Show f. f BOTH CAMPS SEE VICTORY IN RAGE RACE FOR YACHT CUP Omit Final Spin in Favor of I v General Overhauling ling Resolute Res- Res I lute Receives yes More i LibI Lih- Lih i heral I I Time AlloW Allowance i ik k By cr nl S Y E YORK July Sir Thomas Thom Thom- N NEW as ns Upton's Upton S challenger Shamrock Sham Sham- rock IV for the thc Americas America's cup must defender Resolute American fi e the a time allowance of 7 minutes and lo 15 15 seconds in each of the races they sail three victories until one has won announcement made tonight to to- This was the night by hy the race committee of of the v New York Yacht club The handicap measurements of both hoth the is based basc on is craft taken 1 by hy Prof Harold Webb of or Columbia university uni official nandi- nandi capper seconds The is forty five extravagant greater reater than even e the most gant estimate of tho the seasoned yachtSmen yachtS rant ant of who witnessed d th the the- surveying S men approximate apprOXImate computed i the thc t two o yachts an mate matt allowances from taom u UnOffiCial iu believed eU i res It had hc been n generally general th the would gain about out six minutes min mm- I of her herless utes and thil thirty seconds because her less Jess sail saU area and shorter mast Omit OmU Final Tuning Up tip the t two o olean expectations Contrary to lean ican yachts lying at anchor just Inside the thc bight of oi Sandy Hook Hook did not po go o out for a final tuning up this after after- noon Neither elther Capt W. W H. H Burton of f tho Shamrock nor Capt C. C F. F Adams to I of the Resolute felt Celt it necessary avail himself of the spanking fifteen fifteen- knot breeze that swept up Ul tho the 1 Jorse Jersey shore driving away vay the fog of the morning and the haz hazy calm o of the afternoon aft ait- I Instead ot of the final tuning up under sail saU it was felt that the file last da day of of the rac- rac I by bj grace ace could be bettor spent pent ers ero in a a. last overhauling at anchor I In All n day the of both yachts o havo been working feverishly under the tho direction di direction di- di i- i of the men responsible r for the tho well-being well arid and conduct of or their craft cratt when put to the first great test tomor tomor- row Every ston ant an and s sIzing has been overhauled the last sail to be bo changed ha has been beci bt bent beit ut and furl furled d the smooth bodies of or boats hoat have o undergone final scrubbing and arad polishing the themen themen themen men have len boon drilled fo for tho the last time I in ii the q quick lck haJ handling of club top topsail balloon Jib and spinnaker and the two captains waiting with Uh equal confidence for fOl the morrow have e run over ocr In their minds the conditions and possibilities possibilities' r they will b be called upon to meet met and Have fa settled upon the strategy that I they propose to adopt i Good c Predicted I Tf Ir the predictions re of or the tho theY Y weather prophets arc are fulfilled the starting gun un will find good sailing weather tomor tomor- row rov If not the most Ideal Moderate to fresh breezes from the southwest and ami west Avest of oC from tw twenty nt to thirty velocity arc are forecasted The first r race ce will b be a mile fifteen heat heat to tol Windward nn and return A surprise sprung h by tile the Shamrock in the form of or n a new nev stream line linc sail which rUIN In the gap ap between the main sail sall and the must t an and is iH said ald toi to p laR great advantage when beating to tou u windward b by preventing pre a n vacuum behind behind be be- I I hind tho the sail was causing clUsin considerable comment in yachting ahUn circles to today As Ac a result of oC the introduction of this extra bit of canvas can In her complement of ot sail Skipper Burton of the challenger challenger chal chal- lenger was forced today t to rf request the therace therace therace race committee to have hae a few moro measurements t tak taken n before announcing the official handicaps This was in Ji part rt responsible for Cor the delay in mak In-mak- making mak mak- lug ing known the time allowance received b by the Resolute Ad Known Captain Burton Is 15 enthusiastic over the new device H Ho lie said tho advantage tage tago gained by the trick sail has hash hasl l h been fen n figured figure out mathematically so that t the def designers of the thc Shamrock Just how much ad added ed wind 1 strength they will h have ve behind the I sails Balis and what weight of resistance w will JI have hf been eliminated I Tho The Shamrock did dill not have ha to be taken n out of t the thc water for a cleaning of ot the e oil on which got goot out of the hulls of the ships along the tho water line The crew managed to thoroughly remove t ti the e gummy substance by heeling her ber over t sharply arl h at nt her moorings anti and work worl- inK ing on n her si sides c in this position The rho Rc Resolute was only returned returnee to tho the water wa wa- wa- wa ter tom 11 t night after atter being scraped Sir THomas Lipton toda today express himself a as as greatly pleased with tho the Shamrock in ii every respect Tho rho challengers challenger's g trial yesterday were wonderful won won- 4 j J c exhibitions U 1 u nut tIIA 1 of her sailing I abil- abil j J U u nut tIIA p h yon won praise tram irom I every yachtsman amon among the throngs who ho witnessed the trials Sir Thomas was particularly anxious that tho salla set as well wehl In the races as ns they ha have in the trials Overlooking nothing which may con con- tribute to victory vietor of oC his craft the British enthusiast before the trials or of J the last two days signed one Hank Bank Smith of ot Highlands Highland N l' NV J. J Jr one or of the most noted fishermen on the tIle Jer Jersey c cou coast t. t to accompany Capt Captain ln Burton on the tho chanen challenger cr and give him t few w pointers rs on tidal Udal currents and air pockets likely to oc occur ur during during- the tho contents Doth Both Confident Both the American an and British camps were confident tonight that success lurks lurka Just round the corner Scattering Scatter Scatter- mn ing beta beti of even money were reported although the Resolute until today hat had been an S 3 to 5 favorite and odds had hat soared on occasion as aa high as 33 2 to 1 1 The Shamrocks Shamrock's sailing i 3 13 Bald said to have d cl dono no this For one thing racing I j men have discussed every ry point of the two oops got around to th the Shamrock Shamrocks Shamrock's Shamrocks Shamrock's Sham Sham- rocks rock's actions under way during a D. discussion dis dis- dis today and were heard to marvel mar r vel vel particularly that Sir Thomas' Thomas craft was as touch touchy as aa had been sup sup- posed that she be did not heel over to o tho rail when tho ho breeze freshened as easily as s they had expected Tho The udden lurch with which her ber a alia saila i would start toward tho the water water was startling to them until they saw that the tho movement would almost as sudden sudden- l ly 13 stop anti and the mast seldom inclined more than thun 25 23 or SO 30 O degrees from the perpendicular Large Crowd rond Gather It t was va a assured today that tho races this year will attract a greater throng of ot spectators than any previous competitions com corn petitions for tor the tho treasured trophy Reservations on the big steamers which will win line the lie course and on which boat best seats arc selling for as high as 25 for each race were said to reach rench almost capacity in several Instances Half a dozen aerial transportation companies aro ama taking out those who crave to witness wit wit- ness flees the cup struggles from trem the air at ata a It handsome figure per person ana al already at- at ready there are moro more than a dozen private yachts on which their owners arc are entertaining during the ra an anchored anchored anchored an- an at vantage e points near the starting and finishing line Among those already on tho ground ar arc Commodore J. J P. P Mor Morgans Morgan's ans an's Corsair flagship ship of ot tho the Now New York Yacht club chub the flagship of ot Commodore Edward I L. L Doheny Dohen of ot the Atlantic Yacht club Victoria the tho chartered char char- yacht of ot Sir Thomas Lipton the steam atch Tech of Gen Coleman Colemun Du Do Pont and a score of equally wen well known craft crall |