Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-20
. THE TRIAL RACES
Will Be Sailed Week of JuIy
~ Off Newport.
Reliance Again Easily Defeats Con-
stitution and Columbia.
rachtsmen Believe She Will Be Selected
to Defend Cup.

New London, Conn.,, July 19.-After a
tempestuous night, which the combined
fleets of the New York and Eastern
Yacht Clubs fortunately rode without
serious accident, the yachtsmen spent
the day in social calls among the fleet
and trips ashore. The storm cleared
during the early morning hours and
the scene during the afternoon as well
as in the evening with all the lights
of the fleet aglow and fireworks ashore.
was picturesque in the extreme.
The only accident reported on ac-
count of the storm was that to the
schooner Columbia which grounded for
an hour or two in the upper part of
the harbor. She was pulled off with
nothing more serious than the loss OF
her paint on the starboard side, and her
crew reprinted her, this afternoon. A
steam yacht lost her naphtha launch
and one of the schooners bumped the
Sunbeam, the tender of the Reliance.
All of the three cup defenders, how
ever, escaped unscathed.
The special feature of the day was
the meeting on board the Corsair of
the Americas cup committee and the
II
Yacht Club. At this meeting it was
decided to have the trial races for the
selection of the Americas cup de-
fender against Shamrock III sailed off
Newport during the week of July O..
This modification of the original plan
was due to the request of the managers
of the three big boats, who wish to
have plenty of time in case of their
selection, to prepare for the cup races
On the very next day there will be a
race for all classes of the New York
Yacht Club fleet. On the goth will come
the second trial race; on the 30th an
other regatta for the fleet: and on Sat
urday, Aug. /, the third and last trial
race. 1t is confidently expected by the
members of the club that the Reliance
will prove sufficiently able to win all
the trial races and be selected to wiz
the cup
Arrangements for awarding the cups
offered by Commodore Bourne, Vice
Commodore Walters and Rear Commo-
dore Vanderbilt were announced, this
afternoon. The Bourne cup will go to
the schooners and sloops winning tho
greatest number of races during the
cruise. The Walters cup to the winner
of the run for all vessels sailing in one
class with time allowance. from Glen
Cove to New Haven, Newport to Vine
yard Haven, and Vineyard Haven to
Newport, all the schooners sailing in
one class and sloops in another. The
Vanderbilt cup will go to the winner;
on the run from New Haven to New
London and New London to Newport.
Commodore Bourne will also give a cup
for the 90footer winning the greatest
number of races during the cruise.
j. Pierpont Morgan stated, tonight
that his steam yacht Corsair would not
enter the race for the Lysistrata Gu!
offered for steam yachts by James Cor
don Bennett, which will be sailed for.
next Friday. Mr. Morgan said it was
little use entering his boat with only
two boilers. There was considerable |
disappointment because of this an
nouncement. It is expected, however,
that several of the fastest yachts OF |
the fleet will enter in this contest.