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the nearest of the attendant boats,'
that something was amiss. The gaff ;
began to sag, and Resolute seemed to
boo uncertainly on the surface of j
the water. Attendant boats began to '\
creep closer to view the wounded j
racer.
It was the beginning of the end so;
far as the first race was concerned.
With her mainsail sagging. Resolute
rounded the stake under the momen?
tum she had gathered in the splendid
dash just before the defect in her too
delicately planned mechanism began
to spread. In throe minutes the main?
sail was down on the deck and she was
limping along with only one thin piece
of canvas in place. The lookers-on
began to real ire that for the first time
siv.ee the schooner Livonia's victory
in an opening race in the early sev?
enties an American yacht was doomed
to lose one race"in a series for the
America's Cup. ?
It remained only for Shamrock IV
to returm to the starting point within
the six hour limit. Then, by the rules
of the international cup races, she
would win, and there was no doubt
that the sturdy green challenger could
finish within the time limit.
There were- thousands of critics
watching the Resolute when the col?
lapse came, and the bitterest of these
were the professional mariners of the
navy, who were dancing with a real
desp sea rage as the crew of Resolute
apparently watched the canvas flutter
y lowly to the decks of the defender
without trying to repair the damage.
Naval Men Save
"They could splice the blanked
dashed halyards and they could lash
the equally blank dashed gaff," an?
nounced one who had been rolling
about irf- the North .Sea during the
W:or?d War. "With a blanked dashed
time allowance and a lead of twelve
minutes they could patch her up and
make the run home. In the navy they
would do it."
But while the deep sea mariners of
the navy danced and raged on their
iron decks Resolute's crew were pack?
ing the fallen canvas to keep it out of
the water. The race was over for the
day?for them.
Civilian critics began to compare the
\ Resolute with the New York Yankee
baseball team. "It starts off as_though it
would just laugh its way thro'ugh, just
as the Yankee team rushes out into the
lead in ;fl pennant race. Then it gets
brittle?, just, like the Yankee team, and
collapses when it ought to be right
home with the race. It's just as
brittle."
"Trained down too fine," remarked
another. "The Resolute, like manv s
human and many a racing animal, gave
?way too much for speed. It couldn't
take off that much weight and hold up.'
What did yesterday's race demon
strate?' It demonstrated that the Reso?
lute, if it can hold up and if it is
?maneuvered as skillfully as it wa?
maneuvered yesterday, can beat th<
Shamrock IV boat tor boat?if it car
hold up. But on this point there ??
more than a little to be feared. Then
certainly was not more than an eight
knot breeze blowing when the delicate
defender collapsed.
Backers Anxious Now
With n stiffer breeze than any thai
blew yesterday, the defender would b<
put to a much sterner .?st. Car
Resolute stand rougher weather ant
heavier wind? No matter how far the
defender may forge ahead in the race?
that ar? to come, her backers will b<
on the,anxious seat until she crosses
the finish line.
In fairness to the challenger, this
is do: to be regarded as a fluke vie
tory. The ?staying power of a yachl
is a factor considered in the Inter
national Cup races under the rules, I;
must be strong enough to carry th<
spread of canvas or pay the penalty.
An American boat in a previous
feries won its first race in much th<
same way that Shamrock IV won thi
fhrsl; race yesterday. In 1889 the chai
leng?r, Shamrock I-, lost a topmast
T'<\<> American boat, Columbia, took tht
victo ry;
This point was discussed on all tin
attendant boats yesterday, and specula
lions were made as to whether Si
Thomas Lipton would disclaim the firs
'?ictory. He could not under the rules
and this Port of speculation is idle
Legally end fairly a challenger ha
won one race in the international cu]
series for the first time since the vie
tory of Livonia. But it must be re
?iombered, too, that the Livonia woi
dnly that first race.
Th^ie were more than a hundred ves
sels of all descriptions hovering abou
near the yellow Ambrose lightship a
the time drew near for the starl
There were all varieties, from liner
??nd beautiful steam yachts to littl
fishing launches and dowdy little sail
ing vessels. Five destroyers and a
many coast guard vessels fussed abou
directing the1 sea traffic. The gree
Shamiock was towed out from th
Horseshoe and broke her canvas. Th
dainty Resolute 'came out under he
own sails, and the whistles of the var
ous craft gave them the usual nois
greeting. Landsmen were glancin
anxiously at the lowering skies.
