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Unless the unexpected happens^ Shamrock III., Sir 
Thomas Lipton's new challenger for the America's 
Cup, will be launched from the yard of Denny Broth- 
ers, Dumbarton, Scotland, on Tuesday, March 17. This 
date was selected, owing to the fact that it is St. Pat- 
rick's Day. The stories that have been sent to this 
side ever since the boat's keel was cast have been wild 
and conflicting, and while there is no question that 
the new boat will be more extreme in every way than 
the previous boats, little is really known about her 
design. ' She is more lightly built than the second 
Shamrock, and she is plated with nickel steel instead 
of bronze, the material used in the old boat. 
The sails and steel spars are all ready, and the boat 
can be rigged soon after she is launched. In all proba- 
bility she will have had a trial under sail before the 
month is over. 
Constitution was launched from the yard of the 
Thames Towboat Company, at New London, on 
March 2, and was towed to Bristol the day following. 
On her arrival there the work of overhaulmg her was 
begun. The hull is in splendid condition, and she 
will have a new suit of sails that were made by the 
Herreshofifs. Captain Urias Rhodes is in charge, and 
a few of the men who will serve under him are now 
at work on the boat. 
Columbia is at Hawkins' yard. City Island, and Cap- 
tain Leon Miller and some of the crew will begin the 
work of fitting her out on March 23. She will be put 
overboard early in April and will then be taken to 
Bristol, where some minor work will be done and her 
new sails bent. Mr. E. D. Morgan will again be in 
charge of the boat. 
The work of plating the new boat being built by 
the Herreshofifs for the defense of the America's Cup, 
is practically completed, and the interior bracing is 
now being put in place. The aluminum deck plating 
is being laid, and in a few days this work will be fin- 
ished. The steel spars are about ready, and there will 
be no delay in so far as spars and rigging are con- 
cerned. The mast can be stepped and the boat rigged 
as soon as she is put overboard. No date has been set 
for the launching, but it is thought that the work will 
be all done by the middle of April at the latest, and 
th^t the boat will be launched about that time. 
As yet no name has been decided upon, although 
Republic, Defiance and Hope have been considered. 
The new boat will be more of a scow than either 
Columbia or Constitution, and will sail on an inclined 
waterline at least loft. longer than did Constitution. 
Her ends are much longer and the draft slightly less 
than Constitution's. The sail area will be m the vicin- 
ity of 15,000 sq. ft. With Captain Charlie Barr in 
charge, there is hardly a doubt that she will demon- 
strate her superiority on all points of sailing over the 
two older boats. 
Challengfe for the Manhasset Bay Cup, 
The Indian Harbor Y. C. challenged on March 10 
for the Manhasset Bay Challenge Cup on behalf of Mr. 
Henry L. Maxwell. Mr. Maxwell has just bought 
back the 30-footer, Virginia II., ex-Oiseau, and this 
boat will be named by the club as the challenger. The 
races will probably be sailed between June 29 and July 
3, and will be the best two out of three matches. The 
courses will be to windward and return and over an 
equilateral triangle, sailed on alternate days. This is 
the first challenge that the Manhasset Bay Y. C. has 
received for the cup. 
Frank Bowne Jones, 
Chairman Regatta Committee, I. H. Y. C. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES, 
For advertising relating to this department see pages ii and iii. 
Tarantula, the turbine yacht that was built for the 
late Col. Henry McCalmont, has been sold to Mr. 
William K. Vanderbilt through the agency of Messrs. 
Tarns, Lemoine & Crane. Tarantula was designed 
by Messrs. Cox & King, and built by Messrs. Yarrow 
& Co., in 1902. She is iS2ft. din. long, 15ft. 4in. 
breadth and 8ft. 4in. depth. 
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At the Crosby shops, Osterville, Mass., there is 
building a cruising yawl from designs by Mr. H. Manly 
Crosby. The boat is for Mr. J. D. McKee, and will 
be known as Cruiser III. She is 6oft. over all, 40ft, 
waterline, 14ft. 6in. breadth and 5ft. 6in. draft. 
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Mr. F. M. Smith has sold his steam yacht Hanoli to 
Mr. John N. Robins. The yacht's name will be 
changed to Seminole. 
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Sir Thomas Lipton has ordered from the Whitestone 
Hollow Spar and Boat Co. a 3Sft. launch. The boat 
will be fitted with a 30 horse-power kerosene motor 
and will have a speed of sixteen miles. This firm is 
also making spars for the club topsail to be used on 
Sir Thomas Lipton's new cup challenger Shamrock III, 
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Mr. Clinton H. Crane, of the firm of Messrs. Tams, 
Lemoine & Crane, is having a 21ft. raceabout built from 
his own designs at Wood's yard, City Island. 
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Mr. F. C. Haven's launch that is being built by the 
Electric Launch Co., Bayonne, N. J., will be named 
La Mascotte. 
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Mr. Isaac Stern has sold Virginia II., through the 
agency of Messrs. Gardner & Cox, to . Mr. Henry L. 
Maxwell. 
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The Lozier Motor Co., Plattsburg, N. Y., is build- 
ing for Mr. J. N. Johnston a 2Sft. launch for use ii» 
