The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-12
OF
THE WEEK

New York, Aug. 12.-Interest In sporting
events during the present week will CEN
tire chiefly in yachting. Three series of
races are scheduled-a continuation of the
contests for the Canada cup off Port
Charlotte, N Y, in Lake Ontario. the
race for the Kings cup by craft Of the
New York Yacht club off Newport, and
the international races OF the sender
yachts at Kiel, Germany. Besides these
there will be tennis in Brooklyn. the
Grand circuit harness races at Pough
Reepsie. and running races at Saratoga
and Empire track, New York
AT kiel. Germany. the three American
sender class yachts belonging TO the
Eastern Yacht club will measure speed
with three OF the Kaiserlicher Yacht club
Tor cup given by Emperor William.
known as the Kaiser cup. The Ameri-
can boats are the Marblehead, the Che
wink wink VII and Spokane !. The German
Soats SoaS are are the ,,, Wannsee II. the wittels-
one boat must win three races. and as
many races as are necessary to attain
sns result will be sailed. The Marble
Boston, and w. III. joyce OF PhiladeIphia
r. Lewis Clark of Spokane. Wash, owns
,he spokane. admittedly the best of the
american boats. Il. c. Matomber, Jr,
VIII sail his boat, the Chewink VIII.
on Charlotte, n. Y, today the second
race for the Canada cup between the
american yacht Seneca and the Canadian
challenger Adele will be sailed. Saturdays $
iair weather and placid sea favored the
American boat, and like conditions dur
Ing the remainder OF the races are hoped
for. as IL is believed by yachtsmen that
IN IN, stin breeze and choppy seas the Can
adam Will be a more formidable boat
than she proved on Saturday
The annual cruise OF the New York
yacht club will be resumed from New
London. Conn, today, the fleet going
thence to Vineyard Haven on Tuesday.
and return on Wednesday The fleet
VIII then return to Newport. where dur
ing the week races for the kings cup, and
the trophy presented by John Jacob AS
tor will be sailed. The yachtsmen thus
far have had little wind and are hoping
Tor stin breezes this week.
The tennis fixture for the week will be
the matches In the courts OF the Cres-
cent Athletic club, Brooklyn, to select a
pair to challenge Beals G. Wright and
Holcomb Ward for the national doubles
championship. Harold III. Hackett and
FREDERICK B. Alexander. representing the
West. Will meet w. A. Larned and w.
j. Clothier, representing the East on
Friday, and on Saturday the winning pair
in this match will play with Grant and
Thornton, the Southern champions for
the honor of becoming challengers for
the national title. 1t has not yet been
definitely settled. however, that Wright
and Ward will not stick TO their resou-
OF its tennis feature this season.
The Grand circuit harness races shift
from Buffalo to Poughkeepsie, where
racing will begin today.
There is much interest in the race
meeting which began at the Empire track
Saturday, chiefly because Il is the first
attempt independent of the interests
which have so long controlled metropoli-
tan racing. The opening was most au-
spicious. and the number OF horses at the
track is large. The chief obstacle the new
venture has TO contend with Is inadequate
transportation, and this obstacle is ex-
pected TO be overcome very soon.