Resolute First to Cross
The sun was fishing to peer throug
the mists when Resolute crossed the lir
first with a beautiful sweep. Shamroc
IV flashed across before the two mil
utes had elapsed and forged to tl
fore. Fluttering side by side, Resolut
with her convex mainsail, 6eemed 1
be carrying quite as much canvas f
the challenger, despite the fact thi
the official measurements showed si
carried something like 1,600 feet lea
The wind died as the rain peit?
down, soaking tho acres of white cai
vas as the yachts drifted through
patch of quiet water. Then the bree:
started to freshen again and the fla
nosed Shamrock forged ahead. Thi
were working in a deliberate, busines
like fashion on the challenger. Aft
the first rush of rain they sent foi
men out on the bowsprit to change
sail. The flat nose of the challeng
was being thumped by tho seas, ai
the wash soaked the heavy bundle
canvas, but the sail was changed.
Shamrock tacked to the starboai
and started ahead with a fresh rush ?
speed. Resolute seemed to lose on tl
tack. The clouds thickened, then tl
mists closed about the two racers at
hid them from view of the followit
boats. Only now and then the close
of the attending vessels could mal
them out.
When the mists lifted again R?solu
was leading, and leading decidedl
She was racing away from the grei
boat like a wild thing, gaining eve
minute, it, seemed, and just as it looki
as though there certainly would be
race the wind died again and the t\
yachts onco more began to drift ov
the still patches of gray water.
''he huge sails on both flapped id
for many minutes. Then the sails
I Resolut? began to till and she sh
ahead again, widening the dark gr
Rpai" between her and the green bot
bemroek IV was slow to find t
bree:-.e and slow to get under w
again.
The wind had by this time shifted
the west, and the Shamrock went
on a short tack, quickly shifting ba
Tho Resolute tacked shortly afterw?
and still seemed to be holding a slig
lead. The wind had freshened cons:
erably and began to dispel the mis
shewing the Jersey coast and Seabri?
in the distance.
It was at this point that the V
toria, with Sir Thomas Lipton and 1
guests, steamed up behind the destroy
Simmes and within the lines.' It w
as though the owner of the Shamro
IV, incredulous that the challeng
could be beaten boat for boat, h
come up to satisfy himself. The Vi
toria swung into the inner lane alon
side the Sinimes, and was close in t!
wake of the Shamrock IV.
The forward part of th? Victor
Did you lose some valuable keepaake? T?
? .Lost and Found Ad. In The Tribun
Phone B-vkTim 3000.?Advt.
Above to right-?Shamrock and
Resolute crossing the stalling line.
Directly above?The challenger at
the finish. To the right?Shamrock
about to pass the crippled Resolute
at the stake.
was crowded, and the figure of the per?
sistent challenger for the America's
Cup was made out on the bridge near
the quartermaster. A brief glance
seemed to satisfy all on board that the
Shamrock IV was beaten and, beaten
hopelessly without even the time al?
lowance. The attitude of the steam
yacht itself seemed to indicate depres?
sion as it dropped behind and the rac?
ing boats sped on toward the stake.
The cry was first raised from the
bridge of the destroyer Simmes,
"Something is happening to the Reso?
lute!" Then quickly and spontaneously
came the shout, "Why don't they do
something? What are they waiting
for ?"
It was impossible to have done any?
thing, according to a statement from
Captain Adams, for the throat halyards
had broken near the winch, and the
Resolute was done for, just as she
seemed to have the. race won and won
effectively enough to discourage the
present challenger for all time. After
the Shamrock IV had rounded the stake
and passed close to* the crippled de?
fender the Morgan yacht, the Corsair,
hovered close to the crippled racer,
then sheered off and a tug was sent to
the Resolute.
While the crippled boat was being
towed away the big green challenger,
with the wind picking up, came home
under shortened canvas. She took in
the club topsail and set out in a mat?
ter-of-fact way for the starting line
again. The wind freshened, and the
Shamrock IV picked up speed that in?
dicated that she might be a particu?
larly dangerous boat in rough weather.
As the challenger crossed the finish
line Captain Norton, of the destroyer
Sommes, ordered the whistle and the
siren of the navy boat blown. Imme?
diately every vessel that had a whistle
greeted the first victory of a British
boat since the Livonia won one race o?
an international cup series.
