Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-06-21
STATE REGATTA.
To TAKE PLACE AT NEWPORT, X. !.
July 4,h, 1885.

July 4ih, 1895.
Th1 hour of starting will be One o'clock.
The starting point will be from Fort Ad-
ans nor,h pier, passing 10 the eastward OF
Gull Rocks and Gould Island turning. The
half way rock at the South end vi Pru
dence Island from the eastward 10 the west
ard returning to the westward OF Gould
Island and Gull Rock keeping TO The east
ward OF Rose Island 10 the Starting point.
There will be time allowed for the differ
ence in length of Is seconds TO the Ioot,I ,Ihe
committee will appoint boat builder TO de-
termine the measurement Ia those loa's en-
titled TO prize. The boats viii RENDEZVOUS
TO The South o.. the Stake boat" TO be STA.
toned abreast Of the No III end Of The pier
OF Fort Adams.
"Each boat will run against time" Tie
signal for starting will be a gun and the
dipping oi a Flag from the stake boat.
The boats entering for the prizes will be
divided into tour classes as follows -
First Class from 35 10 As feet,
Second Glass from 25 10 35 feet,
Third Class IRON 10 10 rs feet,
Fourth Glass from 10 and under.
Measures to be taken from he inner part
of the Stem 10 the nftsrmost part OF the
Taffrail.
In order to prevent confusion and ensure
perfect accuracy as to the precise time of
each and every Boat the following arrange
ment will be considered regulation TO
which strict conformity is particularly re-
quested.
The boats will start at the given signal
in the inverse order of their classification
above, j. Q. 4th class will start first, a sig
nal flag bearing the No. being displayed
from the stake boat Immediately after the
firing of the signal gun and the dipping OF
the ensign, class No. 3 to a similar signal
bearing the No. 3, the remaining two clss.
ses in like manner to corresponding sig
nails, in two minutes after the boats Of the
4th class have passed those OF the Sd will
be signslized, and so OH an interval of two
minutes intervening between the starting
Of each class.
Every boat Of each class will at starting
pass the stake boat with plain haling dis
lance and at u sufficient interval, one from
the other, to preclude any inaccuracy or
confusion in making time,--the first class
boats will be allowed seven men, and the
second class five men, all boats shall be
limited to The follow ing sails: Schooners,
Jb, foresa and mainsal. Sloops, Jib and
Mninsail. Boats comprised in the Sd and
4th classes will not carry Jibs, unless built
and spared for that purpose, none but fore
and aft sails to be used, Blooming out ad-
missable.)
No trimming OF dead weight and no shift.
ing of ballast, Boats on the Tort tack must
keep away for those on the star board tack.
Boats going free must give way for those
on the wind on either tack. No oars or
poles to be used in the race.
Any boat brariDg away or altering her
course to leeward thereby compelling anoh-
er to bear away to avoid collision stall for.
ieit all interest or claim to the prize; where
two boats are approaching u windward
shore together with free wind and so nigh
to each other that the weathermost boat
cannot bear away clear of the leewardmost
one and by standing on would hazard run
ming aground such eewardmost boat on be-
ing desired to bear away must comply i'm.
mediately or forfeit all claim and interest in
the prize, it is however understood in such
a case that the weather boat will bear a ay
at the same time with the one she hails.-
When two boats are by the wind approach
ing the shore together and at such dis
tance one from the other that the boat to
the leeward cannot tack clear of the wealth
or boat ard by standing on would endan-
ger running shore the weather boat on be-
ing requested must put about and in failing
I'd comply Immediately will forfeit all inter
est or claims in the prize. The leeward
boat however must in this case tack at the
same time as the one she halls, any boat
disregarding or causing another to disre-
gard these regulations shall be held as rul-
ed out from the race. These regulations
have been deemed necessary by the follow
ing Judges g. Committee.
Gen. George Cadwalader, |
Henry Tiffany, Esq,
Hon. J. Prescott Hall, ,.,
Eg6ert: J. Anderson, Esq, 's.
George Jones, Esq,
Capt. Robt. b. Lawton,
Thomas Brownell, U. s. ~, !
Peter Turner, U. S. N,
Gov. VIM. G. Gibbs,
Duncan C. Pell, Esq,
Thomas r. Hunter, Esq,
Nath'l Green Jr.-Portsmouth,
Crawford Allen, Esq, Prov. oo'i'
Moses B. Ives, Esq,
James De Wolf, ESQ.,, Bristol,
+. C. Baron de Wolf, Esq,
Frederick Harrishoff, Esq, ="
Capt. G. Willard,
Henry Bedlow, Esq, Sec'ry and Treasurer.
Boats OF the first and second classes will
pay an entrance lee of $5,-ihose OF the
third and fourth classes are admitted free.
The prizes TO be awarded to the winning
boat A Silver Pitcher to the first class