Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-01
American Boats Tuning In
for Roosevelt Cup Races.
Nineteen Yachts Trying Out for.
Honor Of Defending Trophy.
Interest 10 The Races at Fesr Heat and Two
Men Have Two Boats Each Eaipred.

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jority of the 10 American 32-rating
yachts that have been built for the
defence Of the Roosevelt Cup against
the three German aspirants for that
trophy are now engaged in a series Of
tuning up races in these waters.
These events will probably continue
almost daily until the trial races.
which will be held during the week of
August IL, under the direction OF the
Eastern Yacht Club. which originated
the International contests for tbcsa
| small boats End donated tile cup named
for President Roosevelt, with his per-
| mission.
| After the trial races the club will
select three of the 10 yachts to sail
against the three German boats, which
| arc now being brought to this coun-
| try on steamers.
The cup races will occur during the
week Of September and five races will
be sailed, the trophy going TO the yacht
that wins the majority of the contests
or wins the fifth race of the series
Provision is made in the case Of q tie
The three German yachts that have
been selected TO represent that country
are the Glueckauf IN, of the Imperial
Yacht Club: the Wannsee Of the Seq
l"rhaus Yacht Club and the lilly VI
Of the North German Regatta Club.
The Glueckauf IN and the Wannse,
are expected in New York shortly.
while the Tilly VI VIII reach Boston
about the middle of next month
All the yachts have been designed
and built in the country which they
represent and under the conditions
h1-t In
and the Imperial Yacht Club OF Kiel.
The yachts. as they are built under
certain restrictions are known as Spe-
Cial Class, or Sender klaSsa. are lin
tied to dimensions to total Of 81 fast
in the combined length of the water
line, the boom and the draught. Tie
san area is restricted to $50 square fent
and the crew to three men. all native
born citizens of the country in which
the yachts are built, with the helms
man an amateur. The. displacement
must not be less than 4035 pounds
without the crew and all the yachts
must be weighed. The centcrhoards
are allowed, but the rig is optional.
As the yachts have all been built for
something less than $500. the avcra.e
being about $4,000. the American yachts
=
never before in an international event.
Six yachts are owned by member;
Of the Eastern Yacht Club. the Ne,.-
York Yacht Club has an aspiraut IN
the Vim. owned by Trenor l.. Park.
and the Southern Yacht Club Of New
Orleans in a boat named for that CITY
and owned by Commodore Heaslip and
others of that club.
Two of the yachtsmen have become
50 enthusiastic over the contests that
they have entered two boats each. The
entries. which closed two weeks ago
are as follows:
Yacht Owncn. Club
Alecto E. W. Hodgson and F. L. Pond.
Benidrei. q. Nf f. Wi III 9aIncT bingham
Caramha. g. Fl. w. Foster Eastern
Ch5Mlnk VI. f. G. MaccDlbert. Jr., Corin-
G%d. Dr; Morton Prince. Boston
hayseed ]. II. l.. Bowden. Corinihian
H"Ysced III. II. l.. Bowden Corinthian.
hltclel r. T. Cheney and G. D. tanning.
Manchester Ii. DR.. J. L, Bramer. Man
Moslem II. r. n. Barker. Eastern.
New Orleans, Commodore 5. +. Heaslip
ct ais: New Orleans
Sally VIII l.. F. PercivaI. Coripthian
Skiddoo. II. NJ Sears. EASTERN 4
Spokane f. Lewis clark. Eastern. s-h5z.s
Sumartra, Francis Skinner, Easterns
Vim. Tren"r l.. Park. New York
Windrm lid. f. q. Macomber. Jr.. Coz
rinthian.
The yachts raced yesterday under
the auspices of the Boston Yacht Cub
and the Sally VIII won. Today the
Eastern Yacht Club provided the event.
while tomorrow the Corinthian Yacht
club will take charge of the races AMI
VIII continue in charge until Saturday.
2 valuable cup being offered for the
best work in the series of the club.