| Show STUCK STE FAST IN id TH THE WAIS TO launching of the americas cup CLIP defender WITNESSED BY THOUSANDS the yacht reached the wetter water but could not ito Z flouted floated off dimensions a of f the now mew cratt craft lord dun lavens now mow challenger valkyrie III beaten in her filst era brim but showed great speed bristol P R I 1 june julie 20 the alie launching of 0 the yacht defender this afternoon was not nol the brilliant success which hart had been BO be expected after leal lag ing the w a ay yo the Defend defender ep stuck fant in a combination of mud and timber on oil the shores of bristol harbor liar boc it was vaa just 1255 p 1 m when the sig Is nal for the start was given elven and amid the aimers of 0 the assembled guests and tile the boat started marled on oil ter it ID down donn ill the was and at that instant M mra rs r ZI oliver iselin broke it a bottle tit cot champagne across the bows say ing 1 I chr christen laten thee defender for three quarters of the distance the yacht yachi gadd dow down n the greased for face of tile ali ways cabile then alil n the M lender fender slip pit d unions among tile crunching of timbers the boat was hanging on oil tho the verge of the water partly a submerged brnt aw aars fait fact upon her cradle the the rent lomen in charge chaice had he hott emht Cht tot or the tide and there then was rot ant water to float oat the th craft upun shieh thoo th hp if f m fo 1 edlan many Y patri otle were wen ve a t rug boats were into anlo norvice robem werft were about the defenders Defor iders bull ul and the tu go begen to pull it its was lems the iklo allot slowly rising mizing but it w ans as nut not high enough no anti and after a fe few I 1 efforts the hp tugs ilsk acl As vicar near v as can call hp for bortl anted tit nt this t the lie fount lias has not buffered material dansare captain sold the lle lc fender la in tho the best beat yot yet his firm has built lie iio refused ho however weNer to ghe ele the of tho the boat or kny any facts regarding cpr ter sail mall area A gentleman who Is s in ili a position po to state correct information however gave to the alfo elated press correct figures its as to tho the nn follows kongth on n water line 21 feet 10 inches ler it over all 20 3 feet 11 11 inches chau IJ fel fed t beam 21 24 feet tile the malli mast and boom are arc 10 1 feet in length the mat is 3 35 trelius tn in circumference a at invest tile ho acl and ad IS 18 inches at al the step the topmast lj Is 57 17 feet long lone ahe lie gaft gaff 63 feet to in inches and the bowsprit it 41 feet the pin Is 72 foot feet lit in leneth and the club topsail pole 51 foci feet the work on the calls of nf the defender lt iq progress finx steadily an all the riggers who aho are too to put everything lit in order are here to cl the fitting nut ut of the boat it Is expected thit the alit will bo be lit in commission in ili lees than 0 tile o weeks when the lite boot boat stopped every ono one bought ahlie be had bell stuck in th ahr naud tm oil bebing the perlous condition tit of things thiers telephoned to nw now bedford for or tile the giant lott jow boat hot inight arm A wab matine tiller diver wont went out to the end of tile the la div tivit and t thoroughly inspected the C radle cradle and ami examined 6 her ter position tIon for fully two hours then lie ie ported to nat lisp hr irvid off that the bolt boat was it not lit lit in tile mud but that the cradle had bad stuck fast in III tile ways mr duncans theory was as that the plies piles or foists joists hall had I 1 ian ell after ng pa placed L dd water so no t that hat when I 1 the he C brei hr a me down drift n till tv naya ay 9 were fco ta I 1 not nol ill it low it 1 l tu to pasta pass through |
