The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-26
THE GREAT YACHT RACE
TWELFTH SERIES FOR THE
 AMERICAN CUP.
For the Second Time Sir Thomas Lipton Will Try to Lift the Highly Prized
 Trophy.

This is the day set for the first of the international yacht races. The accident to the Irish boat in England Lipton they were postponed to August. when the Prince of WaleS-or rather King of England-almost lost his life and the assassination of President Mckinley has almost put the races back to the orig inal time. A New York dispatch says:
 The twelfth series of races for the America cup will begin September 26, the opening race between Columbia. the de- fender and Shamrock IT., the challenger. being scheduled for that day. America has been made an international challenge trophy there have been eleven challenges. Ten times the cup has been raced for the eleventh attempt to take 1t away Is to be made. When America won the cup It sailed against fleet. The cup was tions. to be sailed without time allow: ance. The course was around the Isle of Wight, and America, owned by members of the New York Yacht Club, won. Some the New York Yacht Club. to be held as perpetual challtn nge cup, and after fifty years the club still holds the trophy .,. This years series is the second !i. time me cup" and perhaps no more popular chal- lengtr ever made the attempt. It is conceded, too, by experts, that he has much better chance to win than last time, for Shamrock II. Is certainly a much faster boat than Shamrock I.
 The start Of the races this year has twice been postponed, first because of the accident to Shamrock II. and later because of the death of President Mo Kipley But the races will surely sta:t tomorrow. Yachtsmen, while ad- hitting the beauty and speed of the neW Lipton boat, do not concede it can beat Columbia.
 A gtat crowd is expected to view the races, and 1t is estimated that steam Al. or,,a Nf a cred in New York to take their owners and friends out to see the contest Be- sides these there will be innumerable ex- cursion boats and tugs.
 ceived their last preparations for the race. Shamrock II. shorn of every inch of green paint, save on it's name board, stood out today in the sunlight like craft beaten of gold. It looked heater and cleaner than ever, and it seemed a pity the glistening bronze was destined to be hidden away beneath coat of green.
 An old skipper, who watched the beau tiful yacht, declared it would add to the boats speed to send 1t out with its pol ished body unto uched by paint. Sixty men spent the entire forenoon polishing and furnishing with steel wool and em- | cry paper and brushes. and shortly after | noon painters were set to work putting new green coat on 1t.
 Win or lose, Shamrock II, according to the statement of Sir Thomas, is likely to be the last ninety-footer that will be built, at least in Great Britain. Neither Fife nor Watson. Sir Thomas declares, will ever construct another such sloop. Mir Watson declares the designing of Shamrock has undoubtedly taken five years off his life, and that since it's com pletion he has been on the verge of col lapse. MT. Fife, 1t will be remembered, was stricken down two years ago with illness from which he has never fully re- covered. Speaking of this condition of affairs to friends, Sir Thomas Lipton has declared that if he should lose this time it would be impossible for him to challenge again with ninety-foofer. be- cause no money could induce either MT. Fife or MT. Watson to undertake it's con struction.
 This single trip of four weeks in America" Mr. Watson is said to have remarked, has taken five years from my life. I do not want any more of it."
 "The American trip of 1899 broke up Fife" Sir Thomas is quoted as saving adding: "The strain is something awfuiT
 An enthusiastic meeting of local foot . arV1.-