New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-07-10
BOSTON YAcHTsMEN STILL HOPEFUL
THEY LOOK FOR BETTER RESULTS WITH
INDEPENDENCE To DAY-MR. DUN
CANS COMMENT
my TELEGRAPH To THE rRrnr~E.l

Newport. r l.. July e-"Hank' Half said to-day
that alteration had been made In the hallasting
of the independence since yesterdays race. The
jb OF the yacht which as has been said IN these
columns required cutting was altered to-day. and
the boat will he started IN to-morrow's race Cap
tain Half was on beard the barge Penokee.
where the people Of the independence seep and
eat. and there he surrounded by officers and
men who appeared be In the happiest and most
contented frame OF mind. In fact. IL was Conhded
to the newspaper men by one Of the officers. not
Captain Half sort Of friendly. secretve and
valuable hint. that Il would he well not to make
much comment on the showing ~ the Independence
at the present time The suggestion deduced from
this was that tho Independence people thought they
had a good deal tell which was not yet told and
that. TO speed. the Independence dark
horse which would soon begin to produce surprises.
No attempt AZ guess here Re made 20
what this means. n II has been the intention 70
give all outsiders the assurance that the yacht
cannot sail on light winds with the other boats.
the effort has certainly been most successful. and
the ground has been thoroughly prepared 70 pro-
duce the greatest surprise OF the season
w Butler Duncan. jr.. is Of the many who
would only BE- surprised but pleased &c see the
Independence do better. Give the Independence a
good show he said. She is Boston boat and
can do much better than she has done when she
gets breeze. The Constitution is not So much
faster than the Columbia and the independence as
the time taken yesterday seems to say. The IN
dependence took less time yesterday on the reach
from the first 20 the second mark than the Co
lumbia. and IL should get a good stir wind
morrow should be pleased and well satisfied n
should beat the Columbia by three minutes 10
the fifteen milo windward mark 7 don't know
what made the Constitution get ont far ahead
yesterday, what stopped tho other boats. but
feel that the general margin between the
Columbia and the Constitution Is small. and that
the Independence can do much better. The Con-
stitution must have been favored by the wind to
get where she did
Mr. Duncan was seen board the tender Mount
Morris when he thinking OF taking the Con-
sttution out 20 try jibs. but there a
threatening rainstorm In the neishborhood and he
concluded 20 let the yacht remain at anchor. He
said he thought the damp weather had done
deal for the Constitution in yesterdays race
In shrinking her canvas as 10 make it set better
The raainsail II was learned has rot been altered
at all. and looked. and worked better yesterday
because II was practcag s6aer SS nH Son
Thursday OF next week 10 be hauled out and when
cut The cIubtopsaiI used yesterday is the same
that has been used IN all the racing, Mr.. Duncan
CLAYTON Half. the h,st officer OF the Independence
said to-day that the the people on the boat
discouraged was because they knew from
actual timing that Mr.. Lawson's boat could travel
The big imported steam yacht Surf went out from
have arrived since the last list given. Among
tauk and Cornelius Vanderbiit's Rainbow. of the
70-footer fleet. William f Iseln's schooner Elmer
rolls yawl Navahoc arrived yesterday also the
schooner Latona, owned by Rear Commodore Henry
G. Emo. The steam yacht Ozhesta and Commodore
Edward kellys steam yacht Barracouta, the
schooner Miladi Commodore s. n. Mason. OF the
Kuckerbocker Yacht Club; the big English steam
yacht Lady Godiva. the schooner Romance. from
Boston, and the steam yacht Augusta, have all
arrived In the last twenty-four hours.
When HerreshoT arrived Mt Bristol yesterday
after the magnificent victory of his creation. the
Constitution. he did not say a word about her. but
he smiling with evident satisfaction. The only
thing he said Mt home about the contest that
the Independence had not done well he ex-
pected This learned from who was at the
Herreshon home time.
Commodore Ledyard. of the New-York Yacht
Club. will leave here tomorrow and sail to City
Island, where the schooner Corona will be over
hauled In preparation for the New-Yorx Yacht
Club cruise on July %