The New York herald., 1875-07-20
YACHTING NOTES.

special meeting OF the New York Yacht Club
Will be held at the office OF Mr. +. W. j. Hurst, No.
SO broadway. on Friday, the 23i inst, at one
O'Clock. The business is to 1x the date OF the
August cruise ana 10 receive the reports OF the
Regatta and House committees ana take action
thereon.
The Atlantic Club win rendezvous at Glen Cove
preparatory TO It's annual cruise saturday the
SlsT inst. on SUNDAY there Will be divine service
aboard the nagship Triton, and on Monday morn
ing the yachts VIII leave for New Haven. During
the cruise The neet will visit New London. Green
port New Bedford and PROBABLY Martha's yne-
yard.
The regatta in Newburg Bay, Augusta promises
TO be grand affair. The event is open TO all
yachts not exceeding thrty-lve feet in length on
the water line. Tns boats viii be divided
into two classes. The 1rst class viii include all
boats OF twenty-five ieet and up Nards while the
second class will embrace those OF lesser dimen-
sions The time allowance will be one minute ana
thirty seconds to the foot. There viii be two val
liable prizes for each class, awarded on the basis
OF time allowance, while an additional prize OF
set OF colors will be given the first boat home.
Entries can be made to Mr.. Thomas p
Ramsden, Nowburg, late as the "a prox.
All yacnts Will be measured before the
race. Cards with diagrams OF the course
and necessary instructions will be furnished
/ upon Application any time after the 2osa
/ inst Each yacht Will be furnished with deslg-
! mating number, which must be carried throughous
! the race. The prizes win be early announced hy
! the regatta committee. which comprises Thomas
! Z. Ramsdell, c. ). Jackson and W. X. Brown.
Tue proposed Isle or Shots regatta VIII take
] place the 23d and oath INST TINS event is an
nually looked forward 10 al the East as the yacnl-
| Ing reunion of the year, tBe entries being nu-
merous and the amusement OF the keenest possl-
bic nature. The yachts VIII be divided INTO two
! classes, the first Omnrsing sloops and schooners
/ OF iorty feet and upward. The secona class VIII
include centreDoard scnooDers and keel sloops
and schoOneIs measuring tWenty-tnree leel ana
less Than forty leet. There will be first and sec
ond prizes Tor both tho soops ana scnooners IN
the respective classes. Tue course for the nrst
class boats will be from Star Island ten m les 10
stakeboa about S. =. W., thence ten miles due
! east to a stakeooat aud thence ten miles TO the
judges' boat leaving all marks ON the port hand.
Tne course for the second class yachts WIZ oe tue
same as those OF the 0rst except IN Inc matter OF
the location of stakeooats, winch VIII be only one
| half the distance eacn way. All entries are free
| and may be made up to eight O'Clock on the even
! ing preceding the race. on the second day
| grand sweepstakes for a mammoth punch Dowl,
are required 10 start The nrst home Will take tho
! bowl.
i The Madeleine, Commodore Dickson BY. c.,
IS at Green wich, where she has been lifted with
| new foretopmast, TO replace the one carried away
! during the race al Cape May. Wee Commodore
| Stottjs schooner SeS Witch is also undergoing
slight repairs while Rear Com nodore Davds0n's
saucy sloop Sadie Is in handsome trim Tor the an
nual cruise. There Is no doubt bat neet OF over
twenty vessels will rendezvous at Glen cove on
Thursday next and proceed eastward. Merry
| times are anticipated by the yachtsmen, and ex-
| citing races are sure 10 take place before the
| SnpaQrOn QIsbands.