The New York herald., 1921-02-06

German syndicate, 1i6 feet over ALL de-
signed by Watson and sailed by Capt.
Edward Peters.
Hildegarde (schooner), owned by Ed
ward r. Coleman. 135 feet over all. de-
signed by Chesborough and sailed by
Capt S. III. Marsters.
Sunbeam (schooner). owned by Lord
Brassey. 15i feet over all. designed by
Byrne and sailed by Lord Brassey.
Thistle (schooner). owned by Robert
II. Tod. 15O feet over ALL designed by
Wintringham and sailed by Commodore
Robert Il. Tod.
Utowana (schooner), owned by Allison
" Armour, 1870 feet over all. designed
by Webb and sailed by Capt. j. III.
Crawford
valhalla Cship rigged). owned by Earl
Of Crawford. 29S feet over all. designed
by Storey and sailed by Capt Cauws.
Victory Is HernIdcd.
The victory of the Atlantic was
heralded as a big feather in the cap
Of American yachting, Notwithstanding
the fact that Scotchman raced the
yacht. Commodore Marshall treasured
the cup until the great war. when his
only son, an American aviator. met his
death on the other side. Soon after.
the American Red Cross. to be broken
up for the gold that was supposed to
have been In the trophy
II was discovered that even back in
1905 the Kaiser was "bunking' the
world. Instead Of being gold. the cup.
when IL was smashed. proved TO DC only
gold plated and very thin plated at that.
Regardless OF the fact that the race
for the Kaiser's Cup was praised on
every side. there were a few who con-
tended that II was not a real sporting
proposition. Thomas Fleming Day. then
editor of the Rudder. was the principal
critic He said II was a Joke to sail
across the ocean in boat tho size of
the Atlantic and suggested a similar
race for little craft.
Capt Days talking resulted in the
Brooklyn Yacht Club Offering a cup for
deep sea racing for little boats Much
against the "Skipper's'---as Capt Day
Is called--advice. the Brooklyn Yacht
Club did not give the cup for a race
across the ocean. but for an off shore
brush The first race was around Long
Island. This created some talk. The
second was from Gravesend Bay &c
Hampton Roads. This was considered
exceedingly daring.
II was the third race that started the
sporting world talking. II was from
Gravesend Bay to Bermuda. Tons Of
good white paper were ruined telling
the world what a foolhardy undertaking
was being promoted by Capt Day and
the Brooklyn Yacht Club. To race lit
tie boats TO the faroff Lily Isles. across
the mighty Gulf Stream. was considered
rs daring as anything ever attempted
by amateur yachts,nen.
Three little boats--the Lila. the
Tamcrlane and the Gauntlet--started In
the first race. Regardless of the knock
crs. the craft reached Bermuda, proving
that properly built and well manned
little craft could navigate the seven
seas without any real danger. IL was
tine beginning of the Bermuda races. that
increased In Importance until more than
a dozen yachts started in a contest
Gradually yachtsmen lost interest In
the Lily Isles and the Bermuda race
went by the board. The men who were
fond OF deep sea sailing asked that some
other port be made the finish Of the
deep sea contest Halifax race was
tried with only fair success. Then the
war came ana yachts1nen became In
tcrestcd IN something far moro impor-
tant than deep sea sailing.
~ the present writing II Is impossi-
BILE TO state what style. type or size OF
craft viii race this summer for tho
king OF Belgium Cup. Also the num-
ber OF starters s nothing more or less
than guesswork. All that one can
say Is that the announcement of the
offer has created more interest i'm the
yachting world than did the offer OF
the Kaiser back In 1906. II that may be