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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26
OUR BOATS AND LlPTONS
AFLOAT EARLY IN MAY.

All Of these boats and Lipton's craft
will be afoat early in May. In the de-
sign the centreboard is to play bigger
part than il has in Americas Cup
races in many years. 1t is stated that
the Shamrock will have a draft of
1879 feet and "a centreboard which
will drop 10 feet further. This type
of construction is novel in a British
challenger for the famous cup. The
American boat, it is said also will have
a centreboard. 1t is expected that the
craft will be more serviceable after the
races are over than previous cup chal-
lengers and defenders have been. g The
Vanderbilt, or flag officers. boat, the
Resolute, will be pierced for two masts
so that her rig may be changed should
she not be chosen for the defence.
II has been announced that there
will be thirtyfve trial races before the
defender of the soup is finally named.
OF these twenty-five will be sailed
prior to the annual cruise Of the New
York Yacht Club. There will be a
series Of six match races off New
port on July s, o, 10, II, Is and Ii. In
this series the three candidates will be
pitted against each other in rotation,
in order that the cup committee may
have opportunity to judge of the rela-
tive merits of the three yachts under
conditions similar to those which will
exist in the international contest off
Sandy Hook in September
Amateur sailors are to play a con-
siderable part in the sailing Of the
boats, W. p. Burton having been named
by Upton for the Shamrock. and r. w.
Emmons, I'd, and Charles Francis
Adams, I'd, for the Resolute. II is easy
to see that this years season will be
one Of the most notable in the history
OF American sport. Millions OF dollars
will have been spent in this and the
other contests OF an international char
acter before the leaves turn brown In
October.
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Of America. The matches were played
on the grounds Of the Longwood Crick-
ct Club, Boston, on August s, Q and 10.
II was a one-sided affair, the Ameri-
cans winning handily. The following
year the British Isles challenged
again but as they were unable to
assemble a sufficiently strong team the
trip was deferred and the cup re-
NAMED here by default.
The following year, however, wit
messed some noteworthy contests. This
was the year the two Dohertys came
over. They were accompanied by DR.
Joshua PIN, an Irishman, who some
years before had won the English
championship. The matches were
PLAYED on the courts Of the Crescent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26

California wonder, could ladle cham
payne from its golden depths.
The Davis Cup is not an old trophy
Although projected in 1897, it was not
until three years later-19OO-thatt the
plan of instituting an international
competition for nations was executed,
the Spanish American War being one
reason for the delay. Wrenn and
Larned were removed from competition
by the war. The massive silver bowl
was then provided by Dwight f.
Davis and the British Isles promptly
sent a challenge.
The team from the British Isles con-
sisted Of A. w. Gore. II. Roper Barrett
and z. D. Black. Malcolm d. Whit
man, Dwight F. Davis and Holcombe
Ward were chosen to bear the banner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26
'oVEMENT TO DEVELOP MORE
POLO PLAYERS.

me movement for the development
greater number of players is being
-pported by a number Of Long Island
~ neighboring polo clubs. Recently
"hur Miller. Of England, came 10 this
'1hIry to organize such a movement.
d expected that matches will be
'!ed al many clubs between teams Of
"a OF different grades of play but Of
~'V equal ability. This will mean
"a sport for all, whether they are
- or low goal men.
'He cup for which the British play
Will struggle is a large silver, gilt
~ Three handled affair. It really is
up II bears in relief the arms and
as figures symbolizing Great Britain
"e United States. Polo players on
see with mallets in hand, spring
~ he circumference Of the cup be-
'ne bowl and above the panelled
S''si According to the deed of gift
''SSession is TO be determined by
Two out Of three matches. "A
'nse must be filed before January
o The matches must be played
! !, zen June 1 and July 8.
IT,. "as FIRST offered by the West
lph.s 80 fclo Club OF Newport in 1886.
In = was won by the English team
lss,sO games. 1t was not played for
ls,,- until 1900. when an American
IN. vas defeated at Nottingham in a
match by score of 8 goals to Q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26
IN CONNECTION with the report O

