The Washington times., 1920-07-10

Though no one on either side will
admit II the fact is that they are
guessing. There has not been IA frank
expression OF opinion by either side
SIS TO the merits OF the two boats or
the likely result, and as far as l can
gather, bettors are shy as lawns.
RIVAL SHIPPERS VISIT.
Captain Robert Emmons, manager
for Reslute's owners, invited Captain
William Burton, the British skipper,
on his boat Friday. The latter spent
good deal OF time aboard, and after
expressing, in perfect oxford English
his delight at the charming craft re-
turned tho courtesy by taking En-
mons on the Shamrock. He was equal
ly profuse ia his admiration Of the
British boat.
Everyone connected with the show
is trying to outdo the other fellow In
ron-committal attitudes. met Sir
Thomas as he stepped ashore from his
yacht Victoria and asked him what
sot Of day he was invoking OF the
weather god for next Thursday. 81
do hope II doesn't rain" he NId with
a typical Liptonian wink.
WIND HELPS SHAMROCK.
After all. the nature OF the day will
60 far towards determining the re-
suit The writer all along has been
inclined To favor a heavy wind for
the Shamrock. Ostensibly her design
Is favorable to a heavy choppy sea.
Her siXty-five ton lead keel enables
her to pile on top sail with good re.
suits. and although she has the ad-
vantage of a thousand square feet
of sail over the lighter Resolute, her
bulky hull will demand it all, II. as
is expected, the latter's time allowance
viii be about six minutes.
This ordinarily should mean about
one mile in the total course of thipty.
If she should pick that up. it will be
done mostly, il not all. on the wind.
II seems too much to ask her TO cover
in leading or fair run.
As the Resolute should give the best
account of herself in light or
medium wind. ! do not expect there
wagering till the time allowance and
the wind are known quantities.
TURNER Is SEA VETERAN.
According to Captain Turner. tho
sailing master of the Shamrock, his
craft will work wonders in a light
breeze.
IL was in a better position" he told
me, Ito judge in 1914 when she came
over than ] am now that she has
been altered. or course VIC beat the
23-meter boat every time on trials.
but that Is not sufficient. | really
would like to have been alongside "A
boat some minutes better than US in
order to get A better idea of what the
Shamrock can do when on her met
tie"
Turner is a likablc Englishman who
has been racing for twenty years in
England France, Belgium, and Ger
many. He has sailed as many as
fifty races in a month.
AS John Bull tkes his pleasures
sadly. most of the big yachting
around the English coast is done in
oilskins rather than fannels. but it
is unlikely the Britishers will find use
for seaboots or souwcsters in our
summer waters.
The Resolutc and Shamrock ", high
and dry in the Morse shipyards today.
are getting a final ovcrhauling from
their respective crews and another
kind at the hands of every type OF
amateur and professional critic that
curiosity has brought to view them.
The writer has just concluded a
close scrutiny of both yachts and
crews, and the latter are most inter-
csting, for after all, they are to play
the most important roles in the com
ing races.
AMATEUR SHIPPERS.
These men arc just as essential to
the success of the sloops they will
sail as a jockey is to a horse. Their
Judgment will go far in deciding
whether the trophy that has remain
ed for seventy years on this continent
is to continue it's residential term
here. or go back to England.
The boats will be sailed. according
to the rules, by amateur shippers.
but ! do not detract from Charles +.
Adams and William T. Burton, who
will be at the helms of the Rcsolute
and Shamrock ", respectively, when
I state that the real work will be
done by the professional officers and
men under them.
These men have been trained to the
minute. Each man has his station on
deck and below, and knows what Is
required of him. Each mans cars
are alert for an order and his eyes
arc on the job at all times.
CREWS QUITE DIFFERENT.
The contrast in the crews is no less
remarkable than the design of the
yachts. Every one of the thirty-fiNe
that man the Shamrock " is English
born. Not one of the Resolute's crow
was born in this country, though ell
arc citizens. They arc Scandinavian,
descended from that sturdy race of
Norsemen which has never been sur
passed in sesmanship since the Nik-
ings ruled the waves.
There arc twenty-eieht Of these
hardy Scsndinavisns aboard the Rcso-
lutte. and they present that trim,
slick appearance found on sailing ves-
sells the world over. The Englishmep
on the other hand appear rugged and
tenacious. Born in tho rscing same
they follow IL every summer, and
BAND CONCERT