New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16
THE YACHTING OUTLOOK.

No prenatal influences of a parental prophet
are necessary for the prediction that 1901 is
| going TO be the biggest yachting year that
America ever knew. And New-York will have
no monopoly. 1t will also be big for Boston.
with its interest in its representative craft: big
for Newport. with its occasional races between
the rival defenders. its 7O-footers. It's Aston
Cup races and Its small fry thIrtlcs, which
go on, like the brook, forever 1t will be an in
teresting year for the Great Lakes, the trial
boats for the defence of the Canada's Cup,
coming from Toledo and Cleveland to meet at
Chicago and the Canadian trial races collect
ing racers at Toronto. the final international
contests taking place at Chicago 1t will he an
important year at Montreal. with the English
challenger coming over for the races for the
Seawanhaka Cup. For many years no boat has
crossed the ocean for this trophy. and chal-
lengers, like meteorites. are partly interesting
because of the distances they have travelled.
The only yachting centres which promise TO
be rather dull are the English In spite of nony
rumors, there seems TO be no proof that the
German Emperor intends to improve the Eng
lish racing field by building again. The new
Sybarita and the yet unused Distant Shore
promise little. With the best Intentions in the
world TO assist the sport of his own country,
Sir Thomas Upton cannot possibly leave his
challenger long in English waters. In order to
fit her perfectly possible for racing in
America he will be forced to have her here
as early in the year as may be convenient so
that although there may be two or three weeks
of preliminary contesting In the home waters
during the month of April. or even in May, the
challenger may be looked for off Sandy Hook
al an early date In fact The Tribune las Lad
this information from Sir Thomas himself
There can be no doubt that 1901 is 10 be al
most exclusively Americas year, and 1t might
be well for the large English yachts which are
offered so little at home to come over and join
the hurry burly here. The Sybarita and the
Distant Shore have already been mentioned as
possible visitors, and among the cruisers Mr..
Coats's Gleniffer. the largest sailing schooner
yacht in the world is another of the chances
If two or three of the principal racers were
known in England to be coming over it is toler-
ably certain that this addition 10 The Upton
feet of three would cause a number of steam
yacht owners 10 Join IN the fashionable pill
grimage to the yacht racing Mecca CT 1901.
The larger American yacht clubs could be re-
lied on TO offer the visitors good prizes to be
competed for, and the AstOr cups provide me-
mentOs well worth carrying home. For these
Colonel Aston has the right reserved TO invite
foreign yachts to compete, and if English
owners could be placed in a position 10 announce
their intentions now. instead of later en- there
would be plenty of time for the idea 10 be els
cussed and TO find favor before the beginning
of the cruising season. Owing to the eIrly date
of the first Cup race, August 20, the New-York
Yacht Club cruise, with the Astor Cup races at
its finish, Will come close to the international
contests that visitors could take in the chief
events without delays. Sir Thomas has been
asked for The Tribune whether he would as a
member of the New-YOrk Yacht Club. enter his
Shamrock ii for the Astor Cutter Cup. and his
answer has been that that would defend on
what Mr.. Jameson and Mr.. Watson thought
But even If the boat selected by him as the
challenger should not compete, his trial beat
probably would, and as the American trial
yachts, together with the four seventies and
other fast cutters, will doubtless be in the same
contest. il may be looked forward to as one Of
the finest races ever seen.
Viewed from any point, the coming wear
seems about 10 be one that will he peculiarly
favorable 10 an exchange of friendly feeling I'm
the world of sport For u.s. its promi SOS are
bright. May 1t not be a cOmmendabe thing n
make an earnest effort 10 share that bright
ness with those whose pastimes have for n
long time been shrOuded in the gloom Of the
cloud?