The sun., 1908-06-03
YACHTSREADY FOR LONG RACE
SIX. WILL START FROM MARBLE
HEAD TO-DAY.

Expert Sailors VIII BE I'm Charge for the
Contest That Ends In Rcrmuda--'The
New York Boats Esperanza and luhrah
VIII Compete Against tho Dervish.
MARBLEHEAp. Mass. June 2.-sir yachts.
hve schooner rigged and one sloop rigged,
are tueging at their moorings off tho Corin-
THAN Yacht Club house tonight.
Each has been specially fitted for contest
to start here and finish at Bermuda, 875 miles
away. and tomorrow they will be at sea
battling with the winds and seas. and each
yachtsman will be striving by every trick
known TO seafaring men TO land the va chit he
Ia on first at the finishing line. To-day q
splendid northwesterly breeze has gone to
waste and the yachts seemed to have fretted
that they were not allowed to start under
such favorable conditions.
This Is the third annual yacht race to Ber-
muda. In the first there were three yachts.
all under forty feet over all, In one GLASS.
This race was won by the Tamerlane. Last
year eight yachts started IN the class for
those over forty feet and tho Dervsh won
and three started in the small class and the
Lila won. This year eleven yachts entered
In four classes. The Fleur de Lys was In the
first class. but had no competitor. so DR.. Lewis
A. Stimson decided not TO race He sent his
yacht across the Atlantic and is now cruising
second class. the Esperanza, Dervish and
+ Zuhrah. and three In the third class, the Mar
chioness Edith Anna and venona. and these
will race
In the fourth class for those under 10 feet.
he owners or the Chaos and Lila were unable
10 get amatsnrs ,hs. together to sail them with
over so he will not start. although the yacht is
n
noon from Bristol. This yacht is Herresholf
built craft and has been put In shape for tho
popYsry osed I s tie edi settas
She looks as though she would stand lots OF
e. she e The longest in h the class and allows
the Pleasure and and was built for T. X Have.
P. ,Crozer Of the Ysehtsmen's Club Of Phiia-
delphia. She Is 81 feet over all and AZ feet
Or on the water line. Mr: Grocer e not going
charge and win be navigator. With him Tjn
S sSrse = csssias Within smith them yislaIsss 4
psaa and
and Ernest Hamilton, seamen. and August
b Of sfH: 5s'sPs s ss s q:
with the Marohionees and the Quaker yachts
% THIS boat g ss poe I massod Schooner sr
She is ewped By Thomas Thomas !. Henderson, and and
She X if al and az sf y feet in inches son
1ss Wfsr ahs ns vs Sept VIII Ri Re y The
Capt. Joseph Van SAINT. Both these Phiia-
& &deiphia u boats are & loaned y by their their owners 70
an allowance Of 8 hours 20 minutes on the
hs he oost in Se rs s e the
ern Yacht Club. She Is <. Cary smith de-
signed. was built by Jacobs and was launched
and on the water line ,.4s feet 9 inches. On
Th Mr. Bss @ b eehad
an allowance Of 40 minutes.
commodore Henry 4: Morss will sail the
Ginner Sf last years. rage ths RsEvish u
The Journey IN 3 days IS hours Is minutes.
She is a Crane designed schooner and was
wsye line ana "a gets an
board viii Be Commodore Morss. Capt. v. A.
The swG SeN York beth
Esperanza. formerly the, Ingon,ar, owned
Club Club End d. the saS Sha6 SSnea ,, 6 % R
Esperanza Is the largest yacht in I he fleet
and measures SO feet over all and e3 feet
Sp thi Ma'eE We Hosier 1a eoSEd w ke Re
Davis, E; J.; Elder. Z. 4, Man and Capt George
W. saskell, WIG. Eho viii navigate. The The Es-
designs Of S. c: Winteringham. .
The Zuhrah Is of Lawley design and build
and was launched In 1901. She Is "a feet over
all and SO feet on the water line. On board
With her owner. Henry Dosoher yih be ".
livan. John Dwyer. G.. p. Granberg. Charles
olts. yolts. Henry Meyer Commodore Frank
is IN charge and On The crew are % Gus Royal
William Anderson. John Flug and the .stew-
ard, j. Bolets. The Zuhrah gets an allow
ance Of two hours.
As the Iaos is quite long ono and may
last several days the committee In charge
has given each yacht day and night signals,
and captains Of steamers that sight them
are requested TO- make reports. Wireless
reports too may be expected. The signals
are as follows: rrh
CLASS n. ~