The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-13
DESIGNER UiTsON'S JIEWS.
Il Iks of HIS Experiences During the Anne
rica's Cup Races.

Iica'r 'up lsht'-
GLASGOW. oct. 1.-G. l.. Watson. de-
slgner of the Nakyrie H.. has column
interview IN the Citizen. though ne had
aVowedly a doep-rooted aversion 10 being
interviewed. in consequence of his eXpe-
Fences In America. lie says that If he
told anything as a JOKE in America they
would take IL as absolute fact, adding.
'.rhey have 10 more sense or humor IMAM
a cow" As an Illustration "a the ethics
of a certain type of American Journalism
Wa son instanccd the stealing of the
Nalkyres sail plan, which was oxtolled
as a magnificent Journalistic feat.
.''Iavc you had enough Americans Cup
contcsts?'
ayes. before I went away | said that
this would be my last, except under eX-
ceptional conditions. 1t was a thorough
IN unsatisfactory contest. We are Just
where we were. Nobody knows anything
about the merits of the two boats
"Why IS the Nall,yre detained on the
other side?"
II don't know what Dunravcn's ideas
are. Quite possibly he might want 10
have try under the usual regatta condi-
.ions From what i saw of excursion
steamers this time | would not put any
thing past them. Mark YOU, l make
clear distinction between cXcurs-onists
and committees and yachtmen. The rab-
BILE interefered with the Nalkyre more
than with the Defender. When the Val
kyrie was astcrn they kept round the
boat that was astcrn. When the Val
kyrie was ahead they kept round the boat
ahead. If they had always kept round
the boat ahead IL would have been only
human nature. Still whenever the raD-
bic is to be catered to. it Is the same
way. l have seen as bad on the Clyde. ia
proportion to numbers. The American
crowd was enormous.
Il think we should have beaten the
Defender Just the same II she had sus-
tanned no damage. With the exception
OF the broad reach TO the second mark
she carried all the sail she would have
done in any case. Many American yachts
men congratulated me on genuine VIC
tory"
The Defender. Watson continued, was a
better boat than the Niligant, costing
three times the money. but he would not
admit that she was superior In sailing
power 10 the Naikyrie He would be
glad to tackle her again in ordinary re-
gattas. here or on the other side lie
acknowledged that the Defender was
better boat on the reach, bat not on any
other point
There has been comment upon Dun
ravens action in merely starting in the
"Dunravcn's action has not been ac-
ourately represented here. When the
second race was finished and when, SO
far as he knew he had won. as no one
on board knew OF the protest. 50 much an
noycd was Dunrayen by the steamboats,
that he had determined not 20 race
again unless the promise was given that
a clear course would be maintained.
THAT evening he wrote "a letter init
mating this to the committee, but learn
ing OF the protest agains; him. he On
what | think was a most gcntlemanly.
chivalrous wayl would not permit the
letter to be opened until after the protest
was decided, fearing that ~ might in
nuence the committee in his favor.
II for my part see no difficulty in Sc
curing a clear course, once 10 Is admitted
that spor;smen have the right 20 conduct
contests 10 their own satisfaction and are
under no contract with the public"
Watson added that he was sorry to see
IN British sporting paper aspersions
on American sportsmen generally The
men having the conduct OF club affairs
were honorable, ali of them. and while
fallihie he was confident that they would
never commit any injustice. V Watson
said he had not CLEANED any new wrinkles
from American yachts
He saw that they took far bigger risks
than EnRiishmcn in the way Of cOnstruc-
ton. more especially as 10 spars and
rigging Crossing the Atlantic was
the great irremediable trouble II ne
had not had TO cross the Atlantic ne
thought he would have risked aluminium
ir Nalkyrie. but did not thi.k IL was
safe. To use aluminium was propo-
sition OF his own fifteen years ago. lie
thought Horfcshoff a man OF most UNI
doubted genius.
LONDON. oct. 1.-THE Field refers 10
the umbfage Ct English .'arhtsmen al
Sr. Charles Day Roses off-hand .chal-
lenge for contest next year for the
Americas Cup. Its rashncss. 4 saws.
viii Justify anything the New York
Yacht Club may choose 10 do. bur almost
any terms could have been made II
fair time had been allowed 10 elapse or
Lord Dtinraven's account OF how tho
New York Yacht Cub had treated him
had been issued.-Nsw York sun