The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12
MANY ENTRIES IN OCEAN RACE
TGEIIF PPOBiBLE STARTERS
FOR EHPEROR'S cur.
nontS Now nciuS Prepared far the Contest
tine sport expected I'm Coming
season Four 10 Footers To Race
-Hcgatta Of Hampton Roads CLUB.


ogncrs Of yachts who contemplate start
Inc In tie rslce across the Atlantic for the
German operor's cup have only three
weeks now IN which to make their entries
F.ytt Yachts are entered now. These are
me Rainbow, representing Germany the
yahaIa and Sunbeam, representing Eng
land End the Apache Utowana, Ailsa
Thistle and Atlantic representing this
country There Is no doubt that the uilde-
s,rde Endymion and Fleur de Lys will be
entered and there is some talk Of oilers
beng sent across. Those being talked
about are the LroQuois, Coronet, Corona.
Constellation, Aradne, Sybarite and In
golnar
The Iroquois is now being fitted ont at
Fssin gton for a cruise in Southern waters.
She is stanoh BOAT and won a race to
Cape May and back held by the Atlantic
Yacht Club. Her owner. j. G.. Naehe
Whitaker is conside ring the ocean race
question and, 1t is said. is very much dis
r0sed TO enter the race. The Cororet
won a race across the ocean in 1850 from
the Dauntless She Is well fitted for such
a contest and may be a starter. Arthur
Luke, owner Of the Core. A. and Francis
skinner. Jr., owner of the Constellation,
have been talking Of starting their boats.
II is very probable that the Constellation
will be entered and that Capt. Nate Watson
Willie in charge n w. Putnam. Jr.. owner
Of the Ariadne, and ". Gould Brokaw,
owner OF the yawl Sybarita, have the matter
under consideration The Ingomar is for
sale Commodore Morton r. Plant viii
not race his schooner, but there has been
some talk of the boat being purchased by
one or two yachtsmen. If this is done
then the Ingomar will mike another trip
across the Atlantic. There seems to be
every indication that there will be more
than twelve starters, and with fair weather
on the voyage the record for sailing vessel
is likely to be broken.
Tho Ailsa. Utowana Thistle, Atlantic.
Hildegarde and Apache are now being
overhauled and prepared fol the contest.
These boats all will be in commission early
and will be tried here before May 10, the
time for the start
There will lie plenty OF racing for the
vstn g vachtsmen on the othor side FIRST
will come the Heligoland race, and !or this
the Emperor has offered two prizes. one
being for au1ilaries. Then Will follow
the Kiel regattas and after that the racing
in British waters. The Clyde two weeks
will be sure 70 attract come OF the boats
and as an extra inducement to take the
boats 10 the Clyde the ROYAL London Yacht |
Club has offered three cups fer a handicap |
race from Cowes to the Clyde. and the Royal |
Northern Club has offered cups for a similar |
race back TO the Solent. Cowes week Will |
open on Aug. 7.
On this side Of the water the season prom |
ises to be a good one. few hSats are !
being built 10 compete in the regular classes. /
The ElInina IL, heing built for f f. Brew
ster, and the new boat for Vice Commodore
Rainey will boom the schooner class rae
ing The 70-fo0ters will DO out again.
Rear Commodore Cornelius Vauderbilt's |
RAINBOW, j. Rogers haNwell's Yankee,
Commodore ". h. taudeTblits Virginia
and William Ross Proc,oIs Mineola all
Will be IN commission. The Mineola is now
at Jacobs's yard at City Island and work
on fitting her will be started very soon
CHRIS Christensen viii be skipper Of the
MneOla n the early part OF the season,
but on July Capt. Charles Barr Will have
charge. Capt. Barr IS 10 sail the Atlantic
10 the ocean race and IN the race for the
Helgoland cup.
Mr. Proctor has purchased the steam
yhcht Express as a tender for the Mineola.
The Express was built by the Herreshofs
in 1908 for Commodore Plant. She is 10
feet over all, 10 feet inches beam, and
feet 8 inches draugbt. She is similar in
model 10 the Scout and Mirage and has
made p miles an hour. Some boats are
being built for the smaller sloop classes.
and the special 30-foot class OF the New
York Yacht Club will furnish hot racing
for the entire reason.
A boat is being built by the Electrical
Launch Company at BayOnne which is 10
race for the Upton cup now held by the
Detroit club, This cup is for 2l-fOoters
and last year it was Won by the St. Clair,
designed by Tams, Lemoiue Il Crane.
This firm has designed the new boat, which
4 for Commodore Price OF the Chicago
Yacht Cub. With it the Chicago yachts
men hope 10 win back the mu oh coveted
truphy The new boat is 81 feet r.. inches
over oil, Fl feet on the waterline 10 feet
9 inches beam, and will spread $50 square
Vet OF canvas. She will be double planked,
Of mahogany. and fitted with hollow spars
tor the Canada cup races bawley is
building one defender which has been de-
Fgned by c. + HerreshoF Another de-
fender, designed by Gardner 4 Cox, is being
Quit at Charlotte. There will be three
loats built 20 compete in the trials to So
lect the challenger. One by Alfred Mylne
j. now being set up in Canada. The Fife
he other side and the third is from de-
-lgns hv William johnson. II is for J. NJ.
resrnslde and will be named Hamilton IT,
The new 50 rater under construction at the
neITeshon boat shops ID so near completion !
mat she will be ready to be launched in
three weeks Mrs G.. Turner Farley, for
whom the yacht was built under the British |
rlle Of measur ment will enter it in the re-
gatta on the Thames. England, the latter
prt Of May. Her skipper, Capt. Fred ,
htokes arrived here recently. He Is n ,
young man who was brought up in Tolles-
hury and has been yachting from the time /
ne vas a small boy. He sailed for years
IN the smaller clas es and last season was
SKIPPER Of the 20 rater Sehula winning many
przes in that yacht on the Thames. in Ger
man waters and in the vicinity of the Clyde
lapt Stokes has seen the new craft he ,
y 70 sail next season, and, while not going
mo details about tho feature Of her lines 5
ne Vinks She is a very able and good all
around racer He admires the boat very q
much md is anxious to observe her under ,
"a Tho plans are for the craft TO he taken to
NeS York after she is given a trial trip here
ana shipped on the deck Of an ocean liner I
70 England. Her racing circuit for next /
sedson Is partly planned and includes con- ]
.ests on the Thames and Soent, as well as {
~ the Clyde 4
Inc fleet Of new 30 footers under con- 4
ttUuotion az the Herreshoff shops is well I
aohg toward completion. Tho boats have '
transferable dead rise Rmdships and the {
~ IFes are sweeping almost TO the extent .
loot class. Q
Great interest is being taken by yachts- q
p,,n m me coming race from Gravesend y