The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-16
Garter HanuICHp. SIO,
.es In another column.
DESIGNING SH4MROCK ".
N>ine AZ Work on The Plans. but II Way
Never BE BUILT.

YachtsIpen on the other side Of the At
lantic are very much Interested in the news
that Sir Thomas Upton has commissioned
Alfred Mylne to design a challenger for tho
Americas cup. According to the Glasgow
correspondent OF the Boston HernId tho
| commission is the outcome Of n movement
which was made several months ago TO take
advantage of the opportunity Likely 10 be
Afforded by the international conference on
rating rules 10 have the whole matter of any
Americas Cup contest discussed by neutral
parties.
1T was hoped that the Delegates that il
was expected America would send TO that
conference might he 80 affected by the unl-
! versal feeling that they would be induced
10 pave the way to a better understanding
than obtains at present. The r"fulal A. the
eleventh hour to take any official cOgniHance
of the conference frustrated this nope.
In the meantime. however, Sir Thomas
Upton had been in communication with
Designe: Nlylne with a view 10 losing no time
if, fortunately, the conferences should give
nope of such an alteration or compromise
as would. in tho opinion of Yachting mon OF
this country. Justify the resumption of the
contest. when II was seen that the defenders
of the cup were not directly represented,
it was still thought that if the designers and
yachting authorities Of the European coun-
the question Of what was the ideal system
OF rating for large sized vessels, ms recon.
mendation might carry so much weight with
the defenders of the Cup as TO induce them TO
adopt the same formula for future interna-
III was chiefly in reliance on this hope that
Mr.. Mylne, was commlssioned TO go ahead
with the designing of a cup challenger TO
be known. naturally. as shamrock ~ This
commission ia, however. in a different posi-
ton to that from which the designers of the
at hor challen gers started. on previous o,c-
casions the way had been cleared OF al the
formidable difficulties before the matter had
advanced to the placing of n definite order
with the designer. On this occasion the
position is different, The difficult les which
have blocked the way 10, a reopeninE of the
contest tor two years still stand. and so we'll
are they reco gnized that it remnants at the
moment a doubtful question whether the
the province of paper and ink TO that OF actual
form and substance.
In the meantime all that can be said is
that Mvlne in his design is working with a
special eye to the rule Of measurement adopted
by the conference. The order. placed with
him docs not necessarily mean that thc yacht
means only that Sir Thomas Upton is ready
and willing to take advantage OF the, will
ingness on the part Of tho New Nork, Yacht
club to haye the contest continued under
",The Boston Hrald IL a LONG article says
Yacht Club would tell SIR ihomas mnaer
II points ont that this Was done with ORD
DuirAven with the. ValErries and v lin j,
Boqvor Webb with the Genesta aud Galatc1,
The club might easily announce that 1t would
NOT consider any proposition tat would
bar the Reliance aud then Sir Thomas would
know what he would ,hhN" TO dn ~ rho
1t also SAYS That Designer IdCkaId;. VINO
was with HerrcshoT at the time the Reliance
was built j. the authority, Tor thu Abatement
that under the pTGsfn, rue Oh lenSS u
rock III. ten minutes time over 2 thirty mile
course and this she would b. I'm lb!e to do.