The sun., 1919-06-15
SUCCESSFUL YACHT
SEASON DOUBTFUL
Lack Of Interest in Handicap
Glass Occasions Gloomy
Forebodings.
NO INTERCLUB CRUISE


entries in the annual races of the Har-
lem and the Knickerbocker Yacht clubs
were not particularly encouraging. The
season still Is young and many things
may happen before the last starting gun
has doomed out over the waters Of the
Sound.
The lack of interest in the handicap
class is the most striking feature In the
races so far sailed thin summer. In
former years the handicap yachts have
furnished the backbone of Long Island
Sound racing. The division was insu-
tuted dozen or more years ago to give
yachts that had grown too slow for class
racing a chance TO keep In the game.
The first Handicapped was the father OF
"Rube" Granbery. the we'll known Long
Island Sound skipper. Then came
Charles p. Tower. and now the work is
done by T. Il. Bates. The last named
has just taken hold OF the wheel and
hopes to be able TO keep the class up to
its old number.
The yachts OF the class are divided
into four divisions and these are handi-
capped on past performances. In former
years the class has contained from thirty
to forty yachts. So far this season
dozen boats have Joined. Only three
have come to the starting line. of
course the difiiculty of placing yachts
In commission has had lot TO do
with the small number out However.
others are going into commission con-
tinually and the class should have fair
representation before the annual regatta
of the Larchmont Yacht Club on indie
pendence Day.
Down East Cruise.
Although the New York Yacht Club
will not hold cruise there are plenty
ne cruising In other
| circles. The Boston Yacht Club plans
! 10 go cruising early in July. L. r. @.
| Crandon, the new commodore, recently
| made a suggestion that is meeting with
the approval OF the Boston Corinthians.
| In former years the Boston tars have
made short runs to the eastward and
| then had a long ocean race back to Bos-
| ton from some port In Maine. Commo-
dore Crandon suggests that the order
be reversed. His idea is TO start an ocean
race from Marblehead to East Boothbay.
Me-. and return by easy stages. He be-
| lieves that II would be an improvement
upon past plans to have the long leg of
the cruise first when all-hands are fresh
and enthusiastic. The cruise 10 scheduled
to start July IL.
The interclub cruise Of the Long ISL
and Sound Corinthians. which was so
successful four years ago, has gone by
the board completely. There Is not
even murmur regarding its renewal.
The Great South Bay sailors are a bit
more active. and although they have
not officially announced cruise In all
probability there will be a joint affair
| early In August Already several of the
South Bay clubs have come out with
the announcement that they are going
cruising. As there Is more fun to cruise
together than An separate squadrons. I'M
doubtedly there will be a consolidation
| shortly.
No. Atlantic Y. c. Race Week.
Notwithstanding the Fact that the
Larchmont Yacht Club plans to resume
its race week after having called Off
the classic for the past two summers.
there seems to be little or no chance of
the Atlantic Yacht Club getting aboard
the band wagon and holding It's race
week In August In former years these
two big race weeks were the most i'm
portant fixtures for owners OF small
craft The Larchmont Week was of
the more Importance as the owners of
both small and large yachts took part
In the fixture. As rule, only small
yachts sailed during the race week on
the lower bay, although there have
been years when the owners of big
yachts came down through the Mar
rows for a brush on the waters of the
broad Atlantic.
Although the war is at an end, the
Government still has a very big finger
in ruling the waters Of the lower bay.
Not only are many of the clubhouses
on Gravesend Bay still In the posses
sion Of Uncle Sam but nothing has been
done to remove the restricted zone or
dered by the Government to protect the
loading Of ammunition vessels. As a
result yachtsmen and other vessel owners
are having considerable trouble with
!, Government officials while navigating
the waters OF the bay.
The members Of the Atlantic Yacht
Club on Decoration Day found II Inn
possible to anchor their yachts OF the
clubhouse. Since then the matter has
been taken up with Washington and an
order has been issued allowing them to
anchor anywhere within 1000 yards OF
shore. The ruling has allowed the club
fleet to rendezvous at their moorlngs as
In former seasons. Until all restric-
lions are removed yachting will be
working under another big handicap In
SO far as Brooklyn waters are con-
cerhed. That Is ono Of tho reasons
why the Sea Cato Corinthians have de-
cided not to hold race week this sea-
son.
Water Carnival.
At the present time. Commodore How
ard c. Borden and his associates at Sea
Gate are putting in some mighty hard
ticks TO make the Victory Celebra-
ton over Independence Day a worthy
understudy for the annual race week
Of the club. A programme has been ar
ranged that includes yachts and motor
boat racing, canoe racing, swimming and
other water sports and races among the
Ix.a,- hza ~, . . h.
No one yet knows what Is going to
happen during the race week OF the
Larchmont Yacht Club. The club will
hold its first regatta In two years on
OF the larger Long Island Sound or
CARNATIONS to give a race The clubs
that have given races so far this sea-
son never make any attempt to go after
the larger classes of yachts. Not 90
with Larchmont- 1t holds its first race
the Saturday following tho first race OF
the New York Yacht Club and by that
, time all Of the larger boats are in com.
mission.
| As the New York Yacht Club Is moi
holding any races this year no one 4.
I lsure Just what is going to happen mex
Saturday. 1t is understood that tn,
Larchmont Class o sloopS a division
/ built a few years ago but never racet
a In open competition on account OF tn,
war, will take TO the water and max.
, their bow to the yachting world thi
summer. Should they appear and sal
during race week their advent will
4 make the regattas decidedly intere st in,
4 as the class Is the largest and most i'm