Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-03
d UGUsT is to be the banner yacht

A UGUST is to be the banner yacht "A ing month this year. Followers
 of fresh water sailing will have all they can attend to in that month learning about the tactics used by the sailors on the two yachts that com peted for the Canada's cup in Lake Michigan water. Those who think thatall yachting that amounts to much is that which is had on the salt water will pay strict heed to the costly racing toys of rich men, built express ly to contest for the America's cup. Old Glory now waves over the boats that won these trophies and the silver cups that are the direct cause of so much stir in the yachting world repose in club houses over which fly the stars and stripes. Canadian yachtmen are certain that the cup will once more go to the Dominion boat while Sir Thomas Upton and his friends are quite posi- tive that his visit to United States waters this time will be productive of better results than when Shamrock |. tried to "lift'' the Americas s cup from Columbia. There is deep set feeling among many thousands in the United States that any 90-footer built on this side of the Atlantic and labelled ''cup defender will be quite able to sue cessfully sail against the British chal- lenger and keep that old' tarnished silver trophy on this side.
 It is a matter of regret to many that the New York Yacht club has elected to abide by such strict interpreta- tion of the deed of gift of the Amer ica's cup, that the Boston defender yacht Independence will not be- given an opportunity to contest in trial races with Constitution. Thomas w. Law son believed that the "blue ribband" of the sea would be open to all yachts. He spent S25O, O,ess0 on the Independence and despairing of pitting his Growth shield pet against Shamrock II. in an america's cup event will content him self with respectfully asking Sir Thomas Lipton for a contest between either of the Shamrocks and the In- dependence.
 Would it be disloyal to suggest that there may be decided opinion, held by a great many good citizens of this country, that the Shamrock II. should capture that cup and take it whence it came, so that in the next international cup contest, the United States might furnish a challenger? It is so many years since the America won the tro- phy, and so many hundreds of thou sands of dollars have been expended by challenging and defending syndi- cates, with the monotonous result s.Defender wins'-that the edge is wearing off the big event.
 Manager Butler, of the Constitution, declared when his wife, at the night launching, broke a bottle of cham pagne over the bow of the Bristol boat and christened the latest Herreschoff creation with the name that famous old frigate has made famous wherever English is spoken, that it was not pos sible to build a racing machine that could outsail this grand yacht. By common consent it seems that it is the province of the New York Yacht club 10 be the medium through which de tails for all America's cup contests shall be arranged. This organization will not permit the boat which flies its pennant to compete in trial races with a yacht that is not formally entered by some member of the big Gotham club. Thomas Lawson before the launching of his boat said that he