The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
"If My Boat Sinks. in Sailing
Across, Well and Good
He Declares.
SEES BEST CHANCE EVER
Nicholson Declares the Sail
Stretching Tests Were Thor
oughly Satisfactory.
Special Gable Despatch 10 Tsy srx


after the first sail stretching spin NJ the
'"arnrocN w. is as optimistic as usual
reBarulhg the chances OF his challenger
tie believes he has the best chance he ever
had OF winning the cup To TIE suN
correspondent to-day he said.
II propose 10 sail the Shamrock ". TO
New York. ] do not propose TO ask the
New York Yacht club for any further
faNors that is, will not request the priv
lIege or towing the Shamrock I will sal,
the challenger across. II she sinks well
ana good. but II she wins she will win
without any concessions and the Ameri-
can public will grant me the honor or
having won without any sympa the,ic vic.
la'ion OF The deed OF gift or through any
favors."
Designer Nicholson took advantage of
the fact that the Shamrock w. did no, On
out FOR any test race In SOUTHAMPTON
water to tow the challenger into smooth
water close to Southampton dry dock in
order to obtain exact waterlnc measure
ments. He told the correspondent of Tur
sun. who Is watching the yachts trials.
that the sail stretching tests OF Saturday
of the challenger's ability in a stiff breeze
lie added that what he wants now Is n
light breeze TO see what the new boat
VIII do under conditions which Will
average those which prevail al Sandy
Hook
Nicholson sim ExpcrIm.ntinr.
In reply to the question II he was salts
al uyf.h
Nicholson said
~ am never satisfied | propose to con.
tinue experimenting. changing this thing
and that and doing everything to make
the boat as efficient as possible. Perhaps
I may reduce the lead in the keel and
perhaps ! may make other changes. Just
as Herreshon anticipated contingencies I
am constructing alternative sets OF mests
one for each head rig, single and double"
One point which is constantly being
discussed Is whether or rot 1t will be ad-
Nisable to give or take time. allowance
II Is evident that Designer Nicholson has
up his sleeve the possibilities OF either
obtaining or giving time allowance
and II will not be until after an exhaus-
tive series OF races with the old sham
rock that decision will be made. Mr.
Nicholson frankly told the correspondent
OF THE SUN that II the challenger was
unable to beat the old Shamrock It would
be useless to Send her across the ocean.
but when he said this there was q twinkle
In his eye and II was evident that he
believes that he has a winner this time
He said:
What Is the use OF talking until the
boat has been thoroughly tried out? I
can say, however, that in her first two
tests she has not leaked a drop. that
she has not strained or broken spar
and that is remarkable"
". r. Burton Delighted.
w. =. Burton. the crack amateur who
IL TO have charge or the Shamrock w.
said to THE SCH correspondent to-day :
"One-half OF the crew. including Capt
Turner, have been my sailing mates for q
dozen years l am delighted az the chal-
lenger's showing so far"
When asked IL he thought she would
lift the cup Nr, Burton smiled enlg-
matically and said cit is wonderful
how fast she is when sailing alone"
The watermen at Southampton have
evolved the epigram that the hopes of the
challengers success are based on the fact
that Designer Nicholson is the first Eng
lishman who ever dared to be original
The Shamrock ". according 10 present
intentions, will sail for the United States
on July Is in charge OF Capt Nein Tur-
ner. Sir Thomas Upton and Designer
After taking the measurements to-day
Nicholson figured that over a thirty mile
course the new yacht will have TO allow
the older one minutes % seconds.
IF the weather Is favorable Tomorrow
the two Shamrocks will be tried together
over regular course W. p. Burton
will have the whee and Mrs Burton
will be tlmekeeper on the challenger.
Mrs. Burton is expected TO hold that Office
permanently on the Shamrock ". and in
all probability will be the tlmekeeper in
the cup races. Mr. Burton says that he
has absolute confidence In his wife's tim
ing She has timed nearly all of his sue.
cessfu racing yachts and he will not allow
any one else 10 assist in this important
work
The Shamrock. the 20 meter Yacht
aga.nsJ which the challenger Is to be
tried, is Is feet on the water line and
under the American rule spreads about
s, 800 square feet of canvas. II is esti-
mated that she would have to allow the
Resolute about two minutes in a thirty
mile race. II this Is so the challenger will
have to allow about six minutes TO the
Resolute and less than three minutes to
the Vanitie. The rigs of all the yachts
will be altered before the cup races are
sailed. The big yachts may be cut down
and the small ones increased
Capt. Thomas Fleming Day editor Of
the RUdder and skipper of the small
craft Seablrd and Detroit. which he
sailed across the Atlantic, arrived yester-
day from England on the steamer Min
nehaha. Capt Day was present at the
launching OF the Shamrock ", He said /:
81 have seen ali the challCngers FOR the
Americas cup from the Genesta IN 1885
and this boat looks more like a winner
than any of them, If she Is not strained
in crossing the ocean she will be very
dangerous"