobin bronze, 
the plates being about 15ft. in length. Above the water- 
line the plating will be five-fortieths nickel steel. This 
is considerably thinner than the plating used on the De- 
fender, but the extra strong construction of the frame of 
the boat should offset this and make the plating sufficiently 
strong. The Tobin bronze appears to be brighter and of 
a better quaHty than the ordinary Tobin bronze, and is 
believed to be some special manufacture. The plates are 
highly polished. 
The plating will be in-and-out lap, as in Defender, with 
no sign of flanging on the inside. "'Knuckle joint" work 
has evidently not been needed. The plates will be single 
riveted, except on the keel, where double riveting will be 
adopted. Bronze butt plates will be used on the bronze 
plating and steel on the steel, and the same is true of the 
rivets. All rivet holes are i5-32in. and the rivets 7-16. 
The measurement by fortieths of an inch seems an odd 
one, but is Herreshofl style, and can easily be figured by 
remembering that 5-40 is J^in. and 7-40 is i-8oin. less 
than 3-16. 
The boat will have two light nickel steel bulkheads, one 
on frame 12 and one oh frame 60, and there will be dou- 
ble frames at these points. Her interior finish wil be of 
the lightest possible kind, as it was in Defender. Her 
bronze ~^lat;ng will be left in all its prkstine brightness 
outside -and in, while the nickel steel above it will be 
painted. 
There are eighteen of the boat's frames on the keel 
plate and eight on the sternpost. Just what their num- 
bers are the Globe knows, but does not propose to tell, 
since it gives too close information for the place of the 
under-water body. The numbers of the frames at the 
mast are also withheld, as giving too good a clew to the 
sail plan. 
The Globe has not had access to the designer's draft- 
ing board, and would not use the lines at present if it 
had. Neither has it bribed any Herreshoff workman; 
yet it places the boat before its readers with an accuracy 
upon which they can surely depend. 
The boat is being built in the cradle that was made for 
hauling out Defender, and will be launched in it on the 
newly constructed railway. No such sticking on the 
ways as marred Defender's launch need be feared, and the 
launch of the new boat should be an easy task. The keel 
rests level in the cradle with its bottom in the same line 
as it will later float. The boat will of course also be level. 
FdMfiSt AND STREAM, 
and when lowered into the water will simply float {fotti 
the cradle and be hauled clear of it. 
Work on the boat is being rushed. The frames are 
being set up very rapidly and the plating is being sheared 
and bent to shape. The contract calls for her delivery 
June I, and seems likely to be fttlfilled. 
No reason can now be given why Tobin bronze has 
been used instead of manganese bronze, as in Defender, 
but the bronze is undoubtedly Tobin, since it comes from 
the Ansonia Brass and Copper Co., the holders of pat- 
ents on its production. The Pennsylvania Steel Co. is 
understood to have furnished all the nickel steel for the 
boat, but that in order to secure their prompt delivery 
the frames and plates have been rolled m several differ- 
ent mills. 
The arrival of many more bulbed angles than were ap- 
parently needed for frames at the usual spacing of 2oin. 
led to the report that the frames were to be spaced closer 
together. It now appears that the bulbed angles are 
used in places where plain angles- were used in Defender, 
a gain in strength. 
The only reason ever given for the use of manganese 
bronze in 1895 was that the rolls in the mill producing it 
were newer and smoother than those of the Tobin bronze 
people. Perhaps a reversal of the situation is accounta- 
ble for this year's change. 
Summing up the boat, she is found to be lighter, 
.stronger, more powerful and more easily driven than De- 
fender. She will carry a larger sail plan than Defender 
and carry it Avell, She is an improvement in model as 
well as construction. In the hands of C. Oliver Iselin 
and with Charlie Barr for skipper, backed by such a Deer 
Isle crew as handled Defender so famously, she ought 
not only to beat the '95 chatnpion Avith ease, but also to 
set Shamrock the hardest kind of a task next October. 
