The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-12
Amateur To Pilot Libton's.
Yacht In Coming Contest

NEW YORK, July l2.-Sir Thomas
Liptou's choice OF the amateur yacht
man, William p. Burton, TO command
and pilot his, fourth Shamrock in the
1914 faces for the Americas cup
probably will be regarded by many
yachtmen as a daring and risky inno-
walton. In all previous races for the
historic trophy, the competing yachts
have been handled by professional
shippers, and 1t is generally assumed
that professional yachtman must
know more about the game than an
amateur.
II Is not generally, realized here.
however, that far more opportunities
are ut the disposal OF the English
amateur yachtman TO obtain practice
han exist for his American prototype.
however keen and enthusiastic he may
be. Because OF the great distances
between important ports along the
Atlantic coast yachtman has oppor.
tunltles to participate in the races of
but few clubs.
In England, wheer distances be.
tween yachting centres are so much
shorter. dates are SO arranged that a
yacht, by visiting various ports In
| succession. may engage in as many
as three score or more races in the
course OF a season., That is probably
thrice as many as New York or Bos.
ton yacht has chance to take part in.
tlf not satisfied with the abundance OF
racing also can engage in some Of the
races organized by continental clubs.
Is Skilled Yachtman. ...
Mr.. Burton began his yacnt racing
career in 1888. He always elected to
sail his own boat and for SOME years
contented himself with small boats.
but for the last fifteen or sixteen
years he has owned and raced larger
craft. Altogether he has sailed in
| about thousand races. 1t Is safe to
say that there are few II any profes.
sional American yachting shippers
who have had anything like so extend.
ed an experience in yacht racing.
By the best English judges he is re
garded as the cleyerest helmsman,
either amateur or professional. in the
English waters. He has repeatedly
raced his yachts against those sailed
by the most famous English profes.
sionals and has beaten them. In 1911
sailing his l2-metre Octavia against
yachts OF the same rating steered by
professionals, he finished the season
at the top OF the class. with 81
prizes 10 his credit out OF 81 starts.
MIR. Burton is a member OF several
yacht clubs and vice.commodore OF
the Royal Harwich Yacht Club, which
confers on him the distinction OF be.
ing ex-oftcio an honorary member OF
the New York Yacht Club. He is a
wealthy man and with ample means
to indulge in his sporting procliyities
which are not confined to yacht rae
ing. In the country of Cufrolk, where
he resides. he has hunted for many
seasons with his own pack OF hounds.
Yaie's Good Score.
While the seventeen straight victor.
les scored by the Yale Varsity. nine
OF this season was an excellent
stretch OF playing. there remains no
question regarding the fact that It was
not an intercollegiate baseball record
! Parke Davis. the Princeton athletic
statistician. has shown that the Tic.
er team Of 1897 scored seventeen con.
secutive victories. Now comes Will.
liam F. Garcelon, graduate treasurer
OF the Harvard Athletic Association.
VINO goes Mr.. Davis one better. Mr..
Garceion has prepared a record OF the
Harvard Varsity nine Of 1885. which
shows that the Cimson team won
! twenty.six out OF twenty.seven games
; played that season. ending with a
straight run OF nineteen games.
! The team. which was captained BY
Samuel E. Winslow, now Congress
man from the Worcester distric,
Mass. consisted of the following play.
ers:
Catcher. H. T. Allen, Sc; pitcher.
+. H. Nichols. SO; first base. W. W.
Willard, 81: second base. Clarence
W. Smith, So; third base. II. C. Bea
man. IS: shortstop. F. B. Weistlin.
81; left field. George W. Foster, 81:
centre field, Walter H. Edgerly, sc;
right field, change pitcher and can
tain. Samuel E. Wlnslow. IS; F. NJ.
Tilden. 81: E. S. Litchaeld, 81: A.
d. Claim, Sc. manager.
During the twenty.seven game sea.
son Harvard scored $50 runs to oppo-
lfnents So; Fifteen, Of the twentyseyen
GAMES were won by scores running
'5so double tsnzsz, While IaI:a vas,