.-a
Cup Contest Viewed From
Planes for First Time
Large Fleet of Aircraft Soar?
Over Race Course; Aeronia?
rine Cruiser Carries 15
The international yacht race was wit
nessed from the air yesterday for the
first time in the history of the races
Despite the bad weather, a large flee
of airplanes soared over the two yachts
Four of the airplanes were DH-4 bi
planes from the united States Air Serv
ice, taking photographs for the archive
of the government. Another interestin
airplane was the new aeromarine cruis
er, which had eleven passengers o
board besides, the crew?a total of fif
teen persons. This bitr aircraft fle*
from the Columbia Yacht Club,
When the thunderstorm broke a
the flying craft returned to their sta
tions. They returned again in th
afternoon and watched the Shamroc
pass the finish line.
The Course of the Race
The Three Stages of the Race
Defender Accorded Speed Honors;
Disabled With Victory in Sight
By Jack Lawrence
Shamrock IV won the first leg on the ?
America's Cup yesterday afternoon,
when Resolute's gaff collapsed and )
forced her to withdraw from the
race .immediately after she had
turned the outer mark. When the
accident forced victory upon her Sir
Thomas Lipton's challenger was a badly
beaten boat. She had been outsailed,
outmaneuvered and outgeneraled by
her American opponent and faced cer?
tain, defeat when the Resolute's vic?
torious flight was suddenly cut short
and she crumpled up like a wounded
duck.
As a test of speed the honors in yes?
terday's struggle unquestionably go to
Resolute. As a tost of seaworthiness
and stanchness the honors belong to
Shamrock.
Resolute would not have needed her
handicap of seven minutes and one
second to win. When her gaff came
down, bringing the club of the topsail
with it, she was between a half and
three-quarters of a mile in the lead
and was giving the British boat as
severe and unlooked for a drubbing as
any cup challenger ever got. The Her
reshofif boat had beaten far to wind?
ward, and with a bone in hen teeth
was on the tack that would have car?
ried her around the mark when her old
failing of structural weakness aloft,
came back to spoil her glorious per?
formance.
Resolute Springs Surprise
But for the collapse of the gaff the
defender would have rounded the outer
mark and filled away for the run down
the wind to the finish line with a, lead
of nearly a mile. It would have been
practically impossible for Shamrock
to overhaul her, muclj less assume a
lead herself that would have made up
for the seven-minute time allowance.
The outfooting and outsailing of
.Shamrock by Resolute was a surprise
that completely mystified backers of
the challenger and sent Resolute
rooters into the wildest flights of en?
thusiasm. It was a complete reversal
of all the advance dope and knocked
the bottom out of the predictions of
many of the wisest yachtsmen in
America.
Yesterday's was a windward and lee
ward race of thirty miles. Going to i
windward is supposed to bo tho chal?
lenger's strongest point. The yachts
had not covered five miles of the fif?
teen-mile windward leg before the
American boat had demonstrated that
in this phase of the game her British
opponent was no match for her. She
proved conclusively that in beating
she can defeat Shamrock, boat for boat.
Rain Soon After Start
The giant-sparred sloops had hardly
passed over the starting line when the
overcast skies darkened and rain be?
gan to fall. This squall was followed
by two others. Then the sun came
out, and the wind, which had been al?
most completely flattened out by the
rain, began to freshen rapidly and blow
in strong puffs. When these hit the
huge wings of the racers they could be
seen to heel over sharply. In this re?
spect it was evident that Resolute was
far more, tender than Shamrock.
Pointing high and driving hard for
the mark, Skipper Adams, of the de?
fender, kept, his 'boat close hauled,
while Captain Burton, on Shamrock,
kept a sharp eye on the puffy weather
and eased the challenger off every time
ho saw an extra heavy blow coming.
All eyes were on Resolute a3 she
crashed down the starboard tack, and
watches were out to get her time a:'
she rounded the stake. At 2:50 Captain
II. H. Norton of the destroyer Simmes,
watching the white, sloop through bin?
oculars, shouted, "She's in trouble!"
A second later Resolute's long gaff
swung downward, her mainsail col?
lapsed and the club of her topsail was
torn away. Gradually as the wind
banged the sagging mass about, the
whole cloud of canvas slipped down
to the deck and left the top.-:ail flutter?
ing wildly in the breeze.
