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Show COCHRAN MAY BUILD YACHT AS DEFENDER BRISTOL, 31. L, Sopt. 13. Alexander Alexan-der S. Cochran of the Now York Yacht club, owner of tho sensational racing schooner Westward, is negotiating for a sloop to contend next year as a defender de-fender of America's cup against Sir Thomas Lipton. it was loarnod today. .Mr. Cochran, it is said, is willing to bear tho whole expense, and haa named $00,000 as tho sum he is willing to put into a 75-foot sloop. Negotiations with llerreshoff wero opend by Mr. Cochran several weeks ago while ho was in Europe. That tho now Herreshoff dofendor is to be a heavy boat, is indicatod by tho J jpjj work which was begun today on tho jlK new mariuo railway down vvhich the 'WW sloop will be launched. The piling and B timbers for the new structure were seen Wgj today to bo much heavier than those . IM I used to launch tho Reliance. IHg |