The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-17
DESIGNING SHAMROCK nv,
Mylne at Work on the Plans, but 1t
May Never Be Built.

New York, April 17.--Yachtsmen on
the other side Of the Atlantic are very
much interested in the news that Sir
Thomas Upton has commissioned Al
frcd Mlyne to design challenger for
The Americas cup. According to the
Glasgow correspondent Of the Boston
Herald .the commission is the outcome
81 movement which was made sew
eral months ago to take advantage Of
the opportunity likely TO be afforded by
the international conference OH rating
rules to have the whole matter Of any
Americas cup contract discussed by neu-
trail parties.
lit was hoped that the delegates that
il was expected america would send to
that conference might be 50 affected by
The universal feeling that they would
be induced to pave the way to better
understanding than obtains at present.
The refusal at the eleventh hour to take
any official cognizance Of the conference
frustrated this hope.
In the meantime, however, Sir Thorn.
with Designer AIvlne with 4 view to
losing no time if, fortunately, the con-
ferences should give hope of such an al
teration OF compromise as would, in
The opinion Of yachting men Of this
county, justify the resumption of the
contest. When ii was seen that the
defenders Of the cup were not directly
represented, il was still thought that
if the designers and yachting anthori-
ties Of the European countries could
come to a general agreement on the
question Of What was the ideal system
OF rating for large sized vessels, this
recommendation might carry so much
weight witt the defenders of the cup
AS to induce them to adopt the same
formula for future International races.
1T was chiefly in reliance on this
hope that Mr.. Mylne was commissioned
TO go ahead with the designing Of a
cup challenger, to be known, naturally,
however, in different position to that
from which the designers Of the other
challengcrs started. On previous occa-
sions the way had been cleared of all
the formidable difficulties before the
matter had advanced to the placing of
i definite order with the designer On
this occasion the position is different,
The. difficulties which have blocked tho
way to reopening of the contest for
two years still stand, and so well are
they recognized that it remains at the
moment doubtful question whcthu the
fourth Shamrock will ever be advanced
from the province of paper and ink to
that of actual form and substance.
'ln the meantime all that can be
said is that Myine in his design is
working with special eye to the rule
If measurement adopted by the con-
ference. The order placed with him
does not necessarily mean that the
Yacht which he is designing will ever
be built. 1t means only that Sir Thorn
as Upton is ready and willing to take
advantage OF the willingness on the
part of the New York Yacht Club to
have the contest continued under amend
ed rules"
The Boston Herald in long article
says that it would be only fair If the
New York Yacht Club would tell Sir
Thomas under what rules challenger
would be accepted. 1t points out that
this was done with Lord Dunrayen with
the yalkyries and with J. Beaver Webb
with the Genesta and Galatea. The
club might easily announce that it would
not consider any proposition that would
bar the Reliance and then Sir Thomas
would know what he would have Ia
do.
1t also says that Designer Packard,
who was with Herreshoff at the time
the Reliance was built, u the authority
Tor the statement that under the present
rule of measurement the Reliance would
have 10 allow the Shamrock III ten
minutes time over thirty-mile course
and this she would be unable to do.