So here is success to the boat and to every one directly 
interested in her. May she prove the winner that she 
promises. 
According to the latest accounts from the other side 
the challenger, Shamrock, is well under way at the 
Th orneycroft yard. Her plating will be of manganese 
bronze. 
Jtidge Dartnell. 
The older members of the A. C. A., those who were 
present at the Stony Lake and early Grindstone meets, 
will learn with regret of the death of Judge Dartnell, of 
Whitby, Canada, a member of the association since 1884. 
Genial, sociable and fond of camp life, he made many 
friends at the meets. The following particulars of his 
life are from, the Whitby -Chronicle : 
Early Thursday morning, Feb. 2, His Honor, Judge Dartnell 
passed away at his residence in Whitby. For the last year and a 
half the Judge has been very feebly physically, as the result of 
a paralytic stroke, and his death, while not expected, was less 
of a shock to the community than if he had been in robust 
health. 
George Henry Frewen Dartnell, Senior Judge of the county of 
Ontario, was born in the city of Limerick, Ireland, Feb. 13, 1834, 
the son of Edward Taylor Dartnell, formerly a leading solicitor 
of that city, and more recently County Crown Attorney and 
Clerk of the Peace for Prescott and Russell. The latter came 
to Toronto, where he settled, while the Judge was still a boy. 
Judge Dartnell studied law with Chief Justice Hagerty and his 
partner, the late Lieutenant-Governor Crawford, and also with 
the late Hon. John Hillyard Cameron, the late Lieutenant- 
Governor, Hon. J. B. Robinson, and the letter's brother, Chris- 
topher Robinson, Q. C. He was called to the bar in 1838, and 
commenced practice in the year, opening an office in Whitby. 
For a time he was a partner of Hector Cameron, O. C., and also 
of H. J. Macdonell, late Clerk of the Peace for Ihe County of 
Ontario. In 1859 he was appointed Master in Chancery. His 
appointment as junior judge took place in 1873; he acted as judge 
of the county of York for nearly a year, during the illness of the 
late Judge Duggan. In 1896, on the death of Jtidge Burnham, he 
became Senior Judge of the county. Judge Dartnell early took 
an interest in the volunteer force. He raised a company in 
Whitby in 1864, and was called out for active service during the 
Fenian raid. He retired with the rank of Major; but was sub- 
sequently gazetted as Lieutenant-Colonel (unattached), as a 
special case, being the only officer in the force enjoying such 
promotion. His services as Musketry Instructor at the camp, 
Niagara, met with most favorable recognition at headquarters. 
Judge Dartnell has always taken a very active interest in edu- 
cational matters. For many years he occupied a seat at the 
School Board, and for nine years filled the office of chairman, 
and was the recipient of a handsome testimonial and address by 
the citizens in recognition of his services in the cause of educa- 
tion. The Judge has been president of the St. Patrick's Society, 
president of the Whitby Cricket Club, and vice-president of the 
Ontario Cricket Association. Although a judge, 
"A scholar, and a ripe, good one; 
Exceeding wise, fair spoken and persuading," 
Judge Dartnell was not above giving his countenance and encourage- 
ment to manly sports. The family is of Huguenot French origin, 
his ancestors having settled in Ireland more than 200 years ago, 
and, like the Anglo-Normans, became "more Irish than the 
Irish themselves." Judge Dartnell married, first, Louisa, daughter 
of Anthony B. Haw'ke, for many years Chief Emigrant Agent 
for Canada; second, in 1873, Caroline, daughter of the late G. C. 
Gross, Esq., Whitby. In politics the Judge was Conservative, 
and in religion a member of the Church of England. 
As a judge he was held in high esteem. Not long since 
a Toronto gentleman, who has had considerable experience with 
the law, was heard to say that he considered Judge Dartnell one 
of the ablest, fairest and most judicious judges in Ontario. 
He leaves a widow and four children, two sons and two daugh- 
ters. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
The Brooklyn Y. C. held its annual meeting on Feb. 
