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SMITH, Archibald Cary, naval architect, born in New York city, 4 September, 1837. He was educated at the University grammar-school, New York city, learned the trade of boat-building, and in 1860 built the "Comet," a sail-boat that defeated all rivals for several years. He studied painting under Maurice F. 1t. de Haas in 1863, and subsequently painted pictures of many noted yachts. He designed for Robert Centre, of New York city, in 1871, the cutter "Vindex," which was the first iron yacht that was built in Chester, Pennsylvania, and attracted much attention as a departure from the usual type. His success in this business induced him to abandon painting, and he has since devoted himself to designing and altering yachts of all kinds, among which are the schooners " Intrepid," "Fortuna," "Norma," "Harbinger,"" Carlotta," " Iroquois," "Oriole," "Dream," "Whim." the sloops "Mischief," "Rover, .... Kestrel," "Priscilla," "Cinderella," " Banshee," " Katrina," and "Meteor." The "Mischief" defended the "America's" cup in the race in 1887 with the Canadian sloop "Atalanta." He delivered a course of lectures on naval architecture before the Seawanhaka yacht club, New York city, in 1878, and for many years was measurer of the New York yacht club.
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