New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-17
Most Important Racing Sea-
son in History of Sport
Starts Memorial Day.
CUP DEFENCE SLOOPS
STIR PUBLIC INTEREST
Five Clubs Have Offered Prizes
for Contests Between ResOlute,
Defiance ard Vanitie.

ing, as well as the most important. sea-
son of yacht racing that has ever been
experienced in New York waters begins
on Memorial Day.
The owners OF steam and power yachts,
as well as those who own racing sloops
and schooners. have ordered their boats
in commission early with the intention
OF being present at the first races OF the
new cup defence sloops Resolute, Den
ance and Vanitie. whichc are to be sailed
on Long Island Sound on June 2, ana
4. under the direction OF the New YORK
Yacht Club. and on June in n specia'
race Of the Larchmont Yacht Club
Interest runs high. not only among
vachtsmen, but also with the American
public, I'm the coming performances OF
these three yachts, which represent the
last word in naval architecture on this
side of the Atlantic. and IL goes without
saving that the shippers ana crews VIII
do their utmost from the start to the
finish Of the thrty-fve races scheduled
for them to make their respective craft
win.
The Resolute. designed by Captain Nat
Herreshoff launched on April %. has al
ready had number OF sail-stretchihg
spins on Narragansett Bay and few at
sea off Newport. She has shown excel
lent speed under all conditions and also
has given evidence that she responds
quickly to her helm.
Her owners are apparently satisfied with
these preliminary performances, for they
have accepted the yacht and placed her
formally in commission. If, after further
sea trials any defects are found, they
can be remedied at Bristol before the
Yacht goes to Glen Cove for her first race
The Defiance. designed by George owen
of Boston. and owned by syndicate of
New York, Boston and Philadelphia
yachtsmen. was launched on May IL, and
is at present being fitted out at the yard
Of her builders at Bath. Me. She will
probably have her first trial under sail to-
morrow. The good people of Bath were
amazed at the tall mast Of the Defiance.
its truck being some 10 feet above the
water They are pardonably proud of the
first yacht built in the State of Maine for
the defence of the Americas Cup, and
with one accord they predict that she will
be selected to meet Sir Thomas Lipton's
Shamrock ".
Alexander Smith Cochran, who alone
furnished the cash to build from William
Gardners design his sloop Vanitie. whicn
was launched at Neponset. Mass, on May
a. while extremely modest about every
thing, admits. il Is said, that he expects
the Nanitie to win so many races that
her selection will be a matter Of course.
With Captain Bill" Dennis at the wheel
and Harry Half at his elbow to ''con"
her. It would not be surprising. the ex-
perts say, If the Cochran boat rolls up
long list of wins. despite the fact that
both she and the Defiance will have TO
allow time to the Resolute
Five of the large yacht clubs whose
courses are laid out on Long sland Sound
have offered prizes for the three cup de-
fence yachts to race for in June and July.
They are the New York Yacht Club, on
June 2. 4. % and July 2; the Larch-
mont Yacht Club, on June 6, % and July
4; the Indian Harbor Yacht Club, on June
% the Seawanhaka Corinthian. on June
&c and o. and the American Yacht Tub
on July 3.
The races OF Sandy Hook are to be
sailed on June 10. II and u over the Amer
ica's Cup courses under the direction of
the regatta committee Of the New York
Yacht Club. No race sailed prior to July
Z, when the Eastern Yacht Club manages
a contest for these yachts off Newport,
will be counted a formal trial race By
the Americas up committee
After the Sound races the Resolute. the
times off Newport in July and fifteen
times Off that port In August This in
cludes some eight races during the New
York Yacht Club cruise from July 30 to
August s.
Aside from the trial races OF the cup
defence yachts ard the Americas Cup
races. which take place in September. the
regular season will be filled with brilliant
racing for the three months beginning on
Memorial Day. on that day there will
be FIVE important races. They are the
annual race of the Harlem Yacht Club,
in which at least fifty yachts will take
part; the special races of the Seawan-
haka Corinthian Yacht Club for the
"hfties." the "thirties." the Stamford
schooners and the fifteen footers: a spe-
cial race of the Indian Harbor Yacht
Club for the "P' and other classes, and
a special race. down the bay, of the At
lantic Yacht club
A feature OF the season will, OF course,
be the race week" OF the Larchmont
Yacht Club, beginning on July II. when it
is expected that all records for the num-
Der of starters will be broken. The spe-
cial races of the Indian Harbor Yacht
Club for the new Glass ar" yachts will
also be full of interest They are to be
sailed on July Z. and 3. off Greenwich,
Conn.
The first ocean race for motor boats
will be the go mile race TO Bermuda,
starting from Race st. wharf. Philadel-
phia. on June s. 1t will be under the man
agement of the Yachtsmen's Club OF
Philadelphia. and the prize is $1,000
trophy offered by James Gordon Bennett.
The New York Athletic Clubs l00-mile
race for motor boats TO Block Island be-
gins on June 20. and its race for sloops
and yawls starts on June q.
1t is expected that the cruise of the New
York Yacht Club this year will bring out
more yachts than ever before. on account
of the interest in the cup defence yachts.
which will do some of their racing on the
squadron runs on account of the meas
urement rules they will not be able 10
compete for the Astor cups.
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