The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-13
Upton DISCUSSES
CUP YACHTING
Racing Boats Should Be Made
SeawOrthy Instead of
Speed Toys.
FLETCHER HITTING AT
SHAM AMATEURISM
Americans Must Come to Some
Agreement With the Henley
Committee.
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service
LONDON. Jan 12-"Glve us real
yachts, not playthlnes," is about the sub
stance of an article on the great sea
sport by Sir Thomas Upton in Yachting,
a new magazine just out.
Sir Thomas IS strong In his declaration
that all yachts which challenge for or de-
iend the Americas cup should be really
Seaworthy sailing craft and not high
strung, delicate speed toys whose useful
ness ends with the race.
,oo nder The uniform rule adopted in
type OF boat would APPEAR says Sir
Thomas. and the results of last sea-
son racing in the United States have
entirely justified the hope 1t is what
mas been needed both here and abroad, a
good, wholesome boat-a boat that can
not only go fast. but can give a good ac-
count OF herself in heavy weather; boat
that can cross the ocean with no fears
that Ii will succumb 10 wind and waves
on the way over.
"As | conceive. that clause In the rule
regulating contests for the Americas cup
made II incumbent for the challenging
yacht to cross The ocean under sail. sim
ply 10 insure good. wholesome racer.
and not craft whose usefulness would
be ended the minute the international
event was over. | confess that in bring
ing my three Shamrocks to this side
did so not without mIsgvIngs that they
would survive the passage, misgvinHs
not solely Inspired by the fear OF the loss
OF the yachts themselves as of the
lives OF the devoted men who crossed in
them.
There Is yet another point. and think
strong one: What really is the use of
racing with boats built under the old
rule9 True. there is the event in itself.
and an exciting race, but little else. There
Is nothing learned; the educational side OF
the sport Is neglected absolutely, De-
signers grasp little or nothing that is
new in contemplating the models of these
racing machines. but in yachts built for
the Americas cup contest under the uni
form rule there would be much learned.
I'VE would see, for one thing. II the
rule as It stands produces an IDEAL races.
or whether more changes are needed and
by the same token designers could go on
from these boats and design still more
rough weather, and yet at the same time
break records. record breaking boat
is possible under the uniform rule. as the
races OF the Queen and Effort testify.
II am satisfied the trend of American
Yachting Will be toward the production
OF this sort OF boat.
Although not in the form OF which no.
;lce was given a. the committee meeting
before the last regatta The Henley stew
ards at their meeting in the town hall:
Henley Thames, practically passed
Mr.. w. a. l. Fletcher's resolution hitting
at the sham amateurism that has been
proved 10 exist In at least one rowing
club connected with the National Asso-
ciation OF Amateur Oarsmen of the Unit
Ell States
Mr Fletcher's motion was to the effect
that no further entries he accepted from
the United States OF America but a reso-
luton was eventually passed In the fol-
lowing form: That no entry shall be ac-
cepted OF any crew or sculler out of the
United Kingdom OF Great Britain and
Ireland unless such crew or sculer be-
long 10 a club affiliated 10 a union or
federation having an agreement with the
Henley regatta committee.
The general rules governing the regat-
IA were altered so TO give effect to this
resolution. The Canadian Amateur Row
ing association has such an agreement
with the Henley committee, but the Unit
ed States have not. so In future, unless
the Americans can come 10 some agree
ment with the Henley committee, there
viii be no more American crews or soul
lers allowed TO compete at the Henley
regatta