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I III "lHlilltlWll - -i ll Ml l n lUil.ln i .i, '"' ''"'1. """ - - - - - - " , .. ... '".."Hl,'!--,. . . . - Sir Thomas Lipton Again Attempts To Lift the Inter national Trophy, This Time With His Freak Yacht Shamrock IV, Which Will Meet the Best of the Three American Defenders. ITHIN another month Sir Thomas Lipton, that sterling sportsman and Jolllest of all Irish peers, will have cot sail In this stirring event will not havo been definitely settled until about Au gust 1. Tho final trials will be run off over tho ocoan course oft Newport, for theso shores aboard his freak i R. I., and In these contests tno mree yacht, tho Shamrock IV, here to make i yachts will bo extended to tholr full- hls fourth attempt to lift the Amer- est. Tho flower of tho yachting fra lea's Cup. Meanw can yachts are c dally trial contests cldo winch of the trio is nest nueu i vach c,ub,a ciindldQt0i Tho Deflanco withstand the invasion anu mecr. wiu )g ownea by the xrl-CIty Syndicate, Briton was her antagonist Tho track and field events for Hhodcs scholar ship entrants went heavily against the Americans, and England scored pro portionately heavily, Tho cracks of our golf playors wero compelled to bow to England on the links across tho water and Oulmet, Travers and h.vans, and other players of rare XS n 1 ternlty- r thS PCrSnS IT'S J?'?' ' "?. returned to thre sadd ,n nn B,.ffnrt to do op l0yal t0 th NoW York Vaht C1' I b"1 wlser golfers. Tho last straw was .r? iw mtPd to 1 pln the,r hopes to the Ilcsoluto' th,a added when tho English polo team common enemy. Tno nesoiuio, mo Vanltlo and tho Defiance, the three American yachts, have been engaged In theso elimination contests now for sev eral weeks and while all chances seem ingly favor tho Resoluto as tho real defender, each yacht has a host of followers and the trial spins have been carefully watched by the yachting ex ports of the Old and N'w Worlds. No aquatic event In tho world at tracts more widespread attention than tho international races with Its lifting of the America's cup as tho goal. For many years now, or einco August 21, 1SB1, tho cup has been in the posses sion of American yachtsmen. Not since the good yacht America, In the gruelling race around tho Isle of Wight defeated tho Hrltish craft. Aurora, and brought tho cup to theso shores has there been an English boat of sufficient prowess to come hero and wrest our yachting laurel from us. There havo been many attemptB, It Is true, and some of theso wero formid able enough, but the cup remained and here It Is to stay, unless Sir Thomas can achlevo the most cher ished ambition of his sporting career. Threo Defenders To Pick From. The question as to which yacht will brought hero by Lord Wlmborno romped nway with the Ilurllnghamo yachting enthusiasts of Now York, , trnnhv after wlnnlnr- turn Htrnltrhr .-on Boston and l'hllarlcipnia, wnuo wie tcstg on tl0 Moadowbrook field heforn Vanltlo Is the property of Alexander S. tho greatest assemblages that ever Cochran. ' gathered to do honor to a sDortlnc The Now York Yacht Club has been event hero. Theso defeats havo had foremost In putting forth candidates i ther errect and now thero arc grave to meet tho Invaders and so far has fears that England may sweep tho resisted most successfully all such In- ; sporting calondar and lift the cup as a vaslons. England has sont the vory , fina achievement. But should Amer best yachts hor designers could fashion jca oge si,e wm ,i0 80 gamely and with and all met tho same fate. Theso In-1 fuI1 Knowledge that sho did her best, eluded tho Cambria, Livonia, Countess i -n.iWnrln Atnlnntrv. OnncsttL. Gala- """'U"J " tea, Thistle, Valkyrie II and Valkyrlo III, and the threo Shamrocks, tho lat ter sent by Sir Thomas Lipton In his gallant assault on our most highly treasured trophy. America has been hard put to hold the trophy and In doing so put forth such defenders as tho Magic, Colum command, ably aided by Captain "Ed" Willis, who tunds sails, that yacht has shown a marked Improvement and tho hopes of thoso who back hor run high. The Deflanco Is fast in certain winds, but bo far she hasn't shown that smartness and cleverness her sisters havo demonstrated. There has been little betting on tho result of tho International contest. Not until tho Shamrock IV meets eith er tho Itesoluto or tho Vanltle on the seconds. It must be remembered that tho Vigilant was an eighty-six foot yacht as against seventy-five for tne start 1 01 22 Resolute. Furthermoro tho Vigilant . First Mark 2 05 24 raced undor exceptionally favorable ' Klapsed 1 04 02 circumstances of a strong wind of , Second mark 2 34 02 twenty knots, whereas tho Resolute Elapsed 1 30 00 had a wind that varied In velocity from ten to fifteen knots. Third Mark 3 20 24 Klapsed 0 46 22 T'irst rntind elnnsed. . 2 10 03 In tho earlier struggles between the j-irst mark 4 11 22 Resolute and the Vanltle, tho formor 1 riar,Sed 0 so 58 er tno itesoluto or mo vamue on ui hag taKen th meaHUro of tho aUer Second mark 4 46 10 Sandy Hook course next September . , golnff to wlndward for Bho beat ner 1 r ""V?! .. 0 4 43 Y"L 2b "I?" V !ln thla rac throo minutes and forty- rJ,h S 57 10 u.:.nH..i.-u i '"v" ""--,nlno seconds In tho trip of fifteen , 1 11 nn uny Idea as to which Is tho faster. Ex- In tho first race between tho Reso lute and the Vanltle. tho latter romped away In front and maintained her lead Theso predictions go far to bolster tho until tho end. For a time It seemed , hopes of American yachtsmen who reel perts are frank to assert that both Herreshoff and Gardner havo turned out In tho Resoluto and tho Vanltlo two boats of tho sevcnty-flvo foot class which could easily savo their time al lowance over tho Reliance the last suc cessful defender. There aro thoso who go so far as to assert that under cer tain conditions of wind and weather, such as light airs and a tumbling sea, either might beat the ninety foot yacht with tlmo allowanco excluded as though tho Now York Yacht Club, for tho first tlmo In Its history, would bo compelled to tako a back seat while this stirring event was run off. But li!a. Rannho. Madeleine. Mischief. Pur- in later trials tho Resolute came vall- ltan, Mayflower, volunteer, vigilant, 1 anuy 10 mo irorii anu luumeu an uioau mo jirai. ui uiu uiui iatca uuiwcun Defender, Columbia II, and tho Roll- , claims which her designer, hor owner tho Resolute and tho Vanltle. In that anco. And now tho Resolute, Vanltlo , and her skipper made for her. Sho race tho winner, tho Resoluto, made and Defiance to pick from we feel oven Is lightning fast and so far has dem- j the thirty mllo to windward and lee- that the sporting honor of tho nation now rests upon their shoulders since we failed so signally In other fields. No better Illustration of tho speed of tho American yachts Is needed than ward In the record tlmo of three hours fifteen minutes and forty-one seconds. Tho next best tlmo over made over better assured of a winner than ever. I onstrated hor ability In light or stiff American sportsmen realize more 1 winds. -.,n. fVinr, ovor hnwmir. thnt much Ho far the Vanltlo has rather tho depends on the forthcoming races. 1 best of It as far as tho Deflanco Is con- I this course was by tho Vigilant against This has been an English year and ) cerned. liver since tno cnange in me vautyrio 11, wnen mo omciai America has fared badly In all those skippers aboard tho vanltle, which I timers recoraea u as tnree nours. finally be chosen 'to represent America International contests whero tho resulted In Captain Harry Unit taking twonty-four minutes and thirty-nine raco sho beat tho Vanltlo In ten miles Tota ciap8ed 4 55 48 01 winawaru worn oy rour minutes Corrected 4 54 07 anu one second. both tho Vanltle and tho Deflanco had this accounts for tho change from tho undergone many changes. To illustratu ."Ingle to tho double rig (Jib and stay tho superiority of tlio New York Yacht , sail) that wa3 effected after