New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-11
YACHTS AND YACHTSME En-.

L. J. Callahan. OF the NewYork Yacht Club y
having his sloop Eclipse ni;ed out at Browns yara"
at Tottenville Staten Island where s""Ser n f'i
new suit OF sails will be gwen heT' Sh' VIII 90
ready In about ten days
There has been rumor that the wen-kno"n YEA
p,anter Sir Thomas Upton OF London and Ceylon.
whose presence is now expected In New-io th' WILL
do something toward arranging for another inter-
national yacht race Tor the Americas cup M"''
Of these stories about international challenges that
come over the hriny ocean carry their own taii
with them and do not eNhagsi ne ioca snpPs
though requr ns good ds2 SIR I'D SGa a Ss
itfs III I fvor Tn, last alleged challenger
deeply interested In sport. especially IN u" Aln'i
lea g Cup and in the nutritious juices oi Ausra'In
small racing craft AT Newcastle-on.T Tyne. and he
will he a welcome visitor In New otH' 'sPe''"''S Il
he brings a challenge for the big cup
match race will be sailed to-day on the racing
courses OF the American Yacht club at Milton
po,n, Rye between the new Boston knockaboui;
the Mongoose now owned by simeon foio Ani
handed by Hazen Morse. and The sloop celia. owned
nv ~ & Gould and TO be sailed this occasion Dy
t. Curton Hart IT
The Henry s. Redmond Cup OF the Country c'uo
OF Westchester t. 500 trophy. which viii be- raced
for In a series Of yachting contests. tho hrSt OF
which Will take place to-day. This race - limited
TO- the 2i.foot onc-design knockabouts that have
Just been completed Tor members OF thls GIup,, ar
miller which will be sailed twice. y u. Thorne,
the chairman OF the Regatta Comml,,iee' am ana an an
The Yacht Defender. wi. start the races at 80 D. IN
IS all the competing yach. are pun li2h IN, s" M
boat handled 10y the best sailors. and IN the West
chester Country Club there are fUod fSny WIg
skill
Walter Ferguson. Of the New-fork hacht 'lun' i
having his steam yacht the Ava fitted out at New
London She VIII be In commission III TWO "ee"S
with Captain Nash In charge.
The second June race OF the Atlantic Yacht club
ag.d ia the inside courses. Inc
conditions will be the same those Of last Satur-
day and the members are hoping for better weather
and larger fleet to start; The yachts viii be sent
off at 3 O'Clock and entries may he mao" AZ any
time before that hour. This race. Ike the others
announced to be sailed In June, VIII pc open 10
yachts OF any organized yacht club and provision
has been made for the races Of sloops. kn6ckaoouis
mansail yachts and dories. There VIII De one
gun start in each class, and the Fort Hamilton anu
Bensonhurst course VIII be sailed
Tho annual race for tho club pennant and class
prizes Will be sailed to-day among the yachts OK
the Canarsie zach. Club. The regatta Will be
started at 80 D. and will be sailed over the ten
mile club course lettered c. in Jamaica Bay Conn
peutors are divided into four cases-sloops. cabin
catboats 20 feet and over. open catboats Is 10 -
feet and open catboats under is feet. There
will be and second prizes In all classes ana the
time allowance is put at one minute 20 each foot OF
racing length w. Tawyn Ro Thsoao @em erx
tee will take charge OF the races
At Hollands Station Jamaica Bay the regatta
Of the Jamaica Bay Yacht Club will be sailed to-
day This will be limited to two classes. open cats
N to "a feet In length. and cats over IL feet
and under % feet in length The races Will be started
at 2:l5 p. m.
The large sloop yacht Copie. belonging 10 f. p.
Morse Of the South Brooklyn Yacht Club. was yes
terday towcd down to her anchorage In Gravesend
Bay from Tebo's yards, where she has been re1tted
and overhauled Mr.. Morse and his family VIII use
her as a houseboat this summer.
1t Is said that the annual regatta OF the Gravesend
Bay Yacht Club will probably be postponed until
later In the season. The August cruise Is regarded
as a certainty. In regard 10 the racing In the bay
the clubs regular yachting courses lie direcuy
across the submarine mines. and al the present
time the Regatta Committee does not feel inclined
10 lay out new courses for a large regatta.
The forty eight-h hour regatta OF the Seawanhaka-
Corinthian Yacnt Club to New-London will be
started at Oyster Bay on June 90 The new fleet OF
one-design knockabouts lately, produced for MEM
bers OF this club will contest. and only the craft
belonging 10 this class and flying the club burgee
will be timed by the Regatta Committee IL Is said
that the feet will be largely attended by outside
knockabous and others wishing TO test their speed
against the yachts OF this restricted class. The
cruise Is the first that has ever been held on the
Sound to which small boats alone were admitted
On the FIRST day the competing yachts VIII race TO
Black Rock off New-Haven Harbor. The second
DAYS run will be to New-London where the yachts
will remain until the college boatrace is over.
Prizes will also be awarded to the winning yachts
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