The New York herald., 1920-01-11
Big Boom Is on
in Ice Yachting
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RED BANK, N. J.. Saturday.-As in all
other lines of sports there has been a
marked revival in the king of winter
sports-ice yachting on the North Shrews-
bury River here. There are more yachts
contesting in the racing than ever before
and the shippers who were in the service
are back home and taking to the ice like
ducks to water.
Unbeknown to any of the ice yacht clubs
of this section, the string of five third
class ice yachts belonging to John J. Glib
bons, of New York, has just been bought
by the Rumson County Club members.
These boats include the champion Ingenue,
which for the North Shrewsbury Club
captured the championship third-class PEN
nants of American, the State and the
North and South Shrewsbury rivers; the
Red Rover, the Mimattie, the Arnti. all
jib and mainsail craft, and the lateen
rugged Red Bird. This club has also
bought Walter Contents third-class yachts
ienge the North Shrewsbury Ice Yacht
Club for all the pennants.
The change in ownership Of the Ingenue
Blanche and also the Imp which has been
bought by Elishn Price, Of the Long Branch
club, complicates matters somewhat for
the Ingenue has a leg on the American
pennant won in a race which the Imp and
Blanche. which sailed for the Independent
Club of Red Bank. Edward Fielder S
Drub was the other North Shrewsbury
Club defender with the Ingenue. The In
cenue had a leg on the W. Harold
Powers cup, a local club event. Reuben
White, who sailed the Ingenue In all OF
these championship victories. has bought
a second-class boat from Charles Burd.
which he is converting into a third-class
craft Because of Whites clever work as
a sailor and his general knowledge OF an
ice boat and the game his converted yacht
is likely to be favorably heard from In
the big races.
Irving Fance, secretary OF the North
Shrewsbury Ice Yacht Club, has received
challenges from the Long Branch Ice
Yacht and Boat Club. of Pleasure Bay. for
the American and State championship
third class pennants, and they have been
accepted.
To Race for Record.
II plans can be worked out satisfactorily
there is a movement on foot to send the
first class yacht Scud, owned by Commo-
dore James B. Weaver and holder Of q
speed record of mile and a quarter in
forty-two seconds, to race for the worlds
championship Of that class against the
Hudson River Club at Hyde Park. ". Y
Reuben White would sail the Scud. Com
modore Weaver also owns the third class
yacht Kitty which in twenty mile race
several years ago covered the course In
the record time Of 31:4S
The Winter Sports Committee OF the
Rumson Country Club, consisting, OF Stan
ley d. McGray, Edward Fielder, Benjamin
]. Fincke and J. Ford Johnson. Jr., arc
busy getting their large fleet ready foi
action. They will use practically the
same course as used ythe knockabouts
in the summer time. Among the Others
who will actively participate In this sport
besides those mentioned above are Will
lam B. Potts and many OF the younger
fellows, who are expected to develop intc
expert ice yachtsmen. They include Sam
ueI Riker, Sd. varick and Gardner Stout
Fred Potts, Cheston Simmons, Jack Kel
logg. Dinsmore Banks and others. In con
nection with summer yachting the club Il
| having built fleet of eighteen foot one
design knockabout numbering twenty
two. with a sail area of 35o square feet, fol
use next summer.
Other popular winter sports at the Rum
son Country Club are curling and hocke!
on new specially built rinks on the tenni
courts near the Rumson clubhouse
Among the curling enthusiasts are Nc
Lane Van InCen, Stanley McGraw, Arthu
S. Clark. ]. Wright Brown, J. Ford John
son. Jr: Andrew v. Stout and l.. L
White Several Of these men. togethe
with Uzal and Thomas McCarter. the La
Marsohe boys. Cheston Simmons. Dins
more Banks and Varick Stout. are organ
izing hockey team.