The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-30
BRITISH SELECTING
CHALLENGING TEAM
Clark and Nicholson to Sail
Two of the Six Meter
Yachts.
by ARTHUR F. ALDRIDGE.

While the American six meter yachts
are nearing completion the British chal-
lengers. who are also having several
new yachts built. are selecting those
the summer. Two of the new boats
built are to come. SO it is announced
on the other side OF the Atlantic. These
are Norman Clark NeIlls Fife, designed
yacht. and the syndicate-owned yacht
built by Charles Nicholson. In the event
of these two yachts not proving as sat.
isfactory as it is expected they will be
their owners are prepared to withdraw
them and to bring here. any boat that
may be selected by the joint committee
of the British clubs that are interested
in the international match.
The Fife boat and one other Clyde
built boat yet to be chosen will be
shipped to this country in August. The
Nicholson boat. which is owned by men,
bers of the Royal Thames and Royal
London Yacht Clubs will be handled
here by her designer, who, 1t will be
remembered. designed the last Americas
Cup challenger and was here when the
races were sailed in 1920. Mr.. Nichol-
son is one of the best small boat sailers
in British waters.
The Jean One of the Team.
The Jean, also Nicholson designed
boat owned by the Hon. Sir John Ward
one of last years team, may also be
on this years quartette and. IL selected
will be steered by Sir Ralph Gore
Should this boat not be fast enough
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of the others that may prove to be
better
The British have a large fleet of
meter boats from which to select d
team, but all of their owners are noe In
position to bring them across the
Atlantic. Last years four were Basi
Goulds Polly, Fife design; Evelyn
Parkers Flya. Fife design Sir William
Burton and Sir Godfrey Collins's VIC
toria Mylne design, and Hon. Sir Johu
Wards Jean, Nicholson design. The
new yachts of this year include -four
designed by Fife, a boat designed ar1
owned by Fred Stephens. boat de-
signed and owned by T. c. Glen Goats
and few others.
The owners of the meter yachts
named are among the very best anna.
tours who sail in British waters and II
seems that the British are doing thel:
best to repeat their success of last yeac
On this side sixteen yachts will race
during the summer and the four best
are to be selected by the Seawanhaka
Corinthian Yacht Club to meet the Wis.,
itors. This will be by far the most i'm
portant yachting event sailed in Ameri-
can waters for long time and it will
be the first international team match
sailed here.
The match consists of six races, which
will be sailed on Long Island Sound OF
Oyster Bay beginning September 8, and
the winners will be determined by the
point system. The races will be sailed
on alternate days and over courses al
ternating to windward or leeward and
return and triangular.
C. Fl. w. Foster. who is having a
six meter yacht built from Burgess de-
signs, has named his vessel Mosca
There are three of these boats building
at Lawleys and all are nearing compile
thn. At City Island there is large
feet and these will BIO launched in the
next two weeks. and as soon as the
weather is settled will begin tuning up.