Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-24
TWO OPINIONS.
ui the Respective McritS of Eng iish
aud American Sachts-Wrh-
ten before the Face.

Now that the great international race
between the yachts Puritan and Genesta
is over and it is settled beyond all doubt
that the American centerboard sloop IL
superior 10 the English deep keel cutter,
both before the wind and beating to
windward in forty-knot breeze, it is in
teresting to overhaul the opinions uttered
prior TO the event both by English and
American authorities, TO sec who were
correct in their forecast OF tho race, and
the respective merits Of the vessels. For
this purpose we give place to al opinion
uttered in the London Saturday Rsrie'
oil August Doth:
WHAT THE ENGLISHMAN sAip-"THE CEN
TERBoARD IS VILE TYPE"
Now, Mt last, real attempt IL TO be
made by yatch which, though not the
best English yatch afloat-for that proud
position must be conceded TO the Trek
the Genegta is undoubtedly a very good
one. She will sail with but a small
chance OF success, a. she will have to
contend with ccnterboard craft built
expressly for this contest.
"rhe centerboard, a vile type, is Tor
excellent reasons condemned by all Eng
fish Yacht clubs, but undoubtedly vessels
OF that class have very great speed in
light breeze and smooth water.
"Ii the Genesta wins she will accomp-
fish q very extraordinary feat, and bring
duced by an English silvcrsmith, and
that is saying great deal"
WHAT AN AMERICAN sAIp-"TmE CUTTER \
LONG WAY BEHIND"
The following communication appeared
in the New York San of September I'd,
dated at San Franc isco, and signed Gan
ex- Commodore of the San Francisco
Zacht Club" The writer is suspected OF
being Mr.. Dick Ogden:
New YoRR, Sept. 2, 1885. Editor Sun :
For year past ] have been under Il
cloud. have been reviled. II showed
my head. somebody hit it. The summer
ended with cutter boom. They were
English, and therefore, superior to our
boats. Ours, no matter how deep, il
centerboard, were called skimming
dishes. 1t was sickening, and | had 10
take back streets in going home TO avoid
this yelping and barking. There were
never TO be any more Swimming dishes
built--no, never. The American model
was doomed. Our neighbors over the
water had taught us how boats ought &c
| be built.
This year would see fleet OF cutters
but no Swimming dishes-very likely lots
of cutters will be built. the fools are moi
all dead yet, there |. Il largo crop left
| Spring and summer came, but few cut
tiers two or three were imported because
they we're 10 English, you know.
watched the regattas this summer, but
| saw 10 cutters in the lead. At Newport
! they said: Give MS breeze and /.
heavy sea and we will drown out you skin
mers." The breeze came and where were
the cutters? Not one showed in advance
Ii one went around the course | lid mo-
see her They apologized for carryin,
away..a bowsprit or something else, it's {
| way the cutters have. What's the SENSE
OF such length OF bowsprit curving down
( ward, inviting every sea to carry it away
Neither in the run from Whitestone t.
! New London, not in tue regatta at New.
| port, not in the run to ATartha's Vine
! yard, not IN the run to New Bedford. no
in the annual regatta, not in any regatta
and III the special race OF the Stranger
! Behind, Il long way behind. Nv lord,
| don't take back streets this summer.
| "And what about the Priscilla and Pur
| itan business? Where are the crack cut
tiers along side the two American models
| am a Priscilla man myself. don't lik,
that concession to English cutters in tn,
Puritan's stern. As for speed, she ha,
proven herself good one, but | thinl
the Priscilla will beat her yet. Boston
has reason to be proud in fact Boston il
proud. 1t is said that hall OF Boston go
gloriously drunk on the news OF tho Puri
tan's victory over the Priscilla but ii the
Puritan should beat the Genesta, tn,
American whiskey which had been ship
ped to Holland for cheap storage and /,
beat the revenue !. at home will b
wanted, every gallon, even more"