The sun., 1919-07-06
IMPORTANT YACHT
RACES THIS WEEK
Three Long Distance Events
to Be Decided in Metropoli-
tan District.

Long distance racing appears on the
horizon and will hold the attention of
metropolitan yachtsmen over the coming
weekend. Three important races have
been arranged. two for motor and one
for sailing craft. One Is the annual
Poughkeepsie and return race OF the
Yacht Racing Association of Jamaica
Bay, a contest for screw driven craft.
The others are the annual Block Island
races Of the New York Athletic Club, one
for sail and one for power yachts.
From a point Of historical interest
the sailing boat race will be the most
important struggle. 1t will be the four
teenth annual contest given by the
Winged Foot club and its resumption
has created no end OF interest among
the owners OF small sailing yachts
Thomas Fleming Day always an ad-
vocate OF deep sea and long distance
racing for small boats, originally sug-
sested the brush and since the first race
was held. II has been responsible for
some of the best struggles seen among
metropolitan wind TANNERS.
The contest is open to decked or
ca bin yachts in cruising trim of 20 to So
feet on the water line. There are no re-
strlctiors on either crew or said. The
time allowance is ten minutes ger over
alt 1901. 1dNlS auAl.lNTleS race
with a 5 per cent. extra allowance. The
distance Is 100 miles from HucKleberry
island to the West Harbor at Block
Island.
Open to Cruisers.
so popular were the sailing boa;
brushes to Block Island, that four years
after the first race for wind TANNERS,
the New York Athletic Club added a
power boat class. THE race that Is TO
start on Saturday is therefore the tenth
annual contest. 1t IS open to cruisers
OF less than 90 and more than 28 feet
l.. w. l.. The boats race under tho rules
OF the American Power Boat Associa-
ton, an organization which sanctions
the race.
Although ure number OF entries are
not expected to be as large as In the
years before the war. the New York
Athletic Club expects a satisfactory
fleet. The New Rochelle Yacht Club
which always takes a deep interest IN
the Block Island race Is expected tc
| enter a large number OF craft The or.
7 SANITATION plans to hold It's annual
cruise at the end of the Block Island
race. The idea is TO let the boats
| eligible for either the sail or the motor
boat race compete and for the balance
Of the fleet to Join the racing craft al
! Block Island The boats then will
cruise back TO New Rochelle.
Doubt About starters.
| 1t is a we'll known fact that yachts
/ men have a great habit of not entering
race until the very last minute. II |.
I therefore not surprising that Chairman
Harry Anderson OF the New York A. c
I "a ge ctII In, tV,s
! the starters. About fifteen have already
entered. the more prominent beini
! Commodore Harry A. Jackson's wei
known sloop Victory, Gardenia, the prop
! erty of Fl. Anderson G. II. Souther
! lands Emoh Ill. Susie A. and Athena
| all well known yachts.
The race of tho Yacht Racing Associa
, tlon of Jamaica Bay will be the thirt
annual brush TO Poughkeepsle. Cplik,
the Block Island race the Brooklyn
yachtsmen held a contest last summer
adding additional Zest to the struggl
as It was necessary for the motor boat
to go chugging through zones that hal
been restricted by the Government T.
obvlate tho difficulty the Government
gave each racing craft a special permit
The conditions OF the Poughkeeps!
race are unusual. The boats race from
the Rockaway Park Yacht Club, an or
ganlZation that has only recently joine,
| the yacht racing association, to a mari
boat of the Poughkeepsie Yacht Clut
The start will be made al S o'clock mex
Saturday morning. They will leav
Poughkeepsie on Sunday morning n
10 A. NJ. and race back to ia
msica Bay, The times both goin
to and coming from Poughkeepsie wi
u be used to find the winner, the hnndlca p
being based upon actual time made owe
the course. II is expected that at leas
twenty-five motor boats will take part q
the hrush