The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-20
RISKY TRIP ron YACHTsHEN.
-Four small Boats "a start on saturday for
Race to Isermuds.

Twenty-two ventures0ine yachtamsn WIN
start on four small yachts 90 raco TO Bermuda
next Saturday afternoon, These yachts
vary in length from ~ feet over all to ~ feet
and each craft II TO he manned only by ANA
teurs. The race viii be the longest ever
sailed by small yachts and amateurs and those
who are to start are deserving OF credit.
The race was promoted by Thomas Flemlng
Day and 10 being ma ia gcd 10y the Brooklyh
Yacht Club. Sir Thomas Upton gives the
prize for which the yachts are racing. ~
I frs, he said IL would he worth $500, but later
, decided that a race OF that Kind was worth
/ a handsome trophy and he increased tho value
OF the cup 10 81 900. II IL being made now 10
I London and ill soon he shipped 10 this side
and be on hand as soon rs III" owner is deter
mined.
The yachts are to start AZ 2 O'Clock on
Saturday afternoon. May -. from OIL the
, LrooHlyn Yacht Cltb house at Ora Sesend'
The start will be made CLOSE to the shore, so
that il can be very easily watched from the
clubhouse piaIzas and the grounds. and the
flee, of the club in Of Commodore
! Bird =. Co.er Will accompany III" racers IA
far "a sandy Hook. / hen the four VIII go on
none and for probably eight days ana nights
viii battle with the wind and the seas In
efforts to be the first To get .nto BernlhdA mar
Dor and capture the much coveted tr2phy,
Bonnie Nate, u Cgtt"r owned by N.b. Nod.
dard, Ir, is the largest Of tho. uuartette OF
racers. She measures a. feet on deck. she
will have on board, besides her owner, Flsher
Black. rank Allard. Wade Hixon, Rodman
Sands and Irving sands. These are all mem;
beers Of the knickerbocker iAcht olun ana
Next in sic is the yawl TSmerlape owned
by ,icr-Commpdore frank Maicr of the New
Rochell, Yacht club. The fanlnriane won last
years long distance race to hampton Roads
) and Vic.-tommodor" Meier hop"s 10 capture
J The Linton cup this year. This yacht, is Ss
, feet long on deck. she will have on board
Thomas Fleming bay who will be navigator;
Frank Bitl ng, and II good sailing can make
lar~Sc eeienent OF lHck. 4 boat may do well
for so,ne days, and then run into II calm and
owl 5 ns1 'S Sy T. LII B.. is FII"oIy'a { 'f She on viii ff' Sa S"a on n
board W. 81. Bicllng, Robert Shaler. Robert
GCot,rrll, FREDERICK Gilbert a ana a ~ y. Hn,h1ny,
a bont built last year by l." D., Huntington
aga Mow owned By Ton W, + pn RCS,nsJG j. ROBIN Sn'
son and an d one SS 't Other not yer selected, The
Gpuutiet raced to HAMPTON ho.us Hmd 1Ia
woll and lister In The seT son she won 'n' ''"S
"yN" Very fair system OF ,lne allowance has
BEEN arranged and the Hopnic Katr, tn ne
%lSrrg iSs o s2a,; WI Th S" lila viii ati' s,i y" ! honrs 20
minutes, the Tamerlrre s hours 20 minutrs
and the G untllel - hours ~ ,MiGn,hhs h. pnrr,mie
Kate, she vim beat that Yacht TN" ii nd me- me-
to allow the Tamerlane three hn"rS enu ,Mo
Gauntlet 10 hours i", minutes ~ w a "A
lane has to allow the Gau"t!@t 10 hours W
"1Thc finishing lirc win he of ST Deyids
Head. a marx boat, iiyiuc the, burrer, OF the
ROYAL RerInuda Yacht Club VII he anehored !.
miles east direction " north OF tni hsnsnoHTe
in >, latnoms OF ri M' b., iib " r nerhsu al the royal
Brr,nida Yacht C,Gn and II great time is ch-
pettrd here \ race has been, clr"aay Ar
Inland aHd in iris race Bermuda YACHTS WIN
racc a r..ust the American boats, Then after
a few cny-' res: the yachts VIII race back
again Cor a prize TO b" offered by a member
"Tiis. r@ce is 90 miles long, It has been
figured that |. viii tak" eight days TO sail Il,
hut It IL possible chat the time may De shorter.
AZ this season OF tho wear the winds are light
and usually come from the s"uthwest The
TEST viii probably be a reach all the way.
The yachts may get n good blow for a day or
Two. ogt all are sta nch'yT h hSll'i b $40 hs all no bS oae
inspected by a committee and each one has
to have certain cruising RECOMMENDATIONS -,
contest. Each yacht must have stores aud
water sufficient for twenty days Boats
oyer 40 feet long are to CARY eash,y s saIIIIons'
Each one is thoroughly equipped with anchors
boats, side lights. compasses, charts, ssxtantsI,
and c~hronometers AZ well al ire De!ts lot eacf
member OF the crew.
The racers can CT rry any. sails and there
are no restrictions at all. Il a boat is be-;
boat and row and 50 tow the racer, IL they
wish to, They will be started together. and
the hrst. boat in after calculating the allow
Tho committee to start this contest is ].
E.. DeMund, George 4. Rciners and Arthur
In order that ne Yachts may be reported
The day signal IL u letter, attached to the
i iSS l"'Ni ho nj n saf Raiis, Z; osg1siet', &, Liza ia,
/ and TamGrians; II: the ool nisht Il sss ar. are
nnppia katp green and white, Gauntlet,