The sun., 1900-12-30
HANK HAFF To BE- SKIPPER.
~ amman, ,>>O ,ctD rn,r mr.
VIZ fOWNlNU M IlWsON NON
Place offered IN Cap, watson, bu, tis =. rds,
'.r'trct ia saii the ton''oiia'iop owns,
law son. statement besIRprt ttounin
shieid Take About the No.tcn sioop

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NuN1oN Dec 70 'npf Hank UtT, ie
veteran u tppcr will have command - ~.
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lawson " h'''hn"' ''"''"h W." F"'t
nc,vcc" VI, i,w.o, md Nan and /, va.
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,,''' '', ',,"' w" ",''I "'n.u ~ Wv p'','-
hiity gci the berth. but not until thit evening
has Mr Lawson en,d n word bearing upon
IN. matter Th,,c +. , no.sibi,i,v 81 ho,h
u' 'na''I. '"''' - P"-7'p''F o' po'n
ii'n md Watson being on the boat. AZ va,
minated In Tnr SIS several days ago
Mr. Inwson ua,e on, IN. fo,Ioxing s,st.-
mcnt.
I have to-day entered into a contract
with Capt Hank IIaG To tak. command q,
the new boat 1t ha. been my wish from
the beginning and those upon whom largely
depend for advice to have both Capt Han
and cap, Watson sail the boat. one acting
ov "ma for ,hs sus"S
a.o" a,'e' roni',."s ,o' W. w., o''us wn' W
ns boat 1as @ ~n ~.r. "s5 1% caD, Ma'Tn h
The ofler wa. accepted so FAR as lay IN his power
he was under contract to sail the Constell.-
tion To nrst Obtain his release from her owner.
which whit, he has s been m unable so far to do, Mr.
skinner. who Is abroad. cabled that 1t would
40 inconyeniencc him nett season that hs
un. became mot S s'' It ' S our hsDo
that che mater can yet be srrqhsed W = e that
able racing shippers, but II we are unable
To do so We all feel our boat will be as well
in connection with this matter ] wish to
have word with the yachting news writers
i,t, m. Inv in eit
viii 's hsr badns % or ' Her racing c but on the
contrary, 10 have everything open to the pres
nbi" 10 secure s,iiilcient news, and a numGoi
writer, haze tin IN ss l9 Of ,ps psrs s srntff pd 'Gs ss
more or less confused about important de-
,s. a1 il Snss; ssch & insin,s pssa
done ;%.s waas one on ten day. ago stated would
give the name OF the, captain selected at the
Si'eei tSat Capt fje Nate Watson had been sSsassd
and the eontTast With him made 80 that dh the
inse' n5 im In,' n. ~ The skpper' which. as thing,
havn turned out cannot be an overpleasant
Sas6nnh I him ha to been be psfsa pnsed so many
Tines tim nat many. 5elisy. .kasT !. e b , hc5
name when unt IN iiI ab6ut ,ne inmscbIng T tina do
Hope st the e' press % viii not be SO impatient to get
as e pTln, ts paSto,
niairS nS ar ~ nav m know Nat mav he OF intsrest
~hiun III, "..tIic' at ,ba on rIiast ti,ns possihia
ana NAV mere ian fah i. ns nS rysIrt 10,
OF sach o'her ~ tIe' nv Hy,,h nn, stvs ou
any SSS ,a.s the beat %cb un shs
IN tle watei, @ rnetn III tos a,.hnmoh az yer
nv me aa,u s>en a., " iiin uiii thSt tbs dnsi yner
mn I",.ccl,ru an "i" ~, ,nnsa m1on nSns.
.dSe am Largely os dependsnt I%sT may make ANY
steteiien. 'ne tEot un no .tnntoments he crsdItsd
onL AK tnao mp t.aie,nehss eha and Te %Snb
,4 .J, Iile M orst,i ou, t re mt in vrtinS "'0
vi" pe ciei", We 20 ay pn. IA nov feei That ANN. non.
ANhoHsh we NAY n9t a zee e,.t .hss wboh sS. .
Iluchcc pi ~ t'sins t',u III ~. d nLom. cthns
20 prevail IN otnrt 9uai.ers ehu 10 apoSt d o.Ie. ~.
al have & tnat d,, l.e1hg Se o, cam .y.ys haep
WC WiICa hnard si,rr W.ns rpsinnd hoots and tSst
iouhu aDoato e. o,hor tn ahe dssisn Tuiidino
.i,nnssEsbin ,li,tE 'u s,atsmnnts made Nv frenda OF
sMppetsin., est'e"huu'' ha srnr~rjroS nnj tn in .nr
other @ i ood''. &c" thr.s.sm naS oitbnvsh q;
way co.t our et,nue,ni: ~. o,cina ,.rnaIy ~ tb.
SHr'h fSct thnt is we s Started on With properly
"Mheu Ti raIdnn, c,rmudr, =, tn s,. h.d . ts,L
Inc coriespon9eht GI ~ 9os nSE E , H
WIN WIN nes,sher ~, ninSsSu aS. rS,Sre % .,thoI
auVey lev % thot7 ,eauss nu vS 'ns ~ nrop
MT. lroWmhsnielu was Ashoo ~ w 1s pios-
resS on nhe naa. 1r,n reuhed' , d,-, 81.
IT., IN az pipnaHiiS in sd"A 10y oW"ndsW
~ SaN & In1 bn, as tho naint on the noor OF tbs
u,S pu. "a as ardf c drv Oh annno H ~ h.A
To- postpone things over sundsy. ! have
peeh iniolHed thst tne ,umVsf % 10. Una anS shh ,hst
IT, a. anr,aTt ~ vi. ,n haain on.ra Hons Ir,me
diateiu In regord 70 materIsi ioI The boat
n rn, .stn s na vi, ,baa VS. rnectinos nortnn
W ot,Ht it ato anu tna' H. ~ msS SeApeo"hs p''ao"
VI - aiinoeC un' uiao' % rA....~ 81. h..& x,u
bc.yIated with bTon1e1. he % va, asLsd sani;.d W.
Cro,rn,n tisid nv S .nn cnn M' n sSditinn
ho"siear' ,h. nnis h nr anr tra wii, ha ~ stae