The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-10
BIG YACHTS RACE THIS WEEK.
Eimina and Corona VIII Meet in Atlantic
-Other Events.

This week will mark the be ginnina OF yacht
racing In the BIG classes. Three Of the leading
Yacht clubs in this section have reRattas
which will bring together the schooners and
big sloops and yawls. and the racing Will be
over long courses. These regattas have been
looked for with considerable interest, because
it is expected that some Of the new yachts
will be in racing fettle and ready TO compete
for the rich prizes offered,
There will be some disappointments though.
The Queen, the new schooner built for j.
Rogers Maxwell, will not be a starter. There
has been some delay at the builders yard.
the Herreshofis. and while 1t is expected that
the yacht will be turned over to Mr.. Max
we'll this week. she will not be in trim for a hard
race against such schooners as the Elmina
and Corona, yachts that are now in the finest
trim and ready for hard driving races.
The sport will open with the annual regatta
of the Atlantic Yacht Club. which will be sailed
DOWN the bay on Tuesday. This regatta is
for all classes. and Chairman Wells has made
| strenuous efforts to induce owners TO bring
their yachts 20 New York harbor for one
days sport. Yschtsmen generally object
TO racing down the bay now. especially with
large yachts, because the harbor is 80 crowded
| and il Is quite an undertaking TO navigate
down the channels. Incoming and outgoing
steamers are a menace 10 the sport. and then
| there are so many tows, always going up and
0OWn tine HdTuoI. hllb ki'SV u NiNVi ttSh u
| yachts chance of success. However. several
owners of the best racing craft have entered
their vessels, and the regatta promises to be a
fine one.
In the big class OF schooners, F. F. Brew
ster's Elmina. sailed by Capt. Dennis, will
meet the Corona, owned by Arthur F. Luke.
The Elmina was built last year, and this year
ia said to be in better trim than ever. The
Corona, always a good boat, has been very
much changed. Much OF her top hamper
has been removed. and she now has a larger
that the chan ges made will improve her so
that she will be able TO give her opponents a
close fight for the trophies for which they
compete. II Is probable, too, that Roy A.
Rainey's Invader will also be a starter In this
! class.
Illus Vanderbilts Rainbow, sailed by Capt.
Barr. and Harry l.. MaHwell's, Yankee, are
entered, and although these yachts have raced
evenly matched and always, SO ~skifully
handled that the race Is bound to be a good
In the next class F. N. smiths new Effort
meet for the FIRST time. F.. D. Kings Nicola
Lippitt viii be on hand with the W~eetamoe,
There win be good entries iq the smaller
classes Of sloops' a Sae IN sn SIa Ii.s +; ~ viz iIHHoSte eTs
a better chance to fight for honors than
they have yet had n K, tie next class IS there
ooaaeesSie. saetta, o%jisvan. More Trouble, soya
As soon as this regatta is over the big yachts
will be towc I'd through He'll Gate TO Glen Cove.
and on Thursday the New York Yacht Clubs
regatta for the spring cups will be sailed.
The races win be ever triangular courses
some yachts that wore not ready in time for
the Atlantic's annual may get in trim for a
race, There arc yachts. too. on the Sound
that will not go down tho bay. and in addi-
ton to the larger yachts the one design
class of 40 footers that alw ays furnish such
close contests will be ready to fight 1t out
for more prizes.
On Saturday the larehmont Yacht Club
races for all classes from the big ,schooners
to the small Is ~footers and for all one de-
sign and special classes. In this regatta
1t is very probable that there Will be more
than fifty yachts start, and II may he that the
Queen can be got ready in time for this race;
The start will be made AT. II 40 o'clock, and
the courses will he the usual triangular ones,
Down the bay on SATURDAY the BENSON
This will be for yachts Of class X and be-
/ low and the courses will be those Of The
Gravesend Bay Association The start will
be made at : o'clock, and as the Bensonhurst
Club Is one OF the most populn CT the lover
bay and lie progressive the fleet Will be O
large one.
next Saturday. The first race will be started
az In7I O'Clock, and after that there will he
races until !:i5 In the afternoon. The course
over which the power boats are 70 race is IN
full view OF those who Will occupy the club
house piazza. For all yachts except yacht
tenders this course Is eight miles long, and
the tenders viii go once around for four miles