The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-21
READY FOR The OCEAN RACE.
FIVE SCHOONERS WILL START
FROM M.ARBLEHEAD
T.. Il. Brewster'a Eimina VIII Represent
New York y. &. In s3J Mile Journey
to Haiifax--Biack Hawk win Fly Bos.
ton nag AZ Ainst Three Eastern BOats.

ton Flag AZ Rinst Three Eastern b0au.
MAnBLEHEAp. AUG. 2o.-Upon signal from
the flagship Colonia, all the yachts In the
harbor dressed ship this morning at COLOR.
There we're 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 tho rocky shores
and occupied every available boat from Don
un I'll shutdown.
Lieutenant Commander Holcomb. U. g. N.
executive offioer Of tho cruiser Brooklyn.
and other officers Of that ship paid formal
visit to Commodore Laurence MtnSt at the
Eastern Yacht Club. and number Of officers
and men,bers Of the club were entertained on
board the steam yacht Magyar. Py her owner
Howard Gould.
Commodore =. G. Bourne left for New York
to-day In the Colonia. Tho other New York
yachts to sail were tho Mimosa Ill. the Fleur
dc Lys. the Viking. the Narsda. the intrepid.
the ldler. the Felicia and the Levantes There
still remain about twenty OF the club fleet.
All arrsnsements for the invitation ocean
race to Halifax. N. g.. arc complete and II 10
certain tonight that FIVE schooners will start
from Marblehead Rock at 10 o'clock In the
morning. They are Arthur 7. Luke b Corona,
F. F. Bre wster Q Elmlns. Commodore Laurence
Mlnot's Hope Leslie, Wesley Eaton's Agatha
and Charles E. Gibson's Black Hawk Tho
Elmne represents the New York Yacht Club.
the Black Hawk. the Boston and tho other
three the Eastern Yacht Club. 1t is hoped
that the sloop Doris will start. but unless she
has a competitor che will not go. All tho
yachts are to sail In cruising trim. SO that club
topsails are barred and allowances win be
reckoned by tho Eastern Yacht Clubs table.
on basis Of 637 miles.
Stephen Oeoper Of the regatta COMMITTEES,
with Secretary Revere will start Tor Haliiax
tomorrow by boat. to time tho yachts at
the finish. which viii be between the COM
mlttes boat and buoy anchored on the olub-
house Of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht SQUAD
ron. In Halifax harbor Tho committee boat
st the finishtwill H. by daylight large Eastern
Yacht Club flag and at night she will show
four lights in q vertical line. the two upper
ones red and the two lower onee white;
Ths buzz T IT s X ass
SSss 81 ys ana nf the baof
es ts sna Hs
Pleasant shoal and the black buoy oh Reid
rock must Al be left to sr f: .ns IN the
owing to stress Of weather without being
disqualified. -,
.ssI %m 90 BOARD ap2s III hi LESLIE.
tsaR asS1s. AtFis:oa Of shs k.:tssn YssSt
bert H. Wigsin Of New York and Charles 4:
Prise soaf t Bes Emns viii b
". stilInan OF New York. Norman /. 81 enc
will be Mr.. Gibson's guest on board the Black
The Corona is a steel schooner. 1873 feet
dfs sss w Sc ns fsss snd
a aas g Of Ire america. Cup In ises., she
was altered to q schooner and centerboard
| added in 1899. g,
by Cary Smith and Ferris, and built this year
| BY George Lawley at Boston. She 10 i26
seai G is feet t. inches draft , ~ ~
Tho HoRs 5sse Is n wSods ~.
She is S4,25 feet over all. 60 feet water line.
The Agatha was des gned by Fred Lawiey
and built by George Lawley Of Boston this
She ;ss, Beam ssd pys1 . s s dr.
The Black Hawk was deelgned by n. \.
Harbor, Me-. this year. She 70 81 feet over
st w insse. n dlai feet inches beam
with fair wind 1t - estimated that the
day night, With head winds 1t may take .
match race to-day over ; e0u}n;e .r iS.r
head Rock, between T.; L; Parks 50 footer
porel, Chewinf ". and the s,-footer Tyre,
the Mlmosa won by. about 9 minutes, At
I minutes, the Tyro . Minutes 50 seconds
Dorel had gained ! minutes and had taken
second place. The Tyro passed the Chewink
and finished third.