New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-30
YACHTING.
THE COLUMBIA AND THE DEFENDER TO
SAIL. FOR A $500 CUP ON RIVER
SIDE YACHT CLUB COURSE

The Riverside Yacht Club has been arranging for
a race TO be sailed by the Columbia and the De-
fender on n course to be laid out by the club. The
correspondence and telegraphing about this has
been going on In a private way for some time and
before the changes in the arrangements for the
New-York Yacht Club al Sandy Hook were
made the Riverside Yacht Club had It arranged
with c. Oliver Isen to have a race sailed of River
side on July s. But when the Sandy Hook contest
was changed from the date originally scheduled to
Thursday. July 6. then the original Riverside date
was considered to bring the two close to-
gether. Mr.. lsein offered Monday July 10 but that
was the date OF the start in the Atlantic Yacht
Clubs from Shelter Island TO Sandy
Hook. and. besides, there were other objections to
that date.
1t finally decided in the Riverside Club TO
ask Mr.. Iselin TO say what date he preferred be-
tween July 10 and 10. Mr. 1selin has yet replied
10 this. and II is hoped that neither party TO the
arrangement will choose a day that will tend TO in
terfere In any way with the Atlantic Clubs ocean
race The course of this is only 1875 miles long,
and in any wind should be completed in twenty
four hours from the start. at Shelter Island at
noon on Monday July 10 To give a sufficient mar
gin for nght-weaher racing. II is thought that the
Colunb Defender race at Riverside should be
fixed for a date not earlier than Thursday. July l3.
The course TO be sailed by the big 9-footers at
Riverside has TO be one which will be certain TO
provide deep water in every part OF IT. Mark boats
viii be specially stationed and some of the sta
tionary Government buoys and other marks some
times used for club races will not be used for tho
contests Of the cup defenders The course will be
-haf-mile triangle with the start
ing point of Captains Island. near the Riverside
Yacht Club house. and .ts other angles Will he
of Matinecock Point and Loyds Neck, near Oys-
ter Bay This triangle VIII be sailed twice, making
In all thirty hve-mile course and in deep water
ell the way as the marks will be placed far from
shore. -,
1t is said that the Columbia and the Defender viii
not race at the big Larchmont tournament Oh July
4 as announced BY Commodore Postley and the
reason given that there was too much shallow
water in the neghborhood Of Larchmont As to
this Howard w. Coates. OF the Larchmont Yacht
Club Regatta Committee. said that the intention
81 has committee to start the big SO-footers IN
dcop water and send them fifteen twenty miles
straightaway down the Sound. where they would
turn a mark and return. The Sound narrows tow
ard Larchmont and there the shipping is more
closely packed. that the objections 10 racing IN
:he narrower waters may not be solely on account
OF their shalowness. 49,,
In he Riverside Yacht Club subscriptions have
been made among the members 10 provide 200
cup 10 be sailed for by the Columbia and the De-
fender on the date to be fixed by Mr.. Iseln. II Is
through the Efforts OF Edwin Binney. the chsir-
nan OF the Riverside Regatta Committee. and those
of his fellow workers that the Riverside Yacht CLUB
has achieved so prominent position.