tho first Club's craft the tabulated score of that few trials. race Is hero given: j Voyagers returning from Europe Tho Tnble of the Hiirc. who have scon tho challenger, and aft- Resolute. Vanitie. Defiance, orwards talked with her owner, declare II.M.S. II. M.S. U.M.S. lllIlt Hlr Thomas Is far more confident 1 00 43 1 00 17 of lifting the cup this year tnan over 2 10 29 2 13 41 1 before. Ho has spared no expense to 1 09 46 1 13 24 turn out tho very best yacht that the 2 47 49 ,,cst designers In the united liingoom 1 34 2i could fashion for him. He Is making 3 35 59 no boasts, or no claims, well knowing 0 48 00 tliat tTncle Sam, as a yachtsman, has 2 31; 32 few equals and so far no superiors. 4 38 30 Sir Thomas A Good Loser. 1 02 41 To one ot tno ;ow York Yacht Club 5 33 35 members, who has Just returned. Sir 0 55 25 Thomas said: 6 19 5?' ..If 1 don't lift tho cup this year I 0 46 02 wju begin to feel that It has been so 2 44 09 1 securely rlvetted to your shores that 3 19 41 nothing can dlslodgo It. I havo been 5 14 " confident before, but something within I Second round elapsed 2 36 46 2 39 52 1 30 06 3 26 17 0 46 23 2 25 34 4 22 09 0 55 52 4 59 56 0 35 47 6 11 10 1 13 14 2 44 53 5 10 27 5 10 27 The Resolute defeats the Vanitie by 14m. mo wnspcrs that I shall be successful 39s. actual time nnd 16m. 20s. corrected time. th3 timo, Jtost certainly America will Vnnltlo A Good "Ilonclier." On tho other hand tho Vanltlo has 1 The Resolute defeats the Defiance 1j- 23m. t,nn.,. that she has been through a raco shown to better advantage than tho S3s- nctual time anJ 20n- "ctd time. cven should I fall, but In any event Resolute In reaching, for In the second Th: Vanitie defeats the Defiance by 9m. wo snai seo a splendid contest and race, on a reach of ten miles sho out- , 14s- actual time and 3m. 52. corrected time. 1 aftor an there Is a wholo lot of satls sallcd tho Resoluto by four minutes 1 Meanwhile Sir Thomas Lipton 13 re-1 faction In that, cven though I have to and twenty-nine seconds. In later celvlng ovation aftor ovation In Eng-1 como across the water to witness It," races, however, tho Resolute Improved lish waters whero ho has appeared Win or loso, Sir Thomas Is assured hor work In tho reaches and now on with his challenger, the Shamrock IV. of a royal welcome and a hearty send, tho eve of tho Newport or elimination According to those who havo seen her off In his forthcoming visit. He Is ono trials sho seems to havo every ad- under hor full spread of canvas she Is of the squarcst sportsmen England vantage and looms as the roal de- 1 tho freakiest looking craft, as far as ever sent us and no matter how deeply fender. rigging goes, that ever set out to lift ho might havo felt the sting of de- In the three cornered raco between the cup. Like the Shamrock III sho feat there never was a whimper, or a. the threo yachts, held under tho Is a sevonty-fivo footer and so far all word to Indicate that he hadn't been, auspices of tho Indian Harbor Yacht of her trial races havo been against accorded tho fairest of treatment. It Club tho latter part of June, tho best 1 her predecessor. According to the there ever was a sportsmen entitled opportunity, yet had, was given to , cabled reports In her various trials to enjoy to tho full tho fruits of vic Judgo tho relative merits of tho threo 1 around tho Islo of Wight sho has tory It Is this Irish merchant. But for yachts. The Resoluto won this stirring shown remarkable bursts of speed. In all that we would not caro to soo the contest sailed under light wind condl- one caso beating her running mate rivets pried looso from tho cup that tlons when tho very best In each boat mora than a mtnuto to tho mile In 1 has been won and dofondod so valiant- I was brought out by the experts who some of her reaches, and even more ly for these many years. Yes, wo wish manipulated tho respective tillers and so In her windward work. All that Sir Thomas all tho luck In tho world, sails. The boats wero dressed in