The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-21
READY FOR THE OCEAN RACE.
FIVE SCHOONERs WILL START
FROM MARBLEHEAD.
r. r. Brcwster's Eimina VIII Represent
New York Y. &. IN S3S Milo Journey
2. to Halifax OK Hawk VIII Fly BOs.
ION Flag Against Three Eastern Boats.

ION Flag AZ ainBt Three Eastern Boats.
MAnpLEHEAp, Aug. TO- Upon signal from
the flagship Colonia, all the yachts In the
harbor dressed ship this morning at colors
There were about 100 In all. and they made
an extremely pretty picture as they rolled
gently In the easterly swell setting IN from
the sea. Thousands from Salem Lynn and
other nearby towns dotted the rocky shores
and occupied every available boat from Don
until shutdown.
Lieutenant 60 mmander Holcomb. L. 8, n.
executive ofr'cer OF the cruiser Brooklyn.
and other officers Of that ship paid rTial
Walt to Commodore Laurence Mnot at the
Eastern Yacht Cub. and q number OF officers
and members Of tho club we're entertained on
board, the steam yacht Niagara BY her owner
Howard Could.
Commodore F. q. Bourne left for New York
to-day in the Colona. The other New York
yachts to sail were the Mimosa Ill. the Fleur
de Lys. the Viking. the Narada. the Intrepid.
the Idler, the Felicia and The f,evantes. There
still remain about twenty OF the club fleet.
All arran gements for the invitation ocean
race to Halifax. N. g.. are complete and 1t is
certain tonight that five schooners will start
from Marbehead Rock at 10 o'clock in the
morning. They are Arthur T. Luke's Corona
F. F. Brewster 3 Elmina, Commodore Laurence
Mnot's Hope Leslie. Wesley Eaton's Agatha
and Charles f. Gibson's Black Hawk. The
Elmina represents the New York Yacht Club.
the Black Hawk. the Boston and the other
three the Eastern Yacht Club. It lie hoped
that the sloop Doris will start, but unless she
has a competitor she will not go. All the
yachts are to sail In cruising trim, 10 that club
topsails are barred and allowances Will be
reckoned by the Eastern Yacht CUBS table,
on a basis Of 537 miles.
Stephen Chopper Of the regatta committee.
with Secretary Revere will start for Halifax
tomorrow by boat. to time the yachts at
the finish, which will be between the COM
mlttee boat and buoy anchored Of the club
house Of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squad
ron, In Halifax harbor. The committee boat
at the fnlshlwlll fly by daylight large Eastern
Yacht Club flag and at night she will show
four II ghts In a vertical line, the two upper
ones red and the two lower ones white;
The buoy VII carry Gas y day co and Are, red
tons say that half way rock, the whistling
buoy on Sambro Island. tho black buoys on
the Sisters bell rock Dunsa Is reef Liteh,el d.
rock t'H must ali be lett to port Yachts in the
race are allowed to make port and anchor
owing to stress of weather without being
%l1 It. Nil Nu,. have v, his
tommodore Francis 3. Eaton and Score,
Club. ON board the Corona. guests q Arthur
bert II. Wiggin OF New York and Charles A.
Price OF Boston. l.. T. .Brewster's guests
on board the Elmina will be r.W. Farnham
OF New Haven, ID. &. Byers Of Plttsburg and
". Stllman Of New York Norman +. Skene
will be Mr.. Gibson's guest ON board the Black
fhe Corona is a steel schooner, i2s feet
and IL feet draft. She was, designed and
built by Herreshof as q keel sioop for the
was altered to a schooner and centerboard
added in 1905.
BY Cary Smith and Ferris and built this year ar
and is feet inches draft
The Hope Leslie Is a wooden schooner.
built. by Harrington Of Bath. Me. In 1880,
10 feet beam and 10 feet draft,
and built by George Iawley of Boston this
year She is 7s feet over all, IS. IS feet water
line. 20 feet beam and 10 feet inches draft.
The Black Hawk was designed by n. l..
sksRe and built BY C. e Z. Pop
ALL, - feet water line. u feet inches beam
and 8 feet . inches draft.
With fair wind 10 is estimated that the
winning yacht will reach Halifax by Wednes-
week.
In . match, race TODAY over 9 course four
head Rock, between 7. l.. Parks IS footer
Mlmcsa Ill. Of New York. the 50 fc1ters
the outer mark she led the Chewink Nv. by
= minutes, the Tyro mir utes 30 seconds
and the Dorel s minutes. Al the AM sh the
Dorel had gained = minutes and had taken
second place. The Tyro passed the Chewink