Spectators expected to see the yacht
come up into the wind and quit, but
she didn't. With only her headsails
set, she held to her course as though
nothing had happened and rounded trfc
stake at exactly 2:53. Cheer aftei
cheer went up from surrounding ves?
sels as it was seen that Resolute
was going to give the. Britisher a fight,
even though crippled. But the Ameri?
can boat was done. She had hardh
rounded the mark when the iast hal?
yard supporting the mainsail and fallei
gaff gave way, and it was apparent tha'
to continue the struggle was imposible
Winner Passes Resolute
Shamrock, footing faster under the
piping breeze, made the mark her?
self on the next tack and rounded it
at 2:,">7. Five minutes later she passet
her disabled opponent and went on tc
ivin a race that she couldn't lose. Ah
? 01 h Shamrock had passed hei
Resolute came up into the wind
and fcne tug James Dougherty rushei.
to her assistance and took her in tow
A destroyer went alongside Reso
lute a few minutes after the acci
<\ent and asked what had happened
Robert W. Emmons, managing owner ol
the craft, said that her throat halyards
had parted and caused the mainsail tt
collapse. This is believed to have beet
the beginning of the trouble, but it was
obvious to persons on nearby boat
that the gaff jaws had becomo entirel]
separated from the mast, as that spa
was hanging free in a perpendicula
position.
The wind increased rapidly after th
mark was turned and the Shamroc
found it necessary to drop her jib top
sail. After she passed Resolute an<
saw that the latter was out of the raco
the challenger eased up considerab!
and took her time on the run dow:
the wind. Had the element of eompe
tition remained she would have se
a ballooner and a spinnaker, but wit
nothing to gain by breaking out cloud
of canvas, she contented herself wit
her mainsail, club topsail and head
sails.
At 4:1S o'clock, when the cup hunte
was booming up toward the finish lint
there were signs of another squall, an
her men were sent aloft to take in th
c ?i j topsail. They just managed to go
tiiis skyscraping wing in when the ?as
blast of the day-broke in a torrentii
downpour and a howling southwes
wind.
Crosses Line in Squall
The full fury of the squall did nc
swoop down on the course unt'
Shamrock had gone over the line. The
brilliant flashes of lightning and eras!
ing salvos of thunder seemed to want t
join the uproar of whistles, i'oghon
and sirens that were greeting the vii
torious Britisher.
The demonstration on the part <
surrounding craft could hardly ha\
been greater if Shamrock had ou
sailed Resolute and overcome th
heart-breaking time allowance she cot
cedes. As her green hull flashed bi
tween the committee boat Baryton ar:
the melancholy Ambrose Lightship tl
signal was flown declaring her the wii
ner, and every craft with a noise-ma!
ing instrument for miles around opent
up in a leather-lunged salute. It wi
the most car-splitting chorus ever sui
for a foreign yacht in American watei
Probably the best exhibition Sham
rock gave during the afternoon
was seen after she had covered the
thirty-mile course and was caught in.
the swirling blast of tho last squall.
It was then that she proved her mar?
vellous sturdiness. Refusing a dozen
offers of assistance and declining to
be towed, she continued to spread her
huge mainsail and jibs when great
schooners all about her were reefing
or coming up into the wind to weather
the blow.
Only destroyers were able to keep up
with her and it was estimated that
while she was making this spectacular
rush for the shelter of the Hook she
was reeling off as much as eighteen
knots an hour.
Adams Outgenerals Burton
Yesterday's race, from its start until
the time Resolute was forced to with?
draw, demonstrated clearly the supe?
riority of Adams over Burton as a
master of racing craft, and technique.
This first became apparent in the
sharp jockeying that followed the pre?
paratory whistle and preceded the
starting signal.
In this work the yachts sparred al?
most viciously for the advantage that
goes with thee weather berth in a wind?
ward beat. They cruised up and down
the line between the committee boat
and Ambrose Xightship in short, nerv?
ous hitches and were frequently so
close aboard that it seemed certain
they would foul each other.
Many experts believe that it wa3 in
this sharp, almost bitter, jockeying
that Adams gained the advantage that
would have spelled victory for America
if a breakdown had not eliminated his
boat.
