The New York herald., 1922-08-21
SIX METER BOATS
SAIL TWO TRIALS
Morning and Afternoon
Events for Fleet Gathered
in Oyster Bay.
OTHER fEsTs TO FOLLOW
Opponents for British Will Be
Named Before End Of
Week. Z
OTHER TESTS TO FOLLOW
BY ARTHUR F. ALpRIDGE.


The fleet of six-meter yachts WIN all
be at Oyster Bay this morning. Last
week all these yachts were hauled out.
cleaned, painted and measured and now
I all are certified to be within tho six
meter rating. Some Of the fleet re-
manned on the ways until yesterday
afternoon to dry out as much as poss-
BILE. This morning they will start the
trial races.
The yachts are tc race in two divi-
sions, and in the first race. which will
be started at 10 10 O'Clock, the first
division will consist OF the odd numbered
yachts. These are Sake, Grebe, Pris-
ella, Bally-Hoo, Clytie, Mosca, Nanwa
and Viva. Ten minutes later the second
division will be sent off. and in this divi-
sion will be the even numbered yachts.
Montauk, Cygnet, Peggy. LEsprit, Ace.
Lea. Syce and Undertaken.
In the second race, which Is to he
started later in the day. and in all fol-
lowing races the first division will be
composed Of the first four boats Of each
division in the previous race and the
second division will be composed OF the
remaining boats.
Inc COurSeS Will De SIX nautical miles
in length, three miles to windward or
leeward and return, or triangular two
miles TO each leg. The start and finish
line will be from a mark flying the Sea-
wanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club burgee,
anchored approximately midway be-
tween Center Island and Oak Neck
buoys. The barks on the courses will be
Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. c. fish boats
flying the club burgee, and one red ball.
which In windward or leeward course
shall be left to starboard. The direction
OF the courses to be sailed will be sig
nailed by International code flags. dis
played ten minutes before the warning
signal.
Time Limit for Races.
The race committee Is Colgate Hoyt.
chairman; III. e. Boucher, Ray ID. Bow
ers Percy s. Weeks and III. VI. Curtis.
This committee calls attention to the fol-
lowing points: "All Government marks
and aids to navigation shall be left on
the proper hand A race in which no
yacht in either division has finished by
Z 80 p. NJ shall be declared of. Com
pulsory equipment shah consist of an
chor OF at least thirty pounds, one ff-
teen fathom cable two inches in circum-
ference. one efficient pump and two life
preservers.
"In view Of the fact that the selec-
ton committee will be endeavoring to
determine the relative speed of the
boats, contestants are requested not TO
split taclls or SCATTER otherwise than the
normal conditions of the course might
require 10 obtain a clear wind and a
fair chance.
"Inasmuch as the committee will be
governed in picking boats where the
-. rIals
OF and tendency to observe the letter
and intent OF the racing rules violation
OF these rules will lead to disqualifica-
ton and initiate against the selection
OF the offending boat"
Boats, Numbers and Owners.
The boats. their numbers by which
spectators may identify them. their
owners. designers and builders are:
No, Name Owner Designer and Builder.
l-sakie. Frank e. Paine. burgess. Lawley.
2-Montauk w. a. W. Stewart and Win
throp w. Aidrich. Gardner, Wood.
3-Grebe. u. de n. Boardman and Town
send Irwin. Gardner Nevins-
Herreshoff.
5-PrIscila. Johnston dc Forest Mower.
6-Peggy, Clinton II. Crane and Hendon
chubb. Mower, Woods.
7-Bally-Hoo Addison G.. Hanan. Hanan.
s-L'Esprit. william II. childs. Hanan.
Woods.
o-Clytic. Henry u. Plant. i. NJ. Hoyt.
Nevins.
1o-Ace, Adrian Isolin I'd and W. Langley.
Mower, jacob.
ii-Mosca. c. H. w. Foster. Burgess. Law
ley.
Plea. y. r. Bermingham. Gelow. Jacob.
13-Nanwa. w. j. wayte. wayte, wayte.
ii-Syce. Stamford y. G. Syndicate. Alden,
LawIey.
i5--viva. Larchmont Y G. Syndicate. f. NJ,
Hoyt NevinE
1e-Undertas-r. @. a. welch I'd. Burgess.
I.aw!ey
After three days OF racing the COM
mttee win begin to eliminate and hopes
that by the end of the week to have the
four best yachts left to sail against the
English four