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Show 37. JZ? Tree Value of Yacht Racing By John R. Spcai 3. i i KNEI5ALLY classed In tho popular view ns sporting events and G nothing more, tho International yacht races for the America's Cup hnvo had, from tho first, a serious nnd Important practical end In view. For the building of every International ince a work that fs carried out with an uustlnte'd uso of time nnd money Is a search for absolute knowledge. Tho work of the Smithsonian Institution, r?' or that done under the Carnegie fund, Is not more orlous, and cer-Jj2 cer-Jj2 tainty It Is not done more eagerly. I I I'or while the Cup that cost less than ?"00 Is the prize held up to view for each series of races, the real object which tho naval architects have In mind when planning the racers Is to discover what form of hull and combination of spins and canvas can bo driven nt the greatest speed through and over the water. Tho work done by IVAlcmbert, Colonel .Marl: lienufoy and our own Franklin, Is now continued by tho builders of thu racers that meet off Sandy Hook to sail for tho America's Cup. If we compare tho racers built for tho present year with those that sailed foe tho Cup llfteen or twenty years ago, we shall see that while furnishing tho public with the most healthful recreation known to tho woild, the men behind tits lu'ernatlnnal inccs have accomplished something worth while even fiom the point of view of the most pract'eal captain of Industry. World's Work. T? ?? |
