The New York herald., 1922-06-11
BIG YACHTS WILL
RACE THIS WEEK
New York and Larchmont
!. Club Regattas Are the At
tractive Features.

AhiS week the piS TeSdttdS VIII oeSifl
The races of the New York Yacht Club
for the Glen Cove cups will be sailed
on Thursday on the Sound off Glen Cove
and there will be larger fleet of racing
yachts than has been seen for many
years. There will be a schooner class
some of the so footers. probably lthe
Carolina and Istalena, the New York
Yacht Club 40 footers that always fur
nish close contest. the Larchmont SS
footers. the New York Yacht Club 80
fcoters and then the smaller classes, the
Victories. meter yachts and sloops Of
Class S. which this year is quite large
one and races generally with the Sea-
wanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club The
start will be made at o'clock daylight
saving time from line off Glen Cove
On Saturday the spring regatta of the
Larchmont Yacht Club will be sailed.
starting at 2 o'clock, the usual time for
all Long Island Sound championship
events. All the yachts, possibly with the
exception of the schooners. will start in
this regatta, and in addition there will
be the large fleet of Sound racing yachts
that is growing larger every day. How
ell G. Perrin Is again chairman of the
regatta committee, which assures the
yachtsmen that the races will be well
managed
For the Craig Cup.
The James Craig Perpetual Trophy is
to be raced for on July / and and the
race is novel one. This race is held
under the auspices of the Columbia
Yacht Club. New York. and the Atlantic
City Yacht Club. One fleet will start
from New York and race to Atlantic
rd ~..ly
Atlantic City and race to New York
These starts will be made on July l.
The yachtsmen will rest over night and
then return on July 2. racing to their
home ports. The times made over each
leg viii be combined to determine the
winner.
The prize was originally the James
Gordon Bennett Cup. which was offered
for race for power boats to Bermuda.
1t was won by James Craig with the
| Ailsa Craig and Mr. Craig has kept 1t
for many years. At a meeting of the
| National Association Of Engine and
| Boat Manufacturers last winter when
many of the old challenge cups we're
again offered for competition under
modern conditions. Mr.. Craig gave his
big cup to be a perpetual racing trophy
and the American Power Boat Associa-
ton arranged the Atlantic City race as
good one for such a prize.
To Race 1s4 Nautical Miles.
The total distance to Atlantic City
and back Is 1S4 nautical miles. Sew
eraI other prizes are offered for this
race. The racers will be divided in two
classes for the special prizes. Glass A
is for cruisers 30 feet to so feet water
line, and class b is for cruisers
So feet to 80 feet water line. all
to be powered with marine en-
gines. All the yachts will race In one
class for the Craig trophy. Rear Com
modore c. A. Schieren Of the Columbia
Yacht Club donates a prize to become
the property of the owner OF the boat In
class A making the best corrected time
for the two legs The National Asso-
citation will present a silver medal to
the winner. Another prize Is offered
for the winner in class b. There will be
second prizes IL five boats start and a
third prize II seven boats start. The
yacht making the best elapsed time In
each class will also get special prize.
The total value of the prizes offered Is
about 500. in addition to the big trophy.
The start each end will be made at
o'clock, daylight saving time. Entries
for this race close on June 26 with the
regatta committee of either club. The
race committees are: Columbia Yacht
Club. Charles r. Chapman, chairman
c. II. Moore. Charles Baeder, r. T.. Me-
Allister. w. b. Fox, Jr.. and Ira Hand.
who represents the National Association
| OF Engine and Boat Manufacturers
| Atlantic City Yacht Club, Orville T.
Crane, chairman Victor J. Fisher. War
ner Lindsay. IRA and Thomas p. Eidi-
| cott