The evening world., 1920-07-20

ever been and higher than 1t was be-
fore the racing began. Adding to
their belief In the speed and handi-
ness OF their craft, they have gained
added respect for the resourcefulness
OF Charles Francis Adams I'd, scholar
tricks and daring stunts worthy Of
successor OF the late Charlie Barr.
They concur exactly with the opinion
Of John r. Spears, The Evening
Worlds yachting analyst, published
yesterday, that Adams Is as shifty a
skipper as ever sailed a cup defender
to victory. and declare there Is no
more TO be said
They were all aboard the steamer
Montauk lying near Resoiute behind
Fort Hancock this morning. in the
rollicking mood OF band of college
boys before a big game. from Robert
w. EmmOns, the managing owner,
down.
II the Upton people are not so
robust in their confidence as the
yatchsman on the Montauk It is be-
cause there has been nothing in the
performance OF Shamrock ~. so far,
except her fast footing in the first
twenty minutes OF ThursdRy's nIce,
which was ended by a miniature tor
nado. to which they can point in
justification. But they Do assert that
they have had the bad breaks in the
luck almost without exception and
have been robbed OF any chance there
by OF having Shamrock ~. make \
Cair denomination OF her merits.
Capt Arthur Diaper, skipper Of the
2S-metre Shamrock and a volunteer
member Of the crew OF Shamrock ~,
said last nights
There's many q surprise In store
for those who think that just because
the yacht has shown she Is not good
at blind mans buff--and that's all
the racing 50 far has amounted to-
she is not a mighty swift and re-
liable little boat. She will show her.
self TT for the work Sir Thomas
brought her here TO do. The yacht
has never had her chance yet"
Col Duncan +. Neil, Lipton's gen
eral racing man OF affairs, echoed the
sentiment Of Capt. Diaper and showed
with great eaTnestness n very thin
worn dime which he said he meant TO
keep the rest Of his life as a pledge of
his faith.
II have made up my mind to throw
II overheard II the yacht loses he
said. But there will be no need for
that A writer fellow who said he
was an ultrRmarine reporter, whateYeI
that may be, showed II TO some other
men here on tho yacht one day and
said he did not know enough about
2 yachts TO know the mATlinespike wa
different from baby jlb, but he hat
what he called hunch that ShamToeA
; would win and was willing TO bet on
. II, So | took the coin from him bS
a main force for luck"
n the procession Of steam yachts
! and observation steamers which came
= streaming down TO the Hook In thi
. early morning for an early start u
thing, the race u stirring intsres
from day 10 day. IL was noted 70
q day that the fishing fleets OF Sleeps
head Bay and sCanarsie have mad
:, Sandy Hook their rendezvous. Their
y were nearly q hundred OF them II
n the fleet which came down soon afte
4 6 o'clock and busied themselves haul
n ing fluke out OF the water IN IN
=, earlier hours, and then hauled II
n their lines and prepared TO watch tn
n preparations for the race and II
Ie start
MANY OF them doubtless planned 4
follow the races across 70 Lon
i Beach. whore there are also goo
" fluke grounds. should the course b
, turned that way.
4, II was reported, but not confirmeI
at Sandy Hook this morning tina
'' Capt. Andrew J. AppleEate OF Sea
n bright, a well known jersey skipper
m had been taken aboard Shamrock I
assist Capt. Burton with his knowl
y edge OF local tide and wind con
y ditioaa