their was expected of her was not forth- but we piefer and intend to keep the new sets of sails and tho rigging of coming In her earlier reaching, and cup Just tho same. The Victory Over Epi demicsInArmyCamps TheEternal Vigilance of the Surgeons, and Their Success,Especially with the Troops Now Occu pying Tropical Mexico. V DniNO the Spanish-American I m Wnr onc oi tno volunteer soldiers I B complained to his captain be mJp cause ho was told to dig a trench. "1 enlisted to fight,'" ho said, "not to do this sort of work." 1 "You will continue to dig that 1 trench," replied tho officer. "That sort of work la Just as essen tial as carrying a gun." The man, who happened to como from ono of Now York's arlstocratlo families, wont back to his work and dug until tho trench was completed. Later ho loarned tho value of that trench It helped In sanitation, tho keynote of a healthy camp. Only Honlthy Men Enlisted. 1 It Is a forcgono conclusion that a sick man does not mako a successful workman, nor does he make a success ful fighter. Realizing this fact the United States Government Is using Its best efforts to-etamp out disease In our 1 army. Of course, In such a largo body of mon nlcknoss and death will occur, but by tho use of proper meth- 1 ods tho epidemics so common In the ware of by-gono days may bo pre vented. First of all, only perfectly healthy men are accepted for service, and In order that theso men may remain healthy It Is necessary to uso every precaution known to medical science. Wherever ft largo number of people aro gathered together epidemics of disease are likely to occur unless thero Is good sanitation. Our country has spread its protecting arms over many countries whore tho climate and con ditions of living aro entirely different from our own, and eternal vlgllanco Is the price of health to tho Ameri cans who live In thoso places. Even In our own United States the soldier Uvea In widely different climates. 1 Camp sites aro selected with tho ' greatest caro In fact, the army has several medical men whoso chief duty It Is to select tho spots for the tent cities spots whero ft proper drainage can bo laid out and whoro puro water may bo obtained. Typhoid fover and dysentery havo been tho camp dls cases heretofore, but today theso havo been practically banished from our army. This has been no easy task. Tho typhoid prophylactic used on tho mon has practically exterminated that disease as only eighteen cases occurred last year In tho army sta m 1 &bafr'&jrT J&eaesirs2c 1 ,1 tloned within tho geographical limits lof&tho United States. Thla trcatracat for tho prevention of typhoid was made compulsory In 1911, and Is be-1 lloved by tho army medical men to bo as potent a preventative against , typhoid as vaccination Is against , smallpox. This latter disease has long been a thing of the past In the army, , as vaccination has been compulsory for many years. Dysentery Is frequently communi cated by foods of some kinds, partic ularly uncooked ones and milk, conse quently there Is a moat rigid lnspec- , tlon of thoso articles by the camp surgeon. Of courso, both typhoid and dysentery may bo spread by contact as well as by flies and other insects nnd theso methods of transmission aro often hard to eliminate, and tho most rigid rules are mado by the nurgeons along theso linos with guard houso punishment for tho soldier who falls to obey them. Making Camp Healthy. After a camp slto has been selected tho work of dralnugo begins, all ditch ing being dono under tho supervision of tho engineer. Artesian wells aro then sunk, and the surgeons begin an analysis of tho water, and this con tinues until puro water Is obtained. In tho country of an enemy the potablo water question comes up, which usual, ly ends In boiling all drinking water. Filtering plants, too, aro sometlmos used, but as tho smallest field filter weighs about sixty pounds Its use Is only practical to tho men who are provided with transportation. When tho camp Is seml-pormanent, such