The sun., 1914-09-13
NO CHANGES WILL Be
MADE IN CUP YACHTS
Neither Side to Take Advantage
of Rival and Unusual
Conditions.
COCHRAN TO DO ALL HE CAN
Will Keep Vanitic in One Rig
il 1t Will Aid ResOlute to
Increase Speed.

Though no agreement has been reached
saat no changes shall be made to the cup
yachts during the coming winter. 1t Is
cartain that no advantage will be taken
the unfortunate postronement to alter
materially either OF the three defenders or
the Shamrock w, the challenger. The
Shamrock ". is hauled out at Shewans 8
yard In South Brooklyn, and a shed OF
corrugated iron has been built over the
yacht which completely shuts II from the
public gaze and protects 1t from the
weather.
The Resolute is in tho shop in which
che was built at the Ierreshon yard at
Bristol and WIFI remain there unul
wanted. Tho Vanite and Defiance are
hauled out at City Island and carefully
covered.
Yachtsmen here think that IL Is only
fair that the three defenders scould finish
out their scraps to determine which is the
best boat AS they are at present. They
figure that no changes are necessary 20
tho Resolute and that no changing of
form could improve her speed The Want
tie might be improved slightly by taking
soff her rail- and perhaps by cutting on
five feet OF her after overhsng and put
ting tho weight below. and the Defiance
might be improved by removing her lead
and recastlng iteso that the weight would
be put much lower. To make these
changes, however they think would not
be fair to the challenger which bec~wse
she is here must be kept practically as
she 10. 1t would be just AS fair. they
argue, for tho defenders of the cup to
build a. new yacht. They would have lots
of time to do that and could profit much
by what has been learned OF the Sham
rock w. but there arc few who think
that II will be necessary to build a new
yacht. They think that the defence Of the
Cup Is In safe keeping.
Sir Thomas Upton is credited with hav-
Ing said he would like the New York
Yacht Club TO select the defender now
and then keep the Shamrock Nv. and the
defender as they are until the time comes
for them to race. There Ia one strong
objection, however. to this plan. accord
ing to Il member of the ~, committee.
When tho terms to LGvern the races
were drawn up 1t was agreed by the de-
Tending and challenging clubs that after
the defender had been selected the club
should not select another yacht III thu
event OF AN accident to the one selected.
At that time II was not thought that
there would be IA postponement because
OF the war. and the defender was to be
announced ono week before the dat, set
for the first race. IL the club selected
the Rcsolute now and the Hcrreshon
shops should DO burned down during the
winter and the Resolute destroyed the
club would be without n defender unless
tho challenging club agreed to waive that
condition.
Charles Francis Adams I'd. who handled
the Resolute. IL in favor OF the defender
being selected as early as possible. IL
Is not necessary to announce publicly the
name OF the yacht selected until the last
moment, but as Alexander :. Cochran has
admitted that the Resolutc is a better
all around boat than tho Nanitie MIR.
Adams would like to have the Resolute
selected early in the season and the
vanitie held as a trial boat As the
yachts have been sailing. changes have
been made on each The Nanitie has
been changed as often as the Resolute
and while the Resoiute has won the
majority OF the races there is no way
Of telling whether tho changes made on
either boat have been beneficial Mr..
Adams would like the Nanitic 90 be kept
In one trim and condition and to be raced
consistently against the Resolute Then
they could experiment with tho Rosolute
and tind out exactly how to trim the yacht
10 get her best speed, and in this way tho
Nanitie would be doing real scrvico to
tn" Resolute. .
Mr.. Cochran has said often that II tho
Vanitie can help increase the speed OF
tho Resolute a few minutes over the cup
course his yacht will have done what she
was built for Mr. Cochran has said that
the Vanitie was built for cup defence and
IL did not matter which yacht was
selected as the two were working to-
ge,h.r TO develop tho best speed possible.
One we'll known yachtsman, talking OF
plans recently. said he hoped that. should
the war bc over in time. the series OF
races might bc arranged for next June or
early In the season, and then he would
like 90 have the Shamrock " remain
here and take part In the regular rcgattas..
sailing against the Defiance and Nanitir
as well as the Resolute For those races
changes might sbe made IN the Vantle
and Defiance 10 improve their speed
With four big yachts. one from the other
side of the Atlantic, taking part in tho
hiG rcSattas. the season would b. the
bcst ever witnessed.