The sun., 1900-11-23
Boat, Owners and Master.

From now until about the end Of August
the public will he particularly indebted
to Mr.. AUGUST BELMONT. JAMES STILL
MAN, OLIVER u. PAINE. F. @. BOURNE
and HENRY WALTERS for the p!easurahle
excitement and patriotic pride incident
TO the building and racing Of 9t-foot
soop yacht provided to protect the Amer
ica's Cup against Sir THOMAS 1IproNs
Shamrock H. the representative OF her
owners second challenge for that peerless
trophy. These gentlemen, acting "a one,
will build the American boat. None Of
them needs a boat Of the size and shape
that has been contracted for. None OF
them expects TO have her for his yacht after
the contest ia concluded. They all know
that, put mp at auction then. she will bring
mere pittanon Of her cost. But all Of them
being warm with the fire of the yachts
man and having the public spirit that
meets unstintingy the need OF Cup de-
fender, they have banded together 10 make
the sacrifice that the situation calls for.
They are to be saluted with appreciation
accordingly
All hands may he congratulated upon
the fact that Mr.. WILLIAM B. DUNCAN.
Jr.. Will be the captain, In the trials OF
1899 between the Columbia. commanded
bv Mr.. OLIVER IsELIN. ani the Defender.
commanded by Mr.. DUNCAN. there was
nothing to choose but the boats. Mr.
IsEIIN having brilliantly commanded three
successful cup defenders. including the
Defender in her year" Mr. DUNCAN need
IA
he is to hold than the races wherein he
took the Columbias measure.
With the syndicate Of owners rs II u.
and with the commander appointed. the
public may be sure that nothing Will be
left undone o gain the desired victory. For
that, therefore, it is "upto HERREsHoFF.
an artisan whose triumphs Indicate that
the Genius of Perfection may lend a hand
to the bo6tbuil1er as she does TO the maker
Of scientific Instruments. To start to
buili "a boat better than the Columbia
seems Ike the attempt 70 gid the lily.
B,i, so il seemed in the case Of the Defender
We may look for another Herreshoff sue
cess with confidence Even III" Columbia
Ia doomed to take second place when the
coming champion Ia ready for the fray.
OF shamrock Seconds relative abilities
Americans may have their ideas: but, so
! far ~ she IL concerned, only congratull-
| tions TO Sir THoMAs lLPToN are now In order
on hi- double-declted persisienCv in quest
J Of tho prize he longs to lift.
! II - safe to say tat the late CH,EiIS II
! HOW made NOR" people IAN IA than any other
man /. his generation. VI one could ComIare
! with him rs a source of fun. lie had I q
| sarcasm. the irr 'verenCe W. moan Of earthly
/ maie-ue, purely the humor. the ~ re- p,Ion
! and the adai liability that Charlc'efizH the
| time he lived IN. al In the highest grade:
! and he applied hrs faculties 20 rla,-w writing
| with commensurate success. ioyTs non
sense lad the charm of never explaining
/ itself. No on" cvcr stoypcd to 'hink
! why II wt> funny. and would have been
! taxed 10 explain, # eSplauation had been asked
| Tor. All that YOU knew was that il made you
! laugh. to a known cN,r'mliies Of la Tcht ?. and
| TN. f'ash,s a. genius llka the "Bow.ry" or
| "Ra2,c HaZzle were not So rare. lloyT had
| a National ,ori Il fun. " Inspirations came
from every ph1se OF american life. hut the
special dres put about them never loo llzed
them He made use Of politics socjetr. uad-.
| sport, the hotel TIE railroad stations, the lunch