The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-01

ioIh. Inc ydcnt Is at tity lSldnu, anu
Will remain there during the winter. Mr..
Ames intends 10 take her 10 Boston early
next season, and will use her cruising.
but will race her when opportunity offers.
AIR Ames also owns the sloop yacht
Shark. built by the Herreshoffs in 1900.
and besides his membership in the New
York Yacht club belongs TO the Eastern
Yacht club. of which he is the vice COM
modore. ands the Manchester Yacht club.
OF Manchester, Mass.
The Vigilant. as the yachting world
knows successfully defended the Aneri-
cas- Cup I'm 1898 against the Valkyrie H.
She was built by a syndicate of ~. Y.
Y. G. members. of which Mr.. G. oliver
Isein was the managing owner In April.
1894, Mr.. George J. Gould and Mr.. Howard
Gould purchased her. and In June OF that
year sent her TO England to race tho Bri-
tannia. She was in command OF Captain
l.. A. Jeffrey now Of the steam yacht
Virginia. and made the passage from
Sandy Hook TO Tory Island In II days
and seven hours. Some OF her daily runs
esere 246, 247. 2i3 and 256 miles. Captain
Jeffrey remained with the yacht durixs,
her atches with the Britannia, at the
request OF Captain Hank" Han, who
The Vigilant and the Britannia met on
IL occasions. The result OF these encoun-
ters said the London Field at the time,
left the relative merits of the boats hot
clearly defined, and IL wound up a brief
description of the races I'm this wise:
Perhaps IL would be just TO say. putting
the records on one side, that the two
yachts are of equal merit or that neither
nation can claim superiority"
In order TO become the trial boat for
the Defender, built 10 meet the Valkyrie,
III. in 1895. Mr.. George j. Gould, who was
then the sole owner of the vigilant or
dered her back to this country. She ar
rived here on April 20. that year. and
during the passage across was in command
of Captain Charles Barr, his first mate
being Lem Miller, who is now the
skipper of the Navahoe, owned abroad.
THE COMING CHALLENGE.
Although Sir Thomas Lipton's chal-
lenge for the Americas Cup has not been
received on this side OF the Atlantic, IL
would appear from the current issue of
The Field" Of London, that the docu-
ment is public property over there. The
Field" says editorially:
The third challenge recently issued on
behalf of Sir Thomas Upton for the
Americas Cup has created a futter
among the yachting papers on both sides
of the Atlantic, but II was by no means
unexpected in view of the closeness OF
the contests in 1901. Although no abso-
Lutte particulars are as yet forthcoming.
IL seems TO be generally accepted as a
fact that the new challenger will be de-
signed of Fife and built by Messrs. Denny
OF Dumbarton. II is Furthermore stated
that she will be constructed OF steeh and
that she will have as trial boats sham
rock I on this side OF the water and
hn L In Oh
perience gained by the two previous series
OF races and the additional advantage to-
be derived through having Shamrock III
out quite early in the season. so as 10
run a course OF exhaustive trials before
leaving for America, and In view of the
large measure OF success which has at
tended Mr.. Fife's latest creations IL is
pretty certain that the chances OF the
new challenger should be very good in
deed.
MATCH YACHT RACES.
a match race arranged between the
American Yacht club and the Seawanhaka
Corinthian Yacht club will be sailed over
the club course off Milton Point on Sat
urday, Oct. I. Each club will be repre-
sented by three yachts of the 2l-foot class,
and the race will be started at IL o'clock
or as soon thereafter as possible.
ERRORS by JUDGES.
An error was made In the announce
ment of the race for 21-footers, which
was sailed in connection with the invi-
tation sweepstakes sailed on Sunday off
Riverview. under the direction OF j. H.
Foster In the 2l-foot class. which was
a special race between the Inez l..
owned by Bagley e. Hammond. and the
Khedive. owned by II. D. Hough, tile
race was arranged because the two boats
were two small to compete with the
other boats I'm the larger classes In this
race. which started at 2:25:35 the Inez
l.. was well sailed and finished at 5:27:10.
and the Khedive finished a poor second
at 532:40. FIVE minutes and 30 seconds
behind. The air was light and favorable
10 the Inez l..
PLANNING FOR DEFENDER.
AS soon as the challenge from sir
Thomas Upton is received by the New
York Yacht club meeting OF the club
will be summoned. and the document will
then (and not TIN them be made public.
The plans for the defense Of the cup
are already maturcd. and all that Nat
Herreshon Is waiting for Is the length
Of the challenger. when he will be ready
TO go ahead with the construction n the
defender. In this way an early launch
OF the new boat is assured.
The challenger. u is said. will also be
I'm the water and ready for her trial spin
In April. Shamrock l. will be used TO
try her out thoroughly. and nfterward
Sir Thomas Lipton's steam yacht Erin
VIII convey the new craft To New York.
where she VIII find Shamrock II. fully
equipped 90 give her all the "tuning-up"
she may require.
Never before has challenger had such
splendid opportunities Of getting into rae
ing fettle as the new boat will have
The New York Yacht club realizes this.
and will be on the alert to meet her with
a new defender. which. according TO
present arrangements. is TO have the Con-
stitution as a trial horse, with the Co