The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27

The international yacht races at
Mel to begin about the fifteenth of Au-
gust will be much in the public eye
of America owing to the fact that
this country is sending three crack
boats to contest for the emperors
cup. The three boats are the Chewink
VIII, Spokane |. and the Marblehead
Mr. b. B. Crowninshield, the designer
of the Marblehead, and who is a clever
- skipper, raced a boat Of his design
called the Uncle Sam, some years ago
at Kiel, and knows what the condi-
lions there are like, and he designed
the Marbehead with a view to meet
Ing them. She may surprise some of
those who think that she will not
prove SO fast as the other boats, but
the general opinion inclines to the
Spokane and Chewink if the condi-
lions are what are expected in August
at Kiel.
The first race will be on August Is,
and the conditions will be practically
the same as those which governed
the Roosevelt cup races on this side
last year. The first race will be
eagerly awaited, as this will tell the
story in measure as to what the
outcome will be.
MI Otto Protein IS regarded as the
most dangerous rival skipper, and his
new boat is said to be going very fast,
especially in breezes. He sailed the
Wannsee on this side in the Roosevelt
cup races, and saved the Germans
from a complete shut-out by winning
one of the series.
The germans have made great pre-
paratiOns to meet the American boats,
and Will be represented at the start
ing line by the pick of 80 boats, II Of
which are new craft designed very
much along American lines, and which
are far more radical than either the
Wannsee, the lilly VI or the Gluckauf
", which sailed here last year.
1t is beIieved that the Germans will
make the American boats hustle as
they will be fighting it out in their
home waters and under different con
ditons from those met at Marble
head, but the three boats which go
across will be handled as well as
any three boats which could be picked
for it would be hard to get three bet
ter shippers than Frank MaCOmber
Jr., of the Chewink, J, Lewis Stack
pole Of the Spokane and Sumner H.
Foster of the Marblehead. They will
have good crews. On the Spokane
will be two experienced boat sailors
who raced with Mr.. SlachpOle, while
on the Chewink vii! be Benjamin G..
Tower a relative Of the German am
bassador. Charlemagne Tower, and
Matthew BOles, who sailed with Mr.
MaComber on the Chewink VI and
other boats Sumner Foster will have
along with him his brother, Hayerly
Foster a Harvard athlete, and Thomas
Clanin, another Harvard man who has
had plenty of experience in small boat
racing Mr. Benjamin G. Tower, who
goes on the Chewink, owned and raced
the Coriuthian in the trials, but failed
to land a place. He is a clever skip
per snd will be a valuable assistant
r Mr Macomber.
There IS tremendous interest in Ger
many over the coming international
match for the sender klasse is the
special pride Of the German emperor,
who has offered the cup for the races,
while the king Of Spain Is not only
interested in tire class, but owns and
sails one Of these little racing boats
l. IS expected that a Eumber of
yacLtsmen viii 20 from this side with
the owners and crews, and it IS ex-
pected that Vice Commodore +. Lewis
Clark, Of the Eastern Yacht club,
owner Of the spokane VII send the
Emerald, his fne auxiliary schooner,
across ana use he- during the races.
4 big feet of American steam
yachts cruising "a foreign waters VI
assemble for ase racing