The New York herald., 1921-02-09
Mile and Half Race the Garden Board
OCEAN YACHT RACE
PLANS UNDER WAY
American Clubs Are Asked to
Name Committee to Start
Contest.

Plans for the international transat-
lantic yacht race next summer for the
cup offered by Albert. King OF the Bel
gians. took definite form yesterday upon
tho arrival from Washington OF Baron
dc Cartier de Marchienne, Belgian Am
bassador to the United States.
Baron de Cartier. after expressing his
appreciation of the enthusiasm with
which King Albert's suggestion has been
received, wrote to Commodore ]. p.
Morgan OF the New York Yacht Club,
Commodore Francis T.. Mayer of the At
lantic Yacht Club Of Brooklyn and Corl-
modore James B. Ford of taa IsarasA-
mont Yacht Club. and asked each to APP
point a representative to act on the
race committee.
The three clubs were selected as rep
rcsentative of American yachting, the
Ambassador explained, and entries are
rot limited to their memberships. The
original conditions Of the Kings an
nouncement of the race will apply and
sailing yachts OF all nations of any size
or rig are eligible. The start is set for
noon. July 4, regardless Of wind or
weather.
Text of Invitation.
Baron de Carriers letter, asking CO.
operation Of American yachtsmen In
making the Kings race success, Is as
follows:
King Albert has, as you may have
perceived from notices in the press, Of
fered a cup as a trophy for a deep sea
yacht race from Sandy Hook to Ostend,
Belgium, the start to be on July next
and the event to be open to all sizes.
types and rigs of sailing yachts. and to
auxiliaries also, provided the propelltng
machinery Is sealed.
"It is His Majesty's desire that a
committee OF three yachtsincn act to
start the race, each member to repre-
sent stipulated club. and no member
Of the committee to be member Of
either of the other two clubs The clubs
mentioned are the New York Yacht
Club, the Larchmont Yacht Club and tho
Atlantic Yacht Club.
May l ask you. as commodore OF
your club. kindly to appoint a repre-
sentative to this committee, and per-
haps. if may be allowed to suggest it.
the chairman of your race committee
would be most acceptable choice.
"A suitable vessel will be provided
for the use OF the committee.
IT will be in New York on Monday,
February 21. and will be very glad to
meet your representative.
! Should the suggestion to select as
committeeman the present chairmen OF
the race committees OF the three clubs
| be adopted they will be Fl. do B. Par
sons, New York c. de Zafra, Atlantic,
and Howell G. Perrin, Larchrnont
| Two Entries Arc Made.
| Baron de Cartier said he had re-
| ceiVed inquiries from various quarters.
one coming from a yacht club In the
Gulf of Mexico. There have been two
entries already-one Commodore Mayors
Undaunted. big schooner. and the
other the Siesta, ketch, entered by
Prof. w. r. Clayton of Annapolis, Nd
One or more Canadian entrants are ex-
pected and 1t is possible. the Baron
said that a syndicate of Belgians may
be formed to buy or charter a boat to
uphold the colors of Belgium. That was
done by a. German syndicate when the
Kaiser offered cup in 1905. and the
German boat Hamburg finished second
to the Atlantic in a field OF eleven
yachts.
Yachtsmen said yesterday the ap-
pontment of committee to arrange
the details of the race would stimulate
entries A number OF owners have been
holding off. they said. until they know
exactly what rules will govern the con-
test.