The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-01
List Of Prizes, Course and Sailing
Regulations.

in perfect order and accoutred for the
fray. Yacht racing really commences every season
ut Newport, as over either OF the courses from
BrcntOn's Reef to Block Island or the Sow and Pigs
there is generally SUFFICIENT wind to fairly test the
speed OF the yacht every point OF sailing Oc-
tober Is one OF the finest yachting months OF the
year, and witnesses nearly all our finest match
races. During that month there is generally
plenty OF wind outside Sandy Hook Light and
enough OF sea TO make nat-bottom centre board
ers feel they wOnld be better up the Hudson.
Awnings may be dispensed WITH and rough pilot
Jacket will be found OF more service than the nan
mel or cashmere jacket OF the dog days, yet that
is the season that the true yachtsman really en-
joys.
The members of the Brooklyn Yacht Club
making great preparations for the celebration or
their sixteenth annual regatta, and on Thursday,
June II, their programme will probably attract
OF the largest fleets Of yachts ever before seen
in New York Bay as they offer prizes which are
open to competition between all yachts belonging
to duly organized yacht club. There win prob
ably be about seventy-lve yachts competing for
the different prizes o1ered by the Brooklyn Club
and the regatta committee have so arranged mat
tiers on this occasion that it will be impossible for
any yacht to win more than two prizes ON for
mer occasions one yacht has been able to carry or
as many as three prizes.
The officers OF the Brooklyn Club this year are
Commodore, Jacob voorhis, Jr.; Vice Commodore
John s. Dickerson; Rear Commodore Robert Dill
Ion; President, p. w. Ostrander; Secretary, Will
liam T. Lee, Treasurer Chauncey NJ Felt; Assist
ant Secretary, G. Clement Wood; Measurer. John
M. Sawyer; Fleet Surgeon, Samuel Hall, M. D., and
Judge Advocate, Henry A. Mott. The Regatta
Committee are Messrs. II. Baragwanath, j. varnum
Mott. NJ. D.; John M. Sawyer, James s. Dean and
M. 7. Davidson.
The neutrality-suspicious. has been issued by the
Regatta Committee
PROGRAMME.
The Club, az usual, invites free entry OF all
| yachts belonging to any duly organized Yacht club
in the United States; and to all such yachts that
| lowing prizes, on time advance
Fu'st-The Flag 0ffcerS Prize to he awarded to
! the first yacht OF each class belonging to the
Brooklyn Yacht Club, regardless OF time allow
ance.
second--A prize to be awarded to the first yacht
OF each class belonging to the Brooklyn Yacht Club,
Tnsrd-A prize to be awarded to the second
yacht Of each class on time allowance, belonging
TO any organized yacht club.
\ 1t is understood that the yachts Of the Brooklyn
Yacht Cub have the privilege Of contending for ali
~ acht owners are requested TO send in their
| classification, and blank certificates or entry can
| be procured on application TO the Secretary, VIII
| liam I. Lee, ia Wall street.
Course.
The course for schooners and first class sloops TO
| be from anchorage to stakeboat at Southwest Spit
passing 1t from westward to southwark, thence TO
lightship, rounding IL from the norhward 10 east
ward, and return TO nome stakeboat, which Will be
! OF Bay Ridge dock.
| For second class sloops from anchorage to stake
| boat at southwest Spit passing it from the west
ward to southwark, thence around stakeboat at
outer bar buoy In Gcdney's Channel rounding same
| from southwark TO eastward, thence to home
For third-c,ass sloops (open boats) from anchor
age to stakeboat at southwest Spit, rounding same
| from westward to southwark, thence to home
| stakeboat
II any yacht in any class makes the race In eight
hours IL will be considered race for every class.
restrictions.
| All yachts to pass outside OF Fort Lafayette and
to eastward OF West Bank buOys Nos. H. 10 and 10,
| aud on returning to westward Of Dumb Beacon.
All yachts on returning 10 pass to eastward OF
home sfakeboat cc.,.u.
An yachts may carry any fore and aft sails and
all head sails to be set on stays except oren boats.
Flags and Nunabers.
| Each yacht must carry the signal Of the club to
| which she may belong at the peak OF mansa and
| OF mansail on each side, which may be Outlined
! OF the neasurer, J. M. Sawyer, ia Wall street.
! The allowance OF time for sclooncrs aud first
! class sloops will be based upon the length aud
breadth OF yacht ON water line. The allowance of
time tor second and third class sloops open boats)
win be based upon length only. 0ne-half Of over
hang included IN measurement.
Ct12r
Cabin yachts to carry one man to each I'VE feet
of her length on deck.
Position
Schooners to anchor in lire abreast OF each
other, zoo feet apart, of Bay Bridge, New York Bay
east to west, ibis down.
SlOops first Glass; In line, 600 yards to the north
ward OF the sch00ncrs, in hike order
Scoops second class, 500 yards to the noTthward
OF the first class sloops, In like order.
Sioops, third class, 500 yards to the n0rthward OF
the second class sloops in ike order.
All yachts 70 be anchored in Iiue before 10 A. M.
on the day Of the regatta
All yachts 70 weigh anchor.
FIRST Gun.-To prepare TO start.
Second Gun. For schooDers and first class sloops
to start.
Tnird G,tn.--For second class sloops 10 start
Fourth Gua.---For third class soops topen boats
to start.
Gun to be fred from the Judges steamer. vii.
Sailing Regulations.
ANY cabin yacht shifting any dead ballast during
regatta or race OF the club shall forfeit all claim
to O prize.
Nothing but the hand lead and line may be used
A yacht touching any boat. buoy or toy used to
marx out the course shall forfeit ell claim To the
prize except as specified In "a further regulation.
Anchorlng will DC allowed during q race. but no
means allowed to propel yacht except salts.
a competent person shall TIC placed by tue re-
gatta committee on board OF each stakchOat 20
make observations; and In the event OF any in
formation being required, he may he examined by
the judges for that purpose
Any violation or these regulations shall be re-
ported TO the Judges immediately after the regatta,
The judges, II in their discretion the charges
shall not be frivolous, shall appoint early day
Tor nearing them, and, upon such hearing, may eX
anime such witnesses as shall be produced before
them. only one person rom each yacht affected
by the decision shall appear before them.
No yacht may be sailed Ia auy regatta or race
except member OF the club shall be on board
Yachts on the port tack must invariably give
way 10 those on the starb0ard tack, and in all
cases where doubt Of the possibility OF the yacht
on Tue port tack weatherIng the the star
board tack shall exist the yacht on the port tack
snail give way III the other yacht Keep her course
ana run INTO her, the owner Of the yacht on the
port TACK shall be compelled TO pay all damages,
prize.
Any yacht bearing away osseltering her course to
Reward ana thereby competing another yacht TO
bear away TO avoid collision, shall forfeit al claim
10 tue prize, except when two yachts are APP
proaching windward shore, buoy or stakcboat to-
other that the weathermost cannot bear
away clear OF the lcewardmost, and by stand
1 ing further Woull no m DANGER of running