New-York tribune., 1920-02-22
Three Trophy
Water Events
This Summer
America to Defend in Yacht.
ing and Canoeing and
Challenge in Motor Boat.
By Gerald T. White

Tho coming yachting season VI, a..
the most interesting racing for man,
years. In tho hrst place thsrs vii,
be three separate contests for ins.yn.
tional championships. OF courss n.
most important Of these will b. u,
the Americas Cup. It has been OFF,;
ally announced that the flrst racs ,or
this trophy will be on July 16. a
Sandy Hook, and thereafter on a,t.r
nate days until one yacht has finished
first In three out Of Ave raceA
Work on the Shamrock at CITY Island
Is progressing as we'll as could b. .,.
pected under tho bad weather cnnd;-
tions. Her jury rig IL being shipped hsc,,
to England. where 1t will be installed
on the 75- metre Shamrock, another
yacht Of Sir Thomas's. but never an
Americas Cup challenger. The lereer
boat will then proceed to these shores
under convoy Of the steam yacht War
rior, which has been purchased BY Lin
ton. Upon her arrival it is expectea
that the challenger will be ready for
her shaking down trials.
Now that many experienced yachts
men have had the opportunity to in
spect the latest aspirant for the Gun
many opinions are forthcoming. Whiis
the consensus seems to be that the
trophy will remain on these shores
for a few years at least, there is alnost
unanimous feeling that the newest Of
the Shamrocks is the best boat that has
ever challenged for the light to BE-
called the queen Of yachting.
Undecided on Defender
Until there are further triala there
is no telling whether Resolute or Vani
tie will meet the challenger. Vsnitie
will probably be tried out with q new
loftier rig. This year she will be in
the hands of Rear Commodore George
Nichols, assisted by Sherman Hoyt.
These Corinthians will drive and study
her more thoroughly than has ever been
done before, and 1t will cause no sur
prise If she proves q better boat than
the Resolute.
The latter is also being put in shape
for the elimination trials under the
supervision Of her amateur skipper,
Charles Francis Adams, assisted By
Robert W. Emmons I'd and her for
mer Corinthian crew.
In the power boat field there Is also
to be an international contest. In this
instance the United States Will be the
challenger, as the Harmsworth' Trophy
was taken from these shores in 1912
by the English racer, Maple Leaf. In
1918 we sent over two boats, but were
beaten after three exciting races in
which French boats also took part. We
have challenged again for next sum
mer and have named at least two boa-s
for the event.
The best known Of the challenging
boats is Commodore Judson's Whip,
po'-will Jr. THIS boat has made seY.
enty-two miles an hour on official
trials. The other boat will be a new
craft from the Smith plant in Algonac.
Mich. She will be owned by Gar
Wood, who already owns and handles
some Of the fastest hydroplanes in the
world.
Lack Speedy Motor Boat
1t is a certainty that nothing les,
than a seventy-mile boat will win the
trophy this time, and it is doubtful
whether the Britons will be able to
produce a craft having this speed. SO
far, at any rate, they have produced
no boat that can do better than a mile
minute. AS this was the first time
We ever lost a yachting trophy after
having brought It here, there 10 grim
determination on the part Of the motor
boat enthusiasts to regain the Harms
worth Trophy.
Even the smallest Of racing classes
the sailing canoes, will have an inter
national race. In this case. as with
the Americas Cup, the foreigner will
have to do the visiting. While official
announcements are not forthcoming az
yet, it is almost certain that Canada
and Sweden will send racing canoes
after the international Canoe Trophy.
The defender will not be named until
there have been elimination trials, al
though the canoe Mermaid, owned and
sailed by Leo Fricde. is thought to be
the fastest sailing canoe ever designed.
When it Is considered that these
little boats, only sixteen feet long ana
thirty inches wide, can outsail some Of
the larger racing sloops, one can IN
derstand the excitement always At
tendant upon these races.