The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-18
INTERN ATIONAL YACHT RACE.
brooklyn Va. Framing Conditions -LlD.O on
dun for Ocean Contests.

commodore ". e. TOwcn. Dr. JOhr T..
Dc MuGd, Edison Il. SchOck and Col. David
J.. Austen. the committee of the BrOOklyn
Yacht club having in hand the framing OF
conditions 10 govern the international cup
which is TO he offered by the club. met vM-
ierdav afternoon in col AustPn's Office.
~ Chambers street. According to the Con-
diiiops as they now stand the cup is for
sChOoners or -lOOps enrolled in any foreign
club. including Canadian clubs. The chal-
lcngcr must cross the ocean on its own bottom
and under its own sail. this is similar to
the conditions governing the Nmer,la'S Cup.
! he races are TO be sailed under the rules OF
the Brooklyn Yacht club at the time the
challenge IS made. The races are 10 he sailsd
on Sandy Hook and the courses are TO be
thirty To forty nautical miles.
When. the trophy was first taillSd OF IL Was
stated by Commodore TOwen that the cup
would not be hampered with conditions.
ne co'nmliies. however. does no, seem 10
yachts. viii be limited in length to 50 feet
water line Tor schOoDFrs and 81 feet water line
for slOOps. This means under the present
rule that schOonerS will rate about - and
sloops about 81. There are TO be no scantling
restrictions.
Col. Austen received a letter recently from
Sir Thomas Linton. Sir Thomas has offered
q. 1000 cup through The Brooklyn Yacht
Club for an ocean race, In this letter Sir
Thomas says:
J. duly receives your Kind letter of the 18th ul,o.
and an, greatly Obliged TO YOU for bringing under
my notice the matter mentioned. shall be dc
under The auspices Of The brooklyn Yacht CLUB.
leaving the club 10 arrange the details and decide
whether the race should be. to. Bermuda or else
where. have 80 many good friends In the Brook
Ign Yacht Club that ! cannot give myself q greater
pleasure than 10 do something In conjunction
with the club for tire sport OF yachting. pHrtlcu-
larry that branch Of II with which the club hes
been so greatly and 80 hOuOrably idCntlnrd In
the past, namely that OF ocean racing.
II would give me very great pleasure also u
could personally participate In ono OF the contests
under The auspices OF the brooklyn Yacht Club,
and this ] hope some day To do. As perhaps you
may know. however. | am building a cutter 10
our largest size over here for racing next year
so that my yacht racing will be restricted practically
To home waters for the coming season. trust
this will tnd you ven. kindly rcmcmbcT mi ~
all my good friends In the club.
The committee " i'll arrange the conditions
to govern this contest shortly. II was agreed
Yesterday that the race for the Upton trophy
should not be to Bermuda, as that would
conflict with the race Of the COrinthian Yacht
Club Of Marblehead. It is probable. though,
that the race will take place in August. II
may start from Newport at the end Of the
clubs cruise. IL il starts from Newport the
course will probably be to he North East End
lightship on Cape May and then to Gravesend
Bay. II the start - made from this port then
the course will. in all probability be TO Nan
tucket Shoals lghtship. then to Cape May
and then home