The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
Big FLEET WILL SAIL
IN N. Y. Y. G. CRUISE
Yachts to Leave New London
Tomorrow for Ten Days
Of Racing.
WILL USE CAPE COD CANAL

Only bad weather can mar the racing
during the cruise Of the New York
Yacht club. which will begin to-mor-
rove with "A run from New London to
Newport. The best Of the racing yachts
In this country are in commission. they
nave been specially o~verhauled for the
racing Of the next ten days and they
all gather in New London harbor this
svening.
The centre of interest will be in the
facing between the Resolute and Vanitie
and these two yachts will be in racing
rim. that is. they will carry clubtop-
.ails and will be stripped out. while the
,,her yachts will be strictly in cruising
Trim and will carry only working top
sails except in the races for the Astor
and Kings cups.
The feet will sail out Of New London
tomorrow morning and the racing fleet
will start from a line of Sarah's Ledge
and finish at Brenton Reef. leaving Race
Rock. Fishers Island. Point Judith
Nh!stllng buoy and Brenton Reef light
vessel on the port hand. The Navy
challenge cups. for schooners and
ons for sloops, will be sailed for On this
run. The distance of this run is forty
miles.
On Wednesday the races for the As
tor cups will be sailed of Newport.
There are three cups this year. one for
schooners. one for sloops and for
the cup yachts Resolute and Vanitie. and
The warning signal will be made at
II: rs o'clock from a line of Brenton
Reef light vessel. There are two
courses. either one Of which the commit
tee may select. one Is called the Block
Island course and Is thirty-eight miles
long and the other tina Vineyard Sound
lightship course of thirty-seven and one
half miles. There is no time limit set
on this event n when once started
the yachts stay out until they finish.
which sometimes has been pretty late.
On THURSDAY the run will be from the
Brenton Reef light vessel off Newport
to a mark anchored one mile westward
of the northwest corner OF dumping
ground of West Falmouth. leaving both
buoys off Sakonnet Point and Hen and
Chickens light vessel to port. The dis
lance OF his run Is thirty-three miles.
The special races will be for the Alumni
Association OF u. s. n. challenge cups
one for schooners and one for sloops.
The next day will be taken up with
towing through the Cape Cod Canal and
sailing informally through Cape Cod
BAY TO Provincetown. From Province
town next Saturday morning the yachts
will race to Marblehead.
There will be one day of rest at
Newport and on Monday the run will
be from Half Way Rock to whistle
buoy "a of Eastern Point. leaving
Boston light vessel to port. tw~enty-fouE
miles.
The Kings cup will be sailed for of
Newport on Wednesday, August IL. 1t
has always been sailed for of Newport.
This race is the only open event held
by the New York Yacht Ii and any
yacht can race for this cup. The only
requirements are that single masted
vessels must be more than SO feet
water line and schooners more than so
Zee, water line. The race Is sailed with
out time limit and the course will be a
triangular one OF t~hirty-s!x miles. The
star. will be made off Half Way Rock
at II 30 o'clock and fou minutes Will
10 allowed TO cross the line.