THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 3, 1937.
COMING YACHTING SEASON GENERAL NOTICES
AMERICA'S CUP IN THE LIMELIGHT
ENDEAVOUR II v. RANGER
ABSENCE OF BIG RACING BOATS
(By Major B. Heckstall-Smith)
London, February 9.
The coming yachting season will be the first since 1920 when no big first-class yachts will race in British waters. The outstand- ing race of the year will be in America, where Mr. Sopwith willį sail for the America's Cup - Endeavour v. Ranger. It is the sixteenth challenge for the trophy won by the schooner America at Cowes in 1851, and never yet recovered.
Many thought Endeavour was a good enough boat to bring back the Cup in 1934. Last year Mr. Sopwith built 2 second Endeavour, a larger and more. powerful boat - 20 tons heavier
after a series of trials in Amer-
Great Britam's premier -yachtsinan and challenger for the America's Cap, Captain T: 0. M÷Sopwith, is shown above with his wife on a recent visit to Florida for a fishing holiday.
owner.
UNIQUE ALTERATION
A notable, in fact a unique alter-
KOWLOON RESIDENTS”.
ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE:
The Seventeenth Annual General Meeting of the Kowloon Residents Association will be held in the St Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon on Thursday, 4th March, 1937, 6 p.m.
Business
Adoption of Report and Accounts for year ended 31st December, 1936
Election of Officers and Com- mmittee:
Any other business.
It is earnestly requested that Members and all others interested in the welfare of Kowloon will make an endeavour to be present at the meeting.
R. BALDWIN,
Hon. Secretary,
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
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THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
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Friday, the 5th March, 1937 commencing at 10.30 am. at their Sales Boort, Duddell Street
than Endeavour L. Both these of our Cowes Week On former oc-Jone for Mr. Hugh Paul, owner of Endeavours will leave England casions the America's Cup has gen-Astra, one for a West of England A Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods in the spring, and one month be-ferally been held in September. yachtsman, and another for a French comprising:- fore the first race for the Cup,
Woollen, Cotton and Artificial Eight-metres and six-metres are Piece Goods, Raincoats, Overcoats, ica, the better of the two willation has been made in the arrange building on the Clyde by Fife and Clothing, Woollen Blankets, Sing- be selected to race for the Cup.ment of English regattas. Usually Son, of Fairlie, Alfred Mylne The Americans have three pos- the coastal racing season begins Co., of Port Bannatyne, and sible defenders Mr. Harold
Gruer and Co., of Clynder. early in June at Harwich or on Vanderbilt's new Ranger and the the East Coast and working round older rachts Yankee and the coast with Cowes Regatta as Weetamoe.
the centre of the circuit, ends on
I anticipate the result of the the West Coast at Dartmouth about trials of the American vachts will the last day of August.–
be that the Ranger will be chosen The circuit has been reversed.
ENORMOUS DROP
and lets, Handkerchiefs, Trimmings, Mc- Elastic Braid, Artificial Silk Em broidered Thread. Sewing Needles, Ladies and Gents Watches, Jade Stone Bangles and Neck Laces, Metal Press Buttons, Zip Fasteners, saccharine etc., etc.
In the absence of the "J" Class, the largest of the international classes in England will be the 12- metres. As a "" Class vessel is
for the defence. She must be The racing will begin in the west, 200 tons Tha nes tonnage and 164
selected not later than one week be proceed towards the centre- fore the race.
Cowes week, and end on the East
CLASH WITH COWES WEEK Coast. As in former seasons in modern times, the contest will be decided by the best out of seven races in the open Atlantic over 30-mile cour- ses off Newport, Rhode Island.
tons displacement, and a 12-metre is only 33 tons Thames tonnage and 245 tons displacement, the drop is erformous.
This experiment has been made
The "J" Class vessel carries about to enable a special Coronation Be 20 paid crew or more; the 12-metre gatta to be held in Torbay at a time of year when it is hoped foreign the two sizes is too great. The yacht only four. The gap between
racmg yachts, Scottish racing yachts, and those popular craft class of yacht. The Twelve is not larger vessel is really a millionaire's Yachtsmen will be interested by known as Ocean Racers, which the the fact that Mr. Sopwith will have enterprising Royal Ocean Racing yachtsmen who like to sail with
large enough
commodate with him on board his yacht dur-Club does so much to encourage, several guests. ing the races Sir Balph St. G. Gore, will be able to attend.
a racing man of reputation and ex- perience, whose presence, if Mr. Sopwith avails himself fully of his skill, ought to be a great asset.
MANY NEW YACHTS
to
MUCH NEEDED.
also
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LAMMERT BROS.,
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Hong Kong, March 2, 1937.
THE Undersigned have received
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Quantity of Valuable Household'
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Camper, and Nicholsons, of Gos- A class of yacht for racing of port, are building many new yachts, about 100 tons, half-way between the largest a palatial motor yacht the two, which could be worked for Mr Sopwith, with about 10 paid crew, is much Endea-Ineeded. There will be no such
intermediate class next summer, A Few Pieces of Black Wood Ware” but I feel sure it will come in
and the future.
The Cup race in America will be of 1,600 tons gin on July 31 which, somewhat un-twhich will follow the fortunately for English people who vours to America. would wish to see it, is the first daylers include three new
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LAMMERT BROS.,
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1937.
However, the 12-metre class, which will include Evaïne, Westra, Marina, Vanity V, Flica and three new English boats, will be the big- gest and best of the coastal class Hong Kong, March
Among the non-cabin classes, the 3-metres will have several re- (cruits, and there is a distinct pros- pect of revival among the 6-metres. Open boat sailing has attained such prodigious proportions that
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the 14-footers now number 383 in QUALITY PRINTING
the international class, and the
national 12-footers within 12
months have caused the
tion of 250 new boats, The
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season, while lacking big ships
our racing classes,
Have of more small craft sailing
than any in history.
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