The lightship was on the weathei
end of the line and it was the aim oi
both skippers to be close to her whei
the starting signal was set. The yacht
nearest the lightship would obviouslj
be in a position to go over the line it
the windward berth. When the warn
ing signal was set both yachts wen
practically astride the line and hang
ing close together. it was at this poin
that Adams played his trump card.
He maneuvered Shamrock's skippe
into believing he was going to take :
hitch down toward the committee boa
and actually succeeded in startini
Shamrock in that position. Then hi
suddenly came about, headed back fo
the lightship and came about agaii
directly under her stern as the start
ing signal was given. This gave hin
the weather and permitted him to be-a
his opponent over the line by more thai
a minute.
When the yachts got away there wa
only a slight breeze blowing directl;
out of the southwest, and the sea wa;
smooth except for a Ion;*:, easy groum
swell. l:i the beat to the outer mar
Shamrock tacked thirteen time
and . Resolute eight. In each on
of these hitches the British boat wa
footing faster, but gained no grounu
because she could not point as high a
the American.
Both yachts had mainsails, club top
sails, staysail-! and jibs set as the;
went over the line, and immediatel
afterward broke out jib topsails. Afte
one short hitch to starboard they bot!
went away on a long port tack, whic
they held until 12:30, just half a
hour after the start, wnen tne tirs
squall of the day broke and a down
pour began.
The rain 'was so heavy that tli
yachts were not visible 200 yard
away. Both boats were on tho starboar
tack again when the squall hit then
and when it cleared it was evident tin
Mr. Adams had even turned the stori
to his advantage.
During the flurry in the weather Cap
tain. Burton took several short, tack
that gained him nothing, while th
American skipper headed high into th
wind on the port tack and held to ths
um: for exactly 8 minutes and 23 sei
onds. When the weather cleared r
was seen to be far to windward of tl:
.Shamrock and to hold a commancHr
lead;
When the sun came out again r
wind came with it and the slooj
sloshed about i a tho doldrums. Thi
doused No. ] jib topsails and replace
them with No. 2s, but the chaiii
gained them nothing. When tho bree;
did return it had shifted slightly 1
the west and reached Resolute son
time before Shamrock felt its strengt
This was purely luck, but it was clevi
handling that had put Captain Adan
in a position to take advantage of tl
change.
At 2:'," the s!oop3 had covered on
eight miles of the windward leg, b'
with the freshening breeze their sai
began to dry out and both increasi
their speed.
As they approached the mark a fie
of several hundred ver-scls gathered
see them make the turn. The spect
tors r*ot there just in time to witne
Reso?ute's accident and the killing
America's hopes for the day.
With one leg on the trophy, Shai
rock must ?.vin only two more races
order to take the prize back to Englat
Lipton Stands by Resolute;
Fails to See Shamrock Win
Delay to Watch Over Crippled Opponent Prevents
Baronet From Witnessing Own Yacht Cross
Line a Victor for the First Time
The turn in the tide of Sir Thomas
Xipton's foftunes came yesterday at
one of the most dramatic moments in
the history of international yachting!
The heavy haze that followed upon the
torrential downpour had just lifted,
showing the two yachts, with Resolute
well in the van and Shamrock well in?
shore.
Sir Thomas was at this moment on
the bridge deck of his steam yacht
Victoria, chatting with a group of his
guests. The first glance after the mist
lifted showed that in the first en- !
counter his latest challenger had fared
no better than her previous namesakes. ;
The baronet was visibly affected and
a somewhat solemn expression came
over his face. Turning to the man
nearest to him, he exclaimed: "1 am
sorry ac the poor show we have made
to-day."
As if goaded to pity, P'ate chose this
very moment to reverse the ill fortune
that has ever pursued Sir Thomas in
his quest. The two yachts were Hear?
ing the marker buoy anchored at the
end of the fifteen mile run to wind?
ward. Shamrock was taking a long
port tack, in order to round the bow
in one long swift run, and Resolute
was close upon the buoy.
The wind had heeled Resolute over
to port in what, seemed, an extraordi?
narily heavy list. It looked as though
she would not make the turn without
having to tack again.
Resolute in Difficulty
As Sir Thomas finished his remark,
the mainsail on Resolute suddenly
flapped helplessly In the light breeze,
and it was plain that she was in great
difficulty.
