The New York herald., 1922-03-05
YACHTSMEN BOOMING
RACES FOR JUNIORS
Many Small Craft Building for
Use of Young Boys and
Girls.
ny ARTHUR r. ALDRIDGE.

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stimulate interest in the sport boys and
girls must be educated to boat sailing
and to a love OF the water They have
realized that once boy or girl learns
give in the shape or healthful exercise,
that desire for clean. wholesome outdoor
sport Is never lost As result OF this
work on the part of the Eastern yacht
clubs their regattas are made up largely
of small boats sailed by boys and girls
and they are sailed very cleverly. too.
Now that practice of educating the
members of the rising generation is ex-
tending 10 clubs In the vicinity OF New
York. and more particularly on Long
Island Sound. 1t is very probable. too,
that before long we shall have junior
championships sailed here, just as they
do off Marblehead.
Last year the Eastern Yacht Club had
three small yachts built. They were
identical in size and design and were
rented during the summer to sons and
daughters Of the members. The demand
for these boats was so great that they
were never idle. They were also used
for the championship races. Each club
between Buzzards Bay and Cape Ann
was invited to send it's champion crew
of boys and girls to Marblehead, where
they sailed these three yachts in heat
races until the champion Eastern crew
was determined. Twelve crews took
part in these races and the contests
proved to be the most interesting OF the
season. The races will be sailed again
this year. and as many more boats have
been built this winter for the youngsters
the competitions will be even more IN
teresting.
Kittens at Oyster hay.
The Kitten Glass of the Sea.wanhaka
Corinthian Yacht Club will be much
larger this year. Several members Of
tho club have notified Secretary a. u.
Weeks Jr., that they wish to purchase
Kitten boats for their children. Last
year there wore eighteen boats in this
class and they raced as often IS pos
siblc over an inside course at Oyster
Bay. The boats were always in view
of those at the club house and lsuncn
followed the racers In case any should
have trouble.
The Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht
Club Is doing all 1t can to build up
yachting and 1t has started from the
bottom by interesting the younger mem
bers of their families in the sport. II
is confidently expected that this year at
least thirty OF these kindergarten boats
will be racing at Oyster Bay. They
cost SEQ each. plus a war tax OF 80
Last year Montgomery, the builder at
Gloucester. Mass, turned out about
three hundred OF these boats and they
were not AS stauncfly constructed ms
they should have been. Tho boats pur.
chased last year will all be gone over
very carefully in the spring and prop
crly strengthened. The new boats VIII
be built with special care.
The design. general appearance and
sailing qualities cannot be improved
and I'm these respects a very high stand
ard OF uniformity will be maintained
The 1922 kittens" will have bronze
hardware. extra heavy rudder hangings
and stem irons running from keel up
and over the stem head. The forward
deck will be trussed TO stand any pos
sible strain that can be brought on the
mast or step in the toughest of calling
conditions.
These boats were designed by Harry
L. Friend. They were fifteen feet over
all. twelve feet on the water line, six
feet six inches breadth, seven inches
draft OF hull. two feet six inches draft
with center board down and they
spread 1o5 square feet OF sail area.
The mast Is twenty-five feet long and
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so-called Msrconi catboat rig and sail
wonderfully we'll. The cockpit on each
boat is seven feet four inches lolg
by four feet six inches wide.
/ six Meter Yachts Progressing.
The work OF building the six meter
yachts that are TO race for the honor
of meeting the British Challenger In the
international team match next Septem-
ber is progressing steadily. Herreshoff
| In building one boat for Rear Commo-
dore Paul L. Hammond and may pos
sibiy have two others. At Lawleys
three boats are building. These are
from designs by w. Starting Burgess
! and are for Vice-Commodore Frank
PaIno OF the Corinthlan Yacht Club,
c. RI. w. Foster and one other eastern
yachtsman.
AT City Island Robert Jacob has two
boats. one from designs by g. ..
Mower for Adrian Isclin, Jr. The other
10 for John II. Birmingham and has
hoen designed by G. Sherman Hoyt OF
Henry C,ieIow. Inc. Wood is building
two boats designed by Addison =.
Hanan. One Is for former Commodore
william IT. Chids and the other for
Az Uanan's sons. Wood Ii also build
,nr a boat for Clinton III. Crane ana
IJeudon Chubb, which has been designed
by c. u. Mower.
Neyins at city Island is building one
boat for Johnston de Forest, one Tor
Henry II. Plant, both from Mower de-
slrns. and will start work on others
ycrv soon. The work of building the
boats for the Manhasset Bay, the
I,archmont and the Stamford Yacht
clubs syndicates has not yet been
started. These yachts will take part
IN Ali the open regattss until late In the
season and will in August sail In the
eliminating trials under the auspices OF
The Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club
AZ oyster Bay. -Four yachts are to be
selected to meet the British quartet.
Atlantic ". G. Recrganized.
The Atlantic Yacht Club has ar
ranxed its finances so that IL will con-
tinue to be a yachting organization.
This 4. good news to those yachtsmen
who still want racing on Gravesend
Bay. The club was in a peculiar finan-
cioi condition at the close OF last sea-
son. At realty company has been or
gsnized which will take over the prop
erty Of the club.
The realty company Is capitaliz ~ ?.
$3.50. 900. Each member who pays this
wears dues will receive one share of
stock in this company and limited
number OF shares will be offered for
members to purchase IL they 80 desire.
The realty company will pay cash
consideration to the club which will en-
able II to pay off its Indebtedness and
10 start the season with a clean slate.
rrhe club will lease the property at Sea