The New York herald., 1922-12-31
SCOTCH LOOK FOR
LIVELY CUP RACE
Expect American Challenger
Will BE Best Yacht From
This Side.

I The announcement that the challenge
OF the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yach
Club for a race for the wanhaks
challenge cup has been accepted by the
Royal Northern Yacht Club and tha
trials are to be held for the purpose Of
selecting the representative of the club
Vas stirred up much interest in the 81,
meter class. Then there is the prob
/ ability OF there being another race
next summer for the British America
cup and this will mean that four yachts
of this class are to be sent to the
Clyde TO race.
With trials held on the Sound the
sc ason In the six meter class will be
almost as interesting as 1t was last
summer without the international race
Some changes will be made in the trim
and rig of few Of last years boats
and they should be faster than In their
first season. New boats are contem-
plated and for these plans have beer
drawn by several designers but nc
orders have yet been placed.
The members of the British team who
visited this country last summer Were
entertained at dinner by the yacht clubs
or the Clyde in Glasgow recently
Commodore Andrew Balm of the Royal
Northern Yacht Club presided and as
six of the eight amateurs who came
here are Scotchmen naturally the Clyde
yachtsmen are very pleased. The two
Englishmen were Sir Ralph Gore and
Capt. r. T. Dixon. A. Herbert Aspin
the secretary Of the Royal Northern
Yacht Club, read carefully prepared
report of the two international team
races which has been published in the
Field. After briefly telling the result OF
each race the report says "On the whole
TIE competition may be regarded as
very satisfactory. In very light weather
the American boats were faster thar
ours. but in a moderate sailing breeze
or anything stronger than that the
| supremacy of the British boats appears
| to have been clearly established" In
| commenting on the closeness of the
point score America Ill, Britain 1o4, the
report said: IF each boat of the British
| team could have scored one point more
the cup would have come to this side. 2
1 The Field points out the difference
between an ordinary race and team rae
| ing and says of the team races, There
was good deal of jockeying done by
both sides and the charming feature of
the contest was that 1t was all taken
in very good part, apd this international
contest was distinguished from first to
last by being played in a most sports
manlike manner and with the greatest
good feeling"
II seems that there is a little rivalry
on the other side about the scene for
the next series for the British America
cup. Scotch yachtsmen who have played
so important a part In these races nat
urally want tie races on the Clyde
I Seven of the Brush boats on the two
.eams were designed and built in Scot
land.
Expect Americas Fast Boats.
Referring to the Seawanhaka chal-
lenge cup, the Field points out that 1t
was no small achievement for four
Clyde amateurs to take the Cola III. to
the Manchester Yacht Club and win the
prize. The six meter yacht Cola III.
built at Linthouse, Glasgow. by Mr..
Frederick Stephen. who designed her
himself, was steered I'm this race by Mr.
Frederick Stephen, the owners son, and
the amateur crew were Mr.. w. f. Rob-
ertSOn, MT. u. II. NJ. tldEk dDu MI. v.
G.. McAndrew. Britain has many good
amateur hands, and on no part OF the
coast are better men found than on the
Clyde and these amateurs. whose names
have come into special prominence in
the few seasons since the war, have
shown the lold sailor what new blood
can do
The Field then points out that no pro-
fessionals are allowed on yachts that
race for the Seawanhaka challenge cur.
1--WE may be sure" 1t adds, "the Ameri-
cans will send over their best boat and
four of their most clever amateur hands
to sail her. The Royal Northern Yacht
Club will have plenty orNpoats to choose
from. Several new six meters have been
ordered and we think that the senior
Scottish club will man their boat with
crew worthy Of the occasion. Local
knowledge counts for little or nothing
on the Clyde, and this Is especially true
il an open course is laid out in the lower
waters of the Firth, for here there is
deep sea and little tidal stream. Brit
ish yachtsrnen have a rather happy go
lucky method OF entering upon inter-
national contests and this has been re-
Gently the subject of some criticism.
While we prefer this method TO any too
serious arrangement of training and
preliminary trial. because we think the
latter is apt to rob the seasons sport
OF much of its pleasure. we think the de-
fense OF a trophy sush as the Sea-
wanhaka cup should now be treated in
a manner consistent with its import
ance."
This shows how seriously the Scotch
yachtsmen regard the cup, and II should
stimulate the American rhallengers and
those yachtsmen who will assist in ef.
forts to win IL back to do their best "a
develop boat fast and we'll suited "a
conditions as they will be found IN .hs
Clyde next August.
Williams and Richards
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