The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-14
REGATTA POSTPONED
AS RESULT OF WAR
Xinc George and Kaiser Give
cups for Races on Coast
Which Are Put Off.
PART or RIG PANAMA FAIR

Again .hc war has interfered with in
,.-r,.Iogsl sport. The yacht races which
were pl.r.,d Tor the pnnama-Paciic m
,.rr,f.anM Exposition ut San Francisco
t.ve b.,r postponed. This has been done
~ the request ~ a number of yacht
,lubs both tt home and abroad, ana the
management " IN, exposition has decided
"a po,,po e. the International regattas
s,o-l NDfI OF next year until August
sad September.
l,y. been arranged. These are for the
NJ meter, 90 meter. ; meter and meter
..las.r. There will he four races under
u. universal. or American, rule. which
MI he for class y, 81 to 81 rating; class
p e5 20 81 rating; class q. 90 to rs
-atlng and class H. u to 20 rating.
mere also will be n race for the sender
class %. Yachts and one for schooners.
Tho committee may add other races to
his LET later. For the ~ meter class
SIR Thomas Upton has had yacht built
from designs 10y Nicnolsou, and a syndi-
,,te Of Western yachtsmen has had an
other built from designs by William
Gardner The prize for this race IL the
President Wilson cup. The prize for the
yachts OF class y has been offered by
Nng Geor-e v Of England. The German
Emperor mas offered the prize for the
,onder class These prizes are valuable,
and IN addition many other trophies have
been gwen by the exposition.
The arst regatta will be sailed on Au-
gust H. according TO the present arrange
,nent. and the last on September 3. Entry
,orms and all Information about these
aces can Ne obta ined from the Yachting
pureau. Panama Pacific International FIX
ro<ltion san Francisco. Cal Lieutenant
commander G. H. Woodward. L. :. n,
S executive officer OF the yachting bu-
rsau.
TIE New York Yacht Club At its
recent annual meeting selected a nomi-
mating committee which II, as usual, com
p,s.i f0rmc. coWwodores aud some OF
tho leading u1n-yarht owners in the club.
This committee will IN the course OF the
7ext few weeks select members who Will
serve as nag OH ,ers. treasurer and sc.
rstlr. and m.Uhcrs a. stIul'rg COM
mites usxt wear. They win be elected
at the last general meeting OF the yeur.
which VIII he held on December II.
There VIII not bee many changes in the
81 OF PRESENT Office : and committee.
men. according to "A well informed mem
her, and 10 is possible that the same flag
officers NOW holding Office will be re.
elected The Americas cup races are
holding over and there Is II disposition
among the members 10 allow those mem
5,rs who made all tn plans tor the
aces 10 continue In Office until the series
ave been s1'sd To .... nnittee
sheh was appointed when the Royal
Utter ct C.uh .. qllrut a holds Oh -r
until It's work has been finished. which
viii be whe' the cup Is won or lost.
hal ~ no
none can toll 1t Is certain that Il will
not be- until the present troubles In Ecu
rope have been settled. and Il may be
that some tim will be allowed TO larss
after peace has been mldo before the
races are sailed. The general feeling
among the members IL that Il would be
good ior the sport u the races were sane1
Early In the season and that the chal-
enger and defenders should continue to
race throughout the season in the regu-
ar fixtures II IS rather tantalizlng that
On the dates set for the races this year,
Septembe, 10. IL and is. there were
strong winds on Sandy Hook. and -,
series would have been sailed thol'
poStpOnements on account of lack ~
Wind. strong winds are just what those
Interested in the Shamrock ". say thev
H. and 'het v'cht certainly would
have had fine chances to win.
Nominating committees are busy now
- an tine clubs and soon will have 10
make their reports There are rumors Of
many changes IN tho list os nag officers
Unt at present these committees arc keep
- quiet about their work. one OF the
attest rumors IS that many members OF
no Larchmont Yacht Club want former
'omm0ior" Leonard Richards to lead
wat organization again There also are
members Of the Atlantic Yacht Club who
desire Commodore Richards 10 head the
Sea Gate club
Commodore william IL Childs again
rill lead the Indian Hnrbor Yacht cub
We has been active in club affairs and the
'Inh mas prospered under his leadership.
'"orge H. lie Savage viii be reelected at
'le BsIsouhurst Yacht Club. e. NJ Camn
gain VIII lead the Yachting cont ngent OF
ne Marine and Field Club. and ]. 4.
Noh'stedt will be reelected by the New
Rochelle yachtsmen.
They have many championships on
Massachusetts, Bay In all classes Each
an has It's championships The Mnssa-
'Ausetts Association has championship
series. Then there are the interclub cham
p,ou~nIp and the North and South shore
championships. as well as others not int
'ortart enough to detail. The WHINE "s
~ the North shore championships have
Just been announced. In class =, A. G
Jones Nutmeg H.. formerly Corinthlan
was the winner with an average of .739
OUT ~ thirteen stnrts The Italia was
second with an average OF G9i out ot
thirteen starts, and the Britomarte was
.h'rd with an average OF .6i6 out OF ~
teen starts Eight yachts raced In this
lass Tn" Vera III won IN tho Bar Har-
nor ~ footer class. The sender cham
ponshp was won by the Sp' with ~
average Of .s7l, and the Ellen was sec
on1 Oh an average OF $40. The MingC
was third and Gina fourth. Eight raced
10 ms class. In the Boston Yacht Clut
tpeca rating class the winner was Chevy
Chase The SumaSi won in Class witi
an average OF .S63. In the Marbleheaf
~ foot class the Loliva won, and th'
Manchester class was won by the Teal
r"rtr-e'Rht Yachts sailed in these cham
nonsA'p series and there were seventeen
races
M"Coy knocks out Lewis.