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

The Spanish yacht clubs will also
give the Americans a royal reception.
The races in Spain will not take place
until September, so that the Ameri.
cans will have quite a stay abroad.
Study of the German courses, tides
and weather will form a very serious
part of the preparatory work of the
American crews at Kiel. The condi-
tions differ materially from those in
which the boats have hitherto sailed,
of Marblehead. There will be no
windward and leeward courses, as
here. This is due, in part, to diff
Guilty in getting sea room in which to
lay out such course.
The starting line is across an estu-
airy, or arm of the sea, in Kiel harbor,
which has a width from shore to shore
of about a mile and a width of prac-
ticable channel of about half a mile.
The boats are started on a straight
line to a mark boat anchored in mid
channel. northeast three-fourths of a
mile. On turning that they begin sail
ing a triangle.
The course is sailed twice around,
the full distance being 14.5 nautical
miles. The direction in which the
boats are sent around depends on the
direction of the wind.
On two sides the course parallels
the 10-meter depth line of the chan
mel. An onshore breeze in this depth
! of water results in a strong chop,
which in high winds is very trying
According to reports from the govern
ment observatory at Kiel the wind
averages above 20 knots an hour there
throughout August.
The German method OF starting
their races is somewhat different from
the American. The starting line is
determined by ranges on the shore,
and a starting steamer is anchored
on this line, at one side of the channel,
! and a flag boat at the other. On the
steamers mast are three large black
boards, or fields, and two white
boards, past which red starting ball
slides.
A preparatory gun is fired at IL
o'clock, and the red ball is hoisted to
the lowest black field. At one-mlnute
intervals 1t is hoisted one field higher
At the expiration of five minutes II
is at the masthead. A gun is then
fired, This is the signal for the start
The rules provide that when the re
suit of the races has been determined
the committee may recall the other
boats and declare the race finished.
The dates, rules, etc, for the Span
ish match have not yet been arranged
II is possible that part OF the races
may be sailed at the watering place
of San Sebastian and part at the
commercial port of Bilbao.
OF this match the young king OF
Spain is the enthusiastic promoter. A
British yachting paper, referring tC
the match. says:
1T is an open secret that Kinl
Alfonso takes the very keenest inter
est in yachting, and he shows his pas
sion for the sea in the best possible
way by building small yachts fol
racing. His majesty does not dis
criminate in the matter of nationalit!
or class. He has built at least on,
sender class boat for himself A
diplomatic and very sporting arrange
> ment has also been made, at BIZ
: majesty's initiative, with che yachts
men of America, whereby the thre,
boats which will form the American
team in the German-American mattel
at Kiel will be shipped from Kiel Il
San Sebastian to sail against thre
: Spanish boats of the same class II
September"