The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-21
THE srAWANuAxA,s RACE To-DAT
onIy Nine Yachts Entered. but nil Ready
for Fight

for Fight
Nine yachts have entered for the twentieth
annual race OF the Seawanhaka- Corinthian
Club to-day. and oil will be manned by ANA
tours. Each yacht will also have an amateur
for hemsmnn. so II there's n good breeze some
lively competition may be expected. especially
in the fory-ioot class, In which the Minerva
Mari1uita, and Liris meet again.
There has been good deal OF talk among
yachtsmon this week about the absence Of tho
Iirls at the Atlantic. Cornthian, and New
York aces. Some said that having won ono
race from the Minerva, she did not care to
risk losing her laurels. Tho real reason was
that she was nut on the ways ut City Island
last week TO have her hull properly cleaned
and painted, ard more particularly to have
some OF the surplus lead taken OIL her keel
for she has been sailing Just q trine deeper
than she was designed by reason OF the
absorption OF water by her, rlanklng the boat
having been In the water all winter. Thework
not enter in Tuesdays race. and 1t was not
completed until yes erday, when she was again
pHt oyerooard It is thought she VIII FAYE Se tGs
LoyeJoy. who has sailed in about 200 races,
will be at her tiller.
lenge CUP, which will be awarded TO the fastest
yacht in the forty-foOt class. Commodore Rob-
SemsmS S OF the yacht making the best rect.
cd time over the Scotland LiRhtship course,
The entries for the race ut midnight last
night were:
skyRsrT.Foor CLAss-SLoors AND cuTIERL
2 shamrock ....... ]. Rogers, Maxwell.
ia Huron kll.......w. Butter Duncan, Jr.
TivIrrHRER FooI CLASS.
10. Clara I'D ........J. c. barron.
roRTY.ro CLA's-sLooFs
l. Minerva Oh I'D. Lee Carroll
Marquta kL) AUGUST belmont II
TniRrY-rIvK roor cLAss-SLOoPS
Il E Eon.'s o JAs e. %t sSis'
The start for all classes is at Buoy 1s. on
oracle, Huron and Clara will be from there to
and around Sandy Hook Lightship and return;
leaving Buoys 10 aud s., on the port hand
:. H. II, and Is on the West Gank teturHine
and llnishng at BUOY -. The Minerye Iris
Of sandy Hook LiGhtshlp. and Tho yolusia and
Kathleen will have Buoy .. oil the point u
Sandy, Hook. for their outer mark: , TO-
this race. but her owner was comreiIed TO
withdraw, because the yachts centreboard was
sprunE when she went aground on tho west
Mr. Lovejoy, who was on board the. Sham:
rock during Thrsda{s race sHd last Rg Ib
Katrina and Shamrock instead OF going Mt
once TO the finish from Sandy Hook LlEhtship;
best CONFESS Of lie From Buo9
to Buoy TO-" he said, the two big sloops sailed
SO evenly that you could have put a string from,
not have parted. We rounded Buoy 10 almost
exactly a. We did the liCh'ship, md 1t
was not until BUOY - was reached thnt she
pa sed us Our etarboard topmast backstays
got slack and We had to snlit tacks with her
to sct them w. or she might not have passed
US then"
Considerable regret Is expressed in the club
at tho absence OF the Katrina to-day, ms II
makes the contest In the seventy-foot class nn
almost certain victory FOR the Shamrock MI.
c. O. Iselin. The Titanas owner, has not en-.
tered Ms sloon IN the races so far and 1t Is not
tho cruise Of the New York Yacht Club. Mr..
Iselin said yesterday. however. that he Is ready
a: any time to sail n match race with the OF hor
seventy footers II miles TO wlndward and re-
turn for u suitable purse or prize.