The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-10

The international yacht races at
Kiel to begin about the fifteenth Of Au-
gust will be much in the public eye
of America owing to the fact that
this country Is sending three crack
boats to contest for the emperor's
cup. The three boats are the Chewink
VIII, Spokane |. and the Marblehead.
Mr.. b. b. Crowninshield, the designer
IF the Marblehead, and who is a clever
skipper, raced a boat of his design
called the Uncle Sam, some years ago
ut Kiel. and knows what the condi-
tions there are like, and he designed
the Marblehead with view to meet
ing them. She may surprise some OF
those who think that she will not
prove so fast as the other boats, but
the general opinion inclines to the
Spokane and Chewink If the condi-
tions are what are expected in August
at Kiel.
The first race will be on August Is,
and the conditions will be practically
the same as those which governed
the Roosevelt cup races on this side
eagerly awaited, as this will tell the
story in a measure as to what the
outcome will be.
Mr. Otto Protzen is regarded as the
most dangerous rival skipper, and his
new boat is said to be going very fast,
especially in breezes. He sailed the
Wannsee on this side in the Roosevelt
cup races, and saved the Germans
from a complete shut-out by winning
one of the series.
The Germans have made great pre-
parations to meet the American boats,
and will be represented at the start
ing line by the pick of 30 boats, II of
which are new craft designed very
much along American lines, and which
are far more radical than either the
Wannsee, the Tilly vi. or the Gluckauf
~, which sailed here last year.
II is believed that the Germans will
make the American boats hustle as
they will be fighting it out in their
home waters and under different con
ditions from those met at Marble
head, but the three boats which go
across will be handled as well as
any three boats which could be picked
for 1t would be hard to get three bet
ter shippers than Frank Macomber
Jr., OF the Chewink, j. Lewis Stack
pole of the Spokane and Sumner II
Foster of the Marblehead They will
have good crews. On the Spokane
will be two experienced boat sailors
who raced with Mr.. Stackpole, while
on the Chewink will be Benjamin G
Tower, relative of the German am
bassador, Charlemagne Tower, and
Matthew Boles, who sailed with Mr.
Macomber on the Chewink vi. anC
other boats. Sumner Foster will have
along with him his brother, Haverly
Foster, Harvard athlete, and Thoma:
Claflin, another Harvard man who has
had plenty of experience in small boa
racing. Mr. Benjamin G. Tower, whC
goes on the Chewink, owned and raced
the Corinthian in the trials, but failed
to land a place. He is a clever skip
per and win be a valuable assistan
TO Mr.. Macomber.
There is tremendous interest in Ger
many over the coming internationa
match, for the sender klasse is th'
special pride of the German emperor
who has offered the cup for the races
while the king of Spain is not onl.
interested in the class. but owns ant
sails one OF these little racing boats.
1t is expected that a number o
yachtsmen will go from this side witt
the owners and crews. and 1t is e1
pected that Vice Commodore +. Levi
Clark, OF the Eastern Yacht clut
owner OF the Spokane, will send tn
Emerald, his fine auxiliary schooner
across and use her during the races
A big feet of American steaI
yachts cruising in foreign waters Wi
assemble for the racing.