Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-17
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= HERE are many yachtsmen who
] look unfavorably upon the races
for the Americas cup for the rea-
son that the conditions under which
they are sailed put a premium upon
the construction of freak boats They
maintain that much more encourage
ment would be given TO the sport were
the fortunes that are spent on these
racing machines put into the building
of yachts that are yachts, according
to the dictionary meaning Of the word
"a vessel specially built or adapted
for pleasure. -,
OF course, there is a certain amount
of pleasure to be derived from hand
ling a big cup defender, but a little
of this kind of exhifaration goes a
long way. This is eonclusively shown
by the fact thas after they we're built
these freak sloops quickly find their
way to the boneyard. zs.- -
The two accidents-trivial in them
seIyes--that befell the New York
Yacht club syndicate yacht Resolnte
In her first SAN trial on Narragansett
bay shows how narrow Is the margin
of safety in every part OF these won
derfully beautiful looking boats. From,
the very moment he first places pencil
and compass to paper the designer
puts all his ingenuity into turning
out a boat that shall have the maxi
mum amount of weight in her keel
and the minimum Of weight In every
thing above for that means that she
will be able to crowd on more canvas.
/ While it is uncertain what will be-
come of the Resolute and the Reliance
after this season, it is interesting TO
learn that Vanitie. at any rate, is not
destined to be abandoned after this
year. William Gardner has so de-
signed the Vanitie that Mr.. Cochran
will be able to fit her uD as very
comfortable schooner next year, for
there will be no distractions below
deck, as is generally the case In these
cup yachts, to make 1t utterly impos-
sibIe to furnish a very commodious
cabin. 80
1T pays to be a champion fighter IN
j these enlightened days of no-deci-
.=sz sfuns bouts. IN particular. tt pays to
he the kingpin lightweight For sole
reason the light weight
title holder always has an earning ca
.pacity far In excess of the heads or
other divisions, with the exception OF
the heavyweight champion.
F AS the latter Is champion OF all
champions. the reason is plain why
he tops the lesser lights: but why
the leading 135 FOUNDER should be q
greater attraction than those below
and above him in weight is one OF the
mysteries of pugilism. Yet this has
ALWAYS been so from the time of Nc.
Aulfffe to Richie, the present chief
of that division. ~
Now that the advent of the unpoTu-
lar Jack johnson has cast blight
upon heavyweight affairs the light
weight class is really the most profit
able of all for the time being. Since
Johnson seized the heavyweight crown
four years ago the earning capaeity
of the leading boxers has Increased to
a marked extent. Owing to his Deeu-
liar position Johnson has had little
to profit by this. but iudg.
ing by the sums that the lightweights
have haen earning Of late Johnson
might have reached the million dollar
mark by this time if he bad been a
popular and active champion.
Until a white man gains the title
the heavyweight class will not serve
as a criterion. In the meantime. how
ever, it is not bevond the bounds Of
probability that Richie will break all
b.. 10 in
prize ring.
! Taking the lightweight champions
in their order, it can be seen that
each has done better than his prede-
cessor in the matter Of earning money.
And this has been totally irrespective
of their comparative ability as fight
ers. For instance, McAuliffe, although
rated BY many as the greatest Of all
had to be content with
something like 100000 Lavigne came
next with about the same amount.
Erne made close to -$65. 900 durine the
three years he was supreme. Then
came Cans. who was the first real
big money maker. with s250,000. Mel
son topped this by $4,000, and then
Wolgast pushed the mark uD to 1900
600. And now Richie with four fights
has made $4,000 in purses and an
equal amount from the stage and mGV-
ing pictures And Richie has just be-
gun.
II Ritcbi" goes through with the
bouts ON his schedule he will have.
earned $4,000 this year alone in the
ordinary course of events he should
last for another five years, and in,
that time what with purses and the
atrical earnings his fortune should be
close to a million dollars.
OF tho present day boxers Wolsast
is probably the most remarkable when
1t comes to obtaining big purses. Here
is broken-down fighter who has been
beaten by such second raters as. Joe
AHevedo, Tommy Murphy and Charley
White. and vet able to command more
for his services than any title holder, 4
barring Richie and Johnson. p.
Viewing all this. it is no wonder that 4
feAuliffe and other old timers still
living regret that they we're horn 20
years too soon, When McAuiiffe was