Without a moment's hesitation Sir
Thomas, taking the situation in, said:
"I am sorry that this happened. It's
too bad. It may be the cdstom to claim
races that way, but it's not Tom Lip
ton's way."
The crippled Resolute had sufficient
way to make the turn around the
marker buoy, and then she came to
helplessly, while her crew hustled to
lower the main and top club sails. At
this time the Shamrock was well on
her last tack before the turn and was
running much better than at any time
previously.
All eyes on the Victoria were glued
to the green hull now rapidly approach?
ing her crippled adversary. The v&yfr
and motley flotilla that was tailing the
racers crowded round the turning point
to witness the vital scene.
Then when the Shamrock well around
the buoy, started on her fifteen-mile
run before the wind, the big fleet
crowded after her in the same manner
that a crowd follows a victorious
fighter, and abandons the loser.
Stands by Crippled Yacht
About the crippled Resolute none
stayed except the steam tender and a
lone destroyer duty bound?that is,
with the exception of the Victoria. Sir
Thomas ordered his craft to stand by
the defeated yacht until it was assured
that she was in no danger and was
well in tow of her tug.
Thi* delay to watch over the crip?
pled opponent prevented Sir Thomas
from seeing his own yacht crossing
the .finishing line a victor for the first
time.
The day of victory for Sir Thomas
was one of the greatest in his career.
He was about early in great fettle
and personally greeted each of his
guests as they came aboard the Vic?
toria from the landing pier of the
Atlantic Yacht Club at Sea Gate.
All about the steam yacht there
swarmed a host of miniature craft of
all descriptions whose occupants
shouted good wishes and^ood luck to
the baronet as they passed by. To
each of these Sir Tnomus waved back
an enthusiastic response with his arm.
He was laughing like a schoolboy and
was having the time of his life.
The Victoria pulled up her anchor
shortly before 10 o'clock and steamed
into Ambrose Channel, running straight
into the greatest procession of seago?
ing craft that has ever emerged from
New York harbor at one time.
Replies to All Greeting?
Surveying the picturesque scene. Sir
Thomas exclaimed: "Good heavens,
what a remarkable fleet! Are they all
going to see the race?"
To him the sightseers on the palatial
liner, or the ding-y trawler were as one,
and he replied to their greeting with
equal enthusiasm and gratification.
Nearly all called him "Tommy," and
he laughed in response.
On the Victoria among the guests
was General Nelson A. Miles, the fa?
mous Indian fighter of Custer fame;
Dr. and Mrs. Lee de Forest, one of the
inventors of wireless, and Robert Jacob,
of City Island, at whose yards Sham?
rock IV was refitted.
Despite his regret, earnestly ex?
pressed, over the mishap to Resolute,
Sir Thomas was visibly pleased at the
victory. As soon as the first flush of
the dramatic turn in fortune had sub?
sided he moved about among his guests
again.
Drawing a chair up alongside Mrs.
Morris Nelson, he said: "f have offered
Mrs. Nelson a job on board here if she
will take it. She is my mascot. She
was one of my guests on the Erin in
the Mediterranean in December, 1908,
when the terrible earthquake shook
Mepsiha and killed 80,000 people."
After this he began to tell jokes
laughingiy to all. With a wink in his
merry eyes he turned to the news?
paper men and said: "Don't say any?
thing about the man we fixed to cut
that halyard. It would not look nice.
I know you boys."
Clubmen Man Ship When
Highlander Crew Strikes
-?-^t?
N. Y. Y. C. Vessel's Deck Crew Asks $10 a Day and
Get It, but in Twenty Minutes Double Demand ;
Scions of Wealth Volunteer Their Services
When the seamen of the deck crew]
i of the steamer Highlander chartered:
| for the cup race by the New York
?Yacht Club, went on strike yesterday
! morning for ?20 a day, their places
. were filled by men whose daily salaries
? are many times that amount. These,
i however, were volunteers from the
! ranks of the club members, who re
: fused to have the race spoiled for
' them by labor trouble.
The deck crew of the Highlander
was originally hired for .*."> a day.
: When members of the yacht club be?
gan to go aboard the craft at the foot
| of East Twenty-fourth Street yester
i day the atmosphere of wealth was too
: much for the sailormen. They sought
the steamer committee and demand?e'
i $10 a day.
Given $15 Raise
James D. Sparkman, Captain 0. P.
