The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
o1pE HoeAnrB or rgs SHAMROCK
Tells English Critics That Americans Are
very Smart In Yachting.

Tells English Critics That Americans Are
very smart In Yachting.
Can't. Hogarth OF the Shamrock. In talking
about the return voyage OF the defeated cup
challenger and his experiences here 70 repre-
sentatives Of English yachting papers. said
After deduotlng the time We lay at st.
Michaels while the Erin was coalina. the actual
time the Shamrock was crossing was 10 days.
z hours and 10 minutes. One day while under
sail we logged 230 miles. The weather was
rough. the Yacht was frequently washed from
stem 10 tafYrail by the waves aud everything
had TO be kept battened down. We had no
mishape, however. except 10 part hawser on
Nov &. The sea was running so high at the
time that we could not take another one and
went on under sail"
or the attempt 10 win the cup Capt HoRarth
said: We had the faireet possible treatment
and the only reason wa did not win was be-
0 supp ns Ike two w" yachts we're to NEE, on
n: side az yop tnnt tn. rssa would be
are diilsreo. from those here, The Wind here here
seems, 70 have more weisht, and cspves
bar, rnt for TO keep It's share on an ordinary
fresh day here. There are other matters too,
s hss the hot s r1ss rona @ sNs ss
Columbia a CLOSER. race on this eide OF the
Atlantic than she DID In American waters, I
so FAR a. Yachting is concerned. the Ameri-
s. ss sIfF aGsd rye s sir nasS
imrress!on. though. that brought back with
SS.psss pscps on she %ss 81 h ac a e.
There was nothing too good for US. although
we went to try and VIII trophy that they
Justice 70 all the Invitations that we received
Il would have been necessary 70 remain on the
It IL doubtful II we should have go, through"
Report of tho Secretary of tho Manhasses
Hay Yacht Club.
Secretary r. NJ Mcclellan OF the Manhasect
Bay Yacht Club has issued his report for the
Inst year. II shows that the club has four hon.
orary members, seventeen life members. four
toni aPa ssy q; ss :G sss
Ia 10 ade up as follows;
Steamer. :. i.unehs.. 9, ,ehocp.r- >, ys.i., 9,
SAILING d 10 fSti 81: ''''''" 10
and Thf . S,n .sS:S: s The Ss orTs 80
Governors:
ch.5nsn q ths Res.,,s. COMMITTEES. Eas.dM
aT Eas.a Di:s. IL 1' sso has ssa
The tnSw1 }s sep@ons f9
pd! G: hsrc Ist s,:,.a as:D
Commodore Postiry Will Also Have . Steam
Yacht Named Coionta.
Commodore Clarence A. Postley OF the Larch-
mont Yacht Club. has purchased the steam
yacht Alberta, AMI will have the name changed
TO Colonial Tho Alberta was built last year
from designs by Gardner a Cox for A. Edward
Tower q poushhheersls. The simensions are:
She Viii he taken gS' RrS Basin S' and nIa srsi
mad The sc that Ggm%od0fe Po.,sy h Ss
purchased n steamer does not mean that he
retire from the IsnE q racing elm
the steamer will act as her tender Commo-
dors Postley will live and entertain on the
steamer
Athletics at Columbia Now Controlled By n
Central Organization.
For the first time In Columbia's athletic his
tory there is central Organization controlling
the different branches Of sport. BY the ratil-
cation OF the constitution OF the General
Athletic Association each athletic team has
assumed responsibility for the proper main
tonance OF It's department OF sport ". Z
Mitchell. 1901. the manager OF the football
team. will be chairman OF tho association. and
Duncan Buckley. 1901. manageI. Of the base
ball nine. will ps secretary. The Undergraduate
Executive Committee with be composed OF the
chntalns, managers and assistant managers OF
H." individual teams az foows:
CAN'T Allan and MANAGER guhicr. cycle Cspt.
81 IA mapAscr shosmnhSr AZ A.ss'sn, M,n.ses
A A., Mannsysf oshs. f2otHa.i Capt kehler
Capt. barlow. lacrosse.
The assistant managers OF the cycle. base
hal aud lacrosse teams and crew. and tho
CHOSEN b. The e GTaSSats Advisory ' Sommt,es s
which will lie formed at once
Of srs na'Ens
hfty rtrongest men bad AN average Of over
thousand points under the SARGENT system.
intercol eRlate strength contest.
r., The I Semct yg aaab ha. engaged 4: Murray
Gou:py the head Instructor.
freshman basketball team has been organ
Tt% Sss GS Soaa R"frr Mofn s1 kn sni
game viii BE FSsysd With then the Se% SGf hlss
Gandlds,e. 70 Tor the Boston relay raoe asains,
Cornel and the pole vault arg, training IN tho
ysars saecessig ' teams ans y S% Long. iosS .
son, Clark and MosenthAl have reported and
y.uns %As ss@ As e Can. hs DG
ser and %!se 1907. and So'r. T O%nsend ip and
freshman Glasses IN the sShooi " Of Applied lied
Friday. and the tug OF war on tho football feld
the saule day.
Whist.
Tho second round OF the intercity tourua-
mont was played at the KDickerbocker Whist
Club rooms on Saturday night all twenty
three teams OF four being on hand. The top
score was made by the q" team OF the
Neutrality-suspicious.. Church. Thurber and
trcSs rus T TSs tss% r SSa the aa same
cub-Watson, Watkins. McCay 4pd Hath6one
were SECOND. ~ matches and 10 tricks plus;
was made by Adams and Church OF the Kncker-
bookers Z plus. Rathbone and MoCay OF the
same club were second. u plus The best L and
" score was te between Watson and Watkins
OF the Knickerbockers and Willis and Freeman
o! the Park Club Of Plainned, plus. This
gives two top scores to date to Freeman.
On the total result OF the two rounds, tho
New, Jersey Whist Club, team "B"-Ross.
with 10 patqhss gu, Of % possible; Tho Park
Club OF Plalnheld Is next with l4k matches.
BROOKLYN co. tsam-Sweeney. Kleb. Gastsn
and Cuter-tle Watson. Mc(h6e. Bowley and
Bowley OF the Jersey City Club for third place
with - matches.