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Adele was estimated to be fifteen minutes be- 
hind when the time limit expired. She was about 
a mile and a quarter from the buoy, certainly 
no further behind Seneca than she was at the 
turning ot the second buoy. She had had a 
slight favoring in the flukes that prevailed in 
the last leg of the contest. 
The five possible races in the contest are al- 
ternately triangular and windward and leeward, 
the first being twenty-one mile courses, the sec- 
ond eighteen miles. The time limit is five hours. 
Later figures comparing the measurements of 
Adele and Seneca give this: 


Adele. Seneca. 
| Sol Ln to) iG {sR eee oC eee 3ft. lin. 47it. 
EAPO A CD aleasele as vias gb sles 336% nlais «oa Bere wis 9ft. 3in. Sit. 
BVT TRR Mee iisiele st Sle lagi viaieiereis. aisle eteys.a ssi¥eie 6ft. 5in. 6ft. Gin, 
Waterline length . Sin. 32ft. 
GLUES: | SS Sogman eg eters Seer meee 12,6271bs. 9,5001bs. 
SUoL TCE oN Ae in eee 1,347sqft. 1,150sq. ft. 
MO MESRACORTLENLG S50 %\530\0;0 055 0) /ei0}0;0's 0) 05810" 19,9011bs, 16,446ibs, 
Seneca also wins the second race on Monday, 
Aug. 12. C. H. J. Sniper. 
The Sonder Class Races. 
GERMANY wins the first of the series of races 
sailed off Kiel, Germany, on Aug. 12, between 
three American and three German boats for the 
Emperor William’s cup. 
Wittelsbach won from Spokane I. by ats. 
The German boats were better suited to the 
head winds and choppy seas met with on this 
course than were the lighter weather American 
boats, which only goes to show that the home 
boats always have an advantage over the chal- 
lenger. They are built and tuned up to suit 
local conditions to which an intruder must ac- 
custom himself, and if, as in the present 
case, the boats are not so suitable for the 
weather conditions, they labor under a great dis- 
advantage. 
The American boats, with the exception of the 
Marblehead, sailed part of the time with one 
reef in their mainsails, while the stiffer German 
yachts did not take in a reef during any part of 
the race. Owing to the heavy sea the American 
boats were continually taking water on board, 
which kept their crews busy bailing and pump- 
ing. It was estimated that the wind at times 
blew thirty miles an hour, though, according to 
the wind gauge ashore, it did not blow more 
than eighteen miles. The Americans were satis- 
fied with the result, believing that the Wittels- 
bach, under the conditions prevailing, won on 
her merits. 
The Germans did the unusual thing of allow- 

HOW THE NEW YORK THIRTIES CARRIED FULL ,SAIL, 
ing the Americans to choose the course. The 
Imperial Y, C.’s committee asked Henry 
Howard, of Boston, Mass., chairman of the 
Regatta Committee of the Eastern Y. C., to draw 
up suggestions on the subject, and he selected 
a triangle a mile and a half beyond the light- 
ship, each leg being exactly two and a half miles, 
or fifteen miles in all, sailed over twice. 
Wannsee was first over the line, and Tilly X., 
sailed by Prince Henry of Prussia, came next, 
followed by Spokane I., and Marblehead in that 
order. 
Chewink VIII. and Wittelsbach crossed the 
starting line before the gun was fired at 11.16 
A. M., and were compelled to return and make 
a fresh start, by which Wittelsbach lost 1m. 30s. 
and Chewink VIII. 1m. gos. Wittelsbach, per- 
ceiving that the five other boats were on the 
port tack, with the wind dead ahead, took a 
long tack to starboard, gained rapidly on her 
competitors, and twenty-three minutes later ob- 
tained the lead. The times at the first windward 
mark were as follows: 
Wittelsbach ........ 2 09 01 Marblehead ....... 12 08 01 
Spokanewd. 1c esccee's 12 06 30 Lally Oiaesaicte meas 12 08 10 
Wannsee sacsccsccee 12 07 26 Chewink VIII. ...12 09 30 
The boats sailed the next leg with the wind 
abeam, and their positions unchanged. Spokane 
I. and Chewink VIII. shook out their reefs, the 
former having lost a little on the first leg, owing 
to her reduced sail area. The last leg of the 
first round was a broad reach. 
At the end of the first round Wittelsbach led 
Spokane I. by 1m. 22s., with Marblehead tm. Ios. 
behind Spokane I., and Tilly X., Wannsee and 
Chewink VIII. a few seconds apart. 
On the first leg of the second round Spokane 
I. gained a minute on Wittelsbach and Chewink 
VIII., which had fallen to last place, owing to 
holding on too long on the starboard tack, while 
the others went to port, crept up into fourth 
place, Tilly X. dropped to the tail of the pro- 
cession, and Wannsee slipped into third place. 
These positions were unchanged while sailing the 
next two legs, though Spokane I. gained about 
half a minute on Wittelsbach. 
The times at the finish were as follows: 
WittelsbachX ..... 209 01 Chewink VIII. ... 2 12 59 
Spokane I. .......% 2 09 32 Marblehead ....... 213 38 
IWiannSCG Lag derasieic.c 2 12 35 Ate eS 2 S ake dere aan 13 54 
The crowds on board the steamers which 
gathered about the finish line cheered Wittels- 
bach and Spokane I. 
Prince Henry was cheerful over the bad luck 
of Tilly X., and he congratulated the winner. 
SUE, STARTING ON HER SECOND ROUND AT 
The Sonder Class in Spain. 
So popular has the sonder class become in 
foreign waters that Spain has made an offet 
calculated to take the American team of three 
sonder boats to that country in September. 
Circulars have been received by the Eastern 
Y. C. from the Royal Y. C. of San Sebastian, 
Spain, outlining the conditions for the interna- 
tional match to be sailed in September. The 
match will be under the joint control of the 
Eastern Y. C. and the Spanish Federation of 
Yacht Clubs, having headquarters at San Sebas 
tian, 
For the chief prize there will be a handsome 
cup presented by the King of Spain and known 
as the Alfonso XIII. cup. There will be other 
prizes for each race. The King’s cup will go 
to the yacht first winning three races, or win 
ning the fourth race. Five races are scheduled, 
but six will be sailed if necessary. If the de- 
ciding race is the third the winner cannot com- 
pete in further races. If the deciding race is 
the fourth the winner will be excluded from the 
fifth. Should the fourth race not result in’a 
decision, only the winners in these four races 
can compete in the fifth. In case of no decision 
in the fifth the sixth would be sailed between 
two yachts only. 
This arrangement is similar to that employed 
at Marblehead in the German-American match 
last year. The date for the Spanish races has 
not yet been announced, but will be arranged by 
representatives of the Eastern Y. C., now in 
Europe, and representatives of the Spanish 
Federation of Yacht Clubs. It will probably fall 
early in September. 
Courses will be triangular on the open sea 
outside the port of San Sebastian, the start and 
finish being in the harbor. The racing rules 
will be substantially the same as in the German- 
American match, which will be sailed this week. 
Spanish yachtsmen will select their three boats 
for the match at the conclusion of a week’s rac 
ing now being held at San Sebastian. It is not 
improbable that one or more of their boats will 
be of American design, as prominent designers 
last winter turned out sonder boat plans for 
Spanish yachtsmen. 

Tue Atlantic Y. C. had a festival on the 
night of Friday, Aug. 9, and the attendance was 
a record-breaker for the club. Sousa’s complete 
band furnished the attraction, and the club, by 
decorations and electric lights, helped the effect 
along. 
LARCHMONT ON SATURDAY, JULY 27. 

