The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-16
RACING DAYS.

alternate courses to be sailed over are foll0ws:-
MONDAY, Oct. 16--Over the New York Yacht Club
regatta course
WEDNESDAY,. Oct. 1s--From Sandy Hook lightshlp
twenty miles to windward and back.
THURSDAY, Oct. 19-Over The club course.
SATURDAY, Oct. 2l-Sandy Hook hghtsnip course
MoSDAY. Oct. 2s-over the club course.
TUESDAY, Oct. 24-Sandy Hook llghtship course as
above.
WEDNESDAY,, Oct. 25-Sandy Hook lghtshp cour.e
The best four out OF seven to WIN.
SAILING REGULATIONS.
The sailing regulations governing the races as
announced by the Select Committee or the club
are:-
The course over the New York Yacht Club course
is from an anchorage west OF nsgboat stationed
near the Quarantine landing, Staten Island TO the
red first Class can buoy west OF Southwest Spit
buoy, designated on the chart map as buoy No. 10,
lightshIp, rounding 1t to the nOrthward and east
ward, returning over the same course, passing to
tine i ., q
westward Of the nagDoat stationed near the Quar-
antne landing Staten Island.
The competing yachts Tor the races over the New
York Yacht Club course may set their mainsaIls,
foresails and gaftopsas before starting, unless
otherwise ordered 10y the committee
The signal for preparing TO start will be the low
erlng OF the flags on the committee boat, and FIVE
minutes afterwards the signal to start Will be given,
which win be the lowering OIL the aags and pro-
lOnged whistle from the same boat.
The course for the races from the Sanly Hook
lightship Will be as follows, vlz:-CrOssng an
IMAGINARY line drawn from the committee boat to
the lghJship and sailing twenty miles TO wlndward,
passing between the committee boat and the light
ship. The start Will be a nying start. The same
races over the New York Yacht Club course VIII
be observed IN the races from the lightship.
subject to the rules and regulations oil the New York
Yacht Clup, aud are to be sailed with time allow.
the competing yachts are required to carry their
private signals at the main peak throughout the
me hour Of starting either course will be ten
THE COMMITTEE STEAMER.
DesDrosses street for the races over the New York
Yacht Club course at nine O'CLOCK A. n. For the
races fs same e% pace az
The committee boat IL reserved specially for the
AND .or ey ina eKe Is mo
by the Secretary OF tile club
ACCOMPANYING STEAMBOATS,.
Among the numerous steamboats, that will accom-
pany the racing yachts the following are worthy Of
notice. Their time or leaving various landings Is
given for the benefit OF the Interested
The new steamer Americas viii leave the follow
ing landings:-From Thlrty.seventh street, East
NJ: pier 81 East liver foot Market street, $3.50 A.
NJ: Martins dock, Brooklyn, 8:46 A. NJ Christopher
street, North River, A. M; pier = North River,
$3.50 AM, and will accompany the yachts through
Inc steamer sea Bird Captain II. B. Parker Will
leave her pier, SO North River, foot Of Franklin
street. on Monday morning, 10th inst, at 91 O'Clock
A. M thereby offering an opportunity Tor persons
Wishing TO witness the race.
The steamer ID. II. Martin will accompany the
Yachts on the race, leaving 1hirty-thlrd street,
East River at 9:l5 A. M; pier 81, loot OF Market
street. East River, al l0l5 PerrepOnt's wharf, next
TO wall street ferry, BROOKLYN 1o:3o
Tie steamer Antelope VIII accompany The yachts
on Monday october 49, leaving DesDrosses street at
nine O'Clock and pier No. North River ut halEpast
nine.
The steamer 7. V. Arrowsmith, Captain Muttee,
will accompany the yachts on Monday, October 10,
leaving pler "a East River peek slip) at ten A. NJ
The steamer wyoming Will accompany the yachts
around the lIghtshp ON Monday, October L., leav
Ing Christopher street at napast eight, pier No.
al q quarter to nine, Fulton ferry at nine A. M.
The steamboat Magenta Will accompany the yachts
for the race leaving pier No. 4North River at nine
A. NJ; pier 20 North RIVER, foot OF Barclay street,
quarter past nine, and 1901 OIL Montague street,
BROOKLYN half-past nine.