New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-20

Sdpt1ln burton would De az tne Wneet
of the challenger to-day His work
Thursday and Saturday, when he was
ldecisively beaten In every ntaneuver
by Charles Francis Adams. skipper Of
the defender, seems to have convinced
those who were inclined to back the
cup hunter that she has no chance SO
long as Burton is at the wheel.
The announcement Sunday night that
Burton was to be replaced by Charles
e. NMholsons designer and builder OF
Shamrock Nv, resulted in revival of
the betting, as there are many who
believe that the Gosport mystery
ship" is actually the faster boat and
they would be willing to back. their
opinion with cash If they were sure
she was to be properly handled
Just what caused Sir Thomas Upton
to take another chance with sailing
master who had failed so ingloriously
on two occasions could not be learned
at Sandy Hook last night. 1t is Ger
tain that q decision to change skip
pers was reached at the conference
held Sunday afternoon on board the
Victoria. At that time 1t was said to
be merply question of whether the
command would be given to Nicholson
or Colonel Duncan F. D. Neill, Lipton's
yachting manager.
Burton Protested Against Removal
A vigorous protest against his re-
moval, reported to have been made yes
terday by Captain Burton to Sir
Thomas himself, is believed to have
caused the latter to call the conference
that was held yesterday on the Vic
toria. SAT this session the British
rinthian is said to have pointed out
that hs has not had fair chance with
the challenger, his first performance
Thursday being marred by cranky
weather and an accident that dlslo-
Gated Shamrocas's bowsprit. He is re-
ported TO have placed the blame for the
embarrassing drubbing the challenger
received Saturday on the fact that he
was becalmed while the wind remained
with the flying Yankee until after she
had made the second turn.
These statements, II Captain Burton
made them, are unquestionably true,
but they do not explain his bad Judg-
ment in the jockeying that preceded
the start nor do they account for the
fatal and continual slipping of his boat
to leeWard in the ten-mile beat to
windward Experts agree that in Satur-
days race Captain Burton might easily
have appropriated the weather berth at
the start instead of allowing Adams to
have it.
Conference Lasts Several Hours
Yesterdays conference aboard the
Victoria lasted for several hours and
vas attended by Lipton's most conf
dential advisers and the entire after
guard of the green sloop. There is
known to be faction that is unalter
ably opposed to allowing Burton to
have another chance and, according to
reliable reports, it was only after
long and rather warm argument that
this group was won over to the propo-
sition of giving him one. Those who
were in favor of sending Burton out
with the challenger to-day are said to
have pointed out that the British yacht
already has the jump on the Yankee
by having one of the necessary three
victories to her credit and that on this
account Sir Thomas is in q position to
take chance.
clared that the advantage Shamrock
enjoys could be attributed to pure
luck and not to any ability her skip
per had displayed. They declared that
to throw this advantage away by
sticking to Burton and allowing Reso-
Lutte third chance to win would be
flying in the face of fate.
The decision to let Captain Burton
have TIE boat in o-day's race was far
from popular with Shamrocks. crew.
The foremost hands have openly dis
their skipper ever since the early
workouts of the craft on Long Island
Sound. Inasmuch as most of them
have wagered their last shilling on
the challenger's chances they are
deeply interested in the man at the
wheel.
Mrs. Burton Among Absent
At the Shamrock anchorage in Sandy
Hook Bay last night it was considered
Sc
the immediate gushing of England's
famous Corinthian. 1t was reported
last night that Mrs. Burton, who has
been official timekeeper aboard the
challenger would not be on board when
the yacht goes to the line to-day.
If it becomes necessary to remove
Burton it is highly probable that the
command will be given to Mr. Nichol-
eon, although there-is a strong sentiment
in favor of Aemilius Jarvis, Canadas
foremost amateur, who is now a mem
Der of Shamrock's afterguard. Strong
pressure is being brought to bear on
Sir Thomas by Britishers and many of
his American friends who want to see
Jarvis sail the challenger His meth
DDS are distinctly American and he
could be counted upon to meet Adams
at his own game.
The race committee of the New York
Yacht Club has decided to hold cup
contests every day hereafter, unless
the shippers OF either Resolute or
Shamrock should object 1t was ar
ranged, yesterday to have each boat fly
the code signal &c" while she is on
her way back to her anchorage after
to-day's race, to announce whether she
is ready to start Wednesday. If they
desire a postponement they are to fly
the code flag "D." In either event
they will be given until p. m. to
notify the committee of a desire for
postponement in case anything is
after they anchor.
Sir Thomas received a cablegram