New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
SONDER CLASS TRIALS.
Ten Yachts Ready at Mableheod
for TO-mOrr0zc's Races.

Beginning tomorrow morning off Marblehead.
Mass. ten sonderkIasse yachts will sail series
of three races for the purpose Of selecting three
boats TO be sent To Germany to at kiel in
August for the Emperor William cup. The courses
are 10 be alternately TO windward or leeward and
return. and triangular. starting each day from
Marblehead Rock. II the COMMUNICATION race
committee, consisting Of Henry Howard, Charles
Francis Adams. ID. and Louis NJ. Clark. deem it
necessary they may order more than three races.
but the three boats which they select must be
ready TO be shipped by the steamer that leaves
Boston for Germany on June %
It is interesting 70 note that of the boats
that viii compete for the honor OF being selecaed
five have been specially built for this purpose and
five are boats that competed last year for similar
honOrs there will he a good opportunity to
judge by their performances what improvement in
design and speed has been made IN one year.
The boats built this year, with their respective
owners. follows:
The Maria, designed by William Gardner and owned
by Mazimilian and r. Agassz. Of the Eastern Yacht
The Spokane II, designed by Clinton H Crane and
owned by Eice-Commodore F. Lewis Clark. OF the
The Marblehead, designed by B. p Crovninsfield
and owned by William II. Joyce Sumner II. Foster
Of the Corinthian and Boston Yacht clubs
The Chewink VII. designed by Small Brothers and
Theo Club. 0' " 4'o'"'sF 'F OF IN" c0F"'Aia" Yacht
The corlnthan designed by Fred D. Lawley and
owned by Benjamin c Tower. Of the Corlnthian and
The hve old boats expected start are: The sally
VIII the Spokane II. the Windrim Kid, the AUX and
the EIhn eN-Skidcoo- The Bondrei was entered. but
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pass the measurer and have been repanked in places
TO bring them up 10 required Uniform thickness They
are the Maria, the Spokane I, Spokane IL the AUX
and the Sally VII It IS probable that all will now
pass Prizes have been offered the winners by
Charles Hayward. of the Eastern Yacht Club.
The AUX is the only one Of last seasons boats
that will take part in the trial races There is
some disappointment that the winner Of the inter
national race last year, the Vim, will not be among
the starters, for then the committee would have an
excellent trial horse by which TO gauge the speed
Of the other boats. With few exceptions the same
rules VIII govern the trial races and the interna-
uonal contest as were in vogue last year.
There will be five races at KieI for each NJ
which prizes will be given by the Kaiserlicber
1acht Cluo. The Emperor William cup will 90 to
the owner of the yacht that first wins three races
or WINS the NTH race of the series. If an Ameri-
can boat wins her owner Will have the added
pleasure, 1t is said, of having the cup presented
by the emperor IN person. 1t is needless to say
ulaI the owners and crews Of the yachts that are
selected 10 race Will receive every courtesy AZ the
hands OF the German yachtsmen whose guests thev
VIII De before the races and while they are in
progress. The same yachts will go to San Sehas-
tan 10 race against the Spanish yachts