The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
BOATS
TO DEFEND CUP
Elimination Trials for the Roose-
velt Cup Series Starts
Today.

Marblehead, Mass, Aug. 13--The trial races
for the honor of defending the Roosevelt cup,
trophy given for the purpose Of encouraging
international small boat racing and In quest of
which two German-built yachts have already
arrived in this country, started today under the
auspices of the Eastern Yacht club, the donor
Of the cup, and will continue thruout the week.
At the conclusion the German-American
race committee of the club will select the three
American defenders to sail against the German
yachts. Nineteen yachts, all of the same gen
eral dimensions but Of different designs, have
been entered for the trials. OF these eight
represent the Eastern Yacht club, three the
Corinthian Yacht club Of Marblehead, three the
Boston Yacht club and one each the Bingham,
Quincy, Manchester, Southern (or New Orleans)
and New York Yacht clubs.
The yachts have all been built under restric-
tions as to dimensions and sail area, and con-
stitute special. !. section Of what is known in
Germany as q ''sonder" class. -t
Under the agreement between the Eastern
Yacht club and the Imperial Yacht club Of
Kiel, Germany, none Of the yachts weighs less
than 4,O35 pounds, while their total length on
the waterline added to the breadth and depth,
does not exceed 50 feet and the sail area is not
over $50 square feet.
The American yachts have all been built in
this country from American designs and will
be handled by American-born shippers and
crews.
The yachts will be started as near II o'clock
in the forenoon as possible, and there will be
no time allowance. Following are the entries:
Entries for Trials.
Yacht, Owner and Club .t.g
Alecto, o. X. HOdgSon and R. l.. Pond, BOs-
ton. .. ..-. -..e e.a... .. +.
Aux, O. F. Adams Second, Quincy.
Bonidei G. E. Wightman, Bingham.
Caramba G. K. w. Foster, Eastern.
Chewink vi, F. G. Macomber, Eastern.
God, DR.. Morton Prince, Boston.
Ellen, @. F. Curtis, Jr., Eastern.
Kayzed, I, X. l.. Bowden, Corinthian.
Kayzed l. K. L. Bowden, Corinthian.
Lorele I, B. X. Cheney and S. D. Lanning,
Boston. <9 A< .|-'s ~
Manchester III, DR.. J. L. Bremen, Manches-
ter. -...s. r. ..... ...-- t-.'..
Moslem II, B. D. Parker, Boston. .,.
New Orleans, S. F. Kaslop, Southern. .
Sally VIII L. F. Percival, Corinthian.
Spokane, F. Lewis Clark, Eastern.
| Skiddoo, F. X. Sears, Eastern.
| Sumatra, Francis Skinner, Eastern.
Vim, Treanor, L. Park, New York. ..,
| Windrim Kid F. G.. Macomber, Eastern.
The regatta committee met last night and
| announced that two Of the yachts entered would
| not compete, the Kayzed and the Moslem III,
| This leaves seventeen yachts for the trial. A
time limit Of six hours was agreed upon.
Ideal Weather Conditions.
Marb1ehead Mass, Aug. 1s.-Ideal yachting
weather prevailed today, for the trial races
| for the selection of three American boats which
are to sail against a like number Of German
yachts for the possession Of the Roosevelt cup.
| Mingled among the schooners, steam yachts
the racers Of other days and several old coasters
lay the latest creations in the small-boat line
There were seventeen in all. Each had stubbJ
little bowsprit twenty-foot mast and
cockpit barely sufficient to hold the three mer
to which each boat is limited.