The New York herald., 1922-06-25
YACHTSMEN TO HAVE
A VERYB BUSY FOURTH.
Three Days Of Keen Racing
OH Long Island Sound
for Prizes.

Yachtsmen taking part In the COM
petitions for championships on Lons
Island Sound will have three days
racing beginning with next Saturday
and they will celebrate the glorious
Fourth in fine style provided there is
any wind. The Indian Harbor Yacht
Club will have the regatta next Satur-
day. The Indian Harbor Yacht Club
always has a large fleet Of starters. In
past seasons 1t has confiicted with the
annual regatta of the New York Yacht
Club, which is sailed on July s. but this
year the New Rochelle Yacht Club re-
linquished its day. which is the Satur-
day before the Fourth, because of its
ocean race, and the Indian Harbor Yacht
Club moved UP one week. E. Burton
Hart is chairman of the regatta COM
mittee.
On Monday, July 8. the annual re-
gatta of the American Yacht Club will
be sailed and the first class will be sent
across the starting line at o'clock,
daylight saving time. The race commit
tee of this club is III. de B. Parsons.
William Remsen. John B. Shethar,
Frederic w. Sherman and D. Raft Rich
ardson. Several handsome prizes have
been offered by members of the club.
Commodore John l.. Cutler will give the
prize for the "forties," Vice Commodore
Charles w. Leavitt the prize for the
"thirties," Rear Commodore Philip r.
Mallory for the Larchmont o class,
Capt. John E. Hayes for the six meter
class. Capt. Ogden NJ Reid for class S.
and Joseph NJ. Macdonough for the New
York Yacht Club so footers.
The committee announces that a class
race in which one yacht has not finished
by one-half hour before sunset will be
declared off. Sun sets that day at s :32
p. NJ, and II is high water at Milton
Point at 6 AS p. NJ. The courses vary
In length from 16% miles for the largest
yacht to rs miles for the little ones.
The Fourth of July regatta is the
annual event of the Larchmont Yacht
Club. In days gone by the club used
10 charter a steamer to follow the yachts
over the course and to accommodate the
cub members and their guests To-day
every club has TO practice economy and
there is no club steamer. But there will
be a large fleet of yachts which will in
clude the steamers, power yachts and
sailing craft. which will make it a gay
day on the Sound
FOur OF tne bTltlSn SIX meter ydCntS
sailed a fine race on the Clyde in the
regatta OF the Royal Clyde Yacht Club.
This was the opening regatta on the
Clyde and IL was sailed In fresh to
strong southwesterly wind. Cola H.,
owned by r. J. Stephens, and Selene.
owned by T. c. Glen Coats. were this
years boats. and the owners expressed
themselves as satisfied with their opening
performances. Neil Clarks Reg and
George r. Paisley's Ayesha, new yachts.
were not quite ready to start The winner
IN this race was w. r. Robertson's Caryl,
and her time for the Is nautical miles
was :49:2 Cola III, F. j. Stephens.
was second, time 2:4s:52. The times of
tho others were: Polly. ]. Howden
Hume. 2;50:si: Seiene. T. c. Glen
Coats. 7.so:4i.
An idea Of the amount OF yachting
there is on the Clyde can be gained from
the number OF members there are in the
four leading clubs. The Royal Clyde
Yacht Club has a membership OF 100.
war times. but II in gaining very fast.
The Clyde Corinthian Yacht Club has a
snernbership Of sb4. The Royal North
ern Yacht Club. the oldest club IL Scot
land. having been founded In 1894. has
500 members. and the Mudhoox Y1sht
Club has q membership of ~. The
rignt 20 ny the -rouge et noir" burgee
Ia greatly prired IN Scottish waters.
says tha Fisid. This club has no club
house n provides one OF the nnest re-
eaftaa of the season. and SIS members
wear a chain made of galvanized iron.