New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29

AL yachts must be weighed and their displace-
ruent must not be less than 40s5 pounds. The hull
must be built q cedar. mahogany or heavier wood
copper fastened The rig Is optional. but the sail
sres must NOT exceed 80 square feet. and no hol-
low bamboo spars allowed The Vim. the
winner Of the last series OF races in 1876. weighed
~f77-z pounds Her dimensions were $50 feet over
81, 1875 feet waterline. 6.6s feet beam and feet
craft. All rho hoats have bulb or I'm keels. cen
7reboar5 being allowed.
Racing sender boat differs little from racing
shy other yacht Of that size Weeks IL practice
spins in al kinds OF weather are required 10
tune" them Up. making necessary frequent
changes Of sails and sometimes Of crews
The rules governing the contests which were
formulated by the jont committees Of the Eastern
Yacht club OF Marblehead and the KaiserIicher
Yacht Club Of Kiel. restrict the number OF the
crew 10 three men. all Of whom must have been
born in the country where the boat IS built A
nsturalizeC citizen viii not be permitted 10 take
part IN the handling OF a boat In race
The men who race the boats must rot only be
experienced sailors OF small yachts. alert skill
ful IN the setting and trim OF the sails but they
must also be absolutely familiar with the racing
rules ard the rules OF the road. Mistakes are al
ways dangerous. bur they are doubly so when a
boat n the lead fouls mark. OF the helmsman.
through misconstruction 81 a rule, infrlnges upon
c1e rights OF the second or third boat In such
case the Offending boat IS disqualified. and her
chances OF winning that race are lost
Besides being a good helmsnan. the skipper must
be skilful pilot in the waters where his boat Is
40 race. he and his be quick 70 act in
energenciess while manduvrng at the start for
example. or IN rounding mark Here, a cool
head. quick eye and steady hand are absolutely
essential Pie must know. by experience gained
beforehand Just what his boat will do in a tight
place, in light or strong breeze, IN smooth water
heavy sea 4 race is never lost o. won until
She finish line Is crossed. and the experiepced
skipper. knowing that few seconds gained OF lost
81 the setting OF q spinnaker may win or lose the
win be uncommonly careful in the selection OF
his crew.
The incidents leading up to the first series OF SON
derlssse IN this country are Of special inter-
est a. this time the eve OF the third interna-
2onsl match OF this character Emperor William
who has been referred 70 The imperial pilot Of
the destinies CO the German Empire" said soma
yeare ago. our future Is the ocean" and he
has ever since been strenuousy engaged in foster
fng advance on that element by developing the
German navy. the merchant marine and yachts
Two episodes. stu fresh In the minds Of Amer
tczn yschtsmen. are directly responsible for these
soncsydasse races and the rev bonds OF friend
ship established between the two countries bv rea
son q them one was the ordering. by the Ger
nan Emperor. of a schooner yacht. Meteor III
Be designed and built n America Prince Herr
Of Prussia vas sem here. ana was present Al the
fsunching OF the yacht on February q 1eo, -ba
ether was the ocean race from Sandy Hook 70 the
Lizard FOR the German Emperor's Gun which was
wen By Wilson Marshalrs three-rnasted American
schcsner. the Atlantic the German schooner Ham
burg being second
IHaEsdistsly after the launching Of the Meteor
N. and before the race she oHHcfals ~ tba
Eaetern Yacht Clab opened neFotistion. ,b-o,,.L
John .. Long then Secretary Of the NAVY uyfb
Ear Won Eollebea. the German Ambassador A.
Washington. locking 20 4 race between German
sne Arneris<n yachts After nearly four years OF
oorespoodenoa AID some personal interviews
henry Howard. chairman q the Eastern Yacht
C3ub's Tegstta committee met Commander 4 G.
AeahdngAAps. o. ~. The naval sttAnhs IN Wash