New-York tribune., 1902-06-29
KEEL REGATTA BRILLIANT.
THE AMERICAN YACHT UNCLE SAM
WINS KAISERS CUP

Kiel Germany, June 2S--Emperor William
has made the Kiel regatta the most brilliant
yachting event in Europe this year The Eng
lish yachtsmen agree that it surpasses the Cowes
meetings which have occurred during the two
years of the South African War. Under his
matesty's personal stimulus one hundred racing
craft were brought together, quarter OF them
being French, British. Swedish. Danish and
American vessels. Most Of them are small
raters but ten or twelve are large vessels. and
represent some of the best work of British and
American builders. Emperor Williams judicious
distribution of the invitations made the affair
distinctly International About twenty beautiful
gold and silver cups the prizes in this regatta,
are set out on table at the Yacht Club Nine
of them are gifts of his majesty, the Empress
and Prince Henry of Prussia The American
participation has been a disappointment, because
Prince Henry personally invited several mem
bers Of the New-York Yacht Club. But months
before that intimations of Emperor Williams
desires were conveyed to yachtsmen in the
United States.
His majesty called on Mrs. Ogden Goelet on
the Nahma on Thursday She, following Gus,
TOM first left her cards board the imperial
Yacht Hohenzollern. The Emperor was jolly
and chatty while on Mrs Goelets yacht he
remarked that he had been on board many
yachts, but the Mamma was the nhest ne hdo
seen.
rive here tonight on a pleasure Trip.
The action OF Emperor William IN creating
King Edward an admiral la SUITE IN .ns Ger del
man navy was carrying out an intendeo cor
onation honor. but 1t was also designed to indi-
cate in the most public manner the Emperor
sympathy and esteem for his uncle
The members of the yacht club here express
Measure that the Uncle Sam won. as they think
tie result will stimulate American interest IN
kiel regattas-
The Uncle Sam, owned by F. B. Riggs, OF
New-York, to-day won her second race at the
regatta here and the Kaiser's gold cup. beating
the Mimosa, of the Hamburg Club. by eleven
seconds and the Hansa. of Lubeck. by three
minutes and thrty-fve seconds. There were
seventeen starters and the course was the same
as that over which the Uncle Sam sailed Win
ming race last Thursday. The finish of the con-
test was a long luffing match. The Mimosa led
by two lengths until within fifty metres of the
finish line when she luffed under the lee of
a hill and lost the breeze, while the Uncle Sam
squared away and crossed the line eleven sec
onds In front of the Mimosa.
The conditions of the contest for the Kaiser's
| gold cup were not as has before been stated,
three out of four races. but two out of three. the
fourth race of the series being for consola-
| ton prize.
| After the finish of to-day's the owners OF
the Mimosa entered protest against the prize
| being awarded to the Uncle SAM on the ground
that that yacht started from the wrong side
| of the buoy. and a snapshot photograph
| submitted to the committee in proof of the as
sertion. This photograph showed what pur-
| ported to be the Uncle Sam starting outside the
buoy. ]. Hopkins Smith. jr.. OF Harvard. 'O2.
commodore of the Harvard Yacht Club. and G.
Barclay Rives. third secretary Of the United
State Embassy at Berlin. who sailed the Uncle
Sam. positive they crossed the line the
proper side of the buoy. and their statements
were accepted. Later it was shown also that the
photograph submitted to the committee was
picture of the John Bull. an English contestant
in the When this brought out the
owners of the Mmosa agreed that they were
in error in making the protest.