New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
ALL SH|PSHAPE
FOR LONG CRUISE
New York Yacht Clubs Vast
Fleet Gathering in New
London HarbOr.
SEA TEST FOR "FIFTIES"
Will Have First Trials on
Ocean in Races for Kings
and Astor Cups
at Newport.

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With their tall yellow spars and top
sides glistening in the sunlight, decks
white as snow and brass work shining in
"shipshape and Bristol fashion, more
than hundred yachts all flying the red
cross on the blue" the pennant of the
New York Yacht clubs will muster in
New London Harbor on Tuesday after
noon in obedience to the orders Of Dal-
las B. Pratt, commodore. issued from his
flagship the schooner Sea Fox, some two
weeks ago
Thus this years annual cruise OF the
premier yacht club of America will begin
with the assembling of a great squadron
Of steam and sailing craft to do honor to
the flag which was first unfurled sixty
nine years ago on board the schooner
Gimcrack. of the Battery. and in the
ten DAVIS that follow to cover some four
hundred miles cruising and racing In
Eastern waters.
Because Of the presence Of the "hfties'
the new one-design sloop class-tne
cruise WILL It is expected, prove one oil
the best from racing viewpoint that the
club has ever enjoyed. Sailed always by
amateurs-generally their owners-the
performances If these able vessels are
watched with interest from start 10 nm
ish. So far they have raced on Long ISL
and Sound in comparatively smooth
water. on the cruise their seaworthineSs
will be put 10 a test. for the greater part
OF their racing will be done over ocean
courses. where the strain on spars and
sails will be greater.
The first squadron run Will be from
New London 10 Newport. a distance OF
forty miles, and the prizes Will be cups
given by Rear Commodore J. p. Morgan
two for schooners and two for sloops ana
vavls. At the first signal set by the re-
gatta committee-H. de 3. Parsons Shci-
man Hoyt and Frederick o. Speddeh-
from the committee tug NJ. Moran the
iSound schooners. the sloopS OF ClasS
and the New York Yacht club "VS
Will be the first sent away each day. Ailer
an interval Of five minutes the sleeps IN
Glasses NJ and y start The 'Vs 90
five minutes later. and then. at Intervals
of five minutes, the big schooneIs cross
the line In two divisions. followed nhaI-
" by the auxiliaries. which include the
suuare-rigger Aloha. in her splendid sui
of sails that always presents a picture
delightful 10 the eye Of the mariner win
slight variation in the special races. TINS
system Of starting is adhered 10 during
the entire cruise.
On THURSDAY August Z. the Newport
folk will muster in force off old Brenton s
Reef Lightship to see the yachts race Tor
the cups given by Captain Vincent Aston
one for schooners and one for sloops ana
yawls on the following day the race 10Y
the Kings Cup will also attract an eager
tbrone OF sightseers. Both these races
are sailed over courses about thirty-eight
miles long-either the Block Island or the
Vineyard Sound Lightship course.
SATURDAY. morning will see the big fleet
starting for It's second squadron rum OF
thirty-seven miles 10 Vineyard Haven, Tor
the cups given by Nice-Cornmoa0re
George F. Baker 1.-TWO for schoonerS
and two for sloops- The fleet VIII re-
main at anchor in Vineyard haven al
dAy Sunday. the yachts dressing snip
at morning colors and the customary VS.
itins courtesies being exchanged among
the flag officers. the captains and Their
guests.
Barly on Monday morning the yachIS
Will start on their longest run OF inc
cruise eishty-two mileA around Cape
God 10 Provinoetown Harbor. For ue
winner OF this race. among the schooners
that were built prior TO 1900 the prize ID
Ia special oup given by Captain Robert
ID. Tod. The other yachts WIN sail Tor
tha regular class prizes.
Forty-one miles, across Massachusetls
tf7ay 70 Marblehead. 10 the run for Tues
Gay, August Il and there Is Fure 10 De
keen competition In this race. Tor inc
tprtses are the cups given by Commodore
dallas B. Pratt-two for schooners ana
1.-TWO for sloop&
The navy challenge cups. one for
ksohrooners and one for sloops, are the
;trophies for the next days race, from
tAIarblehead to Gloucester. and on Ihurs-
day the race back TO Marolehead wiIi De
for the Alumni Association OF I. D. N
N-hallenge Cups-one for schooneN ana
one for sloops. The fleet Will olsOand
,,ha+ night after the race, but II Is
i,bousht that most Of the racing crart
will remain and take part on FRIDAY Au-
gust Is, in the special race arranged by
the Eastern Yacht Club for the New YORK
YachtClub sos" Captain $. Reed
Anthony has offered two pieces OF ola
silver as first prize There Will be
SECOND prize IL four or more yachts start
and a third prize II seven or more start
THE souadron runs and the races for
+ha Astor and the Kings cups Will be
sailed without time limit so all the
vachtsnen are hoping for good oreezes
Zach dav TO enable them 10 finish by day
light
MANY of the yachts which are TO take
mart in the cruise Will sail in the cruise
~ the Larchmont Yacht Club, which
starts at o'clock tomorrow morning
from Iarchmont. arriving at New Lon
don in time to Join the New York yacht
Clubs feet on Tuesday.
The regatta committee Of the Larch-
mont Yacht Club will establish starting
line and send the Buzzard's Bay class.
the New York Yacht Club "3Os." the
y and O classes and the handicap di-
visions away al 1879 o'clock The sos
and classes l.. NJ and n will start at l0:2
o'clock.
The finish OF the first days run Of forty
miles will be off the westerly end OF the
New Haven breakwater. fresh start
will he rnade on Tuesday from of the