The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-27
YACHTSMEN MAKING PLANS
OUTLOOK FOR NEXT SEASONS
SPORT VERY GOOD.
International Races Already Arranged
and There May Be . Contest for
Americas Cup-New Glass OF 40
Footers Arranged For-Othcr Notes.

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Americas Cup-New Class OF 40
Footers Arranged For-Other Notes.
There 10 every prospect now OF next year
being the best yachting season in the his
tory Of the sport In this country. There
will be many new racing yachts built for
the contests that are sailed along the coast
and on the Lakes, and several Of the old
classes will be doomed with these new craft
and new classes will be formed. In sddi-
ton to these there will without doubt be
several International races, so that yachts
men will have their hands full.
It IL possible that there will be q race
for the Americas cur IL matters can be
satisfactorily arranged between the chal-
leneers and the New York Yacht Gu there
will surely be . race, and something definite
will be heard Of proposed arrangements
very soon. A race for the Americas cup
would give the sport q substantial boom,
A race, or series OF races, has already
been arranged by the Eastern Yacht Club
with the Kaiserlischer Yacht Club Of Ger
many. Three German Sender class boats
are TO come to this side Of the Atlantic
and race against three American built
boats. This match is similar to the one
sailed In 1905. when the Vim defeated, the
German visitors. These boats are built
to q special rule. Length on water line.
beam and drsusht added together must
dot exceed 80 feet and the limit OF sail 10
$50 square feet. One boat has already been
ordered, It is for Commodore william n.
Chiids Of the B~ensonhurst Yacht Gu and
10 to be built from designs by Charles D..
Mower. This boat will be specially pre-
pared for the trial races which are to be
sailed OF Marblehead under the auspices
of the Eastern Yacht Club q she is to
sbe named Miss Brooklyn.
II Is very probable that there will be
fifteen or twenty Of these boats built. and
Henry Howard Of the Eastern Yacht Club
who has arranged all the Sender races.
ID now booming the class a. much as pos
sible and trying to interest yachtsmen all
over the country In the races. Each side
has now won Q series 90 that the mini
series will be Of more than ordinary In
terest. and Americans know hat the Ger
man ynchtsmen have learned very much
since they visited these waters In 1905.
The Royal Canada Yacht Gu at q meet
held recently, decided to issue q ohal-
ienge for Q race for the Canada up. This
trophy 10 now held by the Rochester Yacht
Club. Il was successfully defended last year
by the "a footer Seneca. now owned by the
Hsnan brothers. Addison g. Hanan sailed
the Sedeca In the races against the chal-
Ienger, and after she had won he purchased
tie boat and has raced her y thess waters
on the Sound, the Mahhssset Bay challenge
cup and the Childs trophy, sailed on Graves
end Bay, It Ia understood that the con,
races for the Canada. cup are satisfactory
the yachts 10 sail FOR the trophy win be q
S sss Il fG so e s'. II. ana NJ Msfn e. fo9 their Sal
cos%Sdoss George P; cSlp ef the RSch,
.Sotifsd 6y telegram that a challenge was
al 9 ps what hat s 4y Rochester Club would do Until
.ss.s asd re fSsn f.ot % ess I tse g e.n pns 3 aDsi have Ss
man. Who had thought thsy they would
have a rest for a while as they had won the
M Thsre VIII viii Without doubt, be a race for
the British International trophy. which
fsSssn' Club i q H slDsHs : Fl" There has BEEN BEEN
some talk Of changing, the. conditions gov
s,niMps th hs. t,op efiyt s1e i fSoI 80 10 Shs y 5e PEI
Some are In favor Of this change and some
making the change p that 4 would make
to build and that is q lot Of money to. put
Win Is GOOD for very, little. The British
t tSS srf sh oIp 3: ths % t %S DE pifls ss1 h sRsh Won sh IN
the 20 foot class the British motor boat men
should keep on fighting with the same size
boat until successful.
: Last yeaS the Wolseley -Siddeley was the
fastest Of the British boats and she was the
fastest Of her size at Monaco. but she was
beaten when abe raced against the SO fool
Panhard Levassor and the Duke OF West
Minister, who owns the Wolseley- Stddeley,
wants a 80 foot boat 80 that he can win In
oil classes II is said that he intends to
build q SO footer and race at Monaco and
Kiei and that II the conditions governing
the trophy were changed he would send
the new boat. II she was a success there,
to try again for the International prize.
'3seyerG yachtsmen who race on the Sound
The Dorello has stimulated this new class
and those who are at present willing 10
build sre z. c. Henderson, Clifford Mallory.
jill. Blair n Roy Rainey. Plans have
already been obtained from HerreshofY
and the cost Of these new boats is to be
% 600 each. Those interested are hopeful
Of Eetting moro yachtsmen interested.
: Stuyvesant Wainwright who owns the
Mlmosa III. IL Interested In a similar class
and has several yachtAmen who are think
Ing Of joining with him, but their plans are
not completed yet, " is ssid that they
want 20 have boats in GLASS NJ. which would
. little larger than the Dorello and would
have good cruising accommodations. The
byrsrc me- p IS feet and the next class
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