20, the following officers being elected: Com., C. H. 
Humphrei'^s; Vice-Com., H. W. Kilbourne; Rear-Com., 
C. H. Oliver; Meas., R. C. Hopkins; Sec'y, William 
Cagger; Treas., Willard Graham; Trustees, to serve 
three years, P. H. Jeannot, Edward Salt; Race Commit- 
tee, P. H. jeannot, H. H. Stanwood, Charles Van Riper; 
Membership Committee, A. S. Richoffer, C. H. Frost, 
Joseph N. Gans; Nominating Committee for 1900, S. S. 
Golding, John Healy, William Cagger, G. C. Sliafler. 
James Riley, G. A. Domminy. 
The annual meeting of the Eastern Y. C. was held on 
Feb. 14, the following officers being elected; Com., 
Henry W. Lamb; Vice- Com., Ralph E. Forbes; Rear- 
Com., Latirence Minot; Sec'y, William S. Eaton, Jr.; 
Treas., Patrick T. Jackson; Meas., Henry Taggard; 
Alembers of Council at Large, Wilham C. Loring, George 
A. Goddard; Regatta Committee, Henry H. Buck, 
Henry Howard, Francis A. Seamans, Eben B. Clarke, 
Odin B. Roberts; Committee on Admission, Charles F, 
Adams 2d, Gordon Dexter, Theophilus Parsons, William 
C. Loring, the Secretary (ex-officio) ; House Committee, 
Frank Brewster, J. Prince Loud, Harry K. White, 
George Atkinson, Jr., the Secretary (ex-officio). 
The Jeffries Y. C, of East Boston, held its annual 
meeting on Feb, 20, the following officers being elected: 
Com., Frank H. Tilton; Vice-Com., Walter S. McLaugh- 
lin; Fleet Capt, Herbert F, Vaughn; Meas., Ambrose A. 
Martin; Sec'y, Alfred E. Wellmgton; Treas,, Walter S. 
McLauthlin; Regatta Committee, A. A. Martin, Jacob 
Rood, Charles L. Joy; Directors, Elmer E. Grey, Will- 
iam B. Pigeon, Charles L. Joy, W. B. Starkweather, A. 
A. Martin, Jacob Rood, A. E. Wellington, George A. 
Anderson, W. S. McLauthlin, Herbert F. Vaughn, John 
Marno, Frank H. Tilton, H. H. Smith, E. A. Skinner; 
Representative to Massachusetts Y. R. A., Charles L. 
Joy. 
The schooner yacht Wingit, a small auxiliary, sailed 
some time since from New York for Florida, witli Capt. 
Max O. Newman in charge, assisted by his son, William 
Newman, as mate. On Feb. 10 she sailed from Wilming- 
ton, N. C., for St. Augustine, and on Feb. 13 Capt. New- 
man was washed overboard. The yacht's yawl boat went 
overboard at the same time, and Capt. Newman man- 
aged to catch hold of her, but those on the yacht were 
imable to pick them tip. The yacht arrived at Fernan- 
dina on Feb. 20. 
Lasca, schooner, Jas. S. Watson, sailed from New 
York on Feb. 19 for Nassau, N, P., where Mr. Watson 
and his family will join her for a cruise in the West In- 
dies. 
On Feb. 21 a bill was passed' iri the Assembly permit- 
ting the New York Y''. C. to own property to the value 
of $500,000, instead of $100,000, as heretofore. 
During the late cold weather the buckeye Dixie, 
owned by the Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., was caught in 
Chesapeake Bay, Mrs. Dixon being on board with her 
young son and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ellsworth, of Staten 
Island. The j^acht ran out of food and fuel, and those 
on board only kept warm, by burning the yawl boat and 
other woodwork, while they were able to enjoy but one 
meal per day for several days. They were finally taken 
from the yacht by the life saving crew of Cobb's Island 
Station. 
