The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-30
YACHTS READY FOR
HOLIDAY REGATTAS
Many Clubs Will Begin Their
Seasons Tomorrow With
Programme Of Races.
EUSY DAY on SOUND

The New York sos and 3os will sail
their first race Of the seaso tomorrow
in a special regatta Of the ~Scawanhaka
Corinthian Yacht Club. The start VIII
he made at moor and the yachts will go
once around the usual triangle OF lSh
miles. starting from a line AT the black
spar buoy of Lloyd's Neck. The race
committee will he on board former Corn
modore Harold s. Vanderbilt's schooner
vagrant, which returned recently from
n cruise to Bermuda. This regatta,
with the races In the afternoon for The
nut class and the Seawanhaka hftcel
~footers. will bring the opening festivi-
ties of this club to a close.
The annual regatta OF the Harlem
Yacht Club will also he sailed to-mor-
row on the Sound and the yachts will
start from n line made to the north
ward and eastward of Execution Rock
and sail over triangular courses. There
will he a large fleet Of yachts in this
regatta and many Of the regular racing
craft which we're unable to reach tho
starting line yesterday Will take part.
At other clubs on the Sound there Will
he opening economies with music and
dancing and the indications are that a
busy season is ahead and yachting this
year will be as popular as ever.
on the lower bay the opening OF the
Atlantic Yacht Club will he the feature
event. The fleet by order OF Commo-
lore Blackton. will anchor on the club
house in the morning and at noon when
the club burgee is run up on the Upton
stan every yacht will salute. The
yachts will dress ship. Official calls VII
be made by the captains on the mas
officers and In the afternoon Commodore
Blackton &ili hold a reception on board
his flagship Arrow. There will be music
in the clubhouse and In the evening
there will be dancing. The racing sea-
son on the lower bay will open next
Saturday with a regatta FOR the usua
classes managed by the Atlantic fachi
Club. Just how large this foet will be
is somewhat indefinite just now. Many
Of tho lower bay yachts are in commis'
sion. ard as three new clubs have beer
admitted to the association IL II ex'
pected that there will he several more
yachts in the handicap classes. The
Jamaica Ray yachtsmen also have init
mated that they would like 70 race or
Gravesend BAY. so II Is possible that
there will be quite a boom In the
bay sport.
on the Sound the annual regatta OF
the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club will be
sailed. The races will be for all Glasses
| 30 feet and under. and the start WI!
he made from off Execution Light. 1his
| regatta is one of the most popular
of the season and there will be a Large
fleet OF starters.
The annual regatta OF the Coluinb!a
Yacht Club will be held next Satur'
day afternoon and all classes OF moto'
boats win race over triangular courses
starting from a line of the clubhouse
a, the foot ~ West E~ighty-sixth street
II is probable that the 800 racer,
will make their initial appearance ir
this regatta.
The sloop yacht wianno has beer
stolen from her moorings at City Island
She is owned by william +. Hayward
of the Harlem Yacht Club and he hat
expected to have a good seasons spor
racing his yacht against the Anita, for
merly the Timandra. and the Amore;
The wianno is a 80 rater and race.
in Glass =. She was owned original.
n Boston and did well there in compe
ti,ion for the Upton II Mr.. Hay
ward IL sure that the yacht was stolei
because her moorings had been cas-
off without being cut. Notification o
the loss OF this yacht has been sen
10 all yacht clubs and TO the authorities
in all ports.
Former Commodore Robert f. Tod re
Gently made n cruise TO Bermuda IN hi!
auxiliary schooner Katoura and hi
yacht made some fine runs. Commo
dorc Tod, who navigatod his own yes
sci, had with him Grenville Kane, flee
captain OF the New York Yacht Club
An extract from the katoura's loi
shows the following
took departure from Ambrose Chan
mel I.ightship, leaving Northeast dis
lance 4 miles noon May 10, lil miles
noon May Il. 1872 miles to noon MAY
IL. l9i miles May l6, Kitchen Shon
buoy abcam Mt IL Is, distance iSi miles
Total distance $40 miles. time Of pas
sage 3 days 10 hours so minutes.
May IL, IS !. NJ Took departure
Kitchen Shoal buoy CBermuda) nooi
May 20. III miles noon May ~, 90
miles noon May 90, o53 miles : I. VI,
Ambrose Channel light vessel abeam
So miles. Total distance $50 miles
time, 3 days - minutes"