Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-11

Yacht RaceHas
Many Entries
BY Jack Vieock.

8Onntry'S supremacy on Ine Wale
fluring the coming summer.
# Plans are already under way TO
snproving sailing craft to be en-
erred in the big international trans
tlantic race for King Albert's cuI
Aext July, and work of buildinf
-FOUR six metre" yachts that are t
Aace at Cowes, England, next Au'
kust has already begun.
"A The big race for the gold trophy
8ffered by Belgium's monarch Is
+ 7xpected to attract no less than :;
Entries for the contest is to be
ree- for-all event, the only stipula-
ion of the donor being that all en-
rants shall be wind propelled YES
2els. Not a few Of the American
ntrants will be auxiliaries, but
heir engines will remain sealed un-
IN after they have crossed the fin
sh line at Ostend, unless they en-
ounter mishaps which would com
BEL them to withdraw from compe-
ifion.
q No Handicap Restrictions.
T. One of the features Of the race
that tends to make it the greatest
naritine sporting event ever at
tempted is the face that 1t is to be
boat for boat affair. No entrant
yill enjoy a handicap and no time
Allowance, based on complicated
Measurements, will be granted. The
FIRST yacht to cross the line OF the
belgian coast at Ostend will be de-
saared the winner.
4 The races last summer between
she Shamrock ~ and the Resolute
IN Sandy Hook demonstrated
i }lainly enough that the public Is
Hot interested in involved handi-
apping, which often makes a
loser out of the vessel finishing
ilrst. Again, the absence Of such
fhings as time allowance based on
anl area, etc, is expected to en-
Courage Yankee ingenuity in rig
Eing up entrants for the big event
Fishermen VIII Enter.
"A There is a good chance that YES
Els belonging to fishermen, such
~ the American Esperanto, and
fle Canadian, Delawanna, which
laced off Halifax last October, will
freatly increase the field of expect
VI entrants. Many of the "old
fAIts' who own such vessels are of
ll1e opinion that in a 30O0-mile
Acean race, such as the one for
Z ing Albert's cup will be, they
ould be able to sail rings around
Y majority of amateur helmsmen
Nnd IL permitted many of them will
Inter sloops.
Upton Keen for It.
y The expected entry of Sir Thorn
ID Upton will greatly increase in
rest in the event. Should the
'Ateran Irish baronet get Into the
Ikim" It will be for blood" and,
beat sportsman that he is, II seems
britain that ne win be tempted.
lae Shamrock Nv, by the way,
'sght be rugged for transocean
lling, as she is of heavy type and
fast footer in turbulent water. 1t
4 believed, however, that Sir
aomas will enter yacht of more
land ocean going lines should he
Aeide 10 get in.
king Alfonso of Spain, a yacht
4 z enthusiast for years, and King
sorge OF England may send yachts
ross the big pond for the race,
cording to talk going the rounds
Yachtsmen Here Busy.
Meanwhile yachtsmen on this
~ are bending their efforts to
N every Improvement possible in
craft already built Some OF the
obable entrants are:
II MAlcyone, auxiliary schooner, 42O
ns. length 1853 feet Henry w.
atnam, owner.
aloha, auxiliary bark, 6b9 tons
ngth 21S feet, Arthur Curtiss
ines, owner.
aA-iadne, auxiliary schooner. 246
IA, length 131 feet Frederic G
,etcher, owner.
Atlantic IL, auxiliary schooner,
9 tons, length 1885 feet, James
* Brady and Nie.olas f. Brady
sner.
1Ionstaliauon, auNlliary sclooii"i,
ia tohs, length lSl teet' HERBERT
Sars, owner.
Elena, schooner, zoe tons, length
5e feet Corneilus Nahueroi'' own
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