The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-05

the gentlemen In charge Of the races would
say: We don't care how you get here 40
long as your boat is at the starting line
and we have race
The races have been perfectly man
aged. The course was the fairest that
could be had and the big feet of steamers
was handled perfectly 10y Capt. Walker
and his aides on the revenue cutters. There
Is no place in the world where the arrange
ments could be more perfect
Il have already said what ] think ~
MIR. Herreshoff and Capt. Barr. Mr. HERES
hon has turned Out phenomena! boat
in the Reliance, and Capt Barr handled
her perfectly My men did the best they
could, and ] have no fault TO find. They
simply could not make the Shamrock, an
inferior boat, beat the Reliance
The Shamrock III is not the same boat
she was when SHE sailed on the OF her side
There she was sailing on "A s2-fool water
line length II was grave mist take TO
make, but II has been done, and there il
no use talking about H. When the yacht
was skinned out and got within the sO-toot
limit she did not do nearly AZ well"
lachtsmen sterday were talking Of
Designer Flies mistakes. His gravest
error was in trying to make small boat
all the time allowance he could His action
In having the Shamrock III. in her first
trials in such trim that she exceeded the
W-IoOI WateTllHe lHlll II nov luiutTSloou
by any one IN her -rials on the other
side the Shamrock III. sailed with so much
weight on board that she measured about
90 feet on the wat erine She made re-
markably showing in that trim, but aft er
she had been here for some time and was
skinned out to get her TO the limit she
went back
1t was said yesterday that when she first
came out she could not run before the wind
with the Shamrock |. and this caused some
worry. She suddenly developed better
speed before the wind. but the reason for
this was that more lead had been put in the
old challenger and she was not going AZ fast
as she did at first These facts are causing
considerable discussion, but no comment
Is made because it il no ones business
but Mr. Flies what he was doing with the
Shamrock or how he expected to win.
A. Cary Smith. the designer of the Meteor,
Elmina and other fast yachts. when seen
yesterday said: 80 much has been 80 well
said that there Is little for me to add The
Reliance's performances speak for them
selves. l saw the first finished race and
there was no comparison between the
yachts The Wizard of Bristol has turned
out wonderful boat in the Reliance. She
ditions, Capt, Barr sailed all around his
opponent. His work in the last race was
excellent. 1t takes nerve and skill to pick
up mark in a fog while travelling at such a
rate Of speed"
Henry j. Gielow, the designer Of the
Hauoi. said: "Mr. Herreshof was daring
when he designed the Reliance. He made
a bold departure and he has developed
wonderful boat. Mr.. Fife made an error
in trying to make small boat beat big
one. II was unreasonable to suppose
that the Shamrock, with 1000 square feet
less canvas, would beat boat with prac-
tically the same wetted surface. The
Reliance showed her superiority under the
to have seen the two boats in strong
breeze and rough sea"
Newberry ID. Thorne, who sailed with
Mr.. Iselin on the Reliance, said IL am
glad IL Is over. l never had any doubt
about the result, and don't think that the
Shamrock had chance in any wind or
weather W. B. Duncan, Jr.. laid out the
courses of the Reliance in all her races
and she never missed mark throughout
the season"
Commodore Robert F. Tod Of the Atlantic
Yacht Club said: Il was disappointed in
the Shamrock performances after the good
work abe had done in her trials against
the Shamrock |. | think now that the
Shamrock I. Is a slower boat than she was
four years ago. At any rate the challenger
is not AZ fast as she was in English waters,
We had no opportunity to sec her work
in heavy wind or sea. and | think she
missed her opportunity when it was agreed
that the boats should not race last Saturday.
The Reliance proved herself to be a re-
markable boat, and there Is no doubt In
my mind that the better boat won
Sir Thomas Upton ia TO be entertained
at the New York Yacht Club next Thursday
evening.