The sun., 1908-04-26
LTLAETTCY. CSRGCNG DATES
FOURTEEN REGATTAS ARRANGED
FOR THE SEASON.
The ~ FOOter Crescent to Go Into G. m.
mission THIS Summer Agaln-Sayin
HIH Club Promotes New Handlc,n
syStem-CIass NJ Boats Down the B,y

mission IuM SUMMER Aguln-SaVin
Hill Club Promotes New HAndlc,n
syStem-Class NJ Boats Down the B,v
John r. Brophy. chairman OF the regatta
committee OF the Atlantic Yacht Club Ma,
about finished the schedule of races Of thai
club. He has arranged for fourteen regatta,
a shorter schedule than that OF last season
There are fewer racing dates this year. b..
cause the holidays fall on Saturdays. Tbsr.
are to be midweek races as usual This ssrs,
will not be as large as last years One NJ
these series Ia for yachts sailed BY yotnsn
and there are TO be Ave races in the serls.
J. B. ODonohue has decided to put Cre,.
cent, his ?7 foot racer. Into commission nj,
summer. The boat was not raced last year
and as a result +. +. Luckenbacks Sue had
no real class competitor. The Crescent i
down at the Marine Basin and work ha,
already begun to put her into shape for IN.
summer. Mr.. O'Donohue's power boat Pa.
trlcia is also being fitted out at the Marine
Basin, as Ia also Col. David +, Austens soop
Ondawa and the yaWl Sakana, which belongs
70 the Haviland brothers OF the BROOKLYN
Yacht Club.
The Sender class boat Vim which ""
owned by the late Commodore Trenor l.
Park and which won the Roosevelt cup has
been purchased by Commodore II. A Mor,
OF the Marblehead Corlnthian Yacht Club
and owner OF the Deryish. The Vim VIII
new boat being built by David Fenton n
Manchester for G. II. W. Foster. The new
boat will II she Is a success be the challenger
Vice. Commodore Arthur CurtIss Jams N
the New Yorl, Yacht Club has plans for new
Yacht larger and better than the Aloha which
have been drawn by Clinton H. Crane This
boat will be built later In the year.
local o class will be Increased by the sdvs5
OF the sloop Dorothy, which has recebfly
been purchased by Francis G. Stewart of the
Seawanhaka Corinthlan Yacht Club. Doro
Baltimore yaohtsmen, 10 win the King I'd.
ward cup at the jamestown exposition
Arthur Hill was the principal owner Of he
craft. Mr.. Hill sold the yacht 70 Mr.. Stewar
which Mr.. stewart had owned for sevss
sThe sayin Hin Yacht Club, saws Ns
Bosion Globe, is working out under the d.
Tection Of Charles A. j, Smith, one Of rs men.
bers interested IN power plan for hodngs
series Of power boat races on SATURDAYS this
summer on a system calculated 10 put n d.
rect premium on skill In running gasolens
engine as we'll as In steering boat.
THE boats will be handicapped on theIr
average actual sOeed over a measured mile
in two trials held before the races. Thus II
A covers the mile in o minutes and p In IN
n ~
In the races. The allowance is given al ihs
start Theoretically the race between them
would finish In a dead heat, hut the commit.
tee adds, II won't, One boat NAV be IS
seconds late at the start, the other NAV have
ignition troubles, neither NAV. steer a straight
course, nor will they. make the same sort Of
turn. The scheme thus gives every boat
show. whether fast or slow.
1T Is planned 10 make the courses short
say one or two miles each. and 10 hold thrsa
races in an afternoon Entrance fees will he
nominal, merely to cover expenses.
The club has about eighty power boai'
slgnlhed In response 70 a circular sent on
March ia. their interest In the plan and their
willingness. to enter the trial and races
The Vigilant, the old cup defender, nova
yawl and owned hy William E. Iselln, Il n he
In commission this summer The famous
yacht ls now on the beach at Greenport, l.. I,
and work Of uncovering her and fitting her
out has begun. She will be put overheard The
Though now riEEed as a yawl she retains
a large mainsail and has little less power than
sloop Of the same size; Whether Mr.. lselin
will race her In the new handicap class he has
York Yacht Club squadron runs.
Lower bay yachtsmen are anticipating
some Interesting racing IN Glass NJ this season
The divis on has not filed for several seasons
making Grsvesend Bay their home anchorage
and will undoubtedly meet quite often this
summer. II. q. &. Noble, Atlantic Yacht
Club. is the owner ~ the old Canada cur
boat Irondequoit, while leo 8. HerZig.
Brooklyn Yacht Club, has purchased Gar.
denia. The latter craft has entered the long
distance race Of the Brooklyn Yacht Club
for the Upton cup, which IA 10 start on July
from Gravesend Bay.
The Massachusetts Racing Dory AsSocs.
tlon has accepted the challenge Of the Port.
land Yacht Club for an Interstate match for
the Walter =. Knight challenge Gun. Each
club can enter two boats in the trial races,
from which four boats will be selected IN
meet the four challengers from the Portland
Yacht Club on August Il. ~ and iS on Marble
head
The international races, in which three
dories from the NJ r. D. A. will meet the
three dories from Nova Scotia. will take
nlace on MaTbehead August ~, 10 and "A
The interstate rpceS will be started In the
morning ~ IN o'clock. while the internationa
races will take place In the afternoon, A.
3 O'Clock each dav. Former Commodore
Arthur Fuller Of the South Boston Yacht
Club will represent the association as a fudge
Al both the interstate and international dory
contests.
The two trial races to select the defender
for the international race will he held m
the South Boston Yacht Club July ~ The
trial races 10 select the defenders for M
match will take place on the Bly
State Club, Revere. June 27 and 2s