Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-08-26
PRINCE Of WALES CUP RACE
Fleetest Keels of Canadian And
Eastern Clubs Assemble
At Halifax.
TO ATTEND ANNUAL YACHT
RACES TODAY.
For The Prince of Wales Cup, The
Most Coveted Trophy Ever
Contested For.

Halifax, N s., Aug. 90 The fleet.
est keels Of the Canadian and Eastern
Yacht Clubs are assembled In Halifax
harbor to attend the annual yacht
races for the Prince of Wales Cup, the
most coveted trophy ever contested for
in any of the British colonies. The
yachts of the N. Y Y. G. and Of the
Eastern Yacht Club, which took part
in the ocean race from Marblehead to
Halifax, arrived here in good time and
are now guests of the Royal Nova
Scotia Yacht Club.
In view of the fact that there is
probably not a yacht in Nova Scotia
equal in speed to many of the Ameri-
can yachts just in from their ocean
race, it was q highly unselfish and
sportsmanlike act of the Royal Nova
Scotia Yacht Club to extend an inyi-
tation to the American visitors to COM
pete with the Nova Soctian and other
Canadian yachts for the mangificent
pirze. The cup was originally present
cd to the Halifax Yacht Club when the
present King then the Prince of
Wales, visited Halifax in 1860
1t is beautiful specimen Of the sill
yersmith's art, standing two fEet high
aud of great artistic value When the
Halifax Club went ont of existence in
1898 and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht
Club was formed, the latter received
the trophy from the Halifax Yacht
Club as legacy. rhe trophy has
never left the waters on which it was
first sailed for. According to the con-
ditions the trophy can be kept by the
winning Yacht only nine months, when
it must be returned to Halifax. to be
competed for again the following sea-
son. Not to be 0utdone in courtesy
by the Nova Sootian yachtsmen, Mr..
Laurence Minot has offered trophy
to be competed for by Canadian yachts
atithe same time. when the Prince of
Wales Gun is sailed for. The trophy
is q handsome silver cup, the decora-
tions of which are symbolical of the
international character of the race and
of the good feeling existing between
the yachtsmen of the two countries
represented in the races.
The first race was sailed today over
a course of twenty five miles off Hali-
fax harbor. Under the regulations of
the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Club,
according to which the measurement
of the yachts is determined by multi
plying the load waterline by the sail
area and dividing the result by 5000,
several of the Ameri can boats were
barred from competing in the race.
Nevertheless both the New York Yacht
Club and the Eastern Yacht Club were
represented at the starting line, when
the signal for the beginning of the race
was given this morning.
This evening the visiting yachtsmen
from the United States will be the
guests of the Royal NovaScotia Yacht
Club at a grand celebration at their
club house. On that occasion many
government officials aud prominent cit
liens will also be present to greet the
American yachtsmen. The American
Yachts will remain here for several
DAYS and in their honor series OF
minor yacht races will be held, in all
of which the Americans will have the
privilege to take part. Special prizes
will be offered for the various events.
The visit of the Americans will con-
clude with q grand festival, on which
occasion the Prince of Wales, the Minot
Cup and the other trophies viii be
presented to the respective winners.