The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-02
In the World Of Sports
old DEFENDERS TO
RACE ACROSS OCEAN
Constitution and Defender En-
tered for Kaiser's
Cup

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-H the ocean race
for the German emperor's prize does
nothing else, it will demonstrate the abil-
ity of the cup defenders, Columbia and
Constitution, to cross the ocean and in
racing trim, too. These two boats have
been entered in the race, the Columbia by
j. Pierpont Morgan and the Constitution
by August Belmont. and they have now
to pass the committee, which will de-
eide if they are cruising boats or not
OF course, both will need a lot of fitting
up before they are able to take part in
the contest, and accommodations will
have to be built for the owners and
crews.
Under certain conditions these two
boats will be very hard to beat, espe-
cially if there is much windward work
during the race. The Columbia will have
a little the better of the Constitution If it
blows hard and is at all rough, but in a
fair wind and comparatively smooth sea
the Constitution will best the Columbia,
as she did in the trials held last year.
The American yachtsmen have made
fine entry for the race, and as the entries
do not close until April l. it is very prob
able that there will be more yachts in the
contest. The auXiliaries are Wilson Mar
lt1te. Henry Putnam Jr.'s Arladne, and
Lloyd PhoeniX's Intrepid
OF course, the Atlantic is probably the
fastest, especially when the wind is fresh
to the conditions of the race auxiliaries
must remove their propellors from the
shafts before starting.
The 'SchoonerS Hildegarde, owned by
Edward r. Coleman; Thistle, owned by
Commodore Robert E. Tod; Endymion,
owned by Commodore George Lauder Jr,
have been entered.
Boston yachtSmen- have not made any
entries yet, but Butler Ames. the owner
of the old schooner America is think
ing of having the famous old boat put in
commission and started, and old as she
is she would be a dangerous craft in any
contest of this kind.
Francis Skinner Jr, has said that he
will probably enter the Constellation. His
boat is wonder when sailing with the
wind abeam, and under favorable wealth
er conditions would make strong bid for
victory.
What the Eastern yachtsmen will en-
ter is not known yet. Sir Thomas Upton
has the Shamrock III. on this side of the
water. and She would make dangerous
craft for ng-distance race should he
decide to fit her out and race her. Among
other British boats that are talked of as
starters are the Karlad, Bona, Cicely and
Clara. The last two are schooners
With all these boats crossing the ocean,
and then taking part in races on the 9TH
er side. the German and British Yachting
season will be a brilliant one and Amer
lean boats will cut quite prominent fig
uTe in the races.
The Independent Yacht club. with head
quarters on Jamaica bay, has been incor
porated with the secretary of state at
Albany: This club will hold its races off
Sandy Hook point, Canarsie. The direct
ors are: Arthur G. Norris George S.
Harvey Charles Frampton. George Vim
cent, Paul j. Homer, William F. Wagner
and Frederick Frampton
B. 3; Crowninshield is at work on two
boats that are to be raced abroad One is
for p: Pavlof, of st. Petersburg. This
craft is AZ feet 6 inches over all, 2S feet
inches in the water line, 10 feet beam
and feet inches draught The other
boat is for yachtsman of Hamburg
Germany, and will race against the Uncle
sam. which was designed by Crownin-
held by the German emperor. This boat
is "a feet over all. 81 feet on the water
line, feet inches beam. She is to be
built by Graves, at Marblehead.
The annual meeting of the Seawanha-
ka Gorinthian Yacht club will be held
on Jan 10. at the City club, on West
Ferty-fourth street. w. X Vanderbilt Jr
has been nominated as commodore "a
succeed Comodore A. Curtiss James