The sun., 1919-07-20
WILL TRY MARCONI
RIG ON STAR BOAT
Donald Cowl to Experiment
With His Mercury in
Race To-day.
CORINTHIANS APATHETIC
Charge Is Made That They
Prefer Club Regattas to
Open Races.
CORINTHIANS APATHETIC

When tho Long Island Star Class
starts on It's annual race to Captains
Island and return to-day the feet will
include a Star boat with the new Mar
conf rig. It IL the FIRST time that the
rig has been put on a boat, Of the class
and the innovation will be watched with
great interest
Donald Cowl is the Corinthian who
is trying out the innovation. He Is the
owner OF several Star yachts. The yacht
that he has altered was formerly the
Little Dipper, the property OF G. A
Cory. II will race to-day under the
name of the Mercury. Although 1t will
race the Mercury will not be eligible
for the prize.
II the Marconi rig proves a success.
It is quite possible that It may be al
lowed In tho class. However, ne change
will be made in the division without the
consent OF at least three-quarters of the
owners.
According to G. A. Cory. known as
the father of the Star Class" the class
continues to grow In a most astonish-
ing manner. IT received word the other
day" said Mr.. Cory, from Sydney
ReSei oaAis dbhiilB illO " ScHu piuc ~ iits
of the plans Of the class The Aus
tralian sailors seemed to think that the
class would be ideal for their waters
What is of far more interest to US is the
adoption OF the star Class by Great
Lakes Inter-States Union. At least 125
Star boats are going to be built on the
Great Lakes during the winter.
Prefer Club Regattas.
Regatta committee men on Long Is
land Sound are beginning to wonder II
the yachtsmen are acting In the right
spirit toward the game this year. II
has been pointed out that the Corinth-
ians 80 far this year have been paying
more attention to club than to open re-
gattas. The Indian Harbor Yacht Club
in particular, feels that the yachtsnien
should have backed up their annual re-
gatta last week In better manner.
II cannot understand why the
yachts OF the Larchmont Yacht Club.
said we'll known member OF the In
dian Harbor Yacht Club the other day
have not raced In any but Larchmont
regattas. The sport needs all the boom
Ing II can receive and the appearance
OF the new Larchmont sloops certainly
would help the game. Again the Indian
Harbor club sent quite a feet OF yachts
to Oyster Bay to race in the annual re.
gatta Of the Seawanhaka -Corinthiar
Yacht Club. Regardless OF the fact not
a single Seawanhaka yacht crossed the
Sound to race in our regatta Stamford
Is another club that seems to be more
interested in club than in open regattas."
To boom the entry list for its an
nual regatta to-day the Canarsie Yacht
('liih has 0ffarad f1riva 70 he ~, b,.
has the largest number OF starters OF
course the home club will not be eligibl,
for the prize. 1t Is the first time that
such prize has been offered in a yacht
race on Jamaica Bay and It has created
considerable talk. The Canarsle tars
had hoped to be the first organization
give race for the new sea news tina
are being built for Jamaica Bay.
Unfortunately the boats are not FIN
iShed. although they have been promised
before the first OF next month. Tho
race to-day promises to be unusually in
teresttng. particularly in the high speed
power boat class, as the division has
been restricted to actual high speed
boats.
As has been the custom for wears
practically all the more important Yacht
clubs that hold weekly regattas called
on th"ir races yesterday. nor will they
bold regattas next Saturday. The zach;
Racing Association of Gravesend Raw
Will not hold another race until Au
gust .. when the New York Canoe Chl
is scheduled to give It's annual regatta.
The Bayside Yacht Club is another or
ganization that has called off its con-
tests. All this is done to allow yachts
men to take part In the revival OF the
annual race week of the Larchmon
Yacht Club. which started yesterda,
and will end next Saturday.