New-York tribune., 1917-06-24
Yacht Clubs
To Call Off
Big Regattas
War Has Called Yachtsm.,
and Their Boats to
Service

The Larchmont Yacht Club l..
Joined the ranks Of the non.r,.
clubs for the season of 1917. A.,
special meeting held at the club,,.
on Friday night it was decided ,h,, ~
racing will be called of wbus -.
country is at war with GERMANY Th,.
means that this great racing orc,,;,.
tion-the biggest in membership ana !.
vessels on Long Island Sounds =.
ing up its chief recreation, so tbs, !.
members may be free to show tho.
patriotic spirit by standing BY the co,
ernment in its great emersenev
Many will be sorry 70 learn a, Il.
Larchmont Clubs decision. for !, @ s'
hoped that its big annual reoz,t.
July 4 would be held and that II vn.,s
be followed by the ever popular go.
week" which as become the fes,,,.
the sport on Long Island Sound n.
ing the Spanish-American vs., -
races were curtailed BY all ii, .rl'
The present war, however, is rrrl
more serious one from every r,,s
point. calling especially for the eoS.
GRAFTON of those who are familiar w..
the handling Of all classes Of vessel,
Since Franklin d. Roosevelt. lss,.
ant Secretary Of the Navy. addrs,irs
great throng OF yachtsmen. MARI
engineers, tugboat owners and o,ls,,
at meeting held at the New Yort
Yacht Club last February. told tbsr
Of the governments urgent need OF :,
least 75O yachts and about 10000 mer
the members OF the Larchmont an
other clubs have responded noblv h.
giving up their yachts and enrollir,
themselves in the Naval Reserve for,,
which was created for the purpose q,
giving them an opportunity Of yolu,.
;eerlng for service afoat.
Yachts in Commission
The action Of the Larchmont Ya,h,
Club does not mean that the sport an
Long Island Sound or elsewhere will \.
abandoned. There will be many yaes,,
In comm mission for cruising purpose.
among them that fine old schoone,
Miladi, a many time prize winner
owned by the well known racing ve,
Gran, George ". Scott. and althouri
out of twenty-eight races scheduled
for the season seventeen have been De.
clared Off, there will be weekend race,
by some Of the smaller classes in M,
smaller clubs. and these will doubtless
be continued throughout the season.
the yachts being sailed by junior men.
bers Of the clubs in some cases.
In addition to the annual race Of ,hs
/ New Rochelle Yacht Club. 70 be sailed
! on June 80. as mentioned elsewhere IN
these columns. ~ is understood tia.
the handicap yacht racing class will
hold some race Off New Rochelle dr.
ing the season. IN 1915 there were ,R
yachts In the first division Of thi
class. twelve in the second division. 81
in the third and FIVE in the fourth d.
vision, and they furnished some excel.
lent sport by entering all, or nearly
all. the open races Of other clubs.
Races Called OF
The "ffties.7 the "forties' and ~
'thirties" Of the New York Yaci, Club
will be missed this year. for th,, club
has also called Off all its races u-ul
after the war. Last year this elgt
sailed ninety-Siy class races. incluii,g
those held during the annual cruise N
August--also The races FOR the As,W
cups, which we're won by the schooner
Elena and the sloop Aurora. the King's
Cup. won by the Elena. and the Csp
May and Brenton's Reef cups. won b.
the Elena and katoura. respectively
Bv reason Of the restricted sres IL
the Lower BAY. there will not be much
racing in those waters by the Allan.
tie. Rensonhurst. Marine and Field end
ether clubs belonging to the Grsvesert
Ray Yacht Racing a socistion, but t
is understood that there viii be sons
contests between motor boats IN those
waters. and also on tho Hudson River
by boats that ~ the flags Of clubs IN
that locality.
The clubs that have called % their
regular races for the season are ne
New York. the Lsrchmoni. ne sssvsn.
hska -Corinthisn. tho Harlem, N'
Kuickerbockcr, the Nanhasset Bsy, ne
American. the Stamford. the 0risr'l
the Northport and the New York Az
lotic Club. which has called OF D
Block Island race.