New-York tribune., 1919-05-04
Gives ]
Cup for Yacht
Race ON Bav
Atlantic Y. C. to Decide
the Glass and Conditionsy
Thirty : Footers Favored

Believing that the future OF tho
sport lies in the racing of small yachts
and realizing that the pastime will
need considerable booming during the
coming summer if it is to return 20
its prewar popularity. Sir Thomas
Upton, the Irish yachtsman, who ia
now here seeing about his Shamrock
~, the yacht with which he hopes 10
win the Americas Cup next summer.
has just given to Howard c. Borden.
commodore of the Atlantic Yacht Club.
cup to be raced for on the lower bay
this year.
Sir Thomas has placed no strings on
the trophy, leaving it to the com.
modore and regatta committee of tho
Seagate Club to decide the class and
the conditions that are to govern tho
races. The Irish yachtsman simply
Informed the senior flag officer of the
Atlantic club that he would give a Gun.
providing the lower bay organization
would see that suitable series WAS
sailed this summer. Sir Thomas inti-
mated that he felt the cup should ha
for small boats.
Although no announcement has been
made, it is believed that the Linton
cup will be offered for series of races
among the well known thirty-footerx
OF the New York Yacht Club. The
class is the most popular small boat
division ever designed for American
yachtsmen. Originally built for MEM
bers OF the New York Yacht Club, thew
nave peen raced for many years by
some of the best known Corinthians
in the country. Many are still owned
in the New York Yacht Club. Others
nave been sold out of the organization
and there are now two to form the
nucleus of class on the lower kay.
The yachts that are owned in the Al
iantlc Yacht Club are Alice. the prom
erty of Gherardi Davis, and Banzai.
which belongs to Vice Commodore Ed
mund Lang. 1t is understood that at
least two more thirty footers will be
seen on Gravesend Bay this summer
If four thirty footers are seen below
the Narrows they would make an excel
lent DIVISION to race for the Upton
trophy. In all probability a special
series Will be arranged so that other
thlrty-footers may come down from tho
Sound and sail for what promises TO be
the most interesting trophy of the year.
The trophy is the third that Sir
Thomas Upton has given for lower
pay yachting: The other two cups were
both given throuph the Crescent Ath-
letic Club. The first was given about
ten years ago and was responsible for
the building of class of small yachts
that created plenty of sport. 1t was a
special division built under restrictions
drawn up by the Crescent Athletic
Club.
Unfortunately the New Moon Club
did not live up to the restrictions. In
stead of having all the yachts measured
and inspected prior to the starting Of
the series, the boats were not officially
inspected until well along in the sum
mer. 1t then WAS found that all but
one had not complied with the cabin
restrictions.
The owner of the yacht that had been
built obeying all the rules protested
the other craft. The committee decided
that as all yachts but one were out OF
the class in so far as cabin restrictions
were concerned that it would be better
to forget the restriction clause and let
the yachts finish out the season. AT
the end Of the year the yacht that had
been built according to restrictions was
last. The cup was given to the yacht
that had finished first
In 1910 Sir Thomas Upton offered
another trophy. Instead of Offering it
for special division the Crescent Ath-
letic Club decided that the troDhv
should go as prize for the S class, "A
type Of small boat very popular on the
lower bay. Also it was decided to give
it to the yachtsman who first scored
three legs on the prize. The final race
was sailed just before the United
States went TO war.
1t Is the intention of lower-bay
Corinthians to resume racing for sew
eral other historic trophies this sum-
mer. The Blackton Perpetual Chal-
enge Trophy, now held by Boston
Yacht Club; the Childs Perpetual Chal-
lenge Trophy and the Bellows Chai-
lenge Cup will be raced for at some
time during the summer There have
been no races for any of these prizes
in several years. All are for small
yachts.