The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30
KAISER'S SCHOONER
ALMOST CAPTURED
Meteor on Wav to COwes in Tow
Of Torpedo Boat at Start
of War.
SAVED BY LUCKY STORM
Kept From Arriving in British
Waters by Delay Due to
Bad Weather.

The German Emperor's racing schooner
Meteor very nearly fell into the hands Of
the British The Meteor and German
Is meter yacht named Isabel-Alex-
andre were being lowed to Cowes to race
by a German torpedo boat, Cowes yacht
ing week was to have begun on August TO-
and the yachts were being sent over In !
plenty Of time to overhaul and the Isabel |
Alexandre. which had been racing at Hor- /
ten, in the Christiania Sound, was to get |
a new topnast before the races started /
The torpedo boat was compelled to tow !
the two yachts into Linden because Of
stress OF weather After lying there
short time the captain Of the torpedo boat /
received wireless iustructiug him to
proceed to CuNhavcn at once with the
two yachts. Had the weather been favor ,
able the torpedo boat would have been
In the Soent just about the time war
was declared and would have been unable |
to get away.
The Isabel Alexandra vas in charge of
Capt Sycamore, who sailed the sham
rock IL. for the Americas cup in 1901, .
and an English crew. The families of the
Englshmen worried about the fate OF the
sailors until they got word that all had
arrived 50 'ely at Eisberg, Denmark from
Cuxhaven and would soon b. home.
When the war began there were two
German yachts in the Solenl. These were
Ludwig Sanders's IS meter yacht Paula
III. and Krupp Won Bohlcn and Halbach's
schooner Germana The British naval
authorities seized the Gcrmaula.
The racing auxiliary is the latest thing
IN small yachts A class of small sloOps
fitted with gasolenc motors has been built
for ten yachtsmen who race on Hunting
ton harbor. and among these men is for
mer Commodore August Heckscher of the
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht club The
yachts were built by Nevins at City Island
from designs by Frederick *. Lord. and
they already have furnished plenty of
sport They can sail or 20 under power.
If there is "A good wind they race under
canvas. II there is a calm they use their
motors. and under power can make seven
miles an hour Their models are most
attractive. and they have proved good sea
boats. They are panked with cedar
inch thick, and are stanchly built.
They are % feet over all. l6 feet on the
water line. feet inches beam and
feet 10 inches draught They have kees
with a casting of $50 pounds on the bottom
and spread $50 square feet OF canvas in
jib and mainsan The cockpit is quite
large for boats of this size. and In add
ton TO the small space occupied by the
motor they can seat six persons. The
Huntington yachtsmen call them the dane
ing class, and have named each after a
popular dance. These names are Make,
nora, Minuet. Turkey Trot and Bunny
Hug II is probable that several more
will be built for next season. They cost
$3.50 each,
PAYNE Whitney has placed an order
with Gielow & Orr for a steel houseboat
140 feet long. The contract for building
the yacht has been given to Samuel
Moore's Sons at Elizabethport and work
will begin at once. This boat is of the
ing the quarters built high above the
water The motive power will be Winton
engines which have given good satsfnc-
ton In all the yachts Gielow has designed
this year. The new yacht may he nm
ished In time for Mr. Whitney 10 make a
southern cruise before the winter Is over.
The Indian Harbor Yacht Club will
hold an open regatta on the Sound next
Saturday starting of Greenwich. Hfd on
the following Morday, Labor Day, the
fall regatta of the Larchmont Yacht Club
will be sailed. That viii BE- the last OF
the big regattas on the Sound this year,
the season having been shortened he
cause OF the races for the America )
cup which were TO begin on September
10 There Will he some rcga'tas Tor
small yachts which have been arranged
nv the Port WashuEtou and the Bayslde
Yacht clubs and as the yachtsman Will
have nothing else to do II Is probable
that these regattas will attract well. The
Port Washington clubs REGATTA will lie
sailed on September 8 and that of the
Batside Yacht club on September IL
On the lower bay the Atlantic Yacht
Club will end the season. II Will hold
the last OF the championship races next
Saturday, September .. and the last rae
ing on the lower bay will be the annual
regatta Of the Atlantic Yacht club, which
will he sailed on Monday. september I
The courses that day will take the yachts
TO Scotland light vessel The large boats
such as schooners, will 90 10 that point
and the smaller yachts will turn at the
bell buoy off the Hook or the Southwest
Spit. Efforts are being made by the re-
gatta committee to make this regatta q
good one and IL is thought that some OF
the small schuoners, such as the Queer
x Nab. Miladi, Nenoua and Simitar ma!
start.
George Cranberry has purchased th'
thirty-one ratcr Timandra, which ha
been a successful racer IN Eastern waters
for several seasons The rimandra Is AZ
owen designed boat, and like all over
yachts is fast in light weather. In tn
recent racing of the L class off Marble
head the Timandra in very light weathe
defeated the Josephine one day, and il
another race IN moderate winds she nm
ished second She Is To come around tn
Cape at once hut il Is too late for an,
''"o9 i"'''e mere -'' ''"il"o''S ~
poets TO have some fun until late In tn
fall with the Loyds Harbor club on It
Saturday and Sunday runs.
The annual regatta OF the handica
class win be sailed on sunday, Septembe
IS. This Is always one Of the Gost en-
Joyable affairs of the season with tn
handicap yachtsmen, and after the rae
they dine together in the New RochelI
Yacht Club house There are fort
yachts now active III the class, and 1t
certain that there win be more starter
in this regatta than IN any event of tn
season. All sorts Of prizes are offere,
There are class races, a race with all
one division and races for those tina
nave not won a prize during the season.
Herbert ", Sears has purchased Il
schooner Constellation and Is having II
yacht thoroughly overhHuled inside an