The sun., 1893-06-04
TIE coR1yTuIANS SCHOONER RACE
Tho Clubs Sailing Committee Issues n Let
ter 70 Yacht Owners.

Tho Corinthlan Yacht Club Of New York.
which divides the honors with tho Lnrch-
monts OF being known Is the most sportsman
like yacht club in America. has added another
feather to its cap by arranging what should
provo to he the most interesting schooner race
ever seen in Now York waters, on the occasion
OF its annual regatta on June II. The Sailing
Stewnrt Davidson Of 81 Wall street. has issued
the following personal letter to the owners OF
NEw YORK. May ~. 1898.
D,s sa m !" Snslo'ns yG9 e
New YORK haroor ttnrting from either scotland or
sa.aIday th. sth OF June noon to Write you Ier
You III notice that the race is for four classes of
length only; this w iake the Dauntiess. IAnpa.
Second oas. for ali scnoonnrs between SO and 90
feet sains length and will snh5acs the foT.uns Ms,
in nsn1m nSnF aiSs ad
a"s Ia for an a. viii III aH%
MSEg.esits iroaao an! 9en"ns ,.,v..n 20 and 20
feet sailing length. which will take in the shamrock
The course which has be.n adopted is las you will
notice the L." which is beyond question the IDEAL
ward ten miles of beam REACH aud ten miles to lee
We have assurances from several boats in your class
that will start and are anxloui that this race
Ssas II %aRI ISSRsSss
o Ss sn taS by
wardnr their efforts with Full entries yacht racing
mnst necessarily diminish m! Leterlnra,e
There have been many complaints recently OF We
falling OF IN schooner racing from the negcctinR oL
this class of boat by sailing committees n favor OK
masted boats and for this II WAS deter
min ed that spring race should be given Wholly Tor
schooners.
Again while the proposed to be sailed Is be-
yoni question the true for yacht never
theess involves very considerable care aud labor in
the prior arrangements hnt in the laying II oil imme'
diatey before the and unless efforts in this
direction meet appreciation the sailing committees
other clubs cannot ho expected to 10 the neces-
trouble and take the risk o some failure through
placed buoys. kc. weh"pa througsthe CO.
operation OF yourself and other owners, To make THIS
successful to encourage similar ehoris on the
part OF other clubs.
cunvn ed by careful consideration is desirable ono
in The ntcrestr OF yacht racing is that outside Of the
rrizes given by the club On ths tn, usual pewter
Cnrinthan mug n amateurs who may form part Of
any winning crew. and large silver COrintEian mug
10 Tho boat in each class purpose ivihng
among pnid hands Of tho crew OF the winning boats
sum OF money raised by mod rate entry tee to DO
maid by tn. competitors in each class This has been
liked at the OF t25 Sufficient entries are NJ all
what is hoped to afford each paid hand about 50 extra
racing money with about $40 to the mate and SIS 10
The sailing IN aster. respectively.
One further point ] venture to mention. which Is
that the an xety Of sailing committee which has un
d.rtaEen a novel departure 10 what entries are to
be obtained Is considerable and II will tend to relieve
this II you win kindly MAKE entry (soud you be
wiling do sol promptly as possible. Your sailnx
length we take isubect 70 correction at feet. being
the your last year suIeasurement