The New York herald., 1921-08-08
CRUISING RACE ON
LONG ISLAND SOUND
New Rochelle Yachts to Sail
Around Stratford Shoal-
Power Tenders Popular.
BY ARTHUR r.. ALDRIDGE.

BY ARTHUR r. ALDRIDGE.
| Now that the cruise is over and
yachtsmen are returning TO their home
ports some interesting racing may be
anticipated In the coming regattas The
championship events sched uled for this
! month on Long Island Sound are Hugue-
not Yacht Club, August 49, New York
Athletic Club. August 20 !: New Rochelle
Yacht Club. August 81. The Seawan-
haka Corinthian Yacht Club has ar
ranged for three days OF racing Off
| Oyster Bay September /, and 3. The
fall regatta OF that club is to be sailed
on Saturday, September 3. but races
for the SOS, 400 and other yachts are
to be sailed the two preceding days.
! 1t seems that the interest In yachting
and in racing increases as the season
| progresses. SO there Is no doubt that
there will be large fleet at Oyster Bay
| fleet OF S class yachts, fish class and the
kittens will furnish two days OF excel
| lent sport prior to the championship race
| for all classes.
| Long distance racing is always at
| tractive and this season the races that
have been sailed so far have been sue
cessful, particularly the race from Bar
Harbor to Marblehead for the Puritan
cup and the race of the New Rochelle
| Yacht Club around Cornfield Light ves-
sci.
The New Rochelle Yacht Club will
next Saturday start the annual race TO
| Stratford Shoal and return. The start
win be made from New Rochelle at
o'clock p. NJ. daylight saving time
Each yacht Is to take it's own time
1 rounding the lighthouse. This Is a race
unencumbered by conditions. There are
no restrictions as to number of crew.
\ All buoys may be disregarded. There
is class for yachts sailing under the
rating rule, a class for yawls to sail
on handicap basis. ten seconds per foot
or length on deck a mile and a sep
arate class for yachts enrolled IN the
| handicap class. In each class there is a
prize il two or more start and second
II Ave start. Entries will close with the
regatta committee. John X Brophy.
chairman. at p. NJ Friday August 10.
n. Y. G. G. Cruise Successful.
| The revival CT the annual cruise of
| the New York Yacht Club this year was
very pleasing to all yachtsmen. and its
success was particularly gratifying to
| Commodore }. +. Morgan and the Of
fice~s OF the club. who worked enthusi-
| astfcally to make 1t o success More than
100 yachts were with the squadron at
| some time during its four days cruising
from port to port and while ii was at
Newport. Some yachtsmcn started at
| Glen Cove and went for one o. two
| days, while others Joined at New Lon.
| don or Newport. The racing flee. held
we'll together and the contests In every
class were worry keen. What was more
pleasing than the racing was perhaps
! the optimism that was found every
! Where iachtsmer are always optimistic
| even under the most depressing condi-
tions. This may be dus to their ex-
periences. They don't complain when
the weather Is poor because they know
That soon IL VIII change and be fair.
Ihoy firmly Believe that business will
improve very soon ana that Yachting Is
now at the beginning of a big boom.
1t seems strange to the old time sailor
TO see what change the power yacht
has made in yachting, There are very
Few steamers now. Their places have
| been taken by the power cruiser. Yachts
! like Nourmahal will be the popular tvne
| because the accommodations are good
and they are economical TO operate. oil
engines occupy less space and require
smaller crews to operate The sail
yacht owner to-day has his power
| tender. These tenders vary i'm length
from 30 10 100 feet. They have good
accommodations. are able TO carry sails
and spars of the racing yachts tow
them in and out from port morning and
evening and follow them during the
faces. so that IL by chance the racer
should have an accident they are on
hand TO render assistance.
II. 3. Plant is keenly interested In
the sport. He owns the so footer Spar
ton, the power cruiser Dorian and tne
| speed boat Marathon. The Spartan has
peen successful In several races and will
continue to race until the end OF the
season. She will come west, anchorinr
/ IN Glen Cove. Mr.. Plants summer home
Is at New London and he uses the Mara
thon to carry him to and from his sloop
yacht on race days.
Marathon is a sea sled, fast and COM
| Portable. She Is driven by two Hail.
Scott engines of 200 horse power each
I She can make the journey from New
London to Oyster Bay in hours l3
minutes and TO Glen Cove in a little
| more than two and half hours. 1t is
eighty-six miles from New London TO
Glen Cove. After the finish Marathon.
with her owner and friends on board.
and sometimes Mrs. Plant, runs back
home.
Addison G.. Hanan owns the r. Glass
sloop Ariel. Four yachts of the same
class are owned by members OF the
Southport Yacht Club. These were built
from designs by Gardner and are fitted
with centreboards. Some-y yachtsmen have
been anxious to see the two models
tried out together and a match was
suggested. Gardner. who spoke for the
Southport yachts. agreed that Il would
be interesting, but feared that no skip
per OF the ability OF Mr.. Hanan could
be found TO sail one OF those boats. Mr..
Hanan was also Interested and when
he heard OF the objection 70 his sailing
his own yacht he laughingly replied
TELL Gardner my son Richard, 16 years
old. Will sail Ariel and / viii not so
near the yacht. The Peduot boats can
have any amateur they like
This was not said in any boastful
spirit. but purely In the interest OF the
sport and 20 have a good race. When
Designer Gardner was told or this he
thought for o moment and then said,
That's fine We will choose Mr. Hanan