The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-29
TO BUILD FOUR
CUP DEFENDERS
YaChtsmen Realize America Has
Problem to Retain Trophy

New YORK oct, z9.-Although L
frst appeared that but one boat would
Dc built To defend the Americas cup
against Sir Thomas Liptons challenge
next year. indications now are tina:
four candidates for the honor may be
m .hc field The syndicate boat hcinG
built by the Hcrroshoffs and that of
Alexander smith Cochran are assured
George NJ Pynchon and Walter Clark
on. sin cndeavoring To form syndi-
cate for a third boat and Addison G
Huan IS considering beat of his
own design.
rhc building of the Cochran boat
will relieve the old defender Columbia
OF the possibility of having to be fit
ted out FOR trials against the Here
shof defender. With two additional
b0olts In the fiel1. thorough trials for
the defenders are assured.
The hest informed yachtsmen are Of
fI. opinion tnat the coming series al
races viii ne the hardest IA the hts
tury Of that big international prize
ami ,uut unless Sachtsmen realize very
erun what hos TO be done To keep the
cum ~ this country Sir Thomas Linton
Wt hove his best opportunity of car
ryoa 1T away ---.
Conditions this wear are such that
at present yachtsmcu and DESIGNERS
.r. worsne almost in tho dark on it's
defense and much more strcruous
Ny"'F hos TO be- done very shortly than
Has been done up To- date Tor the de-
'""sc eft The trophy. The New York
N..W club has arranged serics ui
rl,c. with tho poyol Clstcr Yocht -mb
ao" t'r conditions are such that ncith
er side hos any aooarcnt advantage.
'H. r"rr the defenders OF the cup
.r more at "a DISADVANTAGE than they
'1He been since the cup was won first
u ls5l.
.rg raosoo for this +, thot the rulcs
OF moa-urcmcut are Girfcrert from
those 90 former contests. When the
..h.s We've mc7Snrod under the ole
'ul. "t v1tcr limo lcp"th and sail aral
There WAS always ~ Toast ono vocht
a''r series hod boon finished that
". ""l Table FOR the ncXt series. n
l'.s WV Il was reoessoly for The de-
..rdi0e Climb which alvavs has been
Oh. Naw Noi's club. 10 build only ono
0urdor arC tbc now vaoht was riad
'. H'7'"~t th" defender OF the las,
This iroi boat alwovs showed
".ft nro'rrsV had been MADE aud in
''"'F .net7nre cv"cnt unp-when tho
'"".Ninrop was ru,lj tho now Yacht
d's "o.p mo defender. Even now I'M
n. the rla rules tho club has tho Re
.''.a rrh',,, could 10 used rs a de-
'"'r ur 80 - trial horsc The Officers
loo .i"h 'lvGys hove been Vcry- gem
e.''s "th rho euoecrintions to new
."'"'a7 Gov the purroso cf BUILDING
''' '.,erd""s and this ycar. as on
'.. ''f s,o''s. the tlao officers past
.i' ''vsanr hovo suhe-rjbad Iiborquv
&" uud which is 10 dofrp,- the cost
d.0.ir" now Yacht hv Herreshoff
'" 900 nav ITS running cvpcrses.
..'sF ''o r-aeort rui.S monv prob
'r.F"ot themselves &C. tho GesiQn-
rj oro1 tro~roshorc. with 81 his
.'' rnowledrc Of Yacht DESIGNING
4'''n". corrot tn now which
't -o tho best tvoe az y1oht 10 bc
Dug, re hos worked out several
''."s M hc has !eqriuo toward
'''''n features IN each set but ike
'''.r listeners who have studied the
,''''a.''u hc 'annot tell whit is the
.H'a- So dn
According To the rules which are f.
Govern tho building Of theea cu,,l