New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
Y1CHTSNEN TAKE 4 REST.
Fleet Spends Idle Day at Ne1cgort-
king's Cup Race N05c.
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%av-rort z l. Aug 16-On this. the ninth
dav of the cruise of the New York Yacht CUB
the shippers and crews Of the yachts tnat nave
taken part in five squadron runs ana ID 'h7
Astor Cup race Of yesterday are tahlns maeH
wooded -sst 50 as TO be in prime condition to-
morrow for the biggest race OF the cruise, the
contest for the Kings cup. which viii He start
ed of Brenton-s Reef IiShtshIP az II 'c-oeN
IN the morning. -
This magnificent trophy. which was won iaSt
year y Frank NJ Smiths slOOp Effort. - as pre-
esrte.; 70 the New York Yacht Club in l'""' o
King Edward VII. 70 be held forever o. the
cjub and to he sailed for annually drrlns me
cruise over ore OF the courses od Newport
Each winning yacht receives from the NS"
York Yacht club a suitable medal or lrppIN-
The entries for this years race are J. Ro5stS
D,4x,vaITs Queen and Morton F Plants l1s'-
mar in the schooner class. and the So"ps r.l'''.
~eola Isfalena WiusomC. Aurora. AVfnS'T d'''
Weetaraoe. owing Z" a previous eHsase'"'
which ne does rot care 70 break F'eaF '"i'ills
.f,,re Frederick 2 Brewster Will not race "S
schooner FIrnina tomorrow against the t(d'V
90, Tho IrgoY,ar but Will sail for the eaStNd.~
cha ,,,s entered 20 sail this race on August ~
but The date was changed Like the -tS''i -
race that for the Kings cup VIII " go
without time limit Four courses nave 80 -.
1,,+ad rov the race and Lieutenant G. r Nei9oIt
- y oo hoard the committee tug CatheIlhs
II,,sr viii log of whichever course Is sslsc'VN
h,- tr. regatta committee in the u'ornins-
,-,.,l b.,at races Tor the owl and Gam
-. ..olo~s and for motor lauuCheS t'pN -
,t,s morning The starting point vas the -
-, ~-,~,h star. anchored IN the outer hdF' ~,
- Of Goat Island Fleet Captain GreHNH- Gr
t-,,,a s,ave the starting signal for the oihsS
a. II n m Three boats started IN the f'ce . =
r,,,t half a mile. with a turn They were - -
,rdr,,v II Roses steam yacht EnreSe'
naljus VanderbiIt's slOOp Aurora anu '..- .,, :,
FortI's schooner Katrina The boats Hi'7
that order about two lengths apart -.
In the two-oared race for the O"l Co'oi' - -,
were ;our entries. each boat having wv - -
oil q, co~s,vofn They rOwed over the SAN
course which was from the North Staf 20 aU
ar,,,rS the schooner Atlantic. lying to tue h,'
y,ard The crew from the Enrose v0n Wi1n S 10
Ineo,,ar,S boat second and the North star tH.u- ~
Tn. Frnrnse and the North Star boats had Gun
n serious foul. hut il was not consideFeG y ''
committee =, ,,.-,r
The schooner kaJrtna's gig was the o''E 80 -
f,r tb. 1;auleCock COIOTs. although there NS4
several good gigs hanging in the daNNS -
,-,cb+s near by The Katrina's crew ro"eu
fast race alone and received the Coors-
The motor launch races were quite eNcllIl--
TIN. entries we're from the North star. the En-
r,,sa the Katrina and George MCKesson brcNH'
auxiIfarv schooner MOnOminia- Thls ped"
which is eouipped with powerful engine 1air5
sIavr ar,rud the course, sending the spray hyus
bi,vb over her bows She covered the couiso
t,rice while the North Stars boat covered u
once Her owner declined to accept the pr17'
declaring that he entered her only for an en-
bibiti,u of her speed. The prize went 10 ''s
North stars boat. with the EmrOse second anu
the Katrina third