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

The announcement that the challenge
OF the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht
Club for a race for the Seawanhaka
challenge cup has been accepted by the
Royal Northern Yacht Club and that
trials are TO be held for the purpose OF
selecting the representative Of the club
.sas stirred up much interest in the six
meter class. Then there Isl Ehe 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 tho six meter class Will be
almost as interesting as it 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 been
drawn by several designers but no
orders have yet been placed.
The members of the British team who
visited this country last summer We're
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. 4. Dixon. A. Herbert Aspin,
the secretary OF the Royal Northern
Yacht Club. read carefully prepared
report of the two international team
ra ces 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 than
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 104, the
report said: If each boat of the British
team could have scored Ole point more
the cup would have come to this side
The Field points out the difference
between an ordinary race and team rae
iuS anu says or tie team races, IHeIe
was a good deal of jockeying done by
both sides and the charming feature OF
the contest was that It was all taken
in very good part, apd this international
contest was distinguished from first to
last by being played in most sports
manlike manner and with the greatest
good feeling"
1t 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 the races on the Clyde
Seven of the British boats on the two
teams 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 ILL.,,
built at Linthouse. Glasgow. by Mr..
Frederick Stephen. who designed her
himself, was steered in this race by Mr..
Frederick stephen. the owners son, and
the amateur crew were Mr.. w. #. Rob-
ertson, Mr.. ]. ii. NJ. Clark and Mr.. C.
c. 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 iold 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.
"We may be sure" 1t adds, "the Ameri-
cans will send over their best boat and
four Of their most clever amateur hands
e. sail her. The Royal Northern Yacht
Club will have plenty OF >poats to choose
from. Several new six meters have been
ordered and we think that the senior
Scottish club will man their boat with
a crew worthy Of the occasion. Local
knowledge counts for little or nothing
on the Clyde, and this is especially true
II 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 yachtsmen 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 It's pleasure, we think the de-
fense OF trophy suHh as the Sea-
wanhaka cup should now be treated in
manner consistent with Its import
ance"
This shows how seriously the Scotch
yachtsmcn regard the cup, and II should
stimulate the American ,halIengers and
those yachtsmen who win assist in ef-
forts 10 win II back to do their best 20
develop a boat fast and well suited TO
conditions az they will be found IN .he
Clyde next August.
Williams and Richards