New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29
SENDER RACERS READY
GERMAN INVASION BEGINS
Contest for Taft and Draper Cups
off Marblehead Tomorrow.

All ARRANGEMENTS for the Characterization races
20 be sailed on Marblehead next week. under the
Joint control OF the Kaiserlicher Yacht Club. OF
KEEL and the Eastern Yacht Club OF Boston have
been completed and the final instructions TO the
yachtsmen, together with the regulations issued
by the Department OF Commerce and Labor relat-
ing TO keeping the courses clear and obedience 10
the orders =: the patrol feet, were sent out yes
terday.
The races are to be sailed tomorrow. Tuesday.
Thursday. Friday, Monday. September 6. and. II
necessary Tuesday. September = The Taft
cup viii go 10 the yacht which first wins three
races wins the fifth OF the series. In case
the deciding IS the third the winner will not
be allowed 20 compete IN further races. II the
deciding racS IS the fourth, the winner is excluded
from the fifth. Should the first four races not
have resulted in q decision only the winners OF
these four take part in the fifth race.
Should decision not have been reached I'm the
fifth race owing TO two yachts each having won
two races then sixth and deciding race shall be
sailed between these two yachts
The Draper cup Will be awarded points I'm
the first four races provided that Ave six races
are necessary for the winning or the Taft cup.
otherwise points IN the five races. The winner
OF the Taft cup viii not be eligible compete for
the Draper cup. The Eastern Yacht Club will
give prize for to three yachts starting and
two prizes for four or more yachts starting. The
umpires Yice-Admiral Barandon chairman:
Henry Howard and Louis NJ Clark. The starters
ana tuners captain EelzLnaIlns Nhhtles T.
Hodges and William l.. Carlton.
signal system in vogue in Europe but new in
America, will be used start the yachts each day.
Upon the signal mast OF the committee boat are
painted four white bands at regular intervals
Five minutes after the warning signal the signal
ball will be dropped and the whistle blown. Nine
minutes after the warning the ball is to be hoisted
TO the first band the mast. In fifteen seconds
later II will be hosted the second band; thirty
seconds after the warning the ball goes UP 10 the
third band. and forty-fiYe seconds after 20 the
fourth band At the expiration OF the next fifteen
seconds the ball is dropped and the whistle blown
Tor the start. which is be a flying one In
ternational code signals, designating the compass
courses from the flag mark atsthe starting line,
VIII be set about ten minutes before the prepare
tory signal is given.
There are to be two courses-one a triangular one
OF fifteen miles: the other-to windward or lee
ward and return-wil be twelve miles Both
courses will be sailed twice around. The time limit
IN al races viii be five hours. but in no case will
II be extended after shutdown.
The names OF the yachts selectea 70 conne,a
the year OF their construction and the names OF
their owners, crews and designers follow:
GERMAN YACHTS
The Heveiia. built In isOs-owner yeresn s.si.rhau.
Po,s msn1see designer and builder Max osrr crew O.
The Margsrethe. built in isGsSo1ner' H. KRISTEN.
designer ana builder, Max oertE crew Captain Lieuten
ssshans buns ie,sor N soi Marin. Raum.l.,.r
crew. o. BsrghOn II serini and r. g krosmaHn II
AMERICAN YACHTS.
The Ellen built IN leo6-owner c. p Curtis deslrn-r
crew G cuTs Daiae ths pSy,G . P sSg CSmPSay
cds designer c D. Mower: suiSer IGoeI5e M smith, H.
DS nv. w M, " swan Butler Whiting ana G Mower
John chaplin. ''"' =" S'Ari'nf burgess and