The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-20
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THE AQUATIC CARNIVAL TO-DAY.
Regatta Of the New York Yacht Club---The
Course and Entries for the Race.

The annual regatta OF the New York Yacht Club
VIII be sailed to-day, over the usual regatta course
The entries have closed with eleven schooners num-
bered among the competitors, and such weIl-knOwD
myers as the Magic Columbia, Peerless, Tidal
Wave, Madeleine, Resolute and Eva cannot
fail to make a race OF remarkable interest.
The fleet soops Oracle Vixen and Addie win also
come together In the contest for the prizes
awarded to their class. The steamer Magenta,
carrying the members of the club and their guests,
will leave the foot OF Twenty third street. North
River, at ten; pier North River ut twenty min
utes past ten, and Quarantine Landing Staten
Island, at eleven A. M. The steamer William
Fletcher furnished for the use OF the Regatta COM
mitee and press. will leave pier rs North River at
halGpast nine A. NJ Messrs. q. L. Haight, w. d.
Bend and William Krebs constitute the Regatta
Committee.
THE COURSE
viii be nom the starting point to and around o
stakeboat at buoy No. sh on the Southwest spit,
keeping 1t on the port hand in turning; thence to
and around the Sandy Hook llghtshlp keeping 1t on
the starboard hand in rounding, and return over
the same course, keeping the Southwest Spit buoy
on the starbOard hand Yachts must keep to the
eastward OF buoys Nos. o, II and 10 on the West
Bank, going and returning, and will pass between
the judges boat and the stakeboat on arriving
homo.
The start will be flying one and the time OF
each yacht will be taken ~ she crosses a line be-
tween u stakeboat which win be anchored In the
Narrows and the judges steamer the William
Fletcher). The stakeboat will be anchored either
near Fort Wadsworth, on Staten Island, or Fort
Hamilton, on the Long Island side, depending upon
the direction OF the wind.
The signal for starting will be given from the
judges steamer as iOowa:-
For preparatory signal one gun, and the yacht
club flag on the steamer will be lowered, and ten
minutes later, for the start, one gun and the nag
will be again lowered. No yachts time will be
taken later than fifteen minutes after the second
gum unless instructions to the contrary are given
by the Judges on the morning OF the regatta Tho
expiration OF the time Will be marked by third
gun and lowering the nag.
The regatta viii he sailed under the sailing rcgu-
lations OF the New York Yacht Club and attention
the rule restricting the number ofmen be carried
on regattas was resclnded, and yachts may carry
any number OF men.
All yachts will carry their private signals at the
main peak
THE PRIZES
will be as follows:--
one prize, value $3.50, for the schooner which
makes the race in the shortest time without time
allowance.
One prize value 1880 for the schooner which
wins with time allowance
One prize, value $3.50 for the soop which makes
the race in tho shortest time without time allow
ance.
one prize, value $3.50, for the sloop which wins
with time allowance.
No yacht shall receive more than one prize and II
the schooner OF sloop which wins the prize Of her
class without time allowance wins also the
prize with time allowance the latter will go to the
schooner or sloop which comes In second with time
allowance.
The following is a list OF yachts entered for the