Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-15

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NJ ton millionaire, and the New
4 York Yacht club relative 70 the
sailing Of the independence In
the trial races TO decide the defender Of
the Americas cup has cleared away,
some definite idea as to Just what may
be expected may be had. Lawson's
final acquiescence IN the yacht clubs
proposition that he charter the Inde-
pendence to some member Of the or
ganlzation was the only logical action
for the millionaire TO take. The deed Of
gift made the clubs position absolutely
in accordance with the conditions I'M
der which the cup Is held, Any fault
that Is found with the N. Y. Y. G. there
fore should be laid to the provisions Of
the deed OF gift.
The certainty of the Independence
taking part will add materially to the
interest in the preparations for the in
ternatlonal races. The outcome OF the
contests between the Herreshoff built
Constitution and the Boston Independ-
ence will excite almost as much com-
ment In the United States as the result
in the major matches with Sir Thomas
Liptons Shamrock H.
OF course, prophecies at this early
stage are more or less uncertain, Nei-
ther Of the American boats has done an
amount Of sailing sufficient to prove a
thorough test Changes in rig, crew
and general accouterment will neees-
sarily be Instituted as the season ad-
vances and the faults and advantages
OF present arrangements are proved
From a careful summing up of the
Americas cup situation the balance Of
power" seems to be with the Constltu-
ton. Her lines are decidedly more i'm
presslye than those Of the lndepend-
ence. With a strong wind abeam the
Constitution should be able to literally
walk away from Designer Bowdoln b.
Crowninshied's product The pro-
nounced rounded bllge of the lnde-
pendence should make her speedy in
wing and wing tactics, but In windward
work, which quality constitutes the ac-
tual speed value OF vessel, the bottom,
fiattened from bilge to keel, will not
be conducive to lying close" the abil-
ity required to hold the Americas cup,
The Constitution ought TO defeat the
Independence decisively. Herreshoff IN
beyond doubt the man best qualified to
build cup winner. Year after year
the Herreshoff family has succeeded in
designing craft capable Of outdolng
their predecessors which In their own
time were more than capable OF OUT
sailing the yachts Of England's best ex-
perts. Designer Nat has had the BEN
eft Of immediate association with the
methods and theories evolved by his ia
Their and grandfather, which. combined
with his own experience In building
successful cup defenders, should result
in the production Of the highest type Of
the modern racer.
A strictly nonpartisan view OF the
contest with the Shamrock II presents
the conclusion that the Englishmen
have no possible chance OF lifting" the
cup. Either of the American vessels
can very probably defeat Sir Thomas
craft
NOnSlueItu part ny pdiNi tic Shoih
rock III is invested with several fea-
lures Of the Columbia. She does not
seem TO have any feature so strikingly
new as to occasion much conjecture as
to her record breaking possibilities The
Shamrock II carries an enormous
spread OF sail, but her hull Is a trihe
tubby for'ard. She Is round In the
bows, and her bobstays are set lower
than has ever been the case In an
American cup defender.
The unfortunate dismastIng Of the
Shamrock II and the consequent post
ponement Of the date Of the first race TO
Sept a will proong the American
yachting season materially. Captain
Sycamore was probably carrying too
heavy head OF sail when the accident
occurred. The need of the proverbial
"eye TO win'rd" was never more
plainly illustrated
The recent accident TO the Herreshoff
Constitution was caused by the buc.
king OF the "spreaders" The fault in
this case. was not with the seamanshlp.