The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-22
BUSY WEEK FOR YACHTSMEN.
Rich Prizes for Series Races at Larchmont
CLYDE Notes.

This In q busy week for yachtsnien. There
will be racing every day a. Lsrchnont and
the best of the racing feet nave been over
hauled specially 20 try ana win the rich
trophies that the Lsrchmont Yacht Club
has offered for the many series races that
are to be sailed. Sailing yachts will race
each day except tomorrow and on that day
there will be motor boat races In the morning
and gig and launch races and water sports
In the afternoon. The week OF sport will
end on Saturday with a regatta for all classes.
The B~ensonhurst Yacht Club will hold q
regatta down the bay next Saturday after
noon for yachts Of class NJ and below. The
fourth race for the Upton cup will be sailed
then and this race will be the feature Of the
regatta. as many other yachts that race
regularly down the bay will be at Larohmont.
Az Oyster Bay there will be the anpual ladies'
races for prizes offered by Rear Commodore
Hastings.
The next long distance race will be that
Of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club.
which will be sailed on Saturday. August 3.
The race is for all yachts Of ~ feet rating and
under and for the yachts OF the handicap
classes. The course will be from on Lloyd's
Neck to Cornfeld lightship and return. a
distance Of 1917. nautical miles. Stratford
s sitSer hand. The warning signal will be
made at 1890 O'Clock and the start will be
made ten minutes later. The handicap, class
YNfnIN NIL BAH lol ~ Bt' III ~ ttll III
one class. II ten yachts start in the regular
class there will be three prizes. and four yachts
must start in the handicap class TO race for
the special prize. In addition to these prizes
indi vidual prizes will be given to each MEM
Der Of the yacht wholly manned by amateurs
which makes the best corrected time over the
course. All yachts are TO be in cruising trim.
Entries for this race close with Victor I.
Cumnock, % Wall street. at noon on August I.
In the three last races on the Clyde honors
were even in the IS metre class. In a very
light wind the Fife designed Shimna de-
feated the Britomart. Four started in the
openinR regatta OF the Royal Clyde Yacht
Club and in a light wind the B%ritomart looked
TO nave things her own way, but Ma 'oona
and Sonya got a favorable lift and both
passed the Mylne boat, and the new Mylne
craft Ma coma. won the race. This time
the Shimna was last. In the final regatta
in light weather again the Britomart won.
The racing on the Clyde was as fuky as
ever. It was light all throug Oh the. fortnight
and there was not a true test. OF the yachts.
The yachts now go South and IL is expected
this class are In fine condition now
The New York Yacht Club 80 footers are
competing this season for championship
cups. There Is one cup for the winner Of a
series Of races extending throughout the
season and another for the winner Of the
New York Yacht Club series. and in each
series the racing Ia very close. The Nepsi.
owned by Johnston de Forest. was leading
in the championship series up to July IS,
and the Adelaide. owned by the Adee brothers.
ia leading in the New York Yacht Club series.
The following table shows the standing OF
each yacht: