New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-19
Burton Out
AS Skipper
OF Shamrock

Continued from page ouo)
sion, he believes in giving her the
gas" and making his boat deliver up
the best that she has in her. Like the
dashing Bostonian, Diaper is no re-
specter of ship or weather. He will use
the wind until it sweeps him to victory
or blows his spars away
=, William Gardner, designer of the
Vanlt1e and one of the ablest yachts
men IN. this country, said to the writer
after Saturdays race: "The man who
beats Charles Francis Adams will have
TO go out and beat him at his own
rough and tumble game"
This fact has begun to impress itself
on those who wish to see Shamrock
~ hit the cup, and they did not hest
tate Yesterday to impart their impress
slons to Sir Thomas, together with the
convicuon that the only man who has
chance OF doing this is Alfred Diaper,
Yachts Not Yet Extended
The captain of the trial boat has
sailed on the challenger in both her
battles with Resoute, but he has
SIMPLY been member Of the after
guard and has had little or NOTHING tn
say as to how she should be handled
According to the best information oh.
talnable at the anchorage of the Lin
ton Meet IN Sandy Hook Bay last night.
ne Will have great deal to say when
onamrock goes to the line tomorrow,
lhere are many experts who declare
that neither the first nor the second
cup race provided real test for the
British and American sloops. II is
probably true that neither contest re-
veaied the real capabilities of the
challenger, but it is certain that thew
nave proved beyond all question that
captain burton is not and never will
be the equal of Adams as a racine
skipper. In both struggles the SPAR
king briliance of the sand Dagger"
from Marblehead seemed to bewilder
the Engllshman. At one time on Satur-
day he was SO far at sea, literally and
hguratvely that spectators thought
he had lost his course and was bound
for Old Head of Kinsale or some Other
point on the Irish coast.
The fact that Shamrock worked 50
lar to leeward in the first leg of the
second race caused many to believe
that Burton actually had mistaken the
location of the turning mark. j. P.
Morgan's Corsair, supposed to be a
guide boat for the cup contenders. was
lying motionless far off to leeward and
nowhere near the stake Just WHY the
! y a.
ing off in that direction when the mark
was in the opposite one is something
that has not been explained.
Shamrock Has Great Speed
The challenger exhibited some amaz-
ing bursts of speed on Saturday. and
frequently there were heard cries from
surrounding craft that "Shamrock is
ahead" With her sails drawing full
and the white foam in her teeth. she
could be seen footing past the de-
fender as though the latter was stand
ing still. She actually was moving
faster than the American, but it was
all a pretty picture that meant moth
ing. She was flying along, but not go
ing anywhere. Her apparent passing
OF Kesolute was one of those optical
Illusions that make yacht racing so de-
ceptlve to the unnitiated. The fact was
that while the challenger was Keeling
off leeward miles that carried her no
nearer the stake the Herreshoff boat
was eating her way into the wind and
covering the shortest course possible
to the turn
To-morrow's race will be fifteen
mile beat to wndward and return. a
course that under light airs is dis
tlnctly favorable to Resolute. 1t was
over similar course with compare
lively brisk winds that the defender
met with the accident that eliminated
her on Thursday. If the wind blows
hard enough tomorrow to heel the
challenger over to her beam ends she
may show Resolute the way to the
outer mark, but if the breeze is
feathery the reverse will probably be
the case. Then there is always the
possibility that the defenders tenn
peramental rig will give way under the
pressure of a real blow.
~, AS neither one OF the races sailed
thus far has given the yachts an op-
portunity to show what they can do
IN leeward run, it is difficult to com
pare them. In running down the wind
kesoute is just as GOOD as she is 90
ing in the opposite, direction, and the
cup chaser will have to prove herself
marvel If she is to gain anything on
TINS leg of to-morrow's race.
, Henry Ford sailed into Sandy Hook
pay yesterday afternoon on his Yacht
/ oialla and spent an hour with Lipton
aboard the Victoria. Lord Dewar, the
ocotch whisky king, was also a guest,
ana Tor a time there was lively three
cornered conversation dealinp with an
tomobiles, prohibition and tea. Durine
the afternoon a wireless MESSAGE was
received from Richard Croker wishing
the Irish baronet luck in his attemnt
to lift the cup. A''''''p'
Another wireless greeting came from
Lord Furness. head Of the shipping firm
of Furness, Whitney & Co.. who was in
midocean on board his yacht Sapphire,
on which he has all but completed
trip around the world Sir Thomas also
received a cablegram last night from
norman +. Mack, wishing him luck.
---------s
Five-Story Fall Fatal
Mrs. Dora Rappaport, of ITS Park
Place, BROOKLYN, died yesterday in Belle