New-York tribune., 1899-07-30
YACHTING.
MANY BIG RACES AND CRUISES scHED-
ULED FOR AUGUST.

TUE suAMRocK TO COME OVER EARLY-CON-
TESTS FOR THE AsToR CUPs-THE vIGT-
LIANT AND THE NAvAHoE TO
RACE NEXT SATURDAY.
chief among all that is scheduled in the yachting
world for August Is the departure, the ocean pas
sage and the arrival Of the challenger shamroch:
This boat Is to be sent across at early day, ana
az a time when many have hoped she woulu De
sailing races in English waters that wouiu give
vachtsmen an interesting opportunity 10 s'uuy he'
sneed But those who in control of the Sham-
rock are evidently sufficiently satisfied with the
,vo davs trials with the Britannia as to what the
nov, boat can do when pushed to the utmost Ana
the bringing Of the vessel across the ocean, III
order that she may be fully tested on the Sandy
Hook courses. may be OF far more benefit thah any
further work that could be done In England
OF Sandy Hook there is deal for the ne" poa'
and her sailing masters TO become accustomed TO-
and as che has been provided with four mainsalis'
Il will take some experimenting TO ma WHICH o"o
the boat should carry in the final races me e
rents and the winds have also TO DC s,uuieu' so
that in the sailing Of the courses everybody on
board will know exactly the right canvas 10 oe
hoisted when the Shamrock turns any OF tne "a'n
and this without consultations OF conpasses'
which often create momentary delays when mo
ments beyond price 49,, -
II the Shamrock leaves as soon as eNpecte"' uo
time to be occupied in her voyage may begin 10 De
for the passage. which would be neither iast hoi
n narticuIarlv slow one, she could be expected 10
appear off Sandy Hook under easy SAILING p' hu-
gust 2s This would give her more than whole
month TO change back from the ketch rlg 10 'hal
~ the racing cutter and TO make all necessary
exneriments with American weather cohdiuohs.
Tho large number Of alterations and small work or
all kinds that have been found necessary on the
Columbia in her long preparation lor 'he oe'o'e'
races seem to suggest that Sir Thomas Upton Is
entirely right bringing the Shamrock 10 An'e'ica
at the earliest possible moment.
LOCAL YACHT CLUBS BUSY.
There will also be a large amount Of yachting In
August under the auspices OF the New-hork hach'
Club. the Newport Yacht Racing Association, tne
7 archmont Yacht Club the Royal Canadian facht
Cr,b and number Of clubs situated on Long ISL
and Sound which will give local regattas. Ihe
Iarchmont Yacht Club has proposed TO make
two DAYS cruise before the formal start Oh the
New-York Yacht Club takes place. on August o
from New-Iondon. This proposal Is intenoeu 10
bring the yachts IN pleasant way to the remote
rendezvous appointed by the older club. On Au-
gust S the now combined fleets, sailing unoer 'he
TevYork Yacht Club burgee will proceed from
New-I ondon to GARDENERS Bay, and on the iolio"-
ing day the fleet will sail to Newport
on Thursday. August 10. the fleet VIII san iioih
Newnort to VINEYARD Haven where It will remain
at anchor all the next day. returning 10 newport
on Saturday August y.
ON Monday August "a, the races for the Astor
Guns will be sailed off Newport. There Is no DOUBT
that the races will be hotly contested especiai''
the race Of the single masted vessels
Tho Goelet CUPS which for fifteen years were the
most desired trophies in the yachting contests Vi
America are now superseded by the Astor cups
on the death Of ogden Goelet, John jacob Astor
proposed TO the New-York Yacht Cluo 10 s'Ne
trophies on the same conditions. Owing TO tne war
last year there was no CLUB cruise anu 'ne T'
CUPS were not sailed for.
| CUTTERS TO MAKE THINGS INTERESTING
Tho larger and better Of these two prizes is TOT
schooners. and is valued at 5000 The other Is Tor
| single rnasted vessels and yaws. and cost SOo.
| Oune 10 the fewness Of schooners or the nrs'
class the race for the larger cup Will not prop
ably contain much interest, as 1t will be practicahy
| a walkover for the Colona. II there Is any wihd
| to speak Of In the cutter class 'hihss WIN ~. pe
different and It is probable that every one OF IN .no
big 9Ofooters including the Columbia the Derenu, no.
er the Vigilant and the Navahoe. VII en- e,ee ~ nv
II by no means follows that the extra size vi as
Of these boats will give them the race oeGau5e aus
soops Of much smaller size which are exceediIss y y
fast for their racing length ana wnicn % u ni aiso
| huge time allowance under the rues VIII as y
compete and in ordinary s shI NAV be mentioned
! Commodore Hoyts 5lfooter the Syce the % @
| Oueen Nab and the Wasp. Tho latter TWO Dodts
| have already won Goelet cups under similar con-
ditions; ... 3. ,,oro ,,,i no cIub races
off Newport While the cruise Is IN progress oI tnere
will be the usual races for the owl and GatnecoCS
| Nicholson Kane said incidentally yesterday tna'
] his work as chairman OF the Regatta SofhmIttee ,
1 In nreparng the entire programme for the coming
cruise and its races was no small unuel tdhls ~
called attention to the tact tha al me runs m th
port TO port in reality races, ana that al 't
| courses with every mark 10 be turned or shoaI .s
be avoided had to be designated ana lalo out WI,
| exactness He expected this advance notice 10 o'
| ready IN two days.
DELAYS IN COLUMBIA TRIALS
| The dates for the races 10 be given by the New
| mort Yacht Racing Association for the Columbia
! and the Defender have been much changed De
cause Of the delays in getting these large racers
In condition for the contests. The original date'
were July a. o and 27. but mshaps to ooth ooau
| and the necessity of changing the Columbias mas
from a wooden to a steel one have overtnro"h al
| nrevious calculations But irrespective Of the TIVE
more modern racers, the Nigilant ana the NaVano
will in any sail next saturday TOT the ~
CUP offered by the association. The Syce and tn
Kestrel have also entered for $50 cup 10 be sailet
for on that day and Acushla II Is expected to b.
in the contest. Prizes are also onered TOT tne ~
foot class of scnoone-s, in which DIT. H. c. Emo
| yacht the LatOna. has just made her appearance
and in which ii is hoped that the Amorita and tn
| Quissetta will meet.
| on August the trial races OF the six yachts pre-
| pared for the defence OF the Canadas Cup vii
begin. under the auspices OF the Royal CANADIAN
Yacht Club. In these trial races a boat VIII b
selected to meet the Chicago challenger Tor IN
! cup This 35-footer has already been selected u
the trial races held at Chicago. and Is called IN
! L;enesee She Is owned by syndicate OF Rocheste
! N. y yachtsmen. and was built by Hanley, o
, | Quincy Point. Mass.
RACES FOR THE CANADA'S CUP
) The other members OF the Chicago challenge flee
will attend with the Genesee at the races Of tn
, | International Yacht Racing Association on LAX
} Ontario where there will be large fleet cruises an