Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-07-24
Captain Barr Of The Columbia
in a Trying Position.
MR.. ISELIN ALSO INVOLVED
To Many Americans There Appears
TO Be an Inconsistency in a
Yankee Crew and For
eIgn Team Captain on a Boat to
Defend ths Great American
Cup.

Cup.
New York, July 23-Tlere seems tc
be no question now about the popular
demand for native born Americas; 7;
skipper, or. in other words. a Yankee
sailing master for the cup defender
Columbia There is a wild despread feel
ing As 10 superseding Captain Charles
Barr. Il Seothchman born, but a rat
uraliZed American citizen. by some of
the many cracks who are to the man.
ner born. Captain Barr is truly in a
trying position as regards his nation
alfty. He has proved himself TO be
efficient on the many American racing
craft of which ne has had charge in
the past, but at present there is some
thing that clogs tlie wheels. and in a
boat .'he fastest ever built or this side
of the Atlantic and, it is hoped, faster
than any on the other side.
There has been a feeling against
Captain Barr among some of the best
known American yacht shippers for
y
pressed on several occasions by Cap
tain Barr's contemporaries. 1t ia
known to be far-reachiEg and al.
though no specific reason was given. it
is evident that the principles contained
in the Monroe doctrine to some ex-
tent may be carried out in relation to
the coming international contest for
the Americas cup. The question may
be asked, is not the sentiment of some
of the crack native born skippsrs dis
seminated amCcg the crew eff the
Columbia. and have not the crew he
come fmbued with the idea to suc,I
an extent that 'alle safety of the Amer
ica's cup is jeopardized? Stsch things
have been hfrted in Newport and
Bristol L is a knowtg fact that the /
Colunbia's crew are hand in glove
with the general public feeling as re
CARDS native-born skipper. They are
not OutSpOken about i; in fact they I
say little about it to the outside world,
hut enough was learned yesterday il
interviews with some members of the
Collnnbia's crew to show that the Deer
Isle men Will work more efficiently
with Il sailing master born, in the
United States. They are hardy set
of men and their worth was proved
four years ago in the able manner IN
which they handled the Defender. If
matters go ON as they have for the
past few weeks, Mr.. Iselin may have
TO consider the serious problem of re
IeTlsi2g either his skipper or his crew.
Such question just now would be
CROUCH to try the soul of many ANA
teur yachtSmen aside fronl-4IT-. IseliD.
AS tl:ying as is The present position
Of Captain Barr, it would seem that ,
Mr.. Iselin's WAS still more trying. The ,
eyes of the world are uEon him to see
how he is 20 emerge from the present !
apparent difficulty. \ temporary +
change of shippers and crews Of Co 7
umbia and Defender, as has been :
might work more harm :
han good Some change of a perma I
lent nature would seem to be what Is
generally desired Unless the crew 8
keep stroke with the skipper thI n
skill and energy of both are practically #
lulliied. +
1t is a well known fact Fhat in some :
If the starts since Columbia has been y
Ii commission Rhodes in the Defender
ias kept Barr iu ghe Columbia in
rons. as it We're. ard has kept him in
hat position much in windward work
lost of the crack racing skiFpers WI l
idmit that il is esSert:dlIy necessary
o have Il good start. Many of the
British cup-seekfng yachting syndi
ates employ Il starting skipper or One c;
Who is especially efficient in tha, b.
inc. When il is remembered about ol
'igilant's experience in starting With @
he Britannia across the water five W
ears ago. and four Years ago the ex- al
client showing made by Captain W
'yclmore in starting TaIkyrie III in II
he first of the series of the interna- I'll
ionai contests in 1895. X is enough to Il
uggeSt to the present management Of Ii
he Columbia 10 have the best man q
hey can procure TO offset the efforts a
f the British skipper in leading g, the in
tart.
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STREET CAR STRIKE.