New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-04
ALL CLASSES OF CRAFT
PREPARE FOR CRUISE.
Fleet of a Hundred to Gather at
New York Yacht Club
Rendezvous.
TO HOLD RACES EVERY DAY
Astor and Kings Cups Among
the Many Prizes To Be Won
During the Annual
Fixture.
TO HOLD RACES EVERY DAY

From nearly every marine railway and
dTydock within a radius or 100 miles OF
New York there has been launched IN the
last twenty-four hours yacht or some
TYNE with a perfectly clean hull. ms
feet OF pleasure craft under SAIL steam
or power will be travelling east to-day
and tomorrow. with New London Har-
Dor as the goal, to pick out a good anchor
age for the rendezvous of the New YORK
Yacht Club. which begins its annual
cruise at p. m. tomorrow along some
200 miles Of New England seacoast.
Starting on August from the mouth
of the Thames the feet will visit Newport,
Vineyard Haven. Provincetown, Glouces-
ter and Marblehead. reaching the last
named port for final anchorage on Au-
gust "a.
There will be races every day. except
on Sunday. August 10. when the yachts
will lay over I'm Vineyard Haven. or what
was called Holmes Hole when the first
New York yachtsmen put in there sixty
years ago.
The fleet will pause two days AT New
port for the Aston and Kings cup race
and before going to Gloucester will stop
over for a night in Marblehead. return
ing there for the disarmament ceremonies
Oh August II.
Two other well known clubs. the Larcn-
mont and Eastern Yacht clubs. Will JOIN
I'm making the cruise success. Tne
I.archmont clubs two days cruise under
Commodore Charles Smithers Will start
to-day at the head Of the Sound ana
end at New London on Tuesday AFTER
noon The day after tho New YORK meet
disbands the Eastern Yacht Club Will give
an invitation race off Marblehead Tor the
newly created feet OF 50-foot knock
about sloops In addition. Captain Rob
.rt T.. Tod. an enthusiastic deep sea
vachtsman, has offered a cup for a spe-
cial race around Cape Cod for schooners
built prior to 1900.
There will be plenty OF other trophies
slowed away I'm the treasure chest OF the
flagship for the different classes on the
daily runs.
The cup offered by Rear Commodore j.
r Morgan will be raced for In the run
from New London to Newport
on the run from Newport to Vineyard
Haven the feet will race for cups con-
tr,buted by Vice-Commodore George r.
Rakcr. Ir.. while the cups Of Commodore
Dallas b. Pratt will be the prizes for the
rl,n across Massachusetts Bay from Prov
iuc.town To Marblehead. In the two runs
from Marblehead TO Gloucester and re
tt.rn. the courses for which Will take the
Yachts we'll out into the bay, prizes are
those offered annually by the naval mem
bcrs and the naval alumni association.
For the first time in many years all
three Of the flag officers OF the club VIII
be under canvas-that Is, their hagshlps
will all be sailing yachts. Commodore
Pratt will be on his handsome black
schooner Sea Fox throughout the cruise
Vice-Commodore Bakers red haS VIII
be al the mast head OF the 5O-footer
Ventura. although the steam yacht Nlk-
ing may be along as tender Tor the
sloop. while the well known steam yacht
Corsair, one Of the largest OF her class IN
the world will be used by Rear Commo-
dcre Norgan az a houscbOat. with his
white remnant flying from the 5O-footer
Grayling.
As usual. the races will pe accom-
panied by many steam yachts and fast
power boats II is believed that Com
modore Pratt will have under his com
mand squadron Of nearly hundred
beats. whose estimated value Will reach
well into the millions.