New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-01
YACHT RACING GALORE
Early Indications Point to Lively
and Active Season.
NINE OCEAN RACES LISTED
Keen Interest in Contests 1or
Cape May and Brenton's KeeI
Cups-Other Fixtures.

CupS-Other lhtuieS'
Present indications point 10 az
tionallv interesting season OF EaC"uNe
,e11 Resides the regular list OF hAtu,eS W
sailing races-which. by the way %
than in any former year-'he "ui"D'
racing dates for motor boats sho"S
+erial increase over that or Sio' a 'O"'
~ international Importance WHICH wiz
c,,nv the attention Of yachtsmen ana i'io.o'
boat enthusiasts on both sides OF inc
,a,,,o VIII be the races on Huntington
D. ,r August for the British interna-
,,onaI motor boat trophy. better known as
tho usrmsworth Cup In this three brI''sh
and three American boats VIII compete
From the publlc's standpoint the one
feature needed 10 round out any season an"
~ add brlliancy 10 It would be announcer
race for the Americas cup. something 'na'
the best informed yachtsmen agree Is qui'e
within the possibilities-not for TINS year.
however but for 1912.
Nine ocean races. three 10 be salleo III
June. three in July and three III August
should furnish great sport for the amateur
SINNERS and crews who will. 10 great
extent. man the sailing craft ana motor
boats that brave the summer squalls ana
the old Atlantic's swells in their enorts 10
MIN the various prizes offered by clubs and
individuals.
Contests that will undoubtedly attract
not only national but international atten-
ton will be the races for the cape
Nav and Brenton's Reef cups. DEFINITE
dates have not yet been announced, pu'
as the prizes are in the custody OF
the New York Yacht Club. whose regatta
committee will have charge Of the races
yachtsmen believe they will be sailed I'M
r1ediateiy after the cruise in August
The races are the outcome Of a challenge
issued on March q by Robert f. Tod, for
roer commodore, who owns the new
schooner Katrina, 70 Wilson Marshall
owner OF the present holder Of the trophy
the schooner Atlantic. The cups were won
abroad By the Atlantic in 1904.
The sr0-rnile race 10 Bermuda for motor
boats which is to start from Gravesend
Rav on June Il, IS exciting much interest.
and it is expected that al least six boats
will contest for the liberal prizes offered.
Another race TO the LILLY Isles Will be
started from Boston on June 3. This one,
for sailing craft. has already three entries
II is said. and * IS thought that at least
FIVE yachts will he a. the starting line that
day
On Memorial Day the sparkling waters
az Long Island Sound will be dotted with
the white sails Of the yachts entered for
the annual race Of the Harlem Yacht club.
This will be tho first race Of the season on
the Sound on the same day the Brooklyn
and Bridgeport Yacht clubs will have spe-
oial races over their respective courses.
Some fifty more club races Will be sailed
on the Sound during the season.
The New York Yacht Club inaugurates
It's season with a race for the spring cups
of Glen Glove on June % and on July 3,
T and s for the first time in its history
the club is 10 hold a series OF races start
ing from Huntington Bay. The annual re-
ratta, which includes the race for the
Bennett cups. will be sailed on July 5
The cruise begins on August and the
autumn cups will be sailed for off Glen
Cove on September :. 1t is not certain
whether the sixty-ive-foot sleeps Aurora
lstalena and Winsome will race this year.
But there will be plenty Of good sport in
the other one-desgn classes. especially
those with boats thirty feet and under in
length.
There is sure 10 be some lively racing in
the schooner classes between Robert T.
Tods Karina. Morton F. Plants Elena,
w. r Iselins Enchantress and wilson
Narshalrs Atlantic Commodore Leonard
Richards, OF the Larchmont Yacht Club,
has offered a cup for race around Long
Island, between the Atlantic and the ka-
Tina and others that choose 10 enter, and
there will doubtless be classes provided
fol these yachts in most OF the club races
Of the season.
The Brooklyn Yacht Clubs race 10 Cape
Nay and back for sail and power boats
starting on July I. and that clubs race 10
Fire Island and back for motor boats on
August Y, should also prove attractive con-
tests. Hundreds OF races are listed TO be
sailed from ports on the Great Lakes and
from other points on the Atlantic and Pa
clfc coasts. SO that. taken as a whole,
yachtsrnen are looking forward TO a brill
liant season.
The schedule OF leading races and re-
gattas for the season follows:
Stay a7-Atlsntic Yacht club. first champion
shIp race. seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Cluo'
Ma, @,-Ncw York Motor Boat Club. relay
May 80 Harlem Yacht Club. annual regatta:
bridgeport Yacht club. spring regatta: Brooklyn
Yacht club. special race; Seawsnhaka Corinthan
Yacht club. special race.
juno 81 Boston Yacht cub. ocean race 70 Der
mrda. <nickerbocker Yacht club. annual Re
gotta. Bensonhurst Yacht club. special regatta:
Seawauhaka Corinthian Yacht Club. first race Tor
june lo M7nha--et Bav Yacht club. annual
regatta. Atlantic Yacht club. special regatta;
Seawanhaka Ccrinthian Yacht Club. second race
fCT ld-fo0ters.
Jae il-New York Motor Boat club scaled
lpne i7-Mo,or Boa, club Of America. start, Of
Bennett Cup and 81 coo, Larchmont Yacht club.
srIIng race. New York Canoe club first cham
I.crship raoe. seawanhaNa Corinthian Yacht
Cub third race for i5-footers.
June ls-New York Motor Boat Club larry
I1re aa-eeawsnhaka corin,hian Yacht Club.
srocal regatta New York Yacht Club. spring
jaae 25~seawanhaha cornthian Yacht club.
June 2i~seawanhaka Cornthisn Yacht Club
annual regatta. New York Athletic Club. Block
Island race. New York Motor Boat Club race for
cruisers: Crescent Athletic Club. second cham
J1lv t--Frooklyn Yacht Club. ocean race TO
cane May for sail and power boats New Ro-
cub, ocean race. New York Motor Boat club
lace New York 20 Albanv and return. Atlantic
Yacht club third championship regatta. Seawan-
TAXA Codnthian Yacht club, cruising race to
slls 3 american Yacht club. annual regatta
Tllv Z Lerchront Yacht cub annual re
gaua Hartford Yacht Club. annua! regatta;
Rens0nhurst Yacht Club special regatta: sea-
vanhska Corlnthian Yacht Club, fourth race for
JuIy New York Yacht Club. first series
rae Huntington. second series race
july S-Sew York Yacht club. annual race
regatta. New Rochelle Yacht Club. cruising.
New York Motor BOAT club club races. Brook
lu Yacht club. fourth championship; Seawan-
haka Corinthian Yacht Club. nth race for 10
July lO-hmericsn Yacht Club. Manhssset Bay