New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-19
Challenger's Poor Show
ing and Continuous Dis
sension Between Bur-
ton and Grew Are Cause
Three Candidates
Named for Place
Nicholson May Sail Next
Race; NELL and Diaper
Are Strong Candidates
By Jack Lawrence

william P Burton has been relieved
:, skipper of Shamrock ", challenger
q, the Americas Cup. The boat will
h sailed hereafter by Charles E. Mich
olsop. her designer and builder, or
Colonel Duncan F. D. Neill, Sir Thomas
,intou's yachting manager. This an
roupeement was made last night at the
Shamrock anchorage in Sandy Hook
Bay
The change in shippers is due d.
-eetly to the poor showing of the chal-
lenger in her two races against Res
'olute and to the fact that Captain
lBurton has been at odds for several
aweeks with his crew and afterguard.
pumors of dissension aboard the cha,-
lenger have been heard about Sandy
Hook for some time. but it was not
known until last night that Captain
Burton was in complete disagreement
with his officers and men as to how the
y Yacht should be handled.
Sir Thomas went to Sandy Hook Bay
yesterday aboard the steam yacht Vic
tors and conferred with the managers
Of his cup hunter. While the details
NJ the meeting were shielded by a GER
tain diplomatic secrecy, there was no
attempt to hide the fact that Burton
was through as master of Shamrock ".
Diaper Has Many Backers
CAPTAIN Burton's successor has not
been definitely decided upon, but it is
spovn that Sir Thomas favors Mr..
Nicholson. with Colonel Neill second
choice. Many of the Irish baronet's
advisers here have been urging him to
give the challengers wheel to Captain
Alfred Diaper, the man who brought
the 23-meter trial boat to this coun-
try for Upton and who is said to be
the cleverest professional skipper in
England. All Indications last night,
however, pointed to Nicholson as the
man who will command the green sloop
when she is lowed to the line to-mor-
row for the resailing of the second
americas Cup race which was UNI
finished on Saturday.
Sir Thomas favors Nicholson pri-
marily because he knows more about
he challenger than any other man
The Gosport designer has sailed many
races in European waters and has had
vide experience as a helmsman.
The removal of Captain Burton
means that mis- wife will cease to be
member OF the afterguard of the
5oat. She has acted as official timer
and has had great deal to say as to
the handling of the craft.
1t is known that after the first Cur
race last Thursday, when Resolute
was compelled TO default on account OF
crippled gaif after she had given the
British boat most artistic trimming
IN ffteen-mile beat to windward
much pressure was brought to bear or
Or Thomas to make change in skip
pefs. The Irish sportsman listened
but when Shamrock " went out on
saturday for the second struggle the
personnel of her afterguard remained
the same and Captain Burton was still
IN command
Last Race an Eye-Opener
Saturdays contest, if it can be called
mat, is said to have convinced the
owner of the fourth Shamrock that q
Snake-up in his board of strategy
would be necessary if all chances OF
erownlng his million dollar effort te
MT the Cup were not to be deliberately
'Arown overheard This last race was
quite enough to convince supporters OF
octh yachts that Shamrock " was not
teelng sailed for all that she has il
aer and that the great speed she OBJ.
'lOusly possesses was not sbeing usec
10 advantage.
While the oh,llo,,r o1ro,dv hoe
one OF the three victories necessary
70 WIN the cup and the American boat
aas none, which is great advantage
N Itself, Sir Thomas Upton and his
aavlsers are laboring under no false
mpresslons as to the gravity of their
gusl1ion They know that but for q
directive throat halyard and dying
ulseze the fourth of the Shamrock
aOald be face to face with the fate
q saat met her three unfortunate sisters
s sas would be on the threshold Of de.
'eat to-day.
AS. As things stand, however, luck has
Sssea the challenger and she is still
,,;. Wv a highly advantageous posi-
NJ %sa with an excellent fighting chance
~ success Sir Thomas's friends spent
o %s . 1et1er part OF yesterday pointing
"See 4dctS 10 MIN.
Burton Badly shown Up"
Mt, ~ was plain to all who saw the
tvv. .n1ly trial races between the
Sssssaty-three-meter boat, sailed b,
sa assain Diaper, and the challenger
,ss ust command of Captain Burton
s ss. the handling of the former was
S sms superior in every Way. The
iaalenger always won, but it frequent
evoke ,uoked as though this was through
10y or diplomacy, rather thar
TS'uugh the ability Of her skipper
ss' vte were times when Diapers clever
ss ss made Captain Burton look de
NqTsaiy amateurish.
M, ,ae ! methods of the skipper of tn,
Ss 's' boat are rather Americanized. HI
tss, aone OF that leisurely conservatism
sas, eharacterized Captain Burton
ssinn.. Like Charles Francis Adams
for rpsI OF the defender, he has no tim,
sov Eb."o.ufesque maneuvers that get hin
"efe' 10 use motorized expires
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