New-York tribune., 1901-07-29
YACHTING.
ASTOR CUP RACES TO BE SAUFn
DAY-PRIZES TRANSPOSED
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Newport r. l.. July 2S-The following
entries and official lengths of the yachts wbcs ne
tomorrow:
CgP yags Hs 500 O. f95 Corona Lr.c
Eialina. F. X Brewster: 7s.I7; ''''"' ''-'a the
Cup for sinse Tnas,ed ~, vessels s S and yawTe con
gan iO156 viriiant. Percy Chubb % 9a5 ,s - Nor
the Virginia W. K vanderbilt 7s IA the Shsg aroi
afs aeen 'fs DODGE ss's5 s7 the s 1dodf Rosinspn p
Effort. F. NJ. Smith. TIE
These trophies presented by Colonel ,.s-
Jacob Astor, of the New-York Yacht C1ub a..
cording to the printed circular issued bv tba 1.
there is important change this year in vvt
the 81 900 cup to be raced for by the sloops cpt,.
and yawls and not by the schooners HitBa-,o !,
has been the custom to give the 81 900 Gun ., -
two-stickers. and IL in the sixteen -
that the late Ogden Goelet gave similar Guns a.
inquiry il said that the reason the Change ~
made because the cutter class, includiny tS
Columbia and Constitution. and also the \, "a
foot yawl class, with the Navahoe the Ailsa s,s
the Vigilant embraced a larger number ~ a.,
portant boats. On the other hand the orI
schooners that would probably for the r,o-a
valuable trophy would be the Corona the EIrnfn,
the Ouissetta and the Amorita. and these :, =,
thought do not compare in importance with tbosa
vessels which have been prepared at great expen.e
to represent this country in the contests for the
Americas Cup.
The $500 cup will. therefore be raced for by III.
schooners and both fleets will be started OF New
port tomorrow without time limit under tba
racing rules of the New-YOrk Yacht Club and with
Its time allowance. These races are open m
yachts belonging to the club which have not hauled
out to clean since the beginning of the cruise M
objection will be made to the recent hauling ON,
of the Constitution this for the pur-
pose of cleaning. Further entries may be fled in
writing with the committee I'd 10 s o'clock to-
morrow morning.
The start will be off Brenton's Reef Lightsh,p
at II a. m. wind and weather permitting. Should
the race be postponed 1t will be started on the fol-
lowing day. if favorable Private signals and num-
bers must be displayed as directed in Rule 9. Sec
ton 3.
s. Nicholson Kane Chester Griswold and Newbury
D. Lawton compose the regatta committee In
charge
To-day the crews Of the Corona and other in
tending taking out all unnecessary
fitting that they may carry as little as possi-
bic unnecessary weight. Two newly imported Eng
Esh Yachts which have just finished their VOYAGE
to Aterica arrived here in the last twenty-four
ho|>s. These are the yawI Caress owned by DR.
w. B. Hopkins. of Philadelphia. and the Znlta
ovNQed by Mr., PaSet and they Will be raced to-
morrow. The owners of the yaws have subscribed
for cup which will be sailed for tomorrow BIZ
The owners of the English imported cutters and
the cutter owners have contributed for a cup to
be sailed for by the yawls.
The schooner Troubado2r of Boston which has
been anchored at Newport for some days went
out to-day for a sail and returned with her fore
tOpmast carried away.
The new measurement of the Constitution since
the shortening of her 5owsprit is l0409 and the
Columbia stripped for the race, comes out reduced
TO lgi'6 on to-day's figuring. The Hester's racing
length Is &C.
TIE Constitution was towed into calm water II,
near Fort Adams this morning for her measure
ment to take place. There was another reason for
this move. 1t found That there was a sInken
wreck near her regular mOOrinSs which no one
knew about. a catbOat in the harbor struck the
wreck at low tide Saturday The divers from
animation. and they found to-day a submerged YES
sci loaded with barrels of lime. They knew she
was an old vessel because she had Ieaden scuppers
When she sank no one Knows. but if the Constitt-
weather she would have Ceen right top OF the
, hulk.
The race committee tomorrow will be on the
steam yacht NOurmahal, owned by Colonel John
Jacob Astor. who annually gives these cups which
are for the winners 10 keep. and not open chal-
lenge. The independence will be out tomorrow
and VIII take tuning up practice while the others
are racing. She dressed ship while surrounded by
all the NewYOrk Yacht Club vessels I'm gala attire
to-day. Charles Francis Adams %. the manager
is said that he will sail of the cOntestng
yachts tomorrow. Captain Half and G. c. Clapp
Mr. LaWSOn'S secretary, drove to the points of In
tereSt around Newport while the had it's first
shore leave since the vessel came TO this port
Newport is hung with flags from end TO end in
preparation for the naval and \ew-YOrk Yacht
, Club festival Tuesday. Eight thousand dollars
has been contributed IN Newport for fireworks
To-day large consignmeutS of fireworks have ar
/ rived here for different yachts of the fleet