Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-08
WILL SUCCEED
AMERICAS CUP
POPULARITY OF RACE FOR
KAISER'S TROPHY
ELEVEN YACHTS ARE ENTERED
seaaoinu Pleasure Craft start May is
Upon Transatlantic Spin for the
German Emperor's $4,000
Bauble

| The most notable yachting event Of
the year and one that should prove
memorable in the history of the white
winged sport is the first of the races
for the German emperor's gold cup, to
be started off the Sandy Hook light
ship at o'clock on the afternoon Of
May 16. AS a matter of fact the new
cup, or rather the new series Of races
originate in the struggles for the
Americas cup. The truth bluntly
stated is that they have been inaugur-
ated because no challenger has been
able TO win the coveted trophy. The
British designers have developed type
of racer that is entirely different from
the typical American yacht. Generally
speaking the English yacht is deep and
narrow, the American wide and shall
low. The British yacht splits her way
through the seas; the American boat
skins over the waves. The British In
creases the sail carrying power by add
ing to the amount of ballast on the
keel-the American boat accomplishes
the same purpose by an addition to
| the breadth of beam. Because of the
innate liking for free hand for de-
signers the advocates of the narrow
model have undertaken to popularize
kind of racing in which no "unwhole-
some model can compete, that is to
say oversee races.
And since the deed of gift of the
Americas cup provides for unrestrict-
ed models it was determined to in
augurate a series of races which would
of necessity be restricted and which
would at the same time replace the
Americas cup races in the estimation
of the yachting world.
1t was when the desire for these
races became insistent that the German
emperor offered a cup worth $4,000 to
be won in races from Sandy Hook to
The Lizard, which offer has been ac-
cepted with enthusiasm, which prom
| ises we'll for the future of the great
sport.
| The auxiliary yachts will of course
unship their screws and use sails only
in the ocean race, but plainly the
owners of the vessels are hoping to
win through luck in the winds, or in
| the good Judgment of the navigator in
| laying the course, or the courage Of
the captain carrying sail in a gale
of wind.
| The time is certainly not far distant
when yachtsmen will build vessels
especially for this race and will arouse
the keen International rivalry of the
Americas cup races. In fact the race
! for the emperor's cup will be con-
tinuation of the Americas cup races
upon larger scale. In the long run
the best model must win in spite of
luck and winds, and one who has
watched the development of racing
models since the days of the cutter
Genesta has no hesitation in predict
ing that the wide beam will win in
these races as it has done before. No
one need doubt that the German en-
peror foresees what effect this cup will
have upon ship models as well as
upon the sport of yachting. For, as
Carlyle might say. his majesty knows
better how to conjugate the verb ito
do" than any other monarch living.
The emperor's cup has helped to
stimulate long distance yacht racing in
all parts of the world. While the tars
of the South Coast club would prob
ably deny that they got their "hunch"
| from Emperor William, 1t Is neverthe-
less a fact that the approaching ocean
race has served to stimulate the South
Coast club to do something along the
same line. June II the big race of tha
season will come off around the island
! of Santa Barbara for the Minerva cup,
offered by Clement Hebler for class A
yachts. and the trophy offered by
Carlisle Thorp for the class B boats.
The condition of the race will be drawn
up later, it being the intention of the
club to give the slower boats the best
chance possible to add to their owners
stock of baubles.
| Walter Folsom and the other owners
of the fleet whitewinged flyer Mischief
which won the race for the Pugh
trophy last Sunday have sighted an
other bunch of hard luck and misfor-
tune. While at anchor the other night
something butted into the Mischief and
performed the Shylock act on the after
overhang Walter has a feeling that
it was some wandering launch with
more or less irresponsible crew, but the
cutting of the Mischiefs bobstay last
saason Is NOT foreotten and II NAV da
velop into something more than mere
carelessness. Walking the plank will
then become a popular diversion about
| San Pedro.