TN CONNECTION with the report Of
the committee that made inquiry
some time ago into the departments
Of Health and Charities and Bellevue
and Allied Hospitals, pointing out the
needs of these large institutions, where
dying children are in actual contact
with active convalescents, where cross
infection is an ever present danger,
where cases Of pneumonia and menin-
gifts are sometimes kept in the same
wards with the tonsil and adenoid cases
and all the children in each Of these
wards are cared for by the same
nurse-in connection with such condi-
tions for which the hospitals cannot
In any way be Characterization has
recently been called to an interesting
charity. The purpose Of this charity
is to take convalescing children away
from the terrible conditions of the city
and place them in a changed ana
healthful environment.
It's work has been so successful that
II seems TO mark the beginning OF
revolution in the treatment Of conVa-
descent youngsters Of certain types
throughout the United States. There
is no red tape and no nonsense about It.
There are no clerks and no institutional
expenses. There are no expenses what
ever except those that go with the di-
rect care of the children. And while
this charity often takes desperate cases,
over 80 per cent of the little patients
in its charge recover. This is the rec
ord of twelve years, and it Is record,
in the opinion Of well known physi-
clans. that cannot be touched by any
hospital or institution in the world.
A physician in good standing and
wide reputation in this city was re-
Gently asked how many Of the 2oZ
babies that entered the care OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26
No GOLF CUP. BUT AN INTERNA.
TlONAl FIGHT.

There IS no international golf cup 10
!. soueht over. but Ouimet. the youth
no took the honors from the famous
vsr5on and Taylor in the open cham
-s,nship last year: Jerome Travers,
Fred Herreshoff. Charles w. Evans, Jr.'
.,s one or two others are TO begin their
evasion Of the courses Of England at
Ssr5wich in May. They are in search
n both the open and the amateur
and comprise the most
s,-midable attack America has made
III these prizes. It is said that the
sriushers do not view their visit with
-srfect equanimity; 1t was reported a
ssw DAYS ago that a Boston crew Of
sght osrsmen would cross to contend
|, Henley early in July. and efforts are
..,nr made 10 send some athletes IN
vss, ~ the English championships in
b. same month
The fate of tie polo cup will be de-
s5ed earliest The first match will be
,ayed on June 9 at the Meadow Brook
Cub grounds. Westbury. Long Island
he second on June Is, and if a third Is
required TO settle the affair it VIII
probably be played of on the Saturday
lolloEing. It is considered likely that
es defenders Of the cup will be the two
|Tsterburys, L. and j. NJ. jr.. and
,syereux Milburn and Rene La Mon
zgne. The names Of the English play
rs who Will support the challenge are
~ known here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26
THE HARMsWORTH TROPHY A
SLAB OF COPPER.

The Harmsworth trophy has been de-
scribed as "a slab Of copper a couple Of
feet long, about foot wide and sew
eral inches thick. In design it repre-
sents a section Of ocean upon which
two impossible speed boats are en-
deayoring to dash madly around
buoy"
And last, chronologically Of the sea-
sons contests, but the greatest Of them
all, a fitting climax, is he race be
tween Liptons Shamrock " and an
American yacht for the possession OF
the giant bottomless silver vessel de-
nominated the Americas Cup. The
first race is scheduled for September 10,
the other races until three have been
won by one Of the competitors follow
ing on the succeeding Saturday Tues
day, Thursday, Saturday etc. This
will be the first race since Lipton's last
effort with Shamrock III, in 1909. For
the first time within generation the
vessels will have q waterline length of
not above 10 feet This, Of course, is
due to Lawson's determination not to
build another craft Of the 90-foot type
but to keep it below the shorter length.
Never before have there been 50
many yachts built in year to defend
this simple $500 silver ornament as this
year Three are in process Of con-
struction. They are the Resoiuta,
building at the Herreshoff yards, at
Bristol, r. L, for the so-called Wander
bilt syndicate; the Defiance, which is
being constructed at the Fore River
yards for a syndicate Of New York.
Philadelphia and Boston yachtsmen, Of
which George NJ. Pynchon is the man
aging director, and the Vanitie, which
Alexander S. Cochran is building at the
Lawley yards, Neponset, Mass, from
designs by William Gardner. The De
fiance was designed by owen, who is
counted a clever designer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26

Golf, Tennis, Polo and
Yachting Battles
Eagerly Awaited.

