New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-06
YACHTING.
ENGLISH SHIPPERS AND AMERICAN
SAILING METHODS


A YAcHrsMAx GIVES HIS OPINION OF SENDING
OVER MAN on THE SHAMROCK WHO HAS
NOT MET CRACK SAILORS or
THIS COUNTRY
The cabled news that Captain Archie Hogarth
would be the skipper OF the challenger Shamrock
has caused many enquiries among New-NorK
yachtsnen ss 20 what this man amounts 10 as
commander OF crack racing yacht Al the
present time there is said 70 bc only one man IN
New-York who has seen al the local cup races
and trial races OF the last six years and also the
racing OF the Vigilant in England as well as a
good deal Of other English racing. On account OF
his opportunities for making trustworthy compare
sons. he yesterday 10y Tribune reporter
In order that his views of the appointment OF
Hogarth might he obtained
He said: "In my opinion It is not bit Of use to
put Hogarth on that boat And my CHIEF reason
for saying this Is because Hogarth knows abso-
lutely nothing about American methods In yacht
racing and especially in tho setting or hght sa'ls'
am we'll aware that Archie has done good WORK
or the Isolde for Mr.. Donaldson hut he has only
had charge Of three racing yachts the last "'
which alone was important. and his victories WIFI
this boat do not imply hrst-cass skill. because inc
craft was so good to give him almost Walk
over Besides all of his rivals are Just as slow as
he is and | can tell you fact that IN my
country there never has been such smartness OF
handling shown &C when YOUR Niglant saled
against the Valkyrie II here At that time the
English did send NJ their light canvas III
stops Their balloon lbs and spinnakers were
Sent ur all flying and Il cost Cranheld the best
race that was ever sailed off this port 70 ma OUT
that he Was not setting these sails in the right
wav refer to the time when the Nigilant was
four minutes behind AT the outer WindWarn ouos'
and when the Vslkyrie ii tore her lsht sals Ut
setting them in the big breeze on the run home. II
cost fortune and countrys reputation IN inc
sport TO show Cranfeld how no' 10 DO II
Now IL the English yachtsmen could keep on
sending CranNeld TIL he knew enough ~ the pest
methods 20 sail in the company he has 70 meet
here then there might be chance or success
hut 10 send our wholly skipper is simply
absurd It not only absurd It is Illuminating TO
every Englishman who can see the garing diner-
.nces between the WAYS the boats are handed.
Take that second race the Nalkyrie IL saleo
here mean the triangular one on me peat
our in the first leg the boats were fairly well TO-
gether AZ the windward buoy. where the Nlgiiah'
turned. set a large jibtopsai that was not q
ba loon lib and few away on quarterly pree~e
at dreadful pace Cranheld came 10 the buoy
not knowing what sail he wanted ann'"ith iot''".
ready forward give you my oath that timed
h,n, nvself and that he sent up nothing forward
for more than five minutes. and then small. mar
row iihtopsa went creeping up the stay Inc
v,cilant was out ~ sight by that time NOW.
what ,s the use Of sending out man IKE that 10
sail for This cup You cannot hurry THESE men
They are slower than coal tar. They know " all
until they are licked and even then they won
admi, that they might have adopted the methods
tina, won You see don't hedge on the truth.
II Was I'm corresponGcnce with Lord Dunraven for
long time before the second races he sailed mere
After the first races 7 told him OF that large 1io-
topsan the Nigilant set that was not Tor ciose
tanning nor yet balloon iih. but would SIT parity
on the wind and WAS screamer on q oeain
wind Just before his second challenge races J
wrote 10 Lord punraven to ask him If the Nalkyrie
III had this sail ready FOR He replied, tnanKns
me for my suggestions and asking me 20 SEM any
ina, IL was then too late To procure any further
canvas for The boat. And that was Two 49,
after The vgqnt had tagsh! her great lessons IN
~ have been reading an interview printed mere
.Tb" rev 70 man the Shamrock will not be com
posed of men who race in summer ana lie , up or
he ng IL and willing men. who handle fishing
boat in winter storms and are regular SEQ uos CO.
DOG is fullv trained as a racing sailor he VII
make fool OF the best yacht that ever W end;d
English yachting crews are composed o, spt gne
sailors and that's far a. the Englisn iaea spes.
but LEI me say that there are scores o. 'nHusaos
Of splendid sailors who are unnt to 20 ah"I HanS
boat thai sails for the Amari; $ cup ASK HAM
Half II I'm not right about his ,,.,L u,o and
have sailed many races with Hahh , iha Win
many English Shippers. and kno" eAdcuI "' -
thr, do There isn't one Of them that comes 10
his buoy with the right head canvas ready TO SCI
no I'm the right way. right on the turn; hney 49, aIe
ing the wrong head canvas 70 be PREPARED 'l ana h ~
isn't always TO know before tne ou'i ,hat
they Generally come up TO the buoy TO make sure
Of wbat will be right just as Cranneld alo ,r
,h Fnpiisb racing 10 Civ any skipper the expert,
ence in supreme smartness thai VIII ~ nm nos ~
tiVely ana from personal practical experience N
ho,h countries when say that there u no 10" -
'2tcor in England that properly competent 10
n'rc Hank Half or Charlie Barr IN race OF mL n
a., There are only two Englshmen VINO
arc smart enough to do this. and they are aliao
feUrs not living in England both OF wh nnne "h but
alreadv beaten the Americans. MOI only onOr, Dn'
tbeir own bssi game. II is not neceS,
oarv 70 mention any names for these men are we',
incu,n in %ew-York and At the present moincn.
~ oan hoth nut American challenge cups on
TIER dinner tables at their homes - lhere sseS S' 10
oau challenger for this cup. ana maj II w
cSass thst has been up against the American oe''
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