The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-27
THE CUP TRIALS THIS WEEK.
FIVE RACES. THREE EACLC-
SIVELY' FOR 9O-FOOTERS.
Previous Performances. Too. VIII BE Com
sidercd--Big Yachts All I'm Good Trim
After Repairs Reliance Thought 10 he
the One 10 he Ch0sen--CrUise Prizes.

NEWPORT. July % Five days racing has
been arranged by the New York Yacht Club
for this week, and the oo-footcrs will start in
each race Three OF these events are *
cllisively for the 00-footers. These ARE the
official trials which are to decide when yacht
shall be selected by the challenge committee
tOdefcndtho Americas Cup against the Sham-
rock III. Az the request OF the challenge
committee, the regatta committee oil the
club S Nicholson Kane, Newbury ID, Law
ton and Edward n Wales, will manage these
races. In selecting the defender. however.
the previous performances of the three boats
will be taken into consideration, as we'll as the
performances In the races to be sailed this
week, and 1t Is generally conceded that un-
less some Unforeseen accident occurs the
Reliance will be the boat selected to meet the
Shamrock III.
The Reliance will he managed by c. Oliver
Isclin, and with him will be W. Is. Duncan.
Jr.. Newberry d. Thorne. Herbert G. Leeds
and Woodbury. Kane. On the Constitution
will be- August Belmont. a member or the
syndicate; John p Lovejoy and Robert P,
Doremus and on the Columbia will be ex-
Commodore Z. ID. Morgan. H. Perkins. and
Robert Bacon.
The three yachts are now in the harbor
and are in fine fettle for the contests The
race As soon a. she reached the harbor IL boat
was sent to Bristol for a topmast, and II was
set up this morning. The Reliance broke
her gaf while coming to her noorings A
sDare Haff wos brought from Bristol last night.
and IT WAS slung thi. lnorning and the main
sail bent on Then the sail was hoisted to see
~ fitted the new gaf properly. and everything
being satisfactory II was lowered. and the
men had q rest for the remainder OF the day,
cutting VIXEN ra this was dSns the sG mansa
was hoisted and the club topsail set over IL.
on that yacht for the day.
The trial races are to be sailed to- morrow
Wedn n';H ana p Saturday The start each
unless the direction of the wind necessitates
shifting the starting line 10 the southwark
and eastward The starting line and the
with the outward and home courses. respec-
lively. Each day the preparatory signal
Will be fired at II o'clock. There IL IL time
On Tuesday and Thursday there viii be
races for all classes for the Newport series
The 8o-footers Will start in these races. and
among other yachts that will compete will
be the schooners, lngomar, ChantIcleer.
Elmina and the sloOps WoetamOe. Nicola,
Isolde. Senta., Aspirant. Mimosa, and perhaps
some Of the Older boats.
The same conditions that govern the trial
races will govern these events. In addition
TO these regular classes cup will be offered
each day for the Bu2zard's Bay thirties and
the Newport thirties, and on Friday Il race
will be given for the two 3o-foot classes over
the inside course.
Yachtsn,en are now figuring out what they
won on the cruise. In nearly all OF the classes
the reeults were decisive. and those boats
that have not been measured do not figure
in the results, but In some of them 1t will be
necessary to walt until all the boats have
been measured in order TO know with GER
tainty which yachts have captured some Of
tho prizes. There were four squadron runs.
the one from Newport to Vineyard Haven
failing owing TO lack OF wind. In .he squad
ron runs the winners are shown in the fol-
lnn In