The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-23
NO CHANGES IN
RACING YACHTS
Neither Side Takes Advantage OF
Conditions imposed by War

New York, Sept 23.--Though no
agreement has been reached that no
changes shall be made to the cup
yachts during the coming winter, it is
certain that no advantage will be TAX
en- OF the unfortunate postponement to
alter materially either OF the three de-
tenders or the Shamrock w, the chal-
lenger. The Shamrock ". is hauled
out at Shewan's yard I'm South Brook
Ign. and a shed OF corrugated iron has
been built over the yacht which COM
pletely shuts it from the public gaze
and protects it from the weather.
The Resolute is in the shop in which
she was built at the Herreshoff yard
at Bristol and will remain there until
wanted. The Vanitie and Defiance are
hauled out at City Island and carefully
covered
Yachtmen here think that it is only
fair that the three defenders should
finish out their scraps to determine
which is the best boat just as they are
ut present. They figure that no chang
es are necessary to the Resolutc and
that no changing of form could i'm
prove her speed The Vanitie might
he improved slightly by taking off her
rail and perhaps by cutting off five
feet OF her after overhang and putting
might be improved by removing her
lead and recasting il so that the
weight would be put much lower.
TO make these changes, however,
they think would not be fair to the
challenger. which because she is here
must be kept practically as she is. II
would be just as fair, they argue, for
the 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 ", but there are few who think
that Il will be necessary Is build new
yacht. They think that the defence OF
the cup is in safe keeping.
Should Stand Pat-lipton.
Sir Thomas Upton is credited with |
having said he would like the New
York Yacht club to select the defender |
now and then keep the Shamrock ".
and the defender as they are until the
time comes for them to race. There
is one strong objection, however, to
this plan, according to member OF
the cup committee.
When the terms to govern the races
were drawn up ii was agreed by the
defending and challenging clubs that
after the defender had been selected,
the club should not select another
yacht i'm the event OF an accident to
the one selected. At that time il was
thought that there would be n post
ponement because OF the war, and the
defender was to be announced one
week before the date set for the first
race. If the club selected the Resolute
now and the Herreshoft shops should
be burned down during the winter and
the Resolutc destroyed the club would
be without defender unless the chal
longing club agreed to waive that con-
ditlon.
Charles Francis Adams I'd. who
handled the Resolute, is in favor OF
the defender being selected as early
ls possible. II is not necessary to an
nounce publicly the name OF the yacht
selected until the last moment. but as
Alexander :. Cochran has admitted
hit the Resolute is q better all around
BOAT than the Vanitie Mr.. Adams !
would like to have the Resoute Sc :
ected early i'm the season and the Van
tie held as a trial boat. AS the yachts '
rave been sailing changes have been !
made on each. &c
Wants More Trial Races.
The Nanitie has been changed as
ften as the Resolute and while the /
sesclute Las won the majority OF races
here is no way OF telling whether the o
hanges have been beneficial Mr.. Ad- $
ms would like the Vanitie To be kept 8
n one trim and condition and to be n
aced consistently against the Reso- {
ute. Then they could experiment r
With the Resolute and find out exactly {
ow to trim the yacht to get her best G
peed and i'm this way the Vanitie q
iould be doing a real service to the n
.esolute. Il
Mr.. Cochran has said often that IL Il
he Vanitie can help increase the speed 81
( the Resolute a few minutes over the b
nm coursa bia Yacht will haya dome N