The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-24
PRIZES.
There win be four prizes, Of the value OF $3.50

PRIZES.
There win be four prizes, Of the value Of $3.50
One prize for the schooner which makes the race
In the shortest time without time allowance.
One prize for the schooner which wins with time
One prize for the sloop which makes the race In
the shortest time without time allowance.
One prize for the sloop which wins with time al
lOwance.
II the schooner sloop which the prize OF her
class without time allowance wins also the prize
with time allowance the latter will 60 to the
schooner or sloop which comes In second with time
allowance.
Entries must be made In writing, addressed to
the Secretary OF the club, and will be received at
his ONCE, ~ Broad street. until Tuesday morning,
June 8, at ten O'Clock A. M. precisely when they
must be closed. IN compliance with the rules Of the
club.
SAILING REGULATIONS.
The regatta will be sailed under the sailing regu-
lations OF the New York Yacht Club, and attention
Is called to the fact that by recent action OF the
club the rule restricting the number OF men 10 De
carried on regattas was rescinded and yachts may
Attention is also called to the regulation re-
quiring deposit OF $26 to be made by the owner OF
each yacht upon entering her fer the regatta.
All yachts win carry their private signals a. the
main peak.
each yacht Will be taken as she crosses line be-
tween stake-boat which will be anchored in the
Narrows, near Fort Wadsworth, staten Island, and
The signals for starting will be given from the
judges steamer as iollows:-
For preparatory signal, one gum ana the yacht
club nag on the steamer viii be lowered; and ten
minutes later for the start, one gum and the dag
will be again lowered. No yachts time win be
taken later than fifteen minutes after the second
gun unless instructions to the contrary are given
by the judges on the morning OF the regatta The
expiration of the time will be marked by third
gun and lowering Of dag II practicable short
blast of the steam whistle OF the jddges' boat will
be given when the time Of each yacht Is taken as
she crosses the line in starting.
THE COURSE.
The course will be from the starting point as
above to and around q stakeb0at at buoy No. Sh on
the Southwest Spit, keeping 1t on the port hand in
turning; thence to and around the Sandy Hook
Lightship, keeping 1t on the starboard hand in
rounding, and return over the same course, keep
ing the Southwest Spit buoy on the starb0ard
hand. Yachts must keep to the eastward Of
buoys Nos. 0. IL and ID on the West Bank, going
and returning and will pass between the judges
boat and the stakeb0at on arriving home.
PROBABLE ENTRIES.
Though the list has just been opened
in the Secretary's office for the entry Of
contestants, the names OF old favOrttes
are already noticed, and from converse
lions with owners and letters to the officers OF the
club, there will, no doubt, be such a number con-
tend for the magnificent prizes prepared Tor the
winners that, with the important adjancts of sui-
cient wind and pleasant day, the spectacle in the
harbor will DE equal II IL does not surpass any like
festival. The contestants, 1t s surmised, will en-
brace the following or a majority OF them:-