The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-14
INTERNATIONAL DORY RACE
MASSACHUSETTS AND SHELL
BURNE YACHTS WILL MEET.

Waters - ~Larchmont Week Attracts
Noice-New Rules Find Defenders
Here and AbrOad-BrtusA n Footers.
: The first Of the international yacht races
will begin tomorrow at S~helburne, N. s.
Three dories selected by the Massa-
Shusetts Dory Association have been sent
20 Hhalburne to race for a cup known
ns tbs Lovitt- Wagner international dory
challenge cup. The Massachusetts, asso-
citation held trial races and selected the
Crescent. Sunny Jim n Elizabeth F..
which have been shipped TO ~Shelburne,
and the owners and crews Of these boats
left yesterday on the steamer from Boston
to sail their craft.
Sovual members OF the Massachusetts
clubs have gone to Shelburne to witness
the races. The dories Of the two countries
are built under the same restrictions and
the racing rules are practically the same,
30 that there will be no advantage On either
side except that of local knowledge Of
tides and weather, which is In favor of the
Nova Scotians. After the races for the
CUP the visiting dories will sail races against
the local feet.
The boats sent to Shelburne are the
Sunny Jim Of the ~Swampscott Dory Club,
owned by Sidney Doane; the Elizabeth F..
Of the Bay State Yacht Club Of Revere.
owned by F. r. Ruhl. n the Crescent Of
the Annisquam Yacht Club. owned by
Robert T.. Burnett. The challenge cup is
TO be- held by the side winning it subject to
challenge, but the other trophies to be
sailed for will become the property Of the
yaohtsmen winning them. The Massa-
ohusetts men are hoping to capture the
challenge cup and have an international
dory race cd Marblehead next season.
The big yachts and the Sound feet will
bs preparing this week for L%archmont
raco week which begins with an open regatta
naxt Saturday. Larohmont race week is
AZ much q fixture Of the yachting season
now MS the annual cruise of the New York
Yacht Club, and in the six days regattas
II II probable that about $50 starters will
DO recorded. Next Saturday. Wednesday
and Saturday. July ~. will be open regattas
for all classes, regular. one design. special.
handicap and restricted, and the committee
will Arrange any race that yachtsmen may
wish. There will also be series races dur
ing the week. These are for the 90 foot
GLASS OF s~ohooners. os. 81, IS. 81. 20 and IS
foot classes Of sloops, the New York Yacht
Club 30 ~footers. Larchmont 81 footers and
rsoeabouts. There are six races in each
series and winners are determined on the
point system. each yacht getting a point
for each yacht it defeats and an additional
ono for q start. Tuesday will be ladies'
day. In the afternoon there will be gig
and launch races and water sports and in
the evening a ball. There will be amateur
entertainments at the clubhouse each even
ing and visiting yachtsmen will be made
as much At home there a. the members.
Next Saturday there will be two races
for the Upton cup. In the morning they
will be started by the Crescent Athletic.
Club committee from on the Atlantic Yacht
Club house at Sea Gate. This start will
DO made at 10 o'clock. and in the afternoon
they will race in the regatta Of the Brooklyn
Yacht Club. This regatta is for all classes.
M and below. and the start will be made
as usual at 3 o'clock. Racing or Gravesend
Bay this season ID better than IL has been
for several seasons, and il il growing
more popular each week. The % footers
are Battling for the prizes and for the
championship as keenly as when the season
started, and 30 far honors are divided
between the Soya. Spider and JOY. The new
boat Vingt-trois has shown that she has
lots of speed. but she has not been handled
as we'll as she should be.
The Bayside Yacht Club will rave aides
races in the afternoon. and on Jamaica
Bay the yachts will race under the Canarsie
Yacht Club flag for flag officers prizes.
On Sunday the Jamaica Bay Association
will hold its annual long distance race.
The larger yachts will sail around the
Sandy Hook lightship and the smaller ones
will go as far as Coney Island Point.
There are always some yachtsmen who
are fond Of criticising the rules. Usually
they are owners Of boats that cannot win
races. and instead Of taking their defeats
gracefully they have to blame something,
and the rule is first to be found fault with.
Now with these men the present rule of
measurement, which is producing a BOA
Of wholesome type, is generally condemned
because they say it has killed speed and
that the modern yacht Ia not as fast as
those built under the old rule. As usual
these critics are somewhat mixed in their
facts. The Effort has beaten the Nicola,
boat for boat, time after times The Nicola
a a larger sail spread than the Effort,
but the En- ort has 10 feet more length and
. much larger body to drive through the
water. Last season the Effort, with her
s5 feet Of water line several times beat the
~ OoN,hDf Vhshlhh AaF> 49, @'e eAo
longer on the line.
The Boston Globe recently made some
remarks on this subject, and took as its
text the races sailed on July 4. II said:
Results in the Fourth Of July races at
Marblehead showed that the croakers who
ave been dolefully reiter lting hat the new
rule produces slow boats.s ave been ar
ticulating through their head coverings.
In the Eastern yacht club regatta.
sailed In light airs. the class q boats beat
the times OF all other classes. In a nance
az fair for one class az for another the
Little Rhody, winner in the Q class, out
sailed the Chewink, a ~ footer, winner in
the 80 rating class by more than thirteen
minu over a nine mile course the
Marie l., % footer. winner in the "a rating
class by more than seven minutes. and the
Sender class winner. Manchester. by more
than Is minutes.
THE comparative times of the Little
Rhody n Marie j.. are very instructive,
since the restricted % footer is the type
with which the Q boets have been con
stantly compared. TO the dispar ia cement
OF the latter. The Marie L.. has hitherto
done her hest in light airs, while the q
boats. owing to their heavy displacement.
should in all reason be dull in a light
chance.
The incident serves to show that the
rating boats represent an advance in design.
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