ington Bay In 1912, and successfully
defended It in 1913. will probably be
represented by this boat, which -
being rebuilt, and another under con-
structlon for Fl. Hollingswortn, the
Iondon draper. Details OF the latter
are being kept secret.
France last year was represented oy
the Despujols ! and the DespuJols H.
The latter although she did not Win'
owing 10 one Of the numerous mishaps
TO which the high strung racing motor
boats are so liable, showed what the
French can do by covering a quarter
Of a mile at speed Of sixty miles an
hour. It is expected that this boat
end the Despujols III will represent the
French Republic this year. Wonderiui
tales about the latter are drittlns
across the Atlantic. She has engines
Of $40 horsepower, and is reputed I"
have covered a mile over an ofhclahy
measured course at rate OF 'Z1s Hil'e'
an hour Should her engines hold To-
eether ard no other mishap occur II
is expected. therefore, that she VIII SET
the pace and perhaps rattle ana shoi'
around the course at siXty-mlle Pa'0'
This speed need not be thought phe
nomenal, for the speed with WHO"
the races have been run has peeh III
creased every year since the trophy
WAS offered by Lord Northclin in 100.
II has been won with a speed OF -
miles an hour, and last year Maple
Leaf w swung around the 32-knot
course at a speed Of J6l statute niles
an hour. In 1903 a 40-fOoter capaple
NJ 10 knots was a wonderful craft
with the exception Of 1903 there has
been a race every year since lJVo'
when it was captured by Napier l. oil
Great Britain. France won II the
following year with Trefie-a-Quatre'
Napier III. Great BRIAN, was the VIC
tor in 1909 and Yarrow Napier also
q British boat, the following year. Then
Dixie. Dixie ii. Dixie III and DiXle
w. of this country, captured and de-
Tended the possession Of the trophy
until 1912 when Maple Leaf ~, Of
Great Britain, carried it across the
seas again and successfully defended
it last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26
rHE ARGENTINE POLO PLAYERS
TO VISIT US.

his will not be the only interna-
iaasl polo playing on American soil
rtbin the next twelvemonth, for on
Ar-l 3 a team Of four ten-goal men
znsd from Buenos Ayres for England
IN a grand tour Of play which will in
sude America. The Argentine team IS
,s5e up Of three brothers, j., Robert
rd Joe Trail and John Argentine
|cmten They will play in England
his summer. then cross TO this coun-
ry for A visit TO san Francisco, where
hey viii participate in the matches
1nnected with the Panama Exposition
and will return East next year for play
.n the Atlantic coast. They plan TO
.uset whichever team captures the in
Irrational cup.
While more than sixty thousand polo
halls are required TO satisfy the de-
nsnd in a single year in the United
States IL is not considered that the
Ens occupies the place it deserves in
MS country. II is expected that this
issr Will see a greater pOpularization
The sport. Up TO the present time
has been confined too closely TO men
'ao could afford TO own $1,000 ponies.
has been thought that it must be
aged on animals Of the swiftness
iaich can be bought only with large
iank accounts. The charge is made
aat there are altogether too many
G ayers with bank books and fast
{enies who are hardly up 10 their
'rses in their play. They could do
@aer on slower and less costly
aount,
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who was not considered up TO the form
of the Dohertys, should be introduced
in the first match he would have 10
play the remainder, eliminating X. f.
Doherty absolutely. The Britons de-
cided to default one Of their matches
and II. l.. Doherty won the other from
Wrenn. Two days Of rain then gave
r. F.'s shoulders an opportunity to re-
cover. 1t was the Dohertys against the
Wrenns i'm doubles when the matches
were resumed, and the Americans were
obliged to give way before the finest
doubles team in the world. The third
day Of play opened with the score
two matches TO one in favor Of the
British Isles, and only one Of the two
remaining matches required to take the
cup. Both Larned and Wrenn lost
their matches, the former losing
through a close decision, which might
have been his had a linesman not been
missing from his post. The point wh.cn
Larned thought he had won was played
over and he lost it, and the game, set
and match followed II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26
British Will Seek Re-
renge forDiSaStrouS
Season of 1913.

