The chronicle=news., 1913-11-19
CHANGES GOOD
FOR WINNING
YACHTING
CUP

clos. To twelve months must ella EsG
bcfor. the challenging and defending (
yachts meet In the races which Will
decide possession OF the America y
Cup. the international regatta has
already taken pTce.dsnc. over all
other sporting events among English
sportsmcn. II is apparent that the
polo and tennis in,asions OF the
states In 1874 will be considered sec-
ondary 10 SIR Thomas l.ipton'r efforts
10 regain III. famous cup which
stands for supremacy In ocean sail
Ing competition. Already the chanc-
- OF the challenger. Just beginning
to take form. are being we. .lcd aud
discussed by yachtsmon. and the man
In the stree, Is beginning 10 test his
Onguc on nautical terms.
The impression appears 10 prevail
In the general sporting circles OF En-
gland that the chances of winning
h. Americas Cup are better than In
the ease of either III. rolp or tennis
trophies. due to the fac, that the
question OF physical equation will he
reduced 30 , minimum. England is
not wiliiry To conccic that In the
handling and sailing Of n racin:
yacht the Yankee tars. either nmn-
tcur or professional. ha," any ad'an-
taHc over the l.aHlish salt.
| In other respects the general opin-
ion Ia To the effect that III" edge Ia
with the defending nation. Although
hopeful. 1, Is pointed out hy En:lish
yachting authorities that sir Thom-
.s. Ia til. role of challenger. will he
Handicapped by conditions which 10
no, need to h. considered by the de-
Tending yachtsmen. The question nf
type and towing loom large In In
siish yachting circles. and murh
spac. is being devoted TO n discussion
OF these points. \ prominent author
ity recently expressed the following
Views on these subjects:
| Next year. notwithstanding any
thine thar may be Iai'i to the con-
trary. We consider the eontcst will
proceed in the same groove In which
II has run since 1891. that Is to say.
|; will be between extreme vessels.
In these circumstances. sir Thorn
MS Llpton canno, tail TO find himself
ut. n great disadvantage. lie must
build very light vessel and tuae her
up In British waters. he must then
unrig her and lose a lot OF valuable
time sailing her across the Atlantic
under jury rig. In America she
will have to be rc-rig god and tuned
up agaih In time for the first match
on September 10. 1914. when the
grca; contest will take place.
with so many obstacles In his
way. it is fair to hope his opponents
Will give him credit for his sports
manship. and make 1t as easy for him
AS possible to bring his new Sham
rock to the surfing line In good trim.
They might well assist him in p!ac-
ing no restrictions upon towing the
yacht when the weather makes Ii
difficult for her to sail during her
ocean passage. We believe the cup
will be defended by yacht OF her
own watcriinc length. and It is salts
factory to learn that the members OF
the New York Yacht Club, who arc
connected with the defense of the
trophy. are the leading yachtsmen
of America. So far. therefore. as the
actual race and tho measurement
cerncd. there cln he no cause for
complaint. for the match will be fair
one. The disadvantages to which 4
challenger is subjected cd--many Of
which are insuperable In modern
times so long as the present condi-
ticns attached to the cup by the New
York Club prevail-are so numerous
that every yachlsman knows that Sir
Thomas l.ipton has entered Il hercu-
lean task.
With the playing of the Harvard
Yale game at Cambridge on Saturday.
the climax of the eastern football
will have been reached. NOtwith-
standing the wide difference in the
seasons records of the two clevens,
interest In the game is greater this
year than ever before. Gridlron
stars of former decades are flocking
to both New fInven and Cambridge
to witress and asslyt In putting the
final touches on the two teams which
will meet in Harvard's famous stn-
dium for the final buttle of the var
sity schedules With the gathering
of the old timers comes Il revival OF
the tales OF prowess by players Of
former wears. The veteran Is loath