New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-16


If the Shamrock should win In the coming
series Of rnccS It would be exceedingly bad )uuS-
mcnt ~ blame the crew of the Columbia or any
mart of IT, The charge has been made lha' 'll'I'
* not enough professional talent in charge OF
the Columbia. ana an unfaN1rhbh' 'olnpariS""
has been made between the defenders cap'h'hS
and the three professional shippers on IA" Nn"h'-
rock II IS said that there + too Inll'h ~ inc
amateur element on the American boat ANA one
critic has gone 50 far rs 10 call upon the 'in'i
owner Of the Columbia 10 take Mr.. lSehn ana
his amateur friends oGt OF the yacht altogether.
knowlelgc Of Mr. ISrlin's work as yachts
man renders such a request uncall"d for Ih'r'
are times when Il is well 10 have the money e'-
mont represented on a racing yach' Wh'h pr"
rcssional shippers hesitate 10 run the FISK OF
wrecking n boat in the hope OF winning Su'n
q oosn actually occurred when the ViGilant won
bv forty seconds from Nalkyrie II. IN mat
race the Vigilant was four minutes bch'hd NJ
the outer buoy and for the ruh hon" III hhii Il
gale ~ wind canvas had 10 be- piled on the boat
In such a degree that nobody ever UNDERSTOOD
how the topmast did It's work without breathing
Mr. Isclin has been credited with that race II
j. said that ne cared nothing about III" poSSIhl'
brcakagrs and sent up the canvas that did me
work and thus won the greatest race ever sailed
for the Americas cup. Pluck ana determine
tinn like that are not forgotten. ANA IN" p's'
vachfsmen know that Mr. I>clin Is good man
ON a boat. II + probably true that Mr. lS'hn
has moi been very ready 10 give Information 10
nc,yspnpcr men about the Columbia. huf fhai
doe, moi affect his standing a. n skilful yachts
man. H.
a. =, fhc amateur friends that M lselin
,ot,s with him. that seems to be point not
anon fl dlscussion Probably no on" would TAX"
clar,. Of cup defender if he had Ia abandon
IL. avn oruuaintanccS aud conilnc himself
safely to tbc companionshp Of the paid crew FOR
,,,,,,h. %, q time As a fact these amatcllrS
oro skilled yachtSmcn But whether they are
or NOT is noholy's business. The 'omnha-
,ion of cnptain Barr. Nathaniel Hcrr"shon ana
G. o IS,.lin j. one that would b" extremely q"
,i,,lt f. iunroye. aud The Tribune has many
,i,,,o. .,fl that the American boat Will b" III"
hotter Sailed Of the two 1t always has been 50 III
former cun races and the performances of the
shomrock So far suggest that II VIII continue I"
,o so Tho Shamrock's shippers have twice
shown that when they got a windward adVah
tage they did not keep II. but weh' OH Oh SUI
torv hunts for A breeze while leaving tempo
/
/ shift of wind in is favor. The columbia h"S
,o,, ,l, hotter sailed boat from the beginning OF
Tho trials and the way she took IN" outer bn"!
from ilc Shamrocl, in the last rae" showed DO"
alert Barr was in ~eizue the smallest opening
allowed 10y his rivals
The Tribune la. at different times said mat
tif,.s necessity was - produce boat 'ha'
roul le 50 fast that 1t could stand being sailed
under English methods and management ""o
still win II looks n If Eff" may nave u'''
This Put his final success if II come. VIII "'
shared hy him and the ThornycIotis VINO gave
the Shalnroch her torpedo boat construction. II
lac wins it will be his boat that wins. u zap
lain Rarr LOSES Il will he because he has n p'a'
That Is outclaSscd and outpowercd ana no.
through any fault Of his or OF his crew II VII
.,l,lv h. due 10 the fact that the ll"rrrNh'l'
have mot constructed a boat fast enough !" '''
tlc Shamrock.