The new steam yacht American, Am. Y. C, Archi- 
bald Watt, has been officially measured, and found to 
be of S51 tons gross and 578 tons net. Her official num- 
ber is 107,433 and her signal letters are KNVJ. 
Messrs. Tarns & Lemoine have placed a contract with 
the Lawdey Corporation for a centerboard schooner of 
composite bitild, of 70ft. Iw. and 93ft. ov^r all, 20ft. 
beam and 8ft. 6in. draft, designed by thpm. The owner 
of the yacht is reported to be H. L. Eno, of Saugatuck, 
Conn. 
The Spalding St. Lawrence Boat Co., of Ogdensburg, 
has just issued a new catalogue of small power yachts, 
including yacht tenders, hunting launches, high speed 
open launches, cabin launches, etc. The company is 
using for motive power the Alco-Vapor Motor. Numer- 
ous sizes and designs, fpr all classes of work, are listed 
and illustrated. 
The American Boat Works, Fred Siebert, manager, of 
St. Louis, Mo., is making a specialty of a small sailing 
yacht, built on the knock-down plan, all parts being got 
out, fitted and then shipped in a crate, ready to be put 
together by any builder. The boat is 20ft. over all, 5ft. 
beam and about Sin. draft without board, with good 
overhangs at each end. Everything excepting sails and 
rigging is furnished for a very low price, the frame, 
planking, nails, etc.. and the young amateur will find 
this an easy introduction to practical building. 
CANOEING NEWS NOTES. 
The 1899 catalogue of J. H. Rushton, Canton, N. Y., 
is devoted exclusively to canoes and rowboats, Mr. Rush- 
ton, after a good deal of experimenting with small power 
boats, having decided to discontinue them and devote 
himself exclusively to those craft which have made his 
name known everywhere. The list of models, both of 
canoes and boats, has been extended and now includes 
a very large variety of pleasure craft. The quality of 
the Rushton work is too well known to need any special 
mention. The catalogue, which is a very large one, lists 
everything in the way of sails, spars, fittings, paddles, 
oars, etc. The various models and rigs are so fully de- 
scribed in detail that the purchaser need have no difficulty 
in selecting exactly what he may desire for any special 
purpose. 
Conlin^s Tournament. 
The programme of Conlin's Jubilee and Sportsmen's tournament, 
to be held at Conlin's gallery, N. W. corner of Thirty-first street 
and Broadway, New York, can be obtained by addressing Mr. 
James _S. Conlin as above. The tournament opened on Feb. 2a 
and will continue day and night until March 18. The event* 
prizes and rules of the tournament are as follows; 
Rifle Matches. 
One hundred shots match, only one entry allowed, .22cal. rifles 
only used, and furnished by the gallery; 10 targets for each man. 
and 10 shots on eadi target; distance 25yds., off-hand; standard 
American target to be used; entrance fee, ?5; BO cents of the 
entrance money to be divided into prizes of 20, 15, 10 and 5 per 
cent. ; for the best 5 targets of any one contestant in this match, 
the prize will be the magnificent engraving of "The English 
Riflemen at Wimbledon,'" presented by John Rigby, Esq,, captain 
of the Irish Riflemen. 
Rest rille match, or "go as you please": To be shot on the 
.seven-bullseye target; re-entries; gold medals for first and second 
prizes; entries 25 cents each; distance 20yds. Presented by Win- 
chester Arms Co. 
Rapidity and accuracy match- Re-entries allowed; entry fees 
25 cents each; time for 15 shots, 15 seconds; for every second 
gained under the limit, t\vo_ points to be adde'd to the score; for 
every second over the limit, two points to be taken from the 
score; the best three targets to count; running deer target. Prizes 
for this match are: First, gold medal, presented by the Peters 
Cartridge Co. Second, an elegant rifle, presented by the Stevens 
Arms Co. Third, gold badge. 
Pistol Matches. 
pistol match; Re-entriesj entries 25 cents, 7 shots rath; 
