The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-11
Big YACHT RACES THIS WEEK
Aston AND KINGS ctr CONTESTS
WILL WIND UP CRUISE.
Zig flee, Of starters Expected for the
Principal New lOrk Yacht G1ub TrO-
ph~ies-sybarita, InsOmar, Elminn and
queen Are Among the Large Graf.

Principal New York Yacht dub TrO-
phies-sybarita, %Ingomar. Elminn and
queen Are Among the Large Craft'
The features Of this weeks yacht racing
1vill be the contests for the Aston n Kings
Fps. These trophies are raced for during
the cruise OF the New York Yacht Club, and
this year in order 10 hold the fleet together
until the end Of the cruise the officers OF the
club in arranging the programme made
them come after the squadron runs and
~fittingly TO close the cruise when the squad
ron arrived again of Newport. The fleet
will tomorrow go to Newport. from there
on the two following days there will be
runs to Vineyard Haven and back and on
Thursday the cracks Of the racing fleet will
compete for the two Aston ups, starting
from a line of Breton's Reef Lightship.
Each year Capt. John Jacob Aston gives
two prizes a cup for schooners and another
for sloops and yawls. In each class the
Yachts race with full time allowance from
their actual racing. To win an Aston cup
il the ambition of a ~yachtsman who owns
p fast vessel and consequently there are
always many starters for these trophies
The conditions say that these races are open
10 yachts that have not hauled out to clean
since the cruise started and entries u he
made in writing 10 the regatta committee
at the Newport station before s O'CLOCK
on the morning Of the race. Capt. Aston
usually for these races entertains the re-
gatta committee and many member OF the
club on board his steam yacht Nourmahal,
which il the committee boat for the day.
Aston cup day is a big feature of the New
port social season, and every steam yacht
that is in the harbor will have. a large party
of guests on board, and these yachts will
follow the racers over the course and watch
the battle for the trophies, which this year,
"a usual, are handsome.
The warning signal will be made at 10
o'clock on Thursday morning and ten min
utes later the single masted vessels and
yawls will he sent Of, and these will be fol-
lowed ten minutes later by the schooners.
There are two courses over which the yachts
can be sent for the cups One, Course A,
the signal for which is the letter A.. is To a
mark one mile due east of Block Island
buoy. then TO a mark two miles southwest
from West Island Light and then to the
finish drawn as for the start, off Brenton's
Reef lightship. This course is thirty
eight miles long. The first leg is south
west half west thirteen and a half miles.
the second leg is northeast by east three
quarters east eighteen miles and the third
leg is west by north half north six and a
half miles.
The other course. letter r. is TO the Vine
yard Sound lightship. then to the Hen and
Chickens hghtship and then home. thirty
seven and a half miles. The first leg OF
this course ia east-southcast seventeen
miles. the second leg is north four and a
half miles and the third leg is west three
quarters north sixteen miles, Should the
direction of the vino make sailing the re-
verse direction Of either more favorable
for good yacht racing the committee will
signal the re verse by hosting the flag for
the letter Y with he course signal. This
race is sailed without time limit and should
the win fail he yachts may be out all
night. In 1898. when the Vigilant. Colonia,
Jubilee and Pilgrim were built TO defend
the cup. the wind died out and there was a
heavy fog. The Colonih won the race,
finishing at half past 2 O'Clock in the morn
ing, and the schooners did not get in until
some hours later.
1t is expected this year that there will be
a big fleet Of starters in each class. The
three big schooners Ingomar, Elmina and
OlCClls dllh BpCNiblg AAiC " ~ "a
TO 60, and as these yachts have TO allow
much time TO the smaller craft it is very
probable that several owners OF smart
small craft may conclude that they have
good chances 10 win.
ii the sloo p class there are twenty-one
possible starters The yawl Sybarita. a
British built craft. will be the largest OF
these and she will have TO allow consid-
cradle time TO the smaller craft. The three
81 ~footers, Istalens. Aurora and Winsome
viii get more than 80 minutes over the thirty
eight mile course, the Avenger, which is a
very smart boat. will get 80 minutes and the
New York Yacht Club 80 footers will get 2
hours Is minutes. In light weather il il
quite possible slat one Of the smaller craft
may get within the time allowance Mt the
finish, but il is generally conceded that il the
wind is strong the larger boats have better
chances,
The table following shows the names and
owners Of boats likely to start their rating
allowance for each mile ard total allowance
for the % mile course. The 81, mile course
will reduce this allowance by half the milo
allowance. which can Ee easily figured ~
those interested.
AsroR cur FOR scaOoNEas.