New-York tribune., 1909-03-14
BUILDING SONDER BOATS
T1celUe Craft Already Under Way
for Trials off Marblekead.

Boston. March I3-The Eastern Yacht Clubs
German-American race committee, in charge OF
the international match to be sailed OF Marble
head next summer between three American and
three German boats OF the sender special. class,
has made up list Of twelve boats known TO be
building for the trials to be sailed in mid-August.
The list follows:
One boat designed by Herreshon for Max Agas
siz. OF the Eastern and New York yacht clubs
One boat designed by Charles d. Mower. of New
York. for William II. Childs. of the Bensonhurst
Yacht Club Brooklyn.
One boat designed by W. Starting Burgess. Of
Marbfehead for Caleb Loring. of the Boston Yacht
Club.
One boat designed by B. B. CrowninshieId for
Lawrence F. PercivaI. Of the Cornthian Yacht
Club. of Sfarblehead
Two boats designed by William Gardner. OF New
York for R. Agassiz. of the New York and Eastern
yacht clubs, and for Frederick NJ Hoyt, of the
New York Yacht Club
Six boats designed by z. a. Boardnan. Of Boston
for the following: Charles Francis Adams. %. of
the Eastern and Quincy yacht clubs: r. de B.
Boardman. of the Manchester Yacht Club; Reginald
Boardman, Of the Manchester Yacht Club; J. L.
Stackpole, OF the Eastern and Beverly Cof Buz-
yards Bay) clubs; Herbert Sears. OF the Eastern
Yacht Club, and Frank B. Crowninshield, of the
Eastern Yacht Club
The owners and designers named in this list show
that in the lineup for the trials Will be found
good representation of the American brains and
skill that the first international match from
the Germans In 1905. and met them with credit in
their home waters at KieI in 1907.
Among the owners are several active helmsmen
the best known being Charles Francis Adams. Cd
rated here as the smal-boat sailer in America
With a better boat under him in 1906 Mr.. Adams
would have taken the Roosevelt Cup. which went
to the VIM of William Gardner's design. J. l.
Stackpole also stands high handler OF sender
boats having sailed Spokane both at Marblehead
IN 1906 and in Germany in 1907. where she made the
best showing OF the American team.
F 3. Crowninshfeld. who IS a brother OF the de-
signer. is well known of the smart racers
OF few seasons back at Marblehead- Mr.. Percival
and Mr.. Loring also active Marblehead racing
men. So also are the BOardmans. The Agassiz
brothers are men Of large wealth. associated with
the Calumet and Hecla copper interests. and en-
thusiastic cruisers. though not well known as
racing Max Agassiz brought out the Maria
of Gardners design in 1907. but not successful
with her Mr.. Childs is known the owner OF
several racing boats Of the Gravesend Bay rating
classes His boat will be sailed by her designer,
who is very clever at the stick. Mr.. Hoyt is we'll
known racing man in Long Island Sound
The committee expects to hear OF more boats
being built as spring advances. 1t hopes TO see
representatives from Chicago. Baltimore and New
Orleans as boats are being talked up in those
cities Should they send representatives to the
trials their crews will be warmly received at Mar
blehead as the committee wishes to make the list
OF the trials strictly national, through be-
ing representative of various parts Of the country