The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-29

Events and Items of Intereat to Rhode
Island Yachtsmen.


Island Yachtsmen.
The annual cruise OF the Now Yori
Yacht Club begins Aug. 2. and number
of PROVIDENCE yachts will participate
Cups will be given the boats making
the best runs between stations, and
Commodore A. II. Austin intends te
try for one cup with his fast sloor
yacht Verena. These yachts from the
RHODE ISLAND Yacht Club will also take
part in the cruise Of the New YORK facnt
Club; Marquita, Henry + Lippitt;
Commodore Sands; Valkyr, Leroy Fales;
Ava, George ii. Flint, and the sioop
yacht Wilful.
The Hull Yacht Club races for the third
and sixth classes will be sailed Saturday
at 3 Il. NJ.
The other races have been postponed.
A lively race is expected Saturday be.
tween the ballast fin boat Vanessa, sailed
by Designer Herreshof and the centre.
boarder Alpha. Mr.. Herreshof has said
that the fin boat can beat the centre
boarder, especially in a race to the wind
ward. and he is expected to make good ms
statement. Both boats are excellent
specimens of their types and the race will
be unusually interesting.
Many old-time yachtsmen have been
asking why no more OF the crack yachts
in the RHODE ISLAND Club took part In
the races Monday for the club champion
ship. The Nalkyr, Eagle, Sharon, Dia-
mond, Tom Boy, Jennie, Lorelei, Cariboo,
Edna, Alice, Banneret, Aloha and Jessie,
are all good boats, which, when ably
handled, can be depended upon to make
an excellent showing.
The Jessie was not entered because he
races were for the club championship hd
boats not members Of the club we're
barred. Her owner, John Adamson,
sailed over the eight-mile course for class
"B" and came in several minutes ahead
of the Rarus, which won the race. The
Jessie will be entered in the open regatta
of Aug. - and will be handled by Lon
Crandall.
The Amorita and Mascot were entered
Monday, but did not sail owing 20 trlfing
accidents, which, however, could not DO
repaired i'm time for the races.
The RHODE ISLAND Yacht Club has been
invited to enter the regatta OF the Indian
Harbor Yacht Club, Saturday. The
Connecticut yachtsmen are making great
preparations for their great event, and
have thrown it open to yachts enrolled in
any organized yacht club, subject only to
the approval of the regatta committee.
Already thirty boats have been entered,
and the success of the fourth annual race
of the Indian Harbor yachtsmen is
assured.
Ten yachts OF the Atlantic Yacht Club
had au interesting and close thirty-ei9ht
mile race on Long Island Sound Tuesday
which was won by the flagship. AT the
finish three yachts were neck and neck:
Thursday a race for 35-footers was sailed
at Shelter Island.
The Mosquito fleet will hold its tenth
open regatta Saturday of the club house,
South Boston, beginning at Z. M. The
regatta is open to all yachts and entries
were closed at IL o'clock to-day.
The steam yachts Sentinel, Admiral and
Ava sailed last night.
The Westinghouse steel steam yacht
Floss came up to PROVIDENCE and an
chored off India Point after cruise down
the bay.
The steel steam yacht Veto came up
from Newport Thursday and sailed
Thursday night.
The steam yacht Eclipse, owned by J..
M. kortwright of Bristol was in this port
recently with a large party OF yachtsmen.
The cat-yawl Alice of Newport. sailed by
one of the Herreshoffs, was the object of
much favorable criticism Monday as she
sailed over the river in the vicinity of the
RHODE ISLAND Yacht Club house.
Before entering the races Thursday the
bottom Of the Verena had been thoroughly
cleaned. In the Potter's cove races her
speed was greatly diminished by barna-
cles, which could be seen clinging to her
bottom when she was mile from the
shore.
1t is a peculiar fact, well attested, that
no two measurements of the same boat
yield the same results. Boats measured
for the Potter's Cove races of the RHODE
ISLAND Yacht Club. when remeasured
were much larger. Hardly any
two measurers agree on method Of