The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-20
Az EXCELLENT START

That another struggle for the
Americas cup viii come next year is
now tacitly admitted by the New York
Yacht club. the custodians Of the
trophy, and Il Is further conceded that
this coming battle viii bring about the
most important change in the con
gtruction Of oversee challengers and
home defenders that the yachting
world has seen since the fn.keel type
replaced the skimming dish
Mr.. Irving Cox. the weltknown de-
signer. neatly summed up the situa-
ton. 1T is recognized. he said. that
a race Is TO be held next year Il is
also recognized that Il must Dc sailed
under the new rules OF the New York
Yacht club This brings Americas
Cup affairs hack to the time when the
English. challenging with the Genes.
IA, were defeated By the Puritan. That
was IN 1885 Year by year there has
been developed since then a type Of
racing machine that eventually found
its extreme expression In the Reliance.
Now. al one stride. when we 30
back 70 years-not rctrogrcssion,
rather reversion from racing ma.
chine which had reached the limit Of
rennement.-a reverslon from this to
what may bo called a normal yacht
The defender. uader the new rules
win compare with the Reliance just
about as the Ayenger nos compares
with the Humma. The essential differ.
ence VIII be that the new defenders.
after they have served their turn AZ
defending the cup. will not be relegat-
ed 10 the scrap heap. but will he able
and comfortable cruisers. No one
needs to be reminded that The Plri-
tan. the Mayhower. and the Volunteer
aro still ahoat. and that since their
victories over the Genesta. the Gala.
tea, and Thistle they have been al.
most constantly in service as cruis,
ing yachts. II you want TO know about
the later defenders. the Reliance and
the Columbia. 30 to City Island and
have a look at them. Al 0f the rest
have been broken up. and these prob
ahis viii soon follow them TO the
scrap heap. TAey were createti r,..s
ly Tor racing IN defense o. the cup
and their races won IN enc direction
can be considered 70 have been run
out Ia the other
The situation which lAe custodian.
Of the cup may soon BE- called upon q
face Ii one FAR more interesting than
any that has come about in mauy
years by this reverslon 10 more
normal type-one made absolutely
necessary by the new rules Americ;
relinquishes the point Of vantage
which il held over England for 30 lonl
time. This advantage was In the iac
that We had developed faster sypl
on a given water line Now. havini
run to the extreme In that direction
we have got 70 evolve another type
and one on a more normal model
This type. should say. will be lonl
on the water line. hneended. heayl
displacement. with oumparativel,
short oyerhang. and with lofty, but no
excessive sail power
One ether important feature ~
have nothing Of this type built. Eve
pince the Puritan -Genesta race our d
tenders have always had 'trla
horse. aud BY having such craft il ha
3 been possible to compare the perform
ance OF the defender ana her tria
mate, and. with an approximate est
mate Of what the challenger Is cI
pable Of this has hitherto given
move 0r less accurate line on the nit
mate result. But with the reversio
back TO the older type, We have moth
ing nov built that could be raced sit
any new defender built under the me-
rules for purposes of comparison
Therefore It is quite clear that d
least two. and perhaps three. beat
must be contracted for when the cha
lenge comes"
The challenge has not come yet. bl
Il is well understood that Sir Thoms
Linton means to issue one at the en-
Of the present racing season; also th'
his challenge viii stipulate that tt
race be under the new rules.
Although no canvass OF the Ne
York Yacht club -custodians Of q
cup-has been made, yet Il is uni
CERTAIN that defense Of the cup undl
tha present rules viii be more ws
come than one under the old. For th
nsasier - CUP keeplns. vhea Ii )