The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-01
THE Upton CUP RACE SERIES
TEN RACES TO BE SAILED BY NEW
YACHTS or rs FOOT CLASS.


$3.50 W t@.N nv W. Nao A1Ne ~ WV
Crescents. a new organization in yachting,
taking such a prominent lead. and when
the conditions to govern the racing for the
trophy were announced and the restrictions
to regulate the yachts a public they
declared that 1t would not amount to much
and that the class would prove a failure.
The Crescent Athletic Club. however.
has a way OF making a success Of anything
II undertakes. and il has made such n sue
cess OF the Upton cup class that those yachts
men who we're Indifferent a few months ago
are now loud In their praises OF the class
and wish that they. too. had ordered boats
and made IL even more successful. But for
the Upton cup class racing on Gravesend
Bay this season would have been at a low ebb.
No new boats have come out In Class p, IT
feet. which is the largest class racing. There
IL one new yacht in Class q. % footers. There
are the old boats known at the Class Q specials.
and there are three new dories.
In the Upton cup class. which is for Is
~footers. there are seven new boats. These
are 40 fast that on time allowance they can
beat anything racing down the bay. They
have proved that In races that have been
sailed. They are so evenly matched and so
skilfully sailed that in races where the con-
ditions are even throughout the race they
are only seconds apart. The class has already
established itself and there will be more
yachts built for IL next season because tho
boats are Of "A good type and because the
restrictions put them within the reach Of mel
OF moderate means.
The yachtsmen met last Thursday Y. They
were introduced So that each might know
his anita gonists and they chatted yachts
for some time and then after In wing tha wed
out got down TO business.
The seven boats are the Gunda, owned by
Cha rles Lembcke Of the Atlantic Yacht Club;
the Blue Bill. owned by ID. ID. Allerton Of the
New York Canoe Club; the Goblin. owned by
Is. V. II. and c. +. Speidei Of the New York
Canoe Club; the Bensonhurst, owned by a
syndicate Of members Of the B~ensonhurst
Yacht Club: the NJ. a f.. owned by q syndicate
of Marine and Field Club members. and the
Nereid Ind the New Moon, owned by members
OF the Crescent A. C.. {. NJ. Camp represented
the NJ. a F.. Richard Moore represented the
Rensonhurst.. H.. J. Robert represented the
Nereid and the New Moon was represented
g. ' Giei %S1 MefboHo%@sh Craven az sauV %fffiishmi
Brown and Charles Is. ludwig were also
he conditions governing the cup were
read. Those relating TO the construction Of
the yachts were assumed TO have been COM
piled with. because IL they have not been
u IL too late now TO remedy any mistakes.
yachts OF the is foot class owned in the asso-
Ciated clubs OF the Gravesend Bay ~associa-
ton. Inc weight Of ballast must not exceed
50 per cent. Of displacement. The hulls must
be built OF cedar, mahogany or heavier wood,
copper fastened, and double planking In not
allowed: Yachts must have cabins not less
than 8 feet y inches long, with not less than
3 feet + Inches headrOom under the earnings
and with not less than 81 square feet Of floor
space between transoms. All spars must be
solid.
IL WAS suggested that John u. Brophy,
chairman of. the regatta committee Of the
Atlantic Yacht Club, he requested 10 inspect
the yachts and see that the designers and
builders have complied With the restrictions
asked 20 undertake this Job and he has sad
he will. The boats are 10 he AIKEN to some
basin at such times as will suit Mr., Brophy's
Then. each paragraph of the conditions
governing the racing were con sidered sepsra-
tely; II was announced that, in framing the
conditions II was NOT intended TO hold the
yachtsmen TO some hard and fast rule but
TO make some suggestion that could he
amended by mutual agreement 80 that the
spirit Of the rule was complied with.
Al crews on the racing yachts. must be
amateurs and y Was frat required that the
helmsman should be n member Of the club in
which the yacht was en- rolled. This, howe YER,
was char ged because n was shown that with
clubs OF small membership this might put the
yacht et a disadvantage, 40 the rule now
reads that the helmsman must he a member
OF q club enrolled in the association
The question Of sails came next. When
the class was organized IL was agreed that
only two suits OF sails should be allowed
point Was raised What Sonsiitatedtp s q seasons S%e
was It from May to September. the yacht
racing season, OF the season Of the Upton
'ND Fhtlnks NuUlt dnNrh W Ut NnONeu 10
have more sails. but the purpose Of the cup
was to develop a class Of small yachts whose
cost Of construction and maintenance would
place them within the reach OF n man Of
moderate means and SO IL was decided that
two suits of sails only should he allowed for
the whole racing season, u was mutually
agreed, too, that in races for the Upton cup
and for the championships balloon jibs should
not be allowed, but IN special races in which
the owners OF these boats sail against larger
yachts they can do as they please.
Hauling out 10 clean provoked quite a
a month but il was thought by some that
this was not often enough to clean for a rae
ing class. but what is fair for one Is fair for
and this hauling is TO date from the beginning
OF the races for the cup, 10 was agreed
Tna1 the me o ;Ss n SS m not bs s,io%ed to re,
hours unlessthe weather conditions we're such
that they could not be cleaned and painted
powe r TO extend the time.
II was decided that TEN races should con-
stitute the series and that q yacht TO qualify
when said IS per cent, The arst race viii
races os s sailed. bn s1's started RI iAs on the Gs' k ~ nGC
Yacht Glib ID do .liI and mspsfsd BY The Crescent
of the brooklyn Yacht Club IN the af&,efaoon.
Y C.; August :. Atlantic YSch, club: August
70. BROOKLYN Yacht Club; August u, Atlantic
Yacht Clue; August 81. Sew YORK Canoe Club.
September 2, Atlantic Yacht Club. should
any races be poe, or any ties nave to
be sailed on they will be sailed in the Atlantic
Yacht Club regatta on September Z.
Some discussion followed about protests
and the sailing rules. but IL was Informal
because The sailing rules were adopted by the
sssocistio and indorsed by each club in the
associations. II was agreed, though. that
in ,ase Of a foul through Yachts coming to-
gsther when not under control each captain
should be asked TO give his opinion TO the
committee in charge Of the race. There
that are made. II any, will be chiefly on q
difference OF opinion ID the Interpretation of
u rule, IL two yachts bump when becalmed
there will he no protest, but n q yacht drifts
on a mark Of the course IL Is a foul. II shows
poor judgment or poor navigation and the
owner or his representative who commits
this foul will withdraw his yacht from the
race and report his error TO the committee.
He can keep on 10 the end Of the course IL he
chooses. but he must keep clear OF the yachts
that are still fairly In the races and has no
rights TO the rules Of the road.
All matters relating TO the races in dispute
will be settled by the committee in charge
OF the race, but all other matters must he
referred 10 the committee OF the Crescent
Athletic club and that committee will de-
the winner of the trophy on the reports
made nv the regatta committees.
Sir Thomas Upton wrote last week that the