Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-26

me international yacnt races at Kiel 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 emperor's s cup. The three boats are the Chewink VIII, Spokane l. and the Marblehead. MT. B. B. Crowninshield, the designer of the Marblehead, and who is clever skipper, raced boat of his design called the Uncle Sam, some years ago at Kiel, and knows what the condi- tions there are like, and he designed the Marblehead with 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 10 the Spokane and Chewink if the condi. tions are what are expected in August at Kiel.
 1 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 a measure as to what the outcome will be.
 i Mir. Otto Protzen 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 30 boats. IT 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.
 It is believed that the Germans will make the American boats hustle as they will be fighting 1t out in their home waters and under different con ditions from those met at Marble head, but the three boats which go across will be handled as we'll 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 MT. Stackpole. while on the Chewink will be Benjamin c. Tower. a relative of the German am bassador. Charlemagne Tower, and Matthew Boles. who sailed with Mir. Macomber on the Chewink VI. and other boats. Sumner Foster will have along with him his brother. Haverly Foster, Harvard athlete. and Thomas clafiin. another Harvard man who has had plenty of experience in small boat racing. Mr. Benjamin C. Tower. who goes on the Cherink. owned and raced the Corinthian in the trials. but failed to land a place. He Is a clever skip per and will be a valuable assistant to Mir. Macomber.
 There is tremendous interest in Ger many over the coming international match. for the sonder 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 the class. but owns and sails one of these little racing boats.
 It is expected tha; a number of yachtsmen VIII go from this side with the owners and crews. and it is ex- pected that Vice Commodore r. Lewis Clark. of the Eastern Yacht club. owner of the Spokane. vill send the Emerald. his fine suHiliary schooner. across and use her during the races.
 A big feet of American steam yachts cruising in foreign waters will aRaaruhIe for ffn racing