Trial races will begin next week,
weather permitting, but it has not yet
been decided where they will be held.
The New York and Seawanhaka yacht
clubs have offered to hold special races
on the Sound prior to the opening of the
Sound racing season May 30. but as the
waters of the Solent, where the cup con
test will he sailed, are apt to be rough
it is quite likely the preliminary work
will bo done in the open water outside
of Boston.
Test of Sailing Skill.
The fix meter races have aroused the
greatest interest here and In England
and they mark a new departure in Inter
national sport. It Is the first time In the
history of yachting that small one de
sign boats representing two countries
have been matched. It will be a test of
skill rather than of boat building, as the
eight competitors will be virtually Iden
tical In design.
The American boats are owned by four
syndicates of yachtsmen. One of the
two Gardner yachts has been built for
William A. W. Stewart and Winthrop W.
Aldrleh of New York, the other for John
Ij. Saltonstall and Richard de B. Board
man of Boston and E. Townsend Irvin
of this city.
The Burgess boats are owned by John
F. Birmingham, Commodore George F.
Baker, Albert Strauss and Paul L?.
Hammond and by Commodore Frank C.
Paine of the Corlrthlan Yacht Club of
M'sxblehead and Starling Burgess re
spectively.
Reports from England state twelve
new six meter boats have been built this
year and will compete with as many old
boats of the same c'ass for the honor of
meeting the visitors. The elimination
races will be an Intcrclub affair with the
following clubs represented : Royal Y?-cht
Squadron, Royal Thames Yacht Club.
