The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-27
DAYS FOR YACH7SMDN.
MANY REGATTAS. Long Ola.
LANCE RACES AND CRtISES

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Independence Day Celebrations to Lao
.,t 1hree Dsys-Cape May and nrook.
ll1i,u Challenge Cup Races Next Satur,s
day-Metor Boat Races to Albanyf
There W III be a little rest for racing yach,s.a
men this week and preparations " Ill I've madsl
for the celebration OF the Fourth. which
this year will be a three day affair with many |
clubs. beginning on Saturday, JUL 3, and
ending on Monday night, July S. or perhaps
going over until the morning OF the 9Th.
sc:ne clubs will have cruises and Others
~regattas for those days. and in addition 10
these two long distance events are 10 BE-
sailed and there will be two long distance
races for motor boats.
The long distance races for sailing Yachts
are the Cape May race of the Brooklyn
Yacht Club and the race for the Brooklyn
Yacht Club challenge cup. The former will
start on Gravesend Bay at 10 O'Clock on the
morning Of Saturday. July 3. The prize to
the winner is q cup donated by Richard
Croker. The course Is to the Southwest
Spit. then to Fire Island lightship, then To-
the Northeast End lightship of Cape MAY
and bach over the same course. finishing
of bell buoy No. s of the Point Of the
Hook. It is expected that there will be
dozen starters In this race. which last year.
when Sir Thomas Upton gave the prize,
was such q big success, Then 1t was Won
by the schooner Shamrock. owned Wi
Frederic Thompson. and Stuyvesant wLA-i
wright's Mimoea III. was second. Anodgi
the yachts entered In this years race 49,
Mr.. Thompson's Shamrock, .Commodsrsl
w. @. Towen's Tammsny. John LewfSsi
Vigil, Gen. David E. Austen's ondaws,
Rear Commodore Leo 8. Herzig's Gardenh.l
Havilsnd brothers's Sakana and several
Others, which under the special rating and
time allowance should make a good race,
| Entries for this race should be made to VIZ
Griffin. chairman of the Brooklyn Yacht
Club regatta committee.
The Brookfyn Yacht Club challenge Guy,
and the course will, be to and around Wins
yard Sound lightship. thence 70 the finish.
ing line % the BROOKLYN Yacht Club On
island and Long Island. The distance Is aN;
nautical miles. This trophy was won BY III.
;IlISSp, M ,Sss reg sssr sss Sssn ' Ssl af by sSs ss sSss
YopE Athletic Club is the challenger lii
yeaT. and the sl9op Victory. owned m by Com.
that club, and the Mopsa. owned by ,Ibs
sullivan brothers. will be the defending
xoeordins TO the conditions governing
challenging clubs have agreed on the con.
ditions any Other organized yacht M,, slGh
o own Sy w. j. Msthsson Of the 81:
Wsnhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, has been
entered. 50 that three starters are assured.
IL is hoped by those interested In this nce
that other yachts will take part In the co..
The committee in charge Of the pIsllIm-
eighth street: George ". Robinson AZ
Fl Friedricks. and entries close with Thy
committee tonight. In additS q. 70 TIE
s g :seana e SIZE e P RI tsr ls eg SseS,s 80 start tar T, anss
third prize II Ave start. The race x ir
yachts OF a seaworthy type. substantially
fs.ssd. ', wen eio. mds cabins nso and sdf0S Waterman 81.
oockpits. whose rating does not exceed
81 feet: 4 yacht over 50 rating s. must nus have
81 square feet OF noor. space. These r..
ouirements are graded down. SO that Z
yacht of 20 rating must have feet : inches
headroom and 10 square ieet o. noo c, sRaics;
Combined length Of the forward and after
sS. r.oSt. mo os.r aH' messSre% 1nsltn'' Tine %
allowance Is figured according 70 the rating
OF the yachts by the general system o.
the committee Of the Club challenged and
three Judges, one chosen by the challenges.
one BY the challenged and a third by these
two. The crew must not Exceed SIX p ped ~
| the club In which the yacht L. enrolled.
s,1 Tine Harlem e iss al%i ssas S.so c I'll, si Island 4 "a g
friday evening to the owners and crew.
Of the yachts competing, when hnal ~
structions and sailing directions VIII De-,
Tn Motor Boat ciab. Of New York WIN
on July 3 start a race. for motor ooaN y
albany A. in snd ratSTp On. T aaa r ~fif a pfatq%,sse s.s :.
erai entries, as II is for boats OF the ~cruisinS
type. Unfortunately i WIN conflict some,
S GihsS' ,S with a The rsf % New Il sh Yo1 Ai0s Which Is "a
finish Cd. the house Of the Colonial Yacht
Club q, the foo, e &. We" sm, lss,n s YSest c,uI
will hold It's annual. regatta on Saturday
July. 8. The start will DC made from q NE
Will be sailed over. In this regatta WIZ bstI
there are several new yachts out this rear
the races arc Bound to Be very interesting
| The start will b made At noon; Inc sea-
wanhaka Colinthian Yacht Club VIII haw
OYSTER Bay. The bay Side Yacht Club WI
have a series race for it's handicap and one
On the lower bay the B~ensonhurst Yacht
Club viii have q regatta for yachts Of classS
NJ and below. These will start at o 'clcc1
In the afternoon. This WILL be the thifd
race Of the season for the GraVesehd Day
The Yachts Of the New Rochelle Yacht
Club will 20 on q short cruise to the cas-.
ward, which will last until the evening
July S. On Narragansett Bay the iaem
Racing Associations long distance race
will start from of Pawtucket. and In EasteT =,
waters there will be regattas OF the Conn' q
THAN, Boston, at Marb!ehead; Bay Stale
Beverly, Boston. at Hull; DuSbury. SaT
Hill and Portland. yacht clubs,
Revere will continue its dory trials. and
there arc to be some intercity matches
his year thsse will nave special interea
The Manhasset Bay club will have RAGS
for tia one DESIGN class, and the Jarnao
Bay Yacht Club will have a regatta %
On Monday, July S. Independence ps y
will be celebrated everywhere and eysn v
yacht in commission will be out The ~
mont club. and Z Ia, probable that thtT n
race the new 80 rster 0dysseus II Will
all probability. make her. first appear ans y
Her owner. John Hays Hammond, Jr. ~ ii
been too busy at Yale to- take part in rsce
yet, hut the yacht will race. whenever tnsM
Ia q chance after this. and her particulars
mark will be the Dorello. the crack OF on 4
class last year. The .Odysseus ]! WI
also try conclusions with the Adventure
Naulahka and other new boats snd ,uasi,f
make some OF these yachts hustle 10 neaso
On the lower bay the Brooklyn Yach!
Club will hold ia minus regatta IN Wy
afternoon. This will be for classes NJ ans'
below, over the usual Gravesend Bay couIsETS
and II il. probable that special races wluv
arranged for some, OF the larger yacness