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Show STILL jFTEB CUP SIR THOMAS LIPTON FINDS DESIGNER DE-SIGNER FOR NEW YACHT. How the American Yachtnmen Ftl in the Matter of Another Challenge Chal-lenge for Enco Upon the Sen. Sir Thomas Upton, nfter n long and persistent hunt, has found a' designer to plan nnd superintend the construction construc-tion of a now challenger for tho Amer-lea's Amer-lea's cup, which ho hns tried unsuccessfully unsuc-cessfully three times to lift. Mr. Alfred Al-fred Myllno, of Glasgow, Is the man, nnd It Is said he hns been commissioned commis-sioned to build n racer for Sir Thomas Thom-as which will beat anything tho American Amer-ican yachtsmen can put Into tho water. But tho news of Sir Llpton's plans hns not oxcltcd much Interest nmong the ynchtsmcn of New York further than to elicit from them tho remark: "So Sir Tliomn8 Intends trying for another match. Well, ho may be accommodated, ac-commodated, but then the cup mntchcii nre troublesome." With tho talk of another series of International yncht races, arises the question as to whether tho event would bo governed by tho now or tho old rules. Since tho last yacht race now ynchtlng rules have ben adopted, but the feeling ntnong the Americans it that thoy could accept no condition) which would bar tho Reliance frorc tho race, and If the winner of tlx contest with Shamrock III, Is to defend de-fend the cup again the racos would liavo to be sailed under the old rules, Flfo was tho designer of the Shnm-rock Shnm-rock I., which enmo over In 18S9, nml was, from an American standpoint n very crude affair. The mast was rather rath-er short and woll nft. The boom and gaff were very long, the Jib very largo and tho bowsprit consequently l'ong, whllo tho clitbtopsall was a Jumbo. When tho wind blow hard tho gaft bent and tho boom did likewise, making mak-ing n tight placo In tho mainsail; tha mast wont forwnrd and tho big Jlli went off to leeward, really making It n backsall. And yet tho designer of this boat had a wide experience In nil kinds ot craft, but overlooked the points that niako a large ono-masted vessel a sue. cess. Watson wns a genius, nnd, beginning with small boats, gradually worked up to those of tho largest size. IIo produced pro-duced tho best boat that over came over hero for tho cup. Sho failed merely for tho lnck of tho knowiedgo pf tho boat sailing problem and tho lack of Judgment on the part of those rSWxINIHitiiCoV8li)iiil.EritBija 1 IheRtllance at Robert JjcobifarJ.Ci(yUan3tfir Ol'KAN UACKItH AH THKV Al'l'KAK TO-DAY. In chargo to grasp and take advantage of tho crucial positions ns they occurred oc-curred In her races. If Capt. Uarr had sailed tho Watson Wat-son Shamrock Instead of being the skipper of tho defending vessel the cup would havo gono back. Tho Inst Shamrock by Flfo was what tho professionals call a "ono breczo boat." In n stiff breozo to windward sho was a match for tho Hellancc, and In a strong wind, nil that tho boats could carry, would have been slightly bettor. Down the wind no lino could bo drawn on hor, ns sho wos not properly prop-erly sailed. In n light brcczo to wind, ward and somo sea tho Hellancc showed hor superiority In a pronounced manner. man-ner. (It must not bo forgotten that most ot tho cup races have been sailed In a modcrato wind and somo sea.) In tho triangular raco It was a close match. And with the talk of building a new challenger comes Interest in tho man who has been chosen to design her. This mnn Mylno was omployed by tho Watson Arm for years, and was with tho nnval nrchltect who Is now dead when ho had tho plans of n cup challenger chal-lenger on hand. Mylno has designed many small racing boats and somo ot them hnve been marked successes. Whether any of tho genius possessed by Mr. Watson, as shown In his challenging chal-lenging yncht ot three years ago and In score of other racers, has fallen upon his old employe or whothor the Inttor has only been awaiting this op. portunlty to show tho world that ho has talents equal to either tho dead or living navnl architects tlmo and trial can only prove. As it stands today to-day in America, tlioro nro sliaklng3 of the head when It is told that a com paratlvoly untried designer of big racing craft is to ovolvo a cup challenger. |