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Show DECLINE TO BUILD ANOTHER DEFENDER BRISTOL, R. L, May It, "Nat" Her-rwehoff, Her-rwehoff, designer and builder of tbe successful suc-cessful defenders of the America's cup for the last twenty years, has declined tentatively to enter a competition for the design of the 1414 defender, it waa learned last night. Mr. Hsrreahofrs decision de-cision is said to have been esprsassd to Harold s. Venderbllt. Oliver leelln, Jr., and Amos Johnston of New Tork. when they were here recently. Directly after a conference with the Bristol builder, the New York yachtsman went to Boeton to confer with B. B. Crownlnshleld. who designed the Independence, Inde-pendence, an unsuccessful candidate for -up defender In the laat trial ra. es. Mr. Vanderbllt and his two companiona are said to hava plans for raising loO.ooo by popular subscription for the new defender de-fender snd It Is understood that three or four other boats will be designed for the honor or meeting Mir Thomas Upton's challenger next ' ear. While Mr. Ilerreshoff did not care to go Into parti. oIhis rewriting Jus unwillingness unwil-lingness to build one of the 7a-foot racers, rac-ers, it waa said that he would be one of the first to n's." s challenger to cross tbe water should Sir Thomas prove successful next year, |