New-York tribune., 1906-08-13
FOR ROOSEVELT CUP
yachts to Sail against Germans
Race To-d0g.

Marblehead, Mass. Aug. 12.-The trial races
for the honor of defending the Roosevelt Cup q
trophy given for the purpose Of encouraging
international small boat racing, and IN quest OF
which two German built yachts have already az
rived in this country, will begin Tomorrow
under the auspices Of the Eastern Yacht Cluh
the donor of the cup, and will continue through
out 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. Seventeen yachts, all Of the same
general dimensions, but of different designs
have entered for the trials OF these eight rep
resent the Eastern Yacht Club, three the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club. of Marblehead; three the
Boston yacht clubs. and one each the Hinsnam'
Quincy Manchester. Southern. of New Orleans.
and New York yacht clubs.
The yachts have all been built under certain
restrictions as TO dimensions and sail area, and
constitute a special section of what is known IN
Germany as a "Sonder" class. Under the agree
ment between the Eastern Yacht Club and the
Imperial Yacht Club, Of Kiel, Germany none or
the yachts weigh less than 4OS5 pounds while
their total length on the waterline. added to the
breadth and depth, does not exceed thirty-two
feet and the sail area is not over five hundred
and fifty 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
All but three of the yachts have done more or
less racing in local waters in the way OF tuning
up trials for the last two months and several
have shown themselves to be very speedy.
OF the yachts that have raced. Sally VIII
owned by L. F. Percival of the COrinthtan CLUB;
the Sumatra. owned by Francis Skinner, of the
Eastern Yacht Club Manchester H. owned by
]. L. Bremen, of the Manchester Yacht Club. and
the Bonidrei. owned by c. u. Wightman. OF the
bingham club, have done the best work.
The trial races will all be held Off the en-
trance of Salem Bay. the start being at Halfway
Rock, an isolated rock three miles off shore. and
about half way between Boston and Cape Ann.
The regatta committee has laid out two courses,
one of twelve miles for Windward and leeward
races, and the second a fifteen mile triangular
course of five miles on side The yachts Will
he started as near II O'Clock in the forenoon az
possible and there will be no time allowance.
The yachts that have entered for the trial
races. with their owners and clubs, are as fol-
lows: The AlectO. F.. II. HOdgson and r. L.
Pond. Boston; the AUX. c. F. Adams. I'd. Quincy:
the Bonidrei, G. H. Wightman. bingham; the
Caramba, c. H. W. Foster Eastern; Chewink VI,
F. G. MacOmber Corinthian: the Cod, DIR. Nor
ton Prince, Boston: the Ellen, c. F, Curtis, jr.
Eastern; Hayseed I, H J.. Bowden. Corinthian:
Hayseed III. H. l. Bowden Corinthian; the
Lorelei, B. H. Cheney and c. D. Lanning, BOs-
ton; Manchester Ill, DR.. j. L. Bremen, Man
chester; Mosem H. g. D. Parker Boston: the
New Orleans. s. F. Heaslip Southern: Sally VIII,
L. F. Percival, Corinthian; the Spokane. F.
Lewis Clark, Eastern; the SkddOO. II. NJ. Sears,
Eastern; the SUmatra, Francis Skinner. East
ern; the Vim. Trenor L. Park, New York and
the Windrim Kid f G. MacOmber, Eastern.
A meeting of the regatta committee held to-
night @ to make final arrangements fer the races
two of the yachts entered would not compete-the
Hayseed | and the Mosem II, This leaves seven
was as. arranged for the races.
breeze tomorrow.
At a meeting of the captains of the competing
yachts tonight number Of them signed an agree
ment not to haul out their boats for cleaning during
the harbor tonight