as for Instruction or awaiting transportation to a campaign, tho wa ter Is frequently piped Into camp and distributed to tho kitchens and shower baths. Tho water supply Is, perhaps, tho most carefully guarded thing about tho camp, Dcstrojlns Flics. The question of drainage nnd water bolng settled, tho medical mon set about to exterminate tho dlscaso carrying Insects files and mosquitoes. lA ajUWxv sojiatj ia ofijjplntod usuayy civilians hired by the quartormastors department, and under tho orders of tho sanitary Inspector of tho division, who is also charged with tho supervi sion of tho sanitary condition of tho entire camp. It Is tho duty of tho sanitary squad to burn out grass whero insects may breed, to seo that tho latrlno pits aro burned out each day with straw and crudo potroleum. Aft er each meal all wasto Is burned In the Incinerators. When canned goods are used the cans must bo thrown in with the garbage and burned out; aft erward tho burned tin Is hauled away. This Is ono of tho methods of keoptng flies out of camp, but several other methods are used as well. Swatting tho fly la as common In an army camp as in a household, Fly traps of vari ous kinds and sizes aro usod but the most popular ono Is made with a light wooden frame supporting wire nottlng Incloslnp a space except at the bottom of tho trap In which Is a round hole about threo Inches In dlamctor. Around tho holo is attached a trun cated cono of wlro netting, tho top of tho cono extending up Into the en closed space, Theso traps art provided with supports to hold them obout two lnchos above the support on which they rest, nnd undor the central holo at tho bottom Is placod a saucer con taining tho bait, usually swootonod wa ter or meat. Tho traps aro set outsldo tho screened kltchoua and It Is aur- prising how many flies aro caught, Anothor mothod Is by setting out saucers containing a mixture of wator, condensed milk and formalin. Of courso, all men In camp have been vaccinated, so smallpox Is not feared. Everybody undor forty-flvo, whether thoy aro soldiers or civilians or servants, must be Inoculated to pre vent typhoid, so thoro Is little danger of that malady. In caso tho camp Is In a country whero mosquitoes abound all officers and mon aro mado to sleep under nets. Should a caso of malaria exist tho patient is treated in tho screened ward of the Held hos pital. Sanitary Conditions Outsldo Of Camp. At tho Texas City camp, whero sev eral thousand men were oncumped from February, 1912, until they went to Mexico, a sanitary Inspector was detailed to carry out tho army sani tation In Texas City tho samo as In camp, As all tho roBtaurnnts wero dopendent on soldier patronago thoro Is llttio objection by tho proprietors of tho cafes. At first ono or two owners objected to tho "inter ference to rights," and ft sontry was stationed In front of the cafu by tho commanding olllcer. His duty was to soon caused tho proprietor to "give In" and Texas City soon becamo the most sanitary place In Texas. The health of tho men In this camp was excellent, and when tho transports sailed to Vera Cruz tho soldiers wero In excellent physical condition. Blnce their occupation in Mexico there has been very llttio sickness, only slxty ono men being Incapacitated by dls easo and sovon by Injury. Thero wero a fow heat prostrations, or rather heat exhaustions. Until tho men become acclimated to tho tropica, especially In the rainy season when tho humidity runs high, theso cases will occur. They are, however, not serious. Tho most surprising thing Is that but one enso of malaria has been reported. This Is, of course, duo to tho excellent sanl tatlon and tho fact that tho men sleep undor mosquito nots. Tho hoalth re ports from Mexico show that at pres ent tho sick rato of tho forces at Vera Cruz Is less than that of tho army at largo for tho same period. Study Of Tropical nijvnse. For many years tho army surgeons havo mado a special study of tropical diseases, tholr cause and euro. This