New-York tribune., 1906-08-19
CUP YACHTS CHOSEN.
TIN-CAR1MB1-1UK.
Roosevelt Trophy Boats Sal Three
Races off MarbIeheQd.

Marblehead. Mass, Aug. 1S.-Aftsr sass,.
three trial races to-day the GeTman-Arnsrica,
regatta committee Of the Eastern Yacht Cl,5
elected the Caramba. the AUX and the Vim .,
defend the Roosevelt Cup against the three G.r
man sonderklasse yachts next month.
The Caramba won the second and third race,
to-day and was second In the first race Tn.
Vim wen the first race. in which the AUX finished
last and the latter was second in both "a.
second and third races. The Vim was third n
the second and third races OF the day
The Caramba Is owned by c. II. W Foster a,
the Eastern Yacht Club: the AUX is owned bv
Charles Francis Adams Cd. Of the Quincy Yacb,
Club, and the Vim Is owned by TrenOr L. Park
Of the American Yacht Club % New York
A cable message was dispatched 70 ths
Kaiscrlicher Yacht Club at Kiel. this after
noon, announcing the selection Of the thra.
American boats to meet the German clubs rem
reseutatives.
The first race to-day sailed IN a lsf5s
fiuky air. which increased into Il moderate sail
ing breeze. The course signals indicated wind
ward and Ieeward contest. with a two-rniIe bear
TO the weather mark. The second race was sailed
in moderate breeze. over z triangular course.
and the third race was in a nice sailing breeza
with four miles of windwaTd and leeward work
The first race was started at 10: 90 the frs.
leg being a beat to windward south soathwess
one-haf west The boats had two minutes q,
which to cross the line. actual starting tina
being taken.
The CaraTnba crossed first, closely follower bv
the Sumatra. with the AUX last being naudi-
capped six seconds. The boats crossed The line
on the port tack and stayed inshore. The Spo-
kane got a nice breeze and worked oat irro The
lead. The Sumatra and the Caramba got a Dur.
and soon the Caramba was leading the fleet tha
etasrI AHS being IN fiat calm and having hardly
The Sumatra was first around the turning
marx The Vim, when she got q breeze sailed
laSt, ana did much better on the spiDnaxer run
home. so that. on actual time she beat out the
Sumatra at the finish line anG won over the
Caramba on time allowance
The second race was started at 1926 O'Clock
over triangular course of six miles The first
leg was a beat, and the second leg a broad
reach The boats crossed on the port tack, tho
Vim taking the windward end Of the Eue The
Caramba was the first boat 10 be timed and
was followed 24 seconds later by the Spokane
The Caramba. at 12:3J. was leading the feer
on the weather bow of the Sumatra- The Vim
was third. while the AUX and the Bonidrei wers
having hard battle AT l2,32 the Vim crossed
the Sumatra's bow. and went into second place.
On the broad reach to the second mark the
Caramba sailed the two miles in much better
time than the Sumatra and the Vim. therefore
increasing her lead The AUX also aid well at
this kind OF work, so that elapsed time ths
Caramba von first place, the AUX second and
the Vim third.
The third race was started at o.1O being a
beat to windv-aIc. for TWO miles. ana spinnaker
run home The course lay southwest by soJ-h.
The Spokane crossed the line two seconds ahead
Of the Caramba- The Sunl9 ira crossed third
and all held the port tack until 2:1S when
the Vim came about
AZ 2.20 the Caramba had worked by the
Spokane, and led around tine mark the Vim
having a hot fight with the SUulatra for third
place The AUX seemed 10 ike the weather. and
after taCkinS in a little toward the Spokane
sailed right ecross hcr bow into second pace
The Caramba was the first 70 set her spinnsSeE.
and Increased her lead over the entire fleet on
the run home with the AUX and the Vim forced
TO accept second and third places. respectively,
TO-day's contests were for six boats only, the
committee last night having eliminated ,he
others.
The summaries follow:
FIRST RACE