New-York tribune., 1900-09-09
SEVENTIES TO RACE HERE.
THESE POPULAR BOATS TO COMPETE
FOR THE Upton CUP.

Charles A. Sherman, of the Regatta Committee Of
the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club. said yes
terday that arrangements were being made for a
race for the Newport design 7O-footers TO be
sailed on the courses of the seawanhaka Club off
Oyster Bay, in the Sound. at date 10 be
nounced later
The race FOR the Upton Cup will bring all the
boats of this fashionable feet TO New-York waters
on September 3d. and the NewYork Yacht Club
will have two other races for them as al
ready announced the Autumn Sweepstakes on Sep
tember Il, and one off Glen Cove on a date not
yet gwen out. The proposal to the Sea-
wanhaka courses has met approval among the
owners of the 7O-foot fleet because these have al
ready been found to be most satisfactory for deep
boats. The three days racing earlier in the sea
son were enjoyed by everybody when continuous
breezes assisted so rpuch Those interested in the
seventies enjoyed the short sojourn at the Seawan-
haka Club house and they are willing TO call
again.
The counter protests of the Yankee and the
Mineola have yet been decided by the Regatta
Committee of the Newport Yachting Association,
and the Mineola west and did not compete
again. A decision in the Mineola's favor meant
too much in regard to the $1,000 cup to allow her
to continue in the racing for that trophy, but in
western waters the prizes are different and the
boats may meet again without disturbing the
equities in the under consideration. The Vr-
ginia has had trouble with her crew, and up to a
late hour Friday night her name was not among
those of the seventies entered for the LarchmOnt
racing. large proportion Of the men were dis
charged and 1t is thought here that the new crew
is not sufficiently trained to make w K. Wander
bilt jr feel that the boat will have a satisfactory
handling Among the shippers of Bristol, Provir
dence and Newport there has been a curious
change in the way the racing of the seventies is
viewed AT first there some hostility toward
the introduction of English shippers for the pur
pose of handling the vessels of the new fleet. but
now another view Is taken, because two of the
owners sail their boats This is regarded
being worse for the fraternity than the employ
ment of a foreigner and from a salary point of
view is considered more dangerous.
The spirits Of the the Rainbow have
boat For a long time the sailors the Rain
bow were almost in despair at continued defeat.
but they now that the boat has good a
any of them, and that makes a differ
in their outlook and deT1ea1Or. At the pres
time all the yachts of this class have received
whatever new canvas they need, and they ali
tuned up to the last notch for the Upton Cup
and other contests in this neiEhborhood
There has been nothing to complain of in regard to
the encoura ragement this fleet has received. BY the
end of the the boats will have raced for
two 81 900 cups, and the Astor $500 cup, which
taken by the Mneoa, say nothing OF the very
handsome prizes awarded in the New-York Sea-
wanhaka Corinthian and Larchmont Yacht clubs.
| Commodore Postley also gives $500 trophy and
the total values secured by yacht may nearly
| course, when the Emperor OF Germany gives one
prize worth $5000 and many more valuable trophies
hung up for competition. II Is difficult for
American yacht to make record in prize money,
premacy in he yachting world is not represented
In a money value.