New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-13
WILL RACE AT KEEL
AMERICANS TO ENTER
Eastern Yacht Glib accepts
Irritation for 1911.

Boston, March ie.-New York, Boston
and Philadelphia yachtsmen are directly in
;erested in the announcement made to-day
by the Eastern Yacht Club that II has
cep;ed an invitation Of the Naiser!icher
Yacht Club. of kiel. TO send a team of
three American sender class boats to kiel
IN 1871. TO engage in an international race
against German boats in I<iel week
As k;cl week falls in June. tho work Of
preparing for the match will begin on this
side at once and trial races will be hell
and the American team selected before thu
close O. ne coming yachting season
This decision was reached at A meeting Of
present and prospective owners of sender
ass boats. held in this city. at which New
YORK. Boston. Philadelphia and other places
were represented.
Wfen arrangements were made Cor the
International ecader class match At kiel in
-, the Americans felt themselves unable
- agree TO race in kie week, as they
WOULD not have time to build and try out
boats in thai year prior to the races. The
match therefore was sailed in August when
there is practically no yachting AZ j[iel
I'm the present case this difficulty of the
early dale disappears. as the whole of the
season Of 1910 will serve as tuning I'D time
'fhc rr1als will be held late in tie season.
probably in October and the boats selected
VII be ready for shipment 20 Germany
early in 1911
Prior TO the public announcement of the
proposed arrangements for the international
match. the Eastern club was assured that
large number of boats would be en-
tered for the trials. notwithstanding that
q pledge is expected by the club from
each owner before entering his boat that
he will be prepared TO go to Germany
should his boat be chosen for the American
team.
Among those who have already assured
the committee of their desire TO enter the
trials are William II. C'hilds, of New York
owner OF the Joyette. which tho Taft
Cup in the international match against
George c. Thomas, jr., OF the Philadelphia
the Germans last year off Marhlehead;
sorinthian Yacht Club. who is commodore
IF a club on Buzzards Bay and will build
3 sender boat for racing in that bay this
season; Robert W. Emmons ID Of Boston,
whose sloop Avenger cleared the board
for two seasons under his ownership in
rhe New York Yacht Club races, and who
has ordered sender boat from HERES
hoff: J. Lewis Stackpole. of Boston. who
sailed the Spokane in Germany in 1907 F
Lewis Clark. of Spokane who is commo-
dore Of the Eastern Yacht Club, and about
Z dozen others.
Before the trials for the German match
can be held, however. an international
race is TO he sailed off Marblehead against
team OF three sender class boats from
Spain. These will represent the royal
yacht clubs of Santander, san Sebastian
and Bilbao. respectively.
The King OF Spain is the promoter. on the
Spanish side. of this match. The Spanish
toats are expected TO arrive at Marbehead
Ars-r b.
first week in September
Trials for the Spanish match will be held
Of Marblehead about the middle of Au-
gust. and feet of not less than twenty
boats is expected, from which VIII be
lected the three representatives to uphold
the credit Of America.
J he Eastern club invites American yachts
men in all parts OF the country TO lake
rsrt in the trials for Goth these interna-
ttonal matches, and it is the clubs desire
TO make the representation Of boats on the
team as broadly national a. possible
To manage these races the club has ap-
pointed az. International sender class COM
mittee, Consisting of T. Lewis Clark COM
modore, chairman; Rober, Treat Paine, ID,
1ce-commodore; Herbert SEARS. rear com
rnodore; Louis NJ Clark, Charles Francis
Adams. ID. j Lewis Stackpoie md Henry
Howard, secretary. To manage the Span
ish race Spanish-American race commit
tee has been appointed, consisting Of Henry
lior ard. chairman. louis ". Clark and J.
Lewis Stackpoe.
This committee viii send circulars and
sil other required data to any American
-2chtsran who may wish 20 build for the
sender class. The rules arc the same as
last vear, tie limit of cost, for an Ameri-
can boat with TWO suits Of sails. being
fixed st e 4tB