Ibis will be a great year in Amer
III scan sports, perhaps the greatest
Il IN their history. It's Importance
N No due in large measure to the
-rsoai number OF international con-
=. 20 be decided and the number ~
-. At tho lifting OF which strenuous
s.,,s viii be made. Most Of the at
...p,s will take place on American soil,
~ the cups are here. That is 20 say
',,s may be assumed to be here al
,.ash they are not visible. Most OF
49,, arc in cold storage, where neither
-.,A nor rust nor thieves can get at
IN Very seldom are they brought
,be light OF day. They arc too sa-
IA one cup-if a bronze slab may
!. sescribcd as cup--is i'm England.
A. shall try 10 peel IL of from the
~sht Little Isle" and return IL TO
,re,ics. where it repoSed until 1912.
\, fou~ sports there arc cups for the
.,.session " which sportsmen Of diff
,,rsnt nations will contend. These are
=. curious ever shaped piece Of silver
s,e0p as the Americas Cup. which
- Thomas Upton hopes TO wrench
nom Its anchorage; the International
a., Cur. which has been defended by
~ horsemen Of America since its re-
avery i'm 1909; the Davis cup, which
v,rouehun and Williams brought
,,,,ss the seas last year after their
agility contest on the grass tennis
.,,-,s Of England. and the Harms
,,-,h Gun. which might much better
u csned a trophy. which was taken
\ England in the motor boat races
- f-,-,4 shr~N
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pong balls and other articles made or
celluloid.
steadily during the South African war
and left off about 30 per cent above
the point at which it started-thlS be-
cause Kimberley had monopoly OF
the worlds diamond supply. Iodine
advanced sharply in price during IN"
war between Japan and Russia Tor the
reason that Japan supplies most OF
the worlds iodine.
Another business that suffered heaN-
ily by reason of the Russo JAPANESE
war was that Of the furrier For
great part of the world siberia * the
chief storehouse of the sable, tfhlhe,
bear and many other furs. Vt is ohpi-
Gus that the men usually employed as
trappers had then something else TO
do, and that the Russian government
saw that they did it,
The inyeStiG; cations OF scientists
everywhere were curiously affected by
the same war. There was "A famine
in antimony. IA poisonous mineral en-
ployed by chemists, and asaragar. A
form of isinglass used by scientists for
making cultures in which to grow bac-
terra Both these come from Japan.
To some big trades. of course. war
means overtime and big profits. But
generally war is brought home in
some unpleasant fashion to those who
have nothing to do with it directly.
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War and the Price of Jam.

.@NE would scarcely imagine that a
~ war would raise the price of jam
Yet that is just what occurred during
the Boer war when the price of april
cot jam in London rose sharply. The
explanation was that jam was issued
as a ration to the British troops and
that they liked apricot better than any
other jam, SO much better, in fact. that
in two years they devoured seven ana
one-half million pounds of it.
1t is obvious that the trade in guns,
powder and other actual munitions or
war must increase, but few would I'M
agine that the wars of the Japanese
| with China and Russia would nave
caused distress in the Jewish quarter
of London or have Increased the price
of pingpong balls: Such, however. was
the fact. Formosa belongs to Japan,
and it is Formosa that grows nearly
all the camphor the world uses.
Camphor is an ingredient both of
smokeless powder and of celluloid. as
well as a substance used actually in
tons AS a moth preventive. War was
hardly declared when the price of cam
phor began to jump. Not only did the
Japanese use great quantities them
selves for cordite, but they also in
creased the price of that which they
consented to sell. SO a camphor famine
set in, which in London most affected
the poorest-paid class of Jewish work.
ers and which was reflected in the
increased price of combs, collars, ping
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9 INDUSTRY OF THE SOUTH SEAS

