The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-06-30
PorfIand Yacht Club.

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| At special meeting of the club held last
evening the following arrangements were made
| for the races of the Sd and 9TH of July:
| The following are the arrangements for the
regatta on Saturday for the challenge cup;
| At 10 a. M. all yachts will come to anchor as
follows:
| First class-As nearly in line as practicable
/ with the western side of Custom House wharf
No yachts will anchor to the eastward of this
| line.
Second class-Off Portland.pier to westward
/ of eastern side.
Third class-Off Long wharf.
| Signals will be given by the firing of gun
| from Custom House wharf
| Preparatory signal-a gun a 1870 a. M, and
| at 1916 a. m. another gun, which will be the
| signal for starting. Time will be taken from
| the firing of the second gun
| The following are the regular courses for this
regatta. We published what were supposed to
be the courses recently, but were misnformed
First class yachts on getting the signal will
proceed down the harbOr, leaving the buoy on
| Stanford and Spring Point Lodges on the star.
board hand, House Island on the port hand,
| out by White Head, ship channel, leaving outer
| Green Island on the starboard hand, inner
| Green Island on the port hand, Webster Rock
| buoy and Half Way Rock on the starboard
| hand, thence up to the buoy on Bulwark Ledge,
| leaving it on the starboard hand; thence to
buoy on Corwin Rock, leaving it on the star
| toard hand, thence in ship channel leavi ng
| Jordan's Reef buoy on the starboard hand, to
| the starting point III miles statute.
Second class yachts on getting the signal will
| proceed down the harbor leaving the buoys on
| Stanford and Spring Point Lodges on the star,
board hand, House Island on the port hand, out
by White Head ship channel, leaving outer
| Green Island On the starboard hand, thence to
the buoy mo 81 on Trundys Reef, leaving it
on the starboard hand, and in ship channel
leaving Jordan's Reef buoy on the starboard
hand, to the starting point. Is miles.
Third class yachts on getting the signal, will
proceed down the harbor, leaving Fort Georges,
Birthstone Ledge buoy and Cow Island on the
starboard hand, out through Hussey's Sound,
in through White Head ship channel, leaving
House Island on the starboard hand, and in the
| ship channel to the starting point. II miles. ]
Steam yachts on getting the signal will pro-
coed down the harbor, leaving Fort Gorges,
Birthstone Ledge buoy and Cow Island on the
starboard hand, thence through Hog Island
on the port hand, House Isla nd on the star
board hand, and in ship channel to the starting
point. About ~ miles,
First class yachts shall sail the course within
eight hours; second class, within eight hours;
third class within six hours; and steam yachts
must make the run within two hours; other.
wise the race to be repeated at such date as may
be named by the Regatta Committee.
The following are the rules and regulations
for the regatta on Monday the 9Th of July.
Yachts will be sent off on flying start, and
Will be allowed only ten minutes to cross the
line, and time will be taken on passing the flag
boat off Custom House wharf.
Preparatory signal, gun at 1.50 p. m.
At D. M, gun for first class to start.
At2.10 p. M. gun for Sc 'ond class to start
At 2.20 p. NJ, gun for third class to start.
COURSE.
From starting point, leaving flag boat off
Custom House wharf to starboard, thence to
flag boat off Half Way Rock rounding it to
leeward, and returning leaving Fort Gorges to
port, thence round House Island leaving it to
starboard, also the lighthouse steamer buoy to
starboard, and thence by ship channel to flag
boat off Custom House wharf, leaving the flag
boat to port. Distance seven and one-half
miles statute.
The first and second class will sail over this
course twice, and on the first time up the har-
Dor will pass to the leeward of the flag boat.
The third class will sail over this course on ce
only.
On the receipt of $3.50 from the city of Port
land prizes will be paid by George HI. Holden,
Treasurer Portland Yacht Club. to the owners
of winning yachts, all expenses incurred by re-
gatta committee to be first deducted, and the
balance to be divided among the winning yachts
in proportion to the scale of prizes adopted at
the meeting of yacht owners of the club on the
II tn of June, viz:
First Prize. Second Prize
First class, $55 $35
Second class 81 20
Third class, 20 10
No second prize will be awarded unless three
or more yachts start in each class
Attention of yacht owners is called to Rule
vi, Of Sailing Regulations, which requires a
certificate of measurement filed with the Sec.
rotary before entry. Rule VII, by vote of
yacht owners, present at special meeting of
June 10Th, is suspended concerning this regat-
ia; and all entries must be filed with the regat-
ia committee on or before p. M, July 5tn.
Yacht owners of second and third class will
draw their numbers on the I'd of July, at 7.3O p.
M, at the store of Geo. A. Harmon, No. SIT
Congress street. and must provide numbers (not
less than one foot in lengthy which must be
placed upon the centre of the mainsail on each
side, so as to he distinctly seen by the judges
on passing the club house.
The measurement adopted by the club is as
follows:
The sailing length of any yacht, shall be the
actual measurement around one side of said
yachts water line, obtained by placing the
club tape line at point on the stern at the ex-
treme end of water line, and lying the tape line
flat upon the plank upon which the water line
may be found, and following said water line
unto the extreme after termination of said lice
wherever it may be found; and there shall be
added to the measurement oDe-half the over
hang of the stern, which shall be obtained by
dropping below rail plumb line from the ex-
treme aft point on deck to the surface of the
water on water line, and from thence meas
urement shall be taken to the extreme aft end
of water line, one half of which being added to
said water line, shall constitute the sailing
length of any yacht, and from which allowan
shall be calculated.
Time shall be allowed for difference of meas.
urement, according to the table in the appen-
dix, page 30, of club book
All yachts must be measured by Joseph II
Dyer, measurer, whose residence is No. IS
Franklin street.
CON- A. M. SMITH,
j. HALL BOYD, Regatta
BENZ. J.WILLARD,
7. HALE CHASE, Committee.
JNO. w. DEERlNG,