New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-07
Three Yachts to Connie.
in Thirty-hve Trials
During the Summer.
SAIL A ROUND ROBIN
OFF NEWPORT FIRST
New York Yacht Club to Hou
Three Contests Off SANDY
Hook Early in June.

Dates for the tria, and tuning-up r,e..
Of the trio OF yachts now building az ma
sible defenders Of the Americas Cup s.,.
announced last night BY o. A. Cormaet
secretary Of the New York Yacht CluA
The dates are part Of schedule -
races prepared for the three Yachts n
W y. Duncan. covering q period ex,e-t.
ing from June 10 August p
For the first time in eleven years "A.
New York Yacht Club has schedu,r
three races 70 be sailed Of sandy Hook
over the Americas cup courses The lar
time was in 1893. when the Reliance n.
Constitution and the Columbia contes,S
over that course. the Reliance vinrlrr
the first race from the Constitution BY,
minutes 81 seconds. What are to y
known as the formal trial races viii b
held of Newport between August Is al
q. Three races will be sailed. IL Is sal
during that period.
The showing made In all the ncs
sailed after July q will Do considered b.
the cup committee in the final seleetca
OF the defending yacht 70 meet the Shan.
rock " in the cup races on September n
Y. 10 and following dates, II more tha-
three races are necessary.
approximately thirty-fve races an
planned. OF these. twenty-five Will h
held previous 10 the annual cruise Of the
New York YACHT club. and the remainder
during the runs and races under the d.
rection of this club.
In all races held by the New York Yact,
Club the conditions Will be similar %
those prevailing In the actual cup raees
and the regatta committee Of the oths
clubs on the schedule will be requested 70
adopt a similar policy.
An important feature OF the schedule b
a series Of six match races Of Nevpor
on July S. Q. 10. II, 70 and u under ths
direction Of the New York Yacht Club Il
this series the three candidates for DE-
Tending honors will be paired against eae.
other in rotation. in order that the es;
committee may have opportunity to iudss
the relative merits OF the three yaenn
under conditions similar 70 those that WI
exist in the international contest OF SAND
Hook In September.
No order of meeting has as yet bee:
arranged. but the Defiance will race tn
Herreshoff yacht and 4. ;. CochrMi
candidate IN turn and the round rob;
series will be continued until al. thTs'
have raced against each other.
In all races off Newport the contest
will be started from a buoy 10 the east
ward Of Brenton's Reef Lightship. and tn
starts in all the matches will be the ress
lar Americas cup starts
The complete schedule as prepared B,
Mr.. Duncan is as follows:
June 3 3 and 4. New York Yacht club rcs
June 10. II and y. New York Yacht club rac,'
on SANDY Hook: June %. Indian Harbor Yah
club special: June %. New York Yach, ~.
annual races in the Sound June % Seava.
haka-COrinthian Yacht club special. June q
Seawanhaka -Corinthian Yach, club annual r.
gstta; June 80. Larchmont Yacht club ~
gatta.
July .. New York Yacht club races on IN
Sound; July 3. American Yacht club anna
regatta; July {. Larchmonf it lEb anna
regatta: July :. Eastern Yacht club regsul
York Yacht club mater races. IN PAIRS q
Newport: July rs. Il and -. Newport fafh
Racing Association regatta. July 80. New f1'
Yacht Club cruise Tendezvousl. July II
August =. New York Yacht club cruise
August 10 q % trial races az NcNror' 20
the Yachts which are candidates FOR the &C.
fence of the Americas cup.