. Yachts and yachting; a magazine devoted to the upbuilding of the noble sport of yachting. Since its earliest existence the Clnb has taken i^reat interest in \acht racingand has made a i)articnlar featin-e of ocean racinj;-. Some of its loni;- distanceraces have been o\er the Cape Ma_\- conrse and aronnd Xantncket Shoals lii^ht-. VERANDAof the Atlantic Yacht Club. ship and retnrn, while recentl\- the Rermnda race has been the Clnbs princi]\ilracing- e\ent. Commodore Robert R. Tod has the chief promoter of oceanracing- in tliis club, and his flagshii) Thistle was a splendid example of a

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. Yachts and yachting; a magazine devoted to the upbuilding of the noble sport of yachting. Since its earliest existence the Clnb has taken i^reat interest in \acht racingand has made a i)articnlar featin-e of ocean racinj;-. Some of its loni;- distanceraces have been o\er the Cape Ma_\- conrse and aronnd Xantncket Shoals lii^ht-. VERANDAof the Atlantic Yacht Club. ship and retnrn, while recentl\- the Rermnda race has been the Clnbs princi]\ilracing- e\ent. Commodore Robert R. Tod has the chief promoter of oceanracing- in tliis club, and his flagshii) Thistle was a splendid example of a deepsea racing- craft. The Atlantic Yacht Club din-ing^ the years 1902 and 1903 gave seven oceanraces of from 90 to 525 miles in lengtii, and in 1905 conducted a highly success-ful race across the ocean from Sandy Hook to the lizard for a tropiiy offered

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