The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-09
YACHTSMEN CONTINUE
TOPLAN FOR RACING
Abandonment Of Americas Cup
Series Leaves Extra
Week Open.
REGATTAS TO BE SAILED
Several on Programme Which
VIII BE Held Despite Euro
pean War.
REGATTAS TO BE SAILED

The yaehtsmen win not aba rion their
sport because the races for the America q
cup have been postponed Tho excitement
OF the last few days and the uncertainty
Of things caused tho cruise Of the New
York Yacht club TO be given up after
the yachts had reached Newport, but
there were good reasons for this Some
OF the yachtsmen, headed by f. Walter
Clark Of Philadelphia. were in favor Of
sailing out the programme. Mr. Clark
argued that as the exchanges were closed
there was nothing they could do. and ii
was much better TO BE- out sailing than
20 sit In offices reading reports In the
newspapers. That argument sounded we'll
20 some, but others declared there was
no FUN In sailing races when they were
worrying about business Edmund Fish,
who sailed the Samur for william Earl
Dodge. gave his experience. He said We
left Glen Cove on Friday morning and
got no news OF what had happened until
we sot to New London late on Saturday
Since then we have been racing every day
and have wondered what was going on
There is no fun racing under such con-
dl;lons. and IL was much better TO cali
things off"
The racing season this year was ar
ranged so that all che open resattas should
be finished before the races for the Amer
cas- cup began. and the season In conse-
auence advanced one week. Now that
there will be no races for the Americas
cup the owners OF the smaller racing craft
will probably arrange for races which will
be sailed during the first and second weeks
OF September. and so end the season at
the usual time
There are several important resattas
yet to be sailed. The Larchmont, Sea-
wanhaka Corinthian. Indian Harbor and
Manhasset Bay yacht clubs each has a
fall regatta on It's schedule which will
attract good sized fleets. and In addition
there are other special events. The race
week OF the Atlantic Yacht Club will be
sailed on August 25. rs. 81 and rs. and
during that week the Class Q yachts will
race for the Thompson trophy and the .
yachts will sail for the Upton cup. In
the latter series II the VI and F wins the
cup will become the absolute property OF
Camp and Marchant During the week
the schooners OF Class + ar. to race on
the lower bay. HendOn Chubb an At
lantic yachtsman. now owns the Queen
Nab, and he has induced the owners OF
the Class schooners to visit the lower
bay. These yachts are the Milad, owned
by George ". Scott: the Venona, owned
BY Edgar Palmer, and the Similar. owned
BY Henry II. Wilton. These three with
the Queen Nab, which was formerly IN.
VaSrant. will make some interesting rae
ing.
The regatta OF the Bensonhurst Yacht
Club will close the week of racing on the
lower bay. and as part OF that regatta
there will be the annual race for the Sea
and Sound cup. This prize Is now held
by the Bay Slide Yacht Club. and
Bay Side yachts, probably the
stars, will sail against the lower
bay stars There will also be race
for the Childs Trophy, won last year by
the Larchmont Yacht Club. This prize
must be sailed for each year on the lower
bay. and as the LarcSmont club has been
challenged 1t must either forfeit the prize
or defend II on Gravesend Bay. This t.
Tor yachts OF Glass NJ and under. and the
yachts this year probably will he the q
class unless Addison G. Hanan takes his
81 rater Josephine and sails for the Cres-
cent Athletic Club against the lower bay
feet.