The New York herald., 1921-09-13
BRITISH TO BRING
YACHTS TO SOUND
Will Decide Size Next Month
for Race With Seawanhaka
Corinthian Y. G.
ny ARTHUR r. ALDRIDcE.


Just what size yachts the British will
bring to the seawanhaka Corinth!an
Yacht Club next season mas not yet been
determined. but It Is certain that there
will be return match sail in waters of
Oyster Bay. on Long Island Sound. The
British-American cup. which was sub
scribed to by yachtsmen on both sides Of
the Atlantic. was called for this year by
yachts OF the six meter class. and al
though the American yachts were beaten
they made a remarkably fine showing
and with perhaps just little more luck
might have won the prize. Grebe, the
Gardner designed yacht. made spIen-
did record. and the British yachtsmen
are loud in their praise Of that yacht
and the way she was handled.
The British yachtsmen interested In
this team race are to hold a meeting
early next month and select the class to
which they will build. Some favor the
r class while others prefer the S class.
There are several yachts in both classes
here. and when the class Is finally Sc
lected there is no doubt that others will
be built to meet the visiting British
yachtsmen.
The New York Yacht Club fifty footere
have sailed their last race of this sea-
son are are row to be laid up. Until the
cruise Of the New York Yacht Club there
were six In the class. They sailed two
series OF races. The first, donated by
0ieorge NJ. Pynchon. owner of the Ista-
ena, was won by Rear Commodore
George Nichols's Carolina. The second
series. for n prize donated by Commo-
dore Nichols, was won by Istalena. so
that Mr.. Pychon and Commodore Nichols
practically exchanged prizes. The Caro-
lima, with jib headed mainsail rig. won
the Astor and Kings cups. The Istalena
lade splendid record during Larch-
mont week and won the series prize
She also won the championship In her
class on Long Island Sound
Two More Championship Races.
which points will count for the Sound
championships in all classes. These are
he Manhasset Bay Yacht Club regatta
next Saturday and the Hampstead Har-
Dor Yacht Club regatta on September
"a. In several OF the classes the COM
petitions are very close and the closing
races will be keenly fought out.
The schooner yacht Invader. which
was built in 1905 for Roy A. Rainey
has been purchased by Joseph r. Jeffer-
son Of Wana, Pa. who Is now planning
to make an extensive cruise among the
islands OF the Pacific and South Seas.
'he invader Is i3s feet length over
all. % feet on the water line, rs feet 6
inches breadth and IL feet inches
draught. AS auxiliary power she is
fitted with q zoo horsepower Murray &
Tresurtha engine. The Invader was
recently owned by Capt. John Barneson
and is now mt San Pedro fitting out
The cruise will last about nine months
and Mr.. Jefferson plans TO cruise down
the Mexican coast to Cocos Islands and
then 10 Panama. Afterward the yacht
will go to Galapagos. the Marquesas,
Tahiti. the Southeast Soionlons. the
Carolinas and possibly to Australia by
way OF New Guinea.
Tho race OF the New York Motor Boat
Club. which was originally scheduled
Tor yesterday TO Rockland i1ht and
-eturn, has been postponed until Sep
tember "a. The start will be made at 3
o'clock In order that contestants may
finish before dark the course has been
shortened TO Tarrytown Light
Handicap Yacht Race.
The annual race OF the handicap
yacht racing class OF Long Island Sound
will be held of New Rochelle next SUM-
day. The warning gun will be fred at
so and the first start will be at 2 p. VI.
Prizes will be given for five divisions.
and In addition n special yawl class will
be provided. The class now numbers
forty yachts. this being the greatest
number ever enrolled in It's fifteen years
existence. so the regatta next Sunday
nronises TO be n verv successful AFFAIR.
In addition to the regular prizes several
special prizes have been presented, and
keen competition Is looked for.
The class will give dinner 10 It's
members and guests and to the MEM
bers OF tho New Rochelle Yacht Club
at Harrison Island, New Rochelle. y. ".
next Saturday evening at 1880, and
suitable anchorage will be provided for