The New York herald., 1873-10-02
Y A c H IN G.
The Ocean Races Under the Direction OF
the New York Yacht Club-The Prizes
offered fer the Grand Aquatic Events.

The Ocean Races Under the Direction OF
the New York Yacht Club-The Prizes
Offered fer the Grand Aquatic Events.
The ocean races under direction OF the New
York Yacht Club will be sailed one week from TO-
day-Thursday, October Q. The events embrace,
first, cup OF the value OF $1,000 presented by
Commodore Bennett, to be sailed Tor by schooner
yachts belonging to any organized yacht club.
from an anchorage OF Owls Head. New York Har-
Dor, TO and around the Lightship on Five Fathom
Bank or Cape May, N. j., and return to sandy
Hook Lightship; second, three purses OF the value
OF $1,000, $3.50 and $3.50 respectively also pre-.
sented by Commodore Bennett 10 be sailed for
over the same course upon the same day. and open
to the following class OF vessels hailing from any
port in the United States:-
First-Pilot Boats.
Second-working schooners OF not less than IS
nor over 800 tons, old measurement.
Ihtrd-Schooner SmackS.
In the latter contest 1t has been arranged that
the boat first arriving at the winning post will be
entitled to the purse Of 0o0 and the first vessel
arriving OF each OF the other two classes to take
purse OF $3.50, no class, however, being allowed to
win more than one prize. These events will be
sailed IN accordance with the sailing regulations
OF the New York Yacht Club, which limit the
amount OF canvas to be carried TO the following :
Mainsail, foresa, orestay sail, jb, flying jib, jb
topsail, fore and main gan topsail and
westray, VIM. Kreps Edward E. Chase.
and Charles A. Minton comprise the Regatta Com
mittee having charge. OF these races. and in good
time all the arrangements necessary for their sue
cesslul decision will be made All Information re-
gardlng the races, as well as specific Instructions
as to the course to be sailed will be furnished
upon application TO the secretary, Mr.. Charles A.
Mnton, No. 26 Broad street, New York.
These events have given rise to much specula-
ton IN yachting circles, and among the owners and
sailing masters or the vessels invited to enter for
the prizes. Each OF the races should have large
number OF entries, and that open TO pilot beats
and others will undoubtedly be particularly exct-
ing. There are scores OF speedy crafts belonging
TO the classes invited to contest f6f the purses In
New York harbor and adjacent waters, and while 1t
Will be pleasant to note the presence OF many
OF these, the numerous seaport towns but short
Journeys distant should also send their crack re-
presentatives, and each endeav0r TO carry away
one or more OF the prizes. There Will be ample
opportunity on the 9th inst. to test the various
models OF this class OF vessels, and If the wind
should get up considerably cross that morning and
blow little and continue in that mood throughout
the races, there will be incidents sufficient to make
the occasion o memorable one IN aquatic amusc-
ments. IL is earnestly desired by the Regatta
Committee that as much publicity as practicable be
gwen to the conditions OF these contests, and to
tais end the journals in seaboard towns are re-
spectuly requested to reproduce them and thus
aid In making the events as they deserve to be,
eminently successful -