special study was mado on account of tho Illness of tho men who wero sont to tho Philippines In the early days, Lonesomeness and homesickness caused nervous disorders and some times insanity. Tho only cure for this was to glvo tho men some amusement. Musical Instruments and the Young Men's Christian Association havo done much to aid, giving tho men some thing to occupy their lelsuro moments. Mountain diarrhoea and malarial fever, too, caused illness. Since tha sanitary conditions of tho Island have been changed thero aro fewer cases cf theso diseases. The Philippine Scouts, however, hold tho highest record for malarial fover. This Is due to a large extent to the fact that they sleep outsldo tho barracks und unpro tected by mosquito nets. Thoy aro also tho most suseoptlblo to tuber culosis. Tho Porto Hlcan troops suffer from Intestinal disorders, probably brought on by eating Improper food when away from the barracks. Alcoholism exists In tho army, al though It has been decreased to some oxtent. Every posslblo means havo boen tried to prevent tho men from drinking, but tho saloons with their many attractions seem to havo an Ir resistible fascination for tho enlisted man. Moro amusements havo been added to tho camps and posts In tho hopo of keeping tho men from theso dens ot Infamy which throw out so many allurements to tho soldier. Whllo ns yot there seems to be no preventative against tuberculosis, the death rato from It grows less each year. When a soldier Is so unfortunate as to contract tho disease ho Is sont at once to Fort Ilaynrd, New Mexico, whero tho army maintains a splendid sanl torlum. Tho dry air of that section of tho country, coupled with diet and rest, has "brought back" many victims of tho droad malady. Tho army main tains a number of hospitals In differ out parts of tho country, and tho greatest care posslblo Is given to tho sick soldier. Clothing And Shoes. Few people reallzo how much a sol dier's clothing has to do with his health, nnd of tho study which has been mado of the out-llttlng of our men for the different parts of th4 world. His shoes, too, must bo suit able for tk country In which ho Is tc camp and at the same time meet tha requirements of long hikes. This was( brought about by tho fact that th, men wero frequently laid up with sorol feet after hikes. Major E. L. Munson,, of tho Medical Corps, took up tho mat-i ter and after careful atuay aurinm which ho mado a critical examination . ttmn twn thousand feet and supervised tho fitting of thousands of shoes, he wrote a uoqk 011 iu ouujmi, 1 .ni t...li!L- tn sunulv Dracticnl ,.,,oH, tn thn mon who do the-! -- shoe outfitting, sinco litis moro n been very llttio foot trouble In tho army. tio.i t,ntv nr nnomlPH of health. and in 1911 an Act authorizing tho reorganization 01 mo uemni uorpa 01 .Wmv nnrl civlnir tho services of nno dentist for every thousand mon ...oo nncam Annrt TTfim Tim TIlliniT. and extracting of teeth tho dentist In sists upon a proper cleaning of tho tooth. Othor faulty habits in eating, drinking and smoking by the men ari watched and cleanliness rigiaiy en forced. Plenty of exercise- In gymnasium andj calisthenics are given to thoso who aroA In need of physical development. ' Taken nil In all our army Is an un-, usually hoalthy body of mon. With epidemics, especially typhoid, prac tically eliminated from tho camps, and! with sanitation reaching almost to, perfection, pure water and good food! nt tholr disposal thero seems to be llt-J tie danger of ft sick army no matter, whoro they may bo sent. Tho health,! reports irom .Mexico mo wiu ucai --vi-denco of tho banishment of disease from the ranks, for thero tho ther mometer often resistors ono hundred' and ten degrees Fahronholt. Tha whole zono Is sandy and marshy, tho cllmato extremely unhealthy ft per fect hot bod for tho propagation ot nr.,1 llnntr vnmK. TMrjlrt nhoAl. onco to tho rules laid down by thol army surgeons by tho men has donoj muoh In tho prevention of thoso tropl' cal diseases.