Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-17

Herreshoff yards are, is to the effect tina
Sir Thomas Upton has decided to again
try to lift the cup with a yacht as
large as Shamrock I and the American
syndicate must meet him with a boat of
like dimensions.
He has stated his intention to refit the
shamrock to act as a trial horse for
his new challenger, and this is an almost
positive confirmation of his alleged in
tentlon to have a 90-foct challenger. as
a so-foot trial horse" for a 70-foot chal-
lenger would be next to useless.
HERREsHoFFs SILENT.
The Herreshoffs MAINTAIN their tradi-
tlonal reticence concerning plans for the
defender of the cup, but it is known that
they are not in the bodybuilding bust
ness for their health and are fully pre-
pared to build another cup defender at
short notice, for responsible parties. That
such a defender would mean improve
ment over the Columbia no one doubts
who has watched the creations of Cap
tain" Nat year after year from center
board to keel type, each faster than it's
predecessor and a credit alike to designer
and owner.
1t was remarked during the past sum-
mer that in fair weather his 7O-footers-
N oilioil SollioiS ut luAt u tle
Columbia-With such alterations in de-
sign as he had found necessary, had
shown surprising ability on all points Of
sailing and had several times covered
the Americas cup course as quickly as
Columbia did in any of her contests with
the Shamrock. This feat was considered
proof positive of superior design and
with additional Water-line, larger sail
area n such improvements as expert
ence has suggested, a 90-foot Herreshoff
sloop on the 70-footers' lines, should
easily outsail the Columbia.
What the name of the new American
cup defender will be has not yet ben
decided. In fact SO much discussion has
been current concerning the style of boat
to be built hat very few ideas concern
ing a name ave suggested themselves
to yachtsmen.
THE CHALLENGER.
The challenger will be called the
Shamrock II. In London it is reported
hi the yacht will be built by the Hem
dersons, who are the H~erreshoffs of Eng
land, and have their yards located on the
Clyde. 1t is further rumored hat Cap
tain Sycamore will be her skipper, with
G. Jameson in general charge.
Sir Thomas will bring both the new
and old Shamrocks across the Atlantic.
The challenge provides for five COM
pleted races, and the conditions of the
race are very much the same as those of
last year. The most noticeable difference
in the agreements is concerning the time
of the races, which will be held in August
instead of October, as during the last
contest.
Sir Thomas hopes to arrive in the Unit
ed States about the middle of July. He is
said to have expressed himself as be-
ing delighted that his challenge had re-
ceived such a prompt and satisfactory
answer He added:
1.-The only difference mentioned, that
of extending the time of the start from
/ TO 2 O'Clock, seems to me a good idea,
fair to both sides and tending to produce
less delays and better sport. 1t is the
matter Cf delays which l regard as my
chief handicap. Crossing the ocean does
net bother me a bit, for the boats
bul.d cam cross amy ocean. and SO could
the Columbia. 1t lis the loss of time and
loss of opportunities in tuning-up neces-
STATED by changing from a yawl or jury
rig to racing trim, which. as l consider