New-York tribune., 1901-06-16
CUP RACING SHIPPERS.
THE CAREERS OF CAPTAINS HAFF.
RHODES. BARR AND SYCAMORE.

The men who wfn command the racing
chimes when the next contest for the Americas
Cup takes place are no strangers To- the public.
They have been known fur many years i'm the
yachting world and have made records 4 which
they may he proud Tn, dean of the Fraternity.
Henry e. Han. known in yachtine circles as
Hank Han. Is the comm .and.r q the inie-
penaence. He is native Z ISlip. Long Island.
and is about seventy years n .. hut strong and
vigorous ard as comprt-rt to gst thr best
service out # racin- cr-tt as he MAS in l~Nt.
when n commanded Gun defender H. was
an oyster fisherman l"fr.~ g.. teeam. yachts
man and for many years was thr eiI-siut,ni-
ont Of the Olympia club Long Island ana
sailed many of thv clubs boats ~, command. "a
the Volunteer in lN~7. tae I.c.u --r in lN., and
since THAI time D. has been CLOSELY Identified
with racing craft
Tn other American in ih- quarter u prum.-
nent skiipeIs is Captain Urias Rhodes com
mancer of The Constitution. lie sailed the
Defender 81 hon she Was The trial boat q the
Columbia He is a sailing master of many
years experience man II fine physical pro-
portions and II commanding arance. and Is
known among members Of the fraternity for
his silence and reserve He Is about forty
eight years old and has been sailor from early
bOyhood. lie Was before the mast the sluop
1856 with the Puritan and the Mayfi,.,rr. B,-
fore that he had gone 10 EuroI.. as the com
mander Of John r. Brooks's schooner Iasca.
He served as mate on the Volunteer and since
then he has been ON a number of vessels in
Guiding the sea Fox and the Mnntauk iI,. be-
came widely known in ls:is hen he took com
mand Of the Defender. and when W. Butler
Duncan announced that Captain Rhodes would
command the new cup defender there was
general satisfaction in American yachting cir
cles. Captain Rhodes is the son Of Captain
Richard Rhodes. Of Bay Shore. He received his
first instruction in yachting from his father
with whom he nside many trips ON the schooner
John Mosser. This vessel was owned by the
elder Rhodes and made regular trips in the
freight business between New-York and West
Indian ports. He became first mate of the
schooner and later its commander. which posi-
tion he held until she was sold. His father
built freghter for the young captain. which
he named Richard Rhodes. which made many
trips 10 Virginia ports. The work of Captain
Rhodes since NJ left the merchant marine for
the yachting sphere has called forth much
favorable comment. ami his clever handling of
the Defender in the trial races with the Colunl-
bia Was doubtless the cause of his appointment
TO the position which he holds
Captain Charles Barr better known as
Charlie Barr, who commanded the Columbia
when she defended the Americas cup. is still
the columbia's skipper. fie is a Scotchman by
birth. but American by adoption. having
taken the first opportunity To become "A natural
lied citizen Harr came To the United States in
the cutter Clara, after having gained some
perence ON the English Coast in the ten-tOn
yacht Ulern He took a position on the Boston
yacht Shona. which ne held year. and then
returned to Gourock. his native town in Scot
land. But home had lost its charms for the
young Scotchman and he returned to America