New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
NEWPORT YACHTING WEEK
IT WILL OPEN On July 6-AUTOMO-
BILE ACCIDENTS.

Newport. r. l. June 20 (SpeciaD .-One Of the
most important events that has taken place in
Newport in many years the corporators' meet
ing of the Newport Yacht Racing Association.
which held here Wednesday. few years
ago subscription taken up form perma-
nent fund, the interest Of which was to provide
prizes for small races for yachts in and about
Newport. With very little effort more than $4,000
raised. and a regatta committee, consisting of
Herman b. Duryea, of Boston; Ralph N. Ellis, Of
New York. and T. P Sands. Of Newport,
elected to arrange races in Newport Harbor. A
few uninteresting regattas were held, and interest
in the association appeared to die, the only really
good races being the match contests by the Vigi-
liant and the Navahoe and the 70-footers last year
Annually a prize hung up for a by the
30footers, but beyond this the association attracted
little attention The 81 1000 had been judiciously
invested. and the accruing interest reached pro-
portions which impelled the contributors to take
some action. The result movement in
corporate the association under the laws Of the
State Of Rhode Island. and to branch out and
make effort TO place the association on a par
with the influential The matter
brought 10 the attention Of John Jacob Aston and
a few other yachting enthusiasts, who conceived
the idea of broadening the scope of the club. in
creasing membership and providing events
which would attract the attention of yachtsmen
the superiority all others waters
Newport for of all classes OF boats from the
shifty 3O-footers 10 the majestic nineties upon
which the present time the eyes Of the world
focused. The promoters of the scheme builded
better than they knew, and the result was beyond
their most sanguine ambitions. Every yachtsman
of note whose attention called to the scheme
was enthusiastically in favor of II. Promises of
financial aid came from all quarters, and the pros
poets the association became suddenly so bright
that the modest plan of small beginning was
broadened. and has assumed proportions that
cannot fail make the Newport Yacht Racing
Association of the most important in the coun-
try in a very few years. It's membership contains
the names of Americas wealthiest and most in
nuential men, and the board Of governors has been
| endowed with almost plenary powers to ahead
and the financial assistance will be forthcoming
demand.
The national standing of the association is at
once assured by the fact that the three greatest
eo-footers in American waters will meet for the
first under its auspices on July g. S. 10 and
IL when the Constitution, the Independence and
the Columbia will for valuable trophies and
10 settle the much mooted question OF superiority.
| The governors will meet next week, and Will elect
| officers and regatta committee, which will have
charge of the under the auspices of the New
| port Yacht Racing Association. The programme
under consideration contemplates racing events
| that will well into the fail months and up TO
within few days of the trial for yacht TO
defend Americas Cup.
| The races for the Glen Cove cups and the college
events al NewLondon were the means of depicting
the cottage colony TO a considerable extent last
J week. but on Thursday night the yachts began TO