The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-03
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.
Fridays Race for the Goelet
Cup.
THE GLORIANA VS.. THE WASP.
Great Interest Centres I'm The Race He
tween These rwo Fast Fiyers-Kstrina
VIII Probably Win In Her Glass
Schooner Racing.

NEWPORT, Aug 3--The greatest event
of the year in yachting circles Is the an
nual cruise of the New York Yacht Club
and rs it's membership is largely made up
Of prominent citizens of the metropolis, a
large number of whom are cottagers at
Newport, IL is but natural that the rem
devious should he at Glen Cove and the
objective point this city.
Any plan to make Huntington the first
port to be made by the fleet will surely
meet with strong opposition on account
of the discomfort met with last year
when members of the press and guests
who were obliged to sleep ashore could
not find any conveniences OF civilization.
1t is generally understood the captains
have Morris Cove this year, bnt the meet
ing aboard the flagship at Glen Cove this
morning will decide that, and the vote
will probably favor that.
On Thursday night Newport harbor
will be full Of yachts and the sight will
be one well worth seeing.
OF the sofiicers of the club the regatta
committee will be aboard Mr. Morgan's
steam yacht TUNA, which will be the
judges boat. Secretary j. V. ;. Oddle
and Treasurer +. w. Hearst will be on
Surgeon Asche and Fleet Captain Pea
BODY will sail on the flagship.
The racing will be confined to single
stickers in the forty-six-footers. Tue
Wasp, Gloriana. Alborak, Harpoon and
possibly the Barbara will try conclusions.
The Wasp being the new conner, while
the Alborak and Harpoon place them in
the light OF uncertain quantities. The
greatest interest centers in the contest
between the Gloriana aud Wasp aud not
few are of the opinion that the latter
will bave no trouble in disposing OF last
years queen of the fleet, the peerless
Gloriana. Both Mr.. Rogers and DIR. Hop
kns are in for sport and will enter every
race.
The Ttania will not be pitted out this
season so there is nothing to hustle the
Katrina in her class. and it is quite possi-
BILE the Katrina's new owner, George
Work, may enter her in the Gelet cup
races against the forty-six-footers.
The schooner racing will be lively.
With two new schooners In the popular
ninety-foot class-the Lasca aud the
Alcma-and the Shamrock. sailing like u
witch in light airs, the sport ought to be
of the best.
The Shamrock, owned by j. Roger
Maxwell will meet the Burgess schooner
Quickstep, owned by Fred Grinnell of
PROVIDENCE, and it is probable that the
Gnlet cup for schooners will 20 to one of
these two boats.
1t is matter of general regret that Gen.
Paine will not enter the Volunteer TO
measure speed with the Alcaca and Lasca.
Between these two new boats the Alcaca
can be easily distinguished by her Glori-
ana bow and Volunteer rig She is
white. The Lasca is black and has bow
something after the fashion Of the new
bow of the Volunteer. Her rig Is an ordi-
nary one with masts well aft.
In view of the great interest through
out Yachting and sporting circles over the
ron esf q in the sloOn yaPhfs Gloriana aud
Wasp, and in the schooner class between
the Alcaca and Lasca, many inquiries are
being made as to whether the Old Colony
Company would not run special excur
sion on Friday, the day of the Goelet cup
races. There is sure to be large crowd
of people come here to witness the race,
beside which many yachtmen owning
small craft would undoubtedly prefer to
view the scene from the decks OF a pala-
tial sound steamer.