The evening times., 1902-06-04
WHY COLUMBIA Is
MOI Racing ABROAD
Reasons for Morgan's Retus-
al to Send Her to England.
EXPERIENCE OF VIGILANI
New York Yachtsmen of the Opinion
That a Combine of British Shippers
Would Be Found to Beat the Yankee
at Any Cost.

NEW YORK. June 1T has been a
cause of wonder and surprise to many
people that J. Picrpont Morgan did not
accept the many fattcr;ng Invitations
he received to race his successful cup
defender Columbia in British waters
this year. King Edward. with his per
caniaHE blooming cutter Britannia. and
the German Emperor. with his Saucy
YANKEE built scuCOnnT Meteor, offered
him fuc opportunities
A LepUya-ion OF keen irish yachtsmen
Hayi3s5 AT- Morgan at Queenstown and
though; they had biaTniCd MIN into con
sonunG to send the Columbia over &c
race IN lhs Royal Cork Yacht Club re-
gatJa Cor an international prize o. great
valuC- tlr- Morgan replied 10 them IN
diplomatic -cil-in other words he 50
joilied en- along that they were al
most persuaded that they had gained tho
day They can't realize how it came 10
pass that The Columbia is not now il
Irish waters.
4 member Of the New York Yach.
CiUJ Who Is quite close 10 Mr.. Morgan
let the eat ouL OF the bag yesterday y
This is what ne said.
Race th2 Columbia in British waters,
No. sir, Nj. Morgan Is not built that
way Ne all remember what happened
10 George Gould and his little brother
Howard when they took the VigiIant TO
England Just for flyer The British
shippers united to beat the Yankee
boat They did not care a hang which
Each. woD so long as the American hoat
got il in the acck- The result was by
10 means cTeditabls 10 the EigiIsEC
she won = fCE prizes il is true. but
the wcH-o-=anizcd opposition OF the
British ekiUpcIs prevented her from do
Ing proper credit to herself.
Now. il vas a feather in the can OF
the British ana irish shippers to humble
the pride Of the Gouids But the Goulds
simply represented American millions
and the stars and Stripes. What does
Morgan represent He stands for the
great shipping combination which the
RriJisheFs think il going 70 make Brit
ANNA play second fiddle to Columbia so
far as the ruling Of the waves Is cor
ceTned- Thus the hostility Of the skip
pers would he intensified and 2ll their
efforts would be centeTed in al attempt
10 beat the Columbia viii not say hy
tactics not allowed by the rules bus
whcH . whole squadron tackles a soli-
taVy craft there are methods of blank
erinE and overwhelming her by sheer
force Of numbers that it is not necss-
sary 10 20 into al length
The British shippers are loyal and
patriotic from keel TO truck They think
that Morgan is the Sworn foe of British
supremacy az sea and consequently they
would concentrate their forces against
him
AS the situation now is the Columbia
is unbcaten. Shc licked Shamrock ! and
Shamrock H. II she were 10 go 10 Eng
land and be beaten by = fUke or an aori-
dent she would inevitably lose all heI
prestige. As a victorious cup defender
over two cup ChalIcnEeTs she has d
unique and glorious position in yachting
history. but the stain Of one defeat in
British waters would, in the opinion @,
Mr. Morgan humiliate her forever Anl
wita the hostility of every skipper in
the British Tjeet she could scarcely IS
cape The disgrace Of moro than one de
fcat-and that. TOO without any viola
;ioR of the rules Of the Yacht-RacinS As
sociation of Great Britain.
These. therefore. are the reasons wh5
the Columbia is hauled ont and il not
racing in Great Britain this year The
New York Yacht Club fully approves oI
Mt. EICrgan-s course"