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AMERICA'S CUP

CLASSIC 70 DAY

(Continued from Page

THE CHINASIE

Lual

nstruction

the defender and

are practically

only essential differen

their respective gner's

tive art in creating

hull lines. The

to be faced by the

she must give up

of her tuning-up

make the passage.

Jantic

being

the At-

ALL EMPIRE PRODUCTS Endeavour II is built of Britis steel, rolled and tested at the United Steel Company's works, Appleby, Cumberland. She is an all-Empire productions

any of which

her rudder is shaped comes from British Honduras, the yellow pine in her decks from western Canada, and the cotton for her sails grown in the Sudan and woven in the small market town of Crewkerne, Somerset

The yacht was designed by Char- les E. Nicholson, and built by his firm at Gosport, on the western shores of Portsmouth Harbour. The challenger's sails were fashioned in an adjoining sail loff owned by Ratser and Lapthorn (who also have a branch in New York), where 133 years ago, the sails were made for Nelson's flagshin. M. S. Vic

The "Endeavour 1 America's Cup, is shown Atlantic to Rhode Island.

ND CONDI

August, 1897, at 3

KOMIL

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

MICULA

TIONS of the Sale by Public

TUESDAY,

the Offices of the Public Department, by Order of ellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Shamshuap in the Colony of Hong Kong for

His

af 75 years, commencing from 1st-Jaly, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fired. by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King for one further term of 24 Jess the last three days.

Ivised

Intending bidders are that immediately after the disposal of the lot the Purchaser Inot the

applicant) wil required to deposit with an au- thorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment

the Purchase price..

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Sopwith's

her 17-day

challenger

voyage

the

the

which I cruised Cast Africa. ASTERPIECE: K's steel hull

plating

prevent Decking the piece of

Over 8000 feet run

used,

The Somerset township of Crew- kerne came romantically into the sailcloth trade Previous to 1685 most of the sailcloth for British craft, the vessels immediately fol the ships was woven in France, but in lowing her had a straight bow and while living

Endeavou that year refugee Huguenots came a straight keel, but in later years over and settled in the English the designers of yachts have fol-

steel frames, and the county, bringing their trade of sail-lowed more closely to nature and is riveted-

Since modelled the hulls of racing craft underwater body is polished to a cloth weaving with them. that time this rural township has much more like a half-fish with a fine surface. The plates have been

scientifically epare actually created a monopoly in the fin-shaped keel.

rust and scaling The challenger's bow is like a making of the finest sailcloth in the world, for it also weaves sailcloth half spear and equally as sharp on challenger was a for the American defending yachts. the extreme nose, while the hull aft workmanship

fines out to the counter very much of selected yellow CHALLENGER'S DIMENSIONS An approximate idea of Endeav-like the tail of a large fish. It will about 21⁄2 inches our 's size may be gained from be noted, too, that recently design while making the deck the following simple measurements ed big yachts, including both the took nearly 50,00 Her extreme length from the tip of new defender and challenger, have cotton pinched in

been used for the her long pointed bow to her coun- the main hull designed much like secured with a special marine ter is 132 feet, while her waterkneja halt shark. To the lay student Mahogany

skylights, deck ittings, and com- fitted length is 37 feet, and her extreme of naval architecture this is

to the coverin board otherwise the beam is 221⁄2 feet. Draft, mean- extremely interesting feature, for panions. A low footrail is ing the depth the yacht is in the the Arab dhow, seen in the Indian

Nature water, from waterline to the bot-Ocean to-day, follows very much the deck is fit tom of the keel, is 15 feet, and the lines of her ancestors of 3000 years

whose designers copied the the of 164 tons displacement.⠀⠀⠀⠀

whic Naturally, the hull form of these shark's body. big racing yachts has changed very

is

M

an

Except that the bow of the de

considerably since the first race for fender and challenger is now elon- the America's Cup. In 1851 the gated to do away with the bowsprit, 168 schooner had a clipper bow them there is a great similarity in the of the

New Kowloon Inland

liot. No. 2893,

North of New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2009, Tai

“No, of sale...

Hegistry No.

Locality,

anda

82.06...

10,000

Contenta

* ↑ Uprat Pelce,|

About $

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

in section,

atertight Auction

of calling the seams and

been copied

se have bee

fashionable for ocean-going sailing bow of these yachts to the bow of led in special steel, and electrically

Special

SUMMER SALE

NOW PROCEEDING

welded inside the steel tube. seams of the steel mast are edged and welded by an

The

butt

ectrical

The challenger's fittings

are of stainless steel

SPORT AND SCIENCE: The designing and racing of vachts is a most fascinating

spor

because of the uncertainty in it Yacht ilding is one of the few crafts left in the

аете

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO. ETB. emte speed

natura

Nicholson,

designer, expla

Saturday, the 31st. July, 1937 commencing at I100 a.m.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street

Quantity of Valuable Household and Office Furniture

also

493 Doz Pieces Enbber Goods.

16 Pieces Cotton Linings. Terms. Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 29th July, 1937.