The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-22
Y A C H TIN G..
The Fifteenth Annual and Fifth Union Regatta
Of the Brooklyn Yacht Club.
The Competing Yachts and Their
Measurements.

The nfteenth annual and nth union regatta of
the Brooklyn Yacht Club win be sailed to-day over
the usual course This club has made considerable
progress In It's membership and yacht Meet during
the past few years. and their regatta will doubtless
prove very interesting AFFAIR. The Regatta CON-
mittee are--Messrs. w. H. Pegg, Fl. Fl. Mott, @. L.
Haght, B. f. Mallory, John Oakley, J. NJ Sawyer d.
8. Hines, James 8. Dean. Samuel Hall and II. Barag-
wanath The yachts will
about noon from the following positions -schoon-
to anchor In line abreast OF each other 200 feet
apart, Off Bay Ridge, New York Bay, east to west,
ibs down; slOOps, first class In line 500 yards to
the northward OF the schooners In like order;
sOops, second GLASS; 500 yards to the northward Of
the first class soops, In like order; sloops, third
class, 500 yards to the northward Of the second
class sloops In like order All yachts to be anchored
in line before ten A. NJ on the day OF the regatta
All yachts to weigh anchors.
The starting signals will be fred from the judges
steamer William Fletcher, as follows First gun,
to prepare to start; second gun, for schooners and
first class sOops to start; third gun, for second
class soops to start; fourth gun, for third class
sl0ops (open b0ats) to start.
The allowance OF time for schooners and first
class sloops Will be based upon the length and
breadth Of yacht on the water line. The allowance
of time for second and third class soops Is to be
based upon length only. Each yacht must carry the
signal Of the club to which she may belong at the
peak Of mainsall, and also place her number upon
each side OF the centre Of the mainsai.
THE COURSE
for sch0oners and first class sloOps to be from an
chorage to stakeboat at Southwest Spit, passing it
from westward to southwark, thence to lghtshlp
rounding 1t from the northward to eastward and re-
turn to home stakeboat, which will be or Bay Ridge
dock. For second class sloops, from anchorage to
stakeboat at Southwest Spit, passing 1t from the
westward to southwark, thence around stakeboat
at outer bar buoy, IN Gedneys Channel, rounding
same from southwark to eastward thence to home
stakeboat. For third class sloops (open boats)
from anchorage to stakepoat at Southwest Spit
rounding same from westward to southwark thence
to home stakebOat.
All yachts to pass outside OF Fort Lafayette and
to eastward OF West Bank buoys Nos IL, Is and 15
and on returning, to westward of Dumb Beacon.
All yachts on returning to pass to eastward Of
home stakebOat.
The club. as usual, invites q free entry OF all
yachts belonging to any duly organized yatch club
may enter the club offers for competition the fol-
lowing
On time allowance First, prize for all schooner
yachts; second, prize for all sloop yachts over
fortynve feet long on water line; third, prize for
oil sloop yachts over thirty and under forty-fve
yachts (open boats twenty-six feet and over on
water line It is understood that the yachts of the
Brooklyn Yacht Club have the privilege Of contest
ing for the above prizes In addition to the regular
prizes Of the club, for which they alone can COM
pete. In addition to the above the regular prizes
Of the club will be as follows: prizes for each
ance. and one (the nag officers prize) to be
awarded to the first yacht In, regardless OF time
allowance.
The following yachts have entered and will CON-