The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-12
DUEL OF SCHOONERS
Big EVENT OF WEEK
katOura and Atlantic Clash at
Sea for Cape May and Brcn-
ton Reef Cups.
BOTH TROPHIES OLD ONES

The races between the schooners ka-
toura and Atlantic for the Cape May and
Brenton Reef cups will be the chief
yachting attractions this week and they
will be OF more than ordinary interest
because OF the size Of the yachts and
the ocean courses over which they will
sail.
The Katoura Is the defender and the
Atlantic the challenger. Both have been
prepared specially for these contests
The Cape May cup race will he started
at II o'clock next Wednesday morning
from n line OF the Ambrose Channel
Light Ship. The curse Is TO and around
the Five Fathom Light ship. OF Cape
May, and back to the Ambrose Channel
l.ightship. a distance Of PA miles. These
boats will sail well with almost any kind
Of wind and should nnlsh on Thursday
or early Friday morning. The Brcn-
ton Reef cup race In TO be started at
II o'clock on Saturday morning and
the course is from the Ambrose Channel
Light vessel 10 and around the Brenton
Reef Lightship. of Newport, and back,
a distance OF 262 miles.
These two cups were raced for first
In 1872. They are sailed without time
allowance and are held subject to chal-
lcnge after thirty days. The Brcnton
Reef trophy Is a perpetual challenge
cup, but, should the cape May cup be
won by the same yacht In three con-
seCutive contests, II becomes the prop
erty Of the owner OF that yacht. The
challenger has to post "A forfeit Of $500
In each race. II he is successful this
money is returned to him. hut II he
loses IT is used to purchase a suitable
cup for the defender.
A. Il. Stockwell's Dreadnought won
the first race for the Cape May cup
in 1872. The next year II was won
by j. F. Loubat's E~nchautress. The
third race was sailed in 1877. when
Samuel j. Colgate's Idler was the win
ner. The Idler later was sold and the
cup returned to the club. In 1856 Sir
Richard Sutton brought the cutter
Genesta to try to win the Americas
Cup. but he failed. lie raced against
the schooner Dauntless for the cape
May Cup and won. taking the trophy
to England. where IL was won in 1856
by J. Jameson's cutter 1veN. In 1889
T. b. e. Vests Wendur and in 1898 by
the Prince Of Wales's Britannia. VIII
son Marshall won the prize back again
with the Atlantic in 1904 and success
fully defended 1t against the Katrina in
1911. lie then returned II to the club.
Last year Robert T.. Tod challenged,
but no race could be arranged, and tho
cup was forfeited to the katoura, which
will defend it this year.
]. NJ. Forbes won the first two races
for the Brenton Reef cup with the
schooner Rambler In 1872 and 1873. In
1876 the Idler, owned by Samuel J. col
gate. won and Inf 1855 Sir Richard SUIT
ton tool the cup TO England with the
Genesta. having defeated the bauutless
in a race sailed In a yale ~ wind. The
Genesta surrendered the cup TO the Rri-
tannia In 1898 AMI that yacht sailed
against the Nsvahoe. The finish was
very close and after the race Royal
Phelps Carroll protested on the ground
that the mark boat at the finish had
been moved The Prince OF Wales, after
ward King Edward VII, declined TO ae-
ccpt a trophy about which there Was
any doubt a. TO is having been Won
fairly and ordered IL given TO the Naya-
hoe. The Atlantic won iU 1904 the
Katrina In 1911 and last year II was
forfeited TO the Katoura.
The Katoura. the defender ot the TWO
cups. was built last year by Herreshoff
for Robert L. Tod. She Is iG2 feet ovcs
all. ll5 feet on the water line, 30 fee
| inch beam and Is feet draught She
carries a very large spread Of canvas
and has the mast OF the Reliance as her
mainmast and the mast OF the Corsti-
tuition as her foremost. Recently her
spars were cut down a little IN order
70 make her balance better and handle
more easily. with her owner on board
there will be Charles Francis Adams,
Robert W. Emmons I'd. George \. Cor
mack, John Parkinson and George Mich
ols, who were the amateurs in charge
OF the Resolute In all her races.
The Atlantic Is a three mastef
schooner built from designs by william,
Gardner In 1903. Her general dimen -
sions are 1874 feet ove. all. 1879 feet on
the water line. 20 feet beam and Is fee
draught. She took part in the race across
the Atlantic for the Ka,ser's cup and I'M
der the management OF the late Capt
Charles Barr won. She was sold by
Wilson Marshall. who had the yacht
built, to James Cox ana Nicholas +.
Brady about six weeks ago. on board
this yacht viii be former Commodore
Cornelius Vanderbilt, W. Butler duncan.
James II. Sparkman and Commander
+. l.. Sawyer, L. $. y. These four had
charge of the cup yacht Nanitie IL her
races this year.