Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-03
ALL IS READY.
Preparations for Internal
iona| Races Completed.
Yachts All in Trim for Todsy's
Opening Of the Contest
To Be Sailed Off Marhehead for the Roose.
veit Cup---Good Weather Expected.

can race between SIX EacntS were Noli
pleted this evening, and despite an ac-
cident to one of the foreign boats, al
of them We're in fine condition late 10
night for tomorrows race.
The weather conditions off Marple-
head neck tonight promised Soou
whole sail breeze from the southwest
tomorrow, and clear weather.
The visiting ynchtsmen We're given
somewhat of Il scare today by reason
of two accidents TO the Glueckaui,
owned by SHINES and sailed by Harry
W1strau. The Gluccllauf WAS off mere
sail stretching this afternoon when
She touched one of the ledges at the
entrance Of the harbor Mr. Wastrau
headed for the yard where the boats
are hauled out. When the boat was
being pulled out of water some OF the
supports Of the carriage gave way ana
the yacht fell, puncturing q hole three
inches long and an inch wide, i'll its
underhody. Carpenters We're called
and n piece was inserted and the un-
derhody was again smoothcd down so
that ut dark tonight it was impossible
20 tell even by careful examination
where the puncturc occurred. The fin
W do SiiSo iou!itt ~ ne SJEiIt-N Ilttl oul VI
place, but was soon hammered into
position, and tomorrow the Glueckauf
Will be in fine condition for her race.
The Eastern Yacht Club station was
alive with yachtsmen tonight discuss
ing he prospects Of the race ana Wkilc
nearly all We're hopeful of victory to-
morrow. it was generally admitted that
the Germans had an excellent chance.
To promote good feeling between the
German and American people. to III
crease the interest in international
yacht racing and to enable yachtsmcn
OF moderate means to participate in
the snort for the object which the
Eastern Yacht Club of Boston and Ihc
German Emperor hope to attain by
the series of races which will begin to-
morrow in Massachusetts bay between
six small yachts representing the two
countries.
Tie incentive is q massive silver cup
or bowl for which President Roosevelt
stands as sponsor and which is offered
by the Eastern Yacht Club.
Next year it is believed that Emperor
William will be the donor of the trophy
when the races are sailed at kiel.
The German aspirants or challcngcrS
are the Glueckauf ". owned by Gus
| tav SHINES Of Muehlleim. represent
| ing the Imperial Yacht Club Of Kicl, the
Tilly VI, owned by Messrs. Dolleman
and Erogmann Of Hamburg, and rep
resenting the North German EavinS
Union and the WannSee. representing
| the WannGeC Sailing Club and owned
| by that organization.
MT, 70, I,a,
| are regarded here the defenders Of The
| trophy. are the AUX. owned by Charles
| Francis Adams Of the Quincy Yacht
| Club the Caramba. owned by G. H. w.
| Foster of the Eastern Yacht Club and
| the Vim owned by Commodore Trcnor
| 7. Park of the American Yacht Club of
| New York.
| As all six yachts. and they are the
pick of two big fleets on either side of
| the ocean, are constructed under ccr-
| tair restrictions the class IS special
| or what is called in Germany. a "Scn-
der type If boat and it is under the
| foreign title that the little yachts have
! come to be known in these waters this
summer.
| TIE races will be sailed Of: Half Way
rsck off the northern shore of Massachu-
sctts bay on Monday Wednesday, Thurs
! day and Saturday of this wc"k. and Mon
day and perhaps Tuesday of tn" follow
ing week.
| Thn Roosevelt cup VIII 20 to thr Yacht
| thrt first wins three races. E'iV" races
| will he sailed in all. If the deciding race
| is the third, the winner Will hc excluded
| from further races If the fourth, the
| winner will bc excluded from the fifth.
| If the first four races DO not result in n
| decision. only the winners OF these four
| can take part in the fifth. If. after the
| fifth race. no decision iS reached owing
TO two yachts each having won two races.
| n sixth and deciding race will he sail"d.
| This gives the visitors an advantage
| that will 20 n long way toward CG!npen-
sating for any handicap they may suffer
| from racing on strange water in strange
| country. Again the type Of yachts is n
familiar one ir Germany but ar entirely
nov one to the American designers. and
| the outcome will be watched with great
| interest to see whether the Yankee de-
signer ard builder without previous trial
| has turned ont boat which is faster
| than his German competitor.
| The restrictions are that the yachts
| ''t'sL b'' 'tilll LII tIl' t'li i''- - -
| water line. plus beam and draucht. not
o"cr 50 feet. the said area not over ..'
square feet and the weight Of the boats
mere than 4O35 pounds. The American
yachts average 36.1S feet over all and II. II
| feet on tho water lino. Tho German
yachts average -. % feet over all and Go.6l
| feet on the water lire. The N2nns"c II
| the heaviest beat ard tho AK II" light
est. The German yachts sit higher in
| the water than the american. due to the
fact that the water at Kicl is nearly
| fresh.
| Al the yachts arc iib and mainsail rig.
| but the German boats have a lower rig
| and a longer boom than the American.
Srinnakers not exceeding the fore TRAN
gle are permitted under the rules.
| The races will be sailed under the rules
of the German Yacht Racing Association,
which differ in several particulars from
the American Yacht racing rules. Instead
! Of regatta committee there VIII be Il
board of three umpires-L" NJ. Clark.
! Stephen W. Sleeper and A. Appleton
Packard. ell of the Eastern Yacht Club
I wao will decide protests, postponemonts
all tEo courses The Germans Were en-