The New York herald., 1921-05-15
700 YACHTS READY
FOR SUMMER RACING
Regattas Planned by Scores of
Clubs From Maine to
Delaware.
BY FRANK l.. CURTIS.

A complete list of the yachts that will.
race on the Sound this summer begin
ming with the Harlem Yacht Club re-
gatta on Memorial Day. has been pre-
Tared by Frank Bovine Jones. vice-pres-
ident of the Long Island Sound Yacht
Racing Association. They range from
the n. Y Y. c. ffties to the tiny knock
abouts and sailing canoes entered by the
New York Canoe Club.
7 The total, according to reporte re-
ceivcd up to yesterday, Is 260. an in
crease over last year of approximately
% per cent, and by far the largest num-
Der of boats in commission for racing
since before the war. The list by
classes is as follows: Fifties. 6; forties,
5 Larchmont Os 4: Bar Harbor 81
footers 4 +; thirties. 13 Sound schooners,
r; handicap classes. "a; u class. s
Victories, 20 Indian Harbor Arrows, 7 !;
r class Cincluding new Pequot one de-
sign), 5; six-meter class, 4 i; Glen Cove
Jewels, 10; Stamford class, 10: Sea-
wanhaka Co rinthian fishes, 21, Indian
Harbor knockabouts, 4 Stars, Ss; Ori-
enta class. 4; New York Canoe Club
1 knockabouts. 8 New Rochelle class, 2.
and sailing canoes, IL.
Provision will be made for these
yachts in all the open regattas. In adj
dition several clubs have their own one
design classes which will race among
themselves in home waters. They are:
Pequot 1S-footers, 4 Sachems Head 1S-
footers. g.: Shell Shore dories, 9; Sea-
wanhaka- -Corinthian Kittens. 16, and
the Indian Harbor Sea News s.
The Pequot Yacht Club. successor to
the Black Rock and Bridgeport clubs,
has two classes that will race at South
port Conn. They are four Is foot
knockabouts built by Herreshoff and
four class r sloops. Marconi rigged,
built by Nevins from designs by
Gardner.
There will be almost as large n fleet
racing out of Marblehead headquarters
for yachtsmen Down East as there will
be on the Sound. Preliminary reports
state $50 owners have signified their
intention of competing in the regattas
on Boston Bay. At Buzzards Bay.
where the s class is popular forty rae
ing yachts are coming out and at Mar
ragansett Bay about thirty have been
entered.
Between thirty and forty small racing
craft viii be seen at Mantle and the
Gravesend Bay Association VIII put out
at least twenty-five. Down the coast
fleets Of yachts viii race on the Shrews-
bury. at Barnegat. at Atlantic City and
Cape Charles to Philadelphia.
Altogether from the Delaware capes
to Cape Ann there will be more than
700 sailing vessels competing for the
cups AM trophies offered by the re-
Eatta committees OF score or more OF
the largest yacht clubs in America.
The racing dates of the Seawanhaka-
Corinthian Yacht Club Of Oyster Bay
were published last week. Besides the
regular open regattas there will be
series Of special races for the six meter
Marconi sloops that are to race In
British waters next August Johnston
DeForest has offered a prize for these
boats to be sailed for on May 81, 2s
and 30. Three races will be held each
day. weather permitting.
All these races will be over the inside
club courses finishing Off the club house.
Points Will be scored on the uedal scor-
Ing system Another series 5f races for
these yachts will be held in June, and
J. II. Smith, Jr., has offered a prize for
the boat making the best record In all
racing prior to being shipped abroad.
Beginning June 4 special races will be
sailed every Saturday over the club
courses for the three seawanhaka
classes fishes, kittens and boats. There
VII be three series of Ave races each,
ending on September 80.
The New Rochelle Yach. c.1 viii
open next Saturday with a reception
dinner. dance and entertainment IN the
club house. The race committee has
mapped out an elaborate programme for
the season. which win include several
long distance events.
The Eagle. w X Vanderbilt's steam
yacht hns returned 10 port and is now
at Tebo's Basin The Eagle In charge
Of Capt. r. ". Sanborn, left New York
last December with Mr.. Vanderbilt and
a party Of friends on board md has been
cruising IN West indies waters and or
the Florida coast for Ave months. The
Eagle was formerly the Adventures. q
British built yacht owned by sir Will
lam Garthwaite. She was rernodelled
specially for Mr. Vanderbilt last fall.
Tho yawl Lasca, recently purchased
BY Edward Morse Jr.. lis fitting out at
jacobs ward, City Island. and is nearly
ready The Ohoncara. owned by CARL
Tucker. r HerTeshoff built auxiliary
schooner f09 feet over all and fitted
with Speedway engines, will be ready
this month. The famous old schooner
Sea Fox, once the flagship Of Commo-
dore Dallas r. Pratt is once more
yacht When there was a big demand
Tor vessels Of commerce Sea Fox went
into trade, but now she Is the propertf
of r. H. Upham and Ags1SttipD out tor