Jackson, U. S. X., Hunter Wykes and
Cornelius F. Fox, members of tiie com?
mittee, considered this demand and de?
cided to grant if. Tue crew remained
satisfied for the space of twenty min?
utes and then sent, another delegation
to the committee with the announce?
ment that they'd have to have $20 a
day. The committee replied to this by
inviting the malcontents to get off the
boat.
William J. Parelow, vice-president of
the Consolidated Ship Building Com?
pany, then proposed that the vacant
places be filled by members of the
club who were expert seamen and ears
men. Immediately there was a rush
to volunteer. All the applicants signed
the following:
"Owing to the lifeboat men and able
bodied seamen going on strike just
prior to the sailing of the steamer
Highland for the yacht races, we, the
undersigned, experienced seamen, agre
to act as lifeboat men and able-bodieel
seamen for the occasion."
Some fifty men signed this agree?
ment. Among them were:
J. D. Sparkman, Henry R. Sutphin,
B. L. Worden, Butley Whiting Cox,
Henry W. Warner, Commander F. W.
Toppan, R. T. Dodge, C. W. Clark. E. H.
Prentice, Lewis Nixon. Bertram H.
Birden, Charles Lane Poor, Charles
Lane Poor jr., Howell C. Perrin. Alfred
E. Poor, Frank Brown Jones, E. Pier
pont Hicks, Herbert H. White, F. C.
Henderson, E. Dick, A. Loring Swasey,
J. C. Stewart. F.. B. Humphries, Edmund
Lang, E. H. Outerbridge. F. W. Weisen,
John R. Humphries. Waiter H. Merrill..
H. M. Cowperthwait. Walter H. Sykes",
Leroy Frost. W. E. Dowd, E. B. ?lker,
E. A. Shewan.
Six' Hundred orr Highlander
About six hundred members of the
club and their guests, including some
twenty-five women, were on board the
Highlander when she pulled out at
9:30, half an ho?tr after the scheduled
starting time.
All interest in the race seemed to
be over as the boats were nearing the
turning stake, and glasses were dis?
carded and many turned to cards. But
when those who were still closely
watching the yachts saw the mainsail
go, a cry went up, and everv one
grabbed glasses and rushed for the
rail to see what the trouble was. Eyes
were kept glued on tho Resolute until
she rounded the mark, hoping to see
some effort made to repair the damage.
When the Resolute finally was taken
in tow optimistic enthusiasm turned to
depression. As soon as the Resolute
was taken in tow the Highlander
headed for home at full speed with a
disconsolate though not discouraged
lot of club members on board.
Praise for Captain
Every one bn board had nothing but
praise for Captain O. P. Jackson, U.
S. N.. who had charge of the boat for
the yacht club, and Captain Scully, who
handled her, for they kept the best
: position in the line and never for a
moment, except when the fog was
heavy, were the boats hidden from
view of the guests on board. The
steamer committee also received the
congratulations of every one.
Some of those on board were Mrs.
Lewis Nixon, who had with her Mrs. O.
H. P. Belmont and Mrs. Stanhope W.
: Nixon: J. Allen Townsend. E. Tunne
?cliffe Fox, Herbert H. White, of Bos
! ton; Thomas W. Slocum, R. A. C. Smith.
Arthur Iselin, Lewis Iselin, Adrian Ise
lin, Grenville Kane, Edward D. Lentii
lon, John H. Lidgerwood, Demorest
Lloyd. H. J. Luce, Clifford D. Mallory,
Foster Milliken, Benjamin Nicoil, Lewis
Nixon, Innis O'Rourke, Charles Lane
Poor, Woodward Babcock, Edgar H.
Sierck, E. P. Alker, Nathaniel F. Ayer,
of Boston; C. M. Billings/B. H. Borden,
George MeKesson Brown, E. W. Clark,
of Philadelphia; Alexanlder Smith
Cochran, J. Gordon Douglas, W. E.
Dowd, Lawrence B. Elliman, Douglas
Elliman, Commodore Jamos B. Ford,
Addison G. Hannah.. 1". C. Henderson,
Colgate Hoyt, whose son, C. Sherman
Hoyt, was trie American representative
on the Shamrock; Robert A. Granniss,
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Earle, William
T. Dewart, Herman de Selding, Mrs. Ira
Oownes and Miss Kathleen \ anderbilt.
