The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01

has always been said hsretoiore that British
yeehtsmen have never appreciated the great
eS %ss OF eT ~ 70 asaze what
difference there 10 between the force OF
heavy air and light air: Il has been \. said that
or stronger than thirty-knot breeze here, ana
for American weather the British boats have
IL this true OF Shamrock II the Shamrock
that Column bia has. she would indeed be a for
spared up to the limit. You can always trust
Mr.; Iselin for this. Few yachtsmsp have better
show his dars sS sprt fn @
IT on when II is a question OF doing this or los
Ps Bs n:.p H T. sssp sa
has 5S sdysPStsss in anything 6s ySsE
the question is whether she has enough
sail to more than overcome her extra beam and
anee viii b. more thsn By saving
weight in her lead keel. In surface friction
Columbia has the advantage. but there appear
and to windward in anything except the llGhtest
bia should be the faster in any Kind Of weather
Her lean, run. fuller shoulder and narrower
mil airs on ali points
sailing the mere fact that Colum bia has proved
herself 80 fast makes her chances the best. es,
for this Kind OF work. But in anything from a
good stif breeze 10 halt gale the very features
criticised ought to be tho ones to help her the
most In her trial against the britannia IN
that Tqsd dss hs hard
dipped her rail
course the shaproct 10 as YET practically pr
and and in the very Ght.st q bFeezss; Where a.
ing BY which TO Judge her speed as com pared
with that OF Columbia. Many horses 60 fast
r pSss thoy are los. SIGHT " he
| Shamrock in trials alone 10 as disappointing 40
Judging her by her form above the water than In
be- Beautiful f '' Artistic harmony Of design
thst HerrsshG p,,d has Is. uESS yenb ann in
b odied In the shamrock certain important fea
lures which have Invariably resulted in speed
Consider CO der Tie I Columbia he would comment, on
| the refinement Of Shamrocks model. HOT
BODY is to s0s s
very light construction and small displacement
| She has great power to carry sail, and. for her
1U err Taken in ali the shsmroek is boat
to be afraid Of. rather than find fault with;
FRAN from again gsttinE drive at that
yachtsman, Gen. Paine, about his laws o. ma.
Th to sws 81 M
tie Minerva to win In the old forty foot class
against the brutes and proved i. too. when ths
now. When the tables are turned ana Mr. FiIe'i
| design now represents brute force against Mr.
! Herreahoff's genius for highly artistic model
MIR Fife has gone US one better In power TIL!
hoping he will we can only look for
ward to his meeting NJ; Herreshoff OF
his own theory Of design, without any rHdi ,s1
lowing his own path with the confidence o
past success in II. while Fife has reached GU
| everywhere for practical ideas to Incorporate
with his own. 1t 10 to be hoped. however. TO
the satisfaction OF the thing. that one Of th'
early races will be sailed In half a gale. II It 10
the chances are that we shall sec how justitet
Sir Thomas Upton was whom he said. L hay'
And II YOU should lift It, Sir Thomas. 70
heavun's sake insist upon calling II BY its RICH
name whom you take It homo. even only u
please the Am ericans in London Who like to Sc
the npostrophe and the IS" after tho wor
America when referring to the Americas CUP
GEORGE C,-PEAsE.