when disturbed by a diver intereferes
with the work of collecting shells. the
water is so discolored that the diver
cannot work in il.
There is little danger of the pearl
fisheries of the western AUSTRALIAN
coast and the islands OF the south seas
ever becoming permanently exhausted
occasionally cyclones and hurricanes
destroy the boats of the pearling fleets
and cause the loss OF many liNes. II
has been proved that a fishing ground
becomes inhabited hy pearl oysters
again in a few years after ii has been
depleted of its supply. This Is ac-
counted for by the fact that the breed
ing places for the blNalves are Inc
deeper beds of the ocean. The young
oysters make their way into the shai-
lows from these adjacent deep-s sea
spots. ,..
once in a while daring white eNplor-
ers of the remote islands Of the south
seas come upon verifaple mine ~
pearls and shells in out-of way ana
uncharted inlets. There are few Spots
In the southern world. however, thaL
have not been visited at some time or
other by venturesome ocean traders
Copyright 1914, by Walter C. hornadas5
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most constant work to convert one Of
the shells into pair of bracelets.
Most OF the shallow bays and inletS
of the islands of the south seas have
been gone over thoroughly many times
by adventurous pearl hunters. In the
early days the gems and the shells them
selves were profitable sources of revenue
for da ring roverS of the high seas. Often
the native island tribes laid claim to
the pearl bearing cOVeS, and when the
white men made their raids in search o
the rich treasure bloody battles took
place.
The blacks of some of the groups of
islands still hold SuperStitiouS belief
that offering of pearls to their gods
brings them Il full measure of good
things Of life. 1t is related that in the
early days many interruptions white
traders obtained possession of collect IONS
o. gems OF great value by raidins sacred
temples of the islanders. Occasionally
native is yet found who has a fine Tot
of pearls in his possession, but as a
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many of them being more than eighteen
inches wide, which makes them more
than d yard across when opened at the
hinge. The pearls are usually lodged
in the muscle of the oyster out of which
the stout cable grows that attaches the
bivalve to the coral rock. The shells
are opened with knives. y skiiful ope-
rator is able to open about one ton OF
shells per day. Experts in the business
claim they can tell pearl bearing oys-
ter by a glance at its shell. Whether
this is true or not some of the owners
, OF pcariing boats require that the en-
pioyes turn over to them for opening all
likely looking shells.
That the formation of pearls is a
result of some kind of disease on the
part of the oyster is the common be-
lief among men who are engaged in
the industry. 1T is stated that some of
the misunderstanding shells have been
found to contain a dozen or two pearls.
and instances are known where one
shell of this description has contained
more than one hundred of the gems.
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usual thing they now have a very good
knowledge of their value.
Most of the island aboriginals who be
long to coast tribes as much at home
in the water as upon land They are not
provided with any diving outfit when
searching for pearl shells They have
been known to bring up shells from as
great a depth as 10 feet. but ordinarily
they carry on work in water of % to !,
feet depth. The amphib"us natives use
no weights to carry themselves into tho
deeper places. They are entirely naked
and. having inhaled full breath OF air.
they dart to the bottom and, after pick
ing M AS many shells they can in
their arms. they quickly come 10 the
surface Usually they are below two or
three minutes.
The shells found at depth of 10
feet and more are of enormous size
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, 1t is seldom that a healthy-looking shell
possesses a pearl. The oysters which
produce the greatest number of pearls
are thick and stunted, having a de-
formed appearance. The muscular
string that was used to connect the hi
valve with the rock is said to have a
peculiar color when the oyster contains
a pear.
=, :. I.
| Fishing for pearls and the shells is
| a dangerous pursuit in the shallow
| waters of some of the islands. due to
| the poisonous fish that abound. The
places where these strange denizens oil
the deep are found are not numerous
however. The average native diver
has no fear of sharks, although the
latter often try to make meal on OF
the dark skinned invader. If SHARKS
are too numerous for comfort. the diV
er carries a sharp knife between ms
| teeth. and when the man-eater comes
within reach a quick thrust of the
knife usually puts it out of business
In some of the lagoons a peculiar tropi-
cal fish that elects an inky substance
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Insidious Lobbyist.

From the Pittsburgh Post.
THAT man must be AN insldiouS
lobbyist" declared Representative
Gr-mp.
What has he done" inquired Rep
resentative Wayback.
He invited me to have bottle of
grape juice with him.
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Formerly all of the ''pearlers" were
NIalays and Japanese. When the So
called white" Australia laws went in
to effect, more than fifteen hundred
Japanese were employed upon the pearl
fishing vessels. or luggers. as they are
called. For several years the law was
not enforced as to these prohibited
foreigners, but in 1911 the government
gave notice to the owners of the boats
that they must begin training white
men for the diving operations and that