The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-09-05

ing 'he NlOHtn OF SeptemDef
There will Rendezvous in Hamp-
ton Roads, in Front of the Ex.
position Grounds, the Greatest
Aggregation of Pleasure Graf.
that Has Ever Been Seen at One
Time in One Port, ID
During the month OF September
there will rendezvous i'm Hampton
Roads, in front of the grounds of the
jamestown Exposition, the greatest
aggregation of pleasure craft that
has ever been seen at one time in one
port.
The vessels will represent the pick
OF the vast feet Of American Yachts,
and the leading yacht clubs of this
and other nations, will be of all class
es, from huge, high-sided, ocean
cruisers to 1G-foot harbor craft that
have never felt the weight of the salt
sea breeze or the lift of the ground
swell from the deep.
Additional interest will be evinced
i'll the gathering Of the yachtsmen by
reason OF number of the prominent
yacht clubs holding their annual
cruises from their Headquarters to
Hampton Roads. The Motor Boat
Club OF America and the American
Power Boat Association, the largest
and most representative organiza-
ton of their kind in this country, will
leave New York on August 20 and
22, respectively, and each fleet will
number in the nei ghbOrhood of 80
craft. In the combined feet there
will be IL large number of racing and
type and most of them will partici-
pate i'll the Faces, both for speed and
endurance.
The fleet will also represent the
various methods of propulsion, from
turbines to sail power, including nap
tha, gasoline and alcohol, thus afford
ing an excellent opportunity to
make comprehensive study of the
advance OF maritime science from the
days of Captain John Smith, through
the years to the days of Robert Full
ton, up to the present time, to say
nothing OF an opportunity to see
half a hundred of the feetest sailing
craft OF the age.
The principal attraction for this
great international fleet will be the
series of races that will be held for
trophies Offered by the President oi
the United States, the Emperor ol
Germany, King Edward of England
Sir Thomas Upton and the james
town Exposition Company; the races
beginning September 4, and continu
ing three weeks.
The first of the series of races viii
be for power boats, the type of craft
that has, within the past few years
, revolutionized aquatic sport anC
those who love the water independent
of the tickle wind.
These races will equal in interest, i
not surpass, those events held an
nually at Palm Beach and, Judging
from the yachtmen who have promis
ed to enter their craft, there is every
probility that this regatta will &c
down in history as the greatest o
it's kind ever held in this country
Among the we'll known craft that viii
be raced will be the Ailsa Craig, tn,
yacht that won the race from New
York to Bermuda, and the Dixie, th,
motor boat that recently astonisheC
: the world by her remarkable speeC
and ability, winning the information
al championship from half a score o
foreign contestants.
Special attention will be paid tt
the smaller class boats, those rang
. ing from 16 to 30 feet water line ,an(
; there will be trophies especially 70
5 them.
While the motor boats will excit
: interest among the devOtees of tina
!. type, arrangements are now on foo
8 to have two or three United State
: torpedo boats either race or give al
? exhibition of their speed. At an,
event the latter will be done and
; while there are many who have seel
high powered steam and motto
!; yachts at full speed few have eve
) seen one Of the ''wasps OF the sea
, tearing through the water at a sc
mie-an-honr clip.
Following the motor boats ther
will be the races of the sailing Graf
and these will be of particular not
because of the number of entries an
the representative craft that wi
race. There will be two classes
schooners and sloops and yawls an
in each there will be subdivisions az
cording to the lengths. In the schoor
er class there will be seven classes
ranging from Class A, rating at 8
feet or over, down to Class +, of les
than 10 feet. Among the sloops an
yawls there will be II classes, rams
ing at 100 feet to over, down to Clas
S, of less than Is feet.
There will also be one day set asid
as q ''free-for-all'' in which any of th
yachts that may belong to specis
classes will be entered. There wi
be no handieapping and each yacl
must be sailed irrespective OF time a
lOwance.
Another feature will be a race fC
Chesapeake Bay canoes. Tines
boats, which average about 30 fet
over all, are open boats that are be
ter known along the shores of tt
Chesapeake than anywhere else. The
are constructed of logs and the
beam is usually about one-fifth the
- length. They carry no ballast br
in order to carry their great sprea
OF sail, frequently as much as 200
square feet being crowded on a 3;
| foot boat, they sail them with GU
riggers with half a dozen men to ba
ance them. A race between this tyI
OF boat affords sport not only for tl
participant but for the spectator ft
part of the race seems to capsizir
and righting between the start ar
the finish.