Several members of the yacht club
and persons of prominence in the
official, business and fashionable life
of the country went out to the race
in private yacnts.
Private Yacht Parties
J. Pierpont Morgan had a large
family party and other guests on board
the Corsair.
Harry Payne Whitney, on the Wh-le
away. had the international poio play?
ers of six years ago. Larry and Monte
See die Racing Yacht?
Resolute & Shamrock IV
FROM THE DECKS OF THr
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Psiunt e'??e *? Sandy Hook ancJb*t(L
View the Races
From the Hill? of
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS
Three Trips Daily, Uavin.
Battery Pier *9:30 a. b., !-30 X-na
'?-?so Trip p~-? Cfii jHfgpli.
Omitted Moa?. > r are 50c ?? 1VV
Telephones Broad 738(M>034''n
Waterbury and Devereux Mlraurn *;.s.
him. ,W!?
The Sialia, of Detroit, owned k
Henry Ford, had a largo party ,J
board, and other yachts noticed at *'?
course were the Aloha, with Mr ?,
Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James and"a ?,?
of guests from Newport; the Pion/.r
owned by Van Lear Black, owner a?
''The Baltimore Sun," v.-h o had ?>??
him Mrs. Black and H. Crawford BVV
the Alicia. Alfred l. du Pont, o-wne,.'
the Porpoise, with -Mr. and Mrs. Ocdei?
Reid, who entertained several guests*
their yacht; the Allegro. Jama' ?,??,
son former commodore Larca*Z?
Yacht Club, owner; the Atalanta*
George J. Gould; the Cigarette f
Gordon Hamerslcy; the Cristina, \'?
cent Astor; the Cythera, Mrs. W;!i-a?
L. Harkness; the Casiana, of j^.
Angele-, on which the owner. Edwari
L. Doheny, had a larg? party; {2
Remlik III, Willis Sharpe Kilmer; tV,
Colonial George 8. Dearborn; the Janet
Andrew Rseburn, of Marblehead, Mas?'"'
the Levanter. James B. Wiibur; tht
Amuray, P. J. Gallagher. Port Wash,
ington; the Sachem, Mant?n B y{??
calf; the Juniata. George W. F.lkin?,
of Philadelphia; ^he Mary Ann. E.w
McCready, Crisfield. Md.; the Forde?'
P. R. Henderson; the Ellidft. John Sher,
man Hoyt; the Tramp II, Theodore g'
D. Dickinson. Chicago; the Emerald
Frederick W. Bliss; the Sispud II, J.?'
Cousins; the Dart, Edgor Palmer; the
Enchantress, William E. Iselin; th?
Gadfly, Robert K. Cassatt; the Heaptr
Aymar Johnson; the Lady Betty, Jesu'
H. Metcalf. of Providence; the Litt'.?
Viking. George F. Baker jr.; the Loi'i
Star, George G. Bourne; the Narada,
Henry Waters; the Everglades, ownej
by Colonel Robert M. Thompson and
chartered for the summer by C. K. Q,
Biilings.
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$50,000 in Loot Found
In Raided Apartmenl
Woman and Two Men Held;
Feminine Finery and
Jewelry Seized
Detectives of the Italian squad wJm
smashed their way into a thrce-roon
apartment at 42 Kenmare Street yej
terday afternoon thought for a momen
they had stumbled across a small it
partment store.
Spread over boxes, trunks, table
and chairs was a bewildering arrayo
feminine finery?dresses, skirts, waisti
sweaters and lingerie. Also a collet
tion of gold knives, watches, chaia
and cuff links that any pawnbroke
might envy. The detectives looked fui
thcr and found more loot and a woma
and two men. They v-rcre arrested an
gave their names as Arthur Dellihoi
Mrs. Arthur Dellihoc, and -ames Ceili
twenty-nine, of 131 Vuibcrrv S>tree
They were held at police headquarter
charged with having &co:e:i goods i
their possession.
Much of the merchandi>e 'hat hi
disappeared from haberdashery shf?
and department stores in Manhsta
of late has found its way into the Ke:
mare Street apartment, according I
the police. The good? recovered si
valued at more than $50,000.
To-day the police will keep an "op?
houser' at the apartment, and me
chants who have su fie red ?o?ses a:
invited to cal land